Clay County started strong in its first three years when it approved more than 90 permits in 1992. The county again saw a peak in the approval of permits when it approved 87 permits in 2008 alone. Now, only 10 permits have been filed and approved.
LMH Energy and Hoco, Inc. filed the most number of permits in the county. In fact, majority of the permits filed in 2014 was filed by LMH Energy. In terms of oil production by the barrel, Clay County saw its peak in 1993 when it produced more than 1,170,125 barrels of oil. However, it experienced a steady decline, until this year when it has only been able to produce a little more than 234,025 barrels of oil. Since 1993, around 1,029 operators have tried their luck in the county.
The top leases include Bridwell River Ranch Oil Lease #001458; Catlin-Franklin Oil Lease #032387; Coyle, Laura Belle Gas Lease #115862; Deweber, Luther Gas Lease #165996; and Dym-Fulgham Oil Lease #032708.
Top 50 Oil & Gas Operators in Clay County
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Operator Number
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Operator Name
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Location
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Leases
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| 953614 | 2 T PRODUCTION | Bowie, TX 76230 | |
| 857690 | 3 & 1 TRUSTS | ||
| 953682 | 3-T EXPLORATION, INC. | Wichita Falls, TX 76308 | 5 |
| 953760 | 4R OIL COMPANY | ||
| 000465 | A P D OIL CO | ||
| 000919 | ABB DRILLING COMPANY | ||
| 000920 | ABB DRILLING COMPANY, INC. | ||
| 000921 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | Wichita Falls, TX 76310 | |
| 003125 | ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | San Antonio, TX 78258 | |
| 003312 | ACADIA OIL, LLC | Wichita Falls, TX 76308 | |
| 003605 | ACOMA OIL CORPORATION | Saint Paul, MN 55102 | |
| 003910 | ADA OIL COMPANY | ||
| 003966 | ADAIR RESOURCES INC. | Corsicana, TX 75151 | |
| 007858 | ADDAX OPERATING, LLC | Wichita Falls, TX 76301 | 3 |
| 007937 | ADKINS, R. L. CORP. | ||
| 009580 | AKIN, J. W. | ||
| 009583 | AKINS OIL COMPANY | Wichita Falls, TX 76302 | 1 |
| 010071 | ALAMO OPERATING CO., INC. | ||
| 012375 | ALEXANDER, TOMMY | Burkburnett, TX 76354 | |
| 013639 | ALLEN, C. L. (DOIE) | Nocona, TX 76255 | 5 |
| 015098 | ALON USA, LP | Big Spring, TX 79721 | |
| 015123 | ALPHA EXPLORATION CO. | ||
| 016563 | AMARALA PETROLEUM INC. | ||
| 016600 | AMAREX, INC. | ||
| 016905 | AMCO ENERGY CORP. | ||
| 018027 | AMERICAN ENERGY GROUP INC. | ||
| 018023 | AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY | ||
| 018900 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | ||
| 018925 | AMERICAN PETROFINA PIPE LINE CO. | ||
| 020105 | AMINEX CORPORATION | ||
| 020535 | AMV OPERATING, INC. | ||
| 020591 | ANCHOR PETROLEUM, INC. | ||
| 020920 | ANDERSON, CARL T. | ||
| 025355 | ANDY’S OIL COMPANY, INC. | ||
| 027345 | APC OPERATING PARTNERSHIP | ||
| 027456 | APEX ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| 027463 | APEX OPERATING & EQUIP. CO. | ||
| 028637 | AQUILA STORAGE & TRANS., L.P. | ||
| 028681 | ARACCA PETROLEUM CORP. | ||
| 029271 | ARCH OPERATING, LLC | Wichita Falls, TX 76310 | 4 |
| 029270 | ARCH PETROLEUM INC. | ||
| 028883 | ARCHER REEF OIL CO. | Bellevue, TX 76228 | |
| 030129 | ARIES OPERATING, LLC | ||
| 030128 | ARIES OPERATING, LP | Houston, TX 77010 | 4 |
| 030573 | ARK-LA-TEX PETROLEUM INC. | ||
| 031620 | ARMOUR PROPERTIES |