Blackbeard Operating vs Samson Resources Company

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in AR,NM,OK,TX and AL,AR,CA,CO,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WY. Drawn from public well data and state-regulator production filings.

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Blackbeard Operating

AR,NM,OK,TX · 4,260 wells on file

Samson Resources Company

AL,AR,CA,CO,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WY · 5,463 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricBlackbeard OperatingSamson Resources Company
Total wells4,2605,463
Wells producing (any time)3,5991,093
Permits filed (last 24 months)3257
Most recent permit date2026-07-022024-11-18
Most recent spud date2026-07-032023-04-14
Average lateral length (ft)2,7595,533
Top formationThirty-One Carbonate-ChertNiobrara- Mowry
Top countyCraneConverse
States operating inAR,NM,OK,TXAL,AR,CA,CO,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)11,513,4041,155,153
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)41,977,2982,016,164

Shared Territory

Both operators have wells in these counties:

Hemphill

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Blackbeard Operating

Counties: Crane (3,742) · Winkler (411) · Hemphill (25) · Ward (23) · Pittsburg (13)

Formations: Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (3,177) · Clear Fork (318) · Wichita Albany (120) · Tubb (104) · Mcknight (103)

Samson Resources Company

Counties: Converse (1,365) · Laramie (552) · Johnson (358) · Sweetwater (162) · Hemphill (113)

Formations: Niobrara- Mowry (1,452) · Muddy J Sand (538) · Anadarko Basin (312) · Powder River Basin (286) · Granite Wash (240)

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