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Woodford Formation

The Woodford formation in OK, TX currently has 43,979 wells from 1,830 active operators on file. 79 permits have been filed for new Woodford wells in the last 24 months.

Total Wells
43,979
Active Operators
1,830
Permits (24mo)
79
Total Lateral (ft)
38,786,675

Primary counties: CARTER (OK), STEPHENS (OK), GRADY (OK), CANADIAN (OK), BLAINE (OK)

Woodford Activity by Year

2020: 424 permits 2020 2021: 175 permits 2021 2022: 25 permits 2022 2023: 16 permits 2023 2024: 35 permits 2024 2025: 53 permits 2025 2026: 18 permits 2026
Woodford drilling permits per year (Texas + Oklahoma) (permits)
Woodford drilling permits per year (Texas + Oklahoma)
Periodpermits
2020424
2021175
202225
202316
202435
202553
202618
YearPermitsOperators permittingMedian lateral (ft)
2020424669,503
2021175458,286
202225164,993
20231691,334
202435121,265
202553121,934
20261813866

Computed by Valor from public oil and gas data. The current year is partial; medians need at least three laterals.

Top Operators in Woodford

RankOperatorWells
1 Citation Oil & Gas 3,375
2 Devon Energy Production Company 953
3 Fw Midcon I, LLC 892
4 Mack Energy Company 819
5 Daylight Petroleum 800
6 Stephens & Johnson Operating Company 786
7 Continental Resources 772
8 Wild Outdoors Oil 740
9 Kodiak Oil & Gas 687
10 Xto Energy 663

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