General Information: Carson County

The peak of Carson County’s permit approval occurred in 1997 when over 40 permits were approved for that year alone. Only the spike in permit approvals that occurred in 2014 has come close to this record. For last year, just 10 permits were approved. For this year, over 35 permits were approved.

As for oil production, it peaked in 1993 when the county produced more than 574,300 barrels of oil. Ever since, the production in the county has gone down to an average of around 344,580 barrels of oil. For this year, the production went down to just over 114,860 barrels.

Since the start of the county’s operations, around 489 operators have gone into its territory. The top leases include the Bednorz “B” Oil Lease #005031; Burnett –K- Oil Lease #003804; Dawkins Oil Lease #005578; Fee -244- Oil Lease #000106; and Schafer Ranch Oil Lease #000142.

Top Leases in Carson County, TX
Bednorz “B” Oil Lease #005031
Burnett Gas Lease #270243
Burnett Gas Lease #157010
Burnett Gas Lease #023147
Burnett Gas Lease #023142
Burnett Oil Lease #000112
Burnett Gas Lease #273498
Burnett -K- Oil Lease #003804
Burnett Ad Unit Gas Lease #272857
Burnett D Gas Lease #272155
Burnett Estate A Gas Lease #136047
Burnett, Estate Gas Lease #024499
Crutchfield Gas Lease #024066
Dawkins Oil Lease #005578
Fee -244- Oil Lease #000106
Schafer Ranch Oil Lease #000142
Schafer Ranch East Oil Lease #006568
Two Bar Ranch Oil Lease #005158
Wab-Evelyn Oil Lease #005586
Ware, R. C. Et Al Oil Lease #006857

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
953678 3 W OIL, INC.
953729 3-G OIL & GAS, INC.
953592 3TEC ENERGY CORPORATION
000139 A & B WELL SERVICE INC.
003537 ACE PLUGGING
005920 ADAMS, K. S. JR.
008391 ADOBE OPERATING COMPANY Pampa, TX 79066
008394 ADOBE OPERATING, INC.
008710 AGGIE OIL
012467 ALIBATES OPERATORS
014162 ALLIANCE RESOURCES CORPORATION Dallas, TX 75367
015057 ALMAC OIL COMPANY
016544 AMACAN EXPLORATIONS, INC.
016549 AMACAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
016830 AMARILLO OIL CO.
017000 AMERADA PETROLEUM CORP.
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020512 AMROSERVICE, INC.
020572 ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION Houston, TX 77251
020582 ANADARKO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020573 ANANDA ENERGY INC. Pampa, TX 79066
020588 ANCHOR ENERGY COMPANY
025518 ANISMAN, S.
028650 APX CORPORATION
028710 ARAPAHOE PROD. CO.
029340 ARCO OIL & GAS CO.
030804 ARKOMA, SANDRA
031620 ARMOUR PROPERTIES
033130 ARRINGTON BROTHERS
033147 ARRINGTON PRODUCTION COMPANY Pampa, TX 79065 3
033732 ARTEX RESOURCES Borger, TX 79008 1
035447 ASPEN PETROLEUM, INC.
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
038960 AXELROD, KENNETH M.
039780 B & B FARM INDUSTRIES, INC.
041155 B & R OIL & GAS
040708 B-J OPERATING COMPANY Pampa, TX 79066
040772 B.M.L., INC.
048540 BANNON ENERGY INCORPORATED
049250 BARGO ENERGY COMPANY
061609 BEDSTONE OPERATING CO.
065846 BENSON-MCCOWN & COMPANY Amarillo, TX 79114 1
068426 BEVO PRODUCTION CO.
068580 BHB OPERATING INC. Fort Worth, TX 76137
040668 BHI ENERGY CORPORATION
069762 BIG OIL Borger, TX 79007 1
072639 BLACK GOLD ENERGY CO.
074001 BLAIR ENERGY, INC.
074167 BLAIR OIL COMPANY
077571 BMX CORPORATION, INC.