Camp County saw the peak in permit approvals in 1998 when 17 permits were approved. In 2013, all four permits that were submitted by operators were approved. Three out of the four permits were filed by Basa Resources, Inc. and one was filed by Fairway Resources Operating, LLC. At present, no permits have been filed.
From 1998 to 2002, the operator that filed the most permits was the Merit Energy Company. It filed at least 35 permits during this 4-year period. Basa Resources, Inc, and Fairway Resources Operating, LLC. are the other major players in this county. In recent years, the Newsome Unit well has experienced the most activity.
It was in 1999 that it produced its record oil production when it churned out more than 537,650 barrels of oil in that year alone. This year is proving to be its lowest point with a production of less than 107,530 barrels of oil.
It has had some 80 operators enter into its territory since 1993. The top leases in the county include Boyce, L.E. Oil Lease #003064, Florence, J.B. Est. Oil Lease #002863, Garret, C. C. Oil Lease #011208, Messer, L. Oil Lease #001141, and Miller, T. H. Oil Lease #005819.
Top 30 Oil and Gas Operators in Camp County, TX
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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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|---|---|---|---|
| 018023 | AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY | ||
| 018900 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | ||
| 036550 | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. | ||
| 053974 | BASA RESOURCES, INC. | Dallas, TX 75254 | 42 |
| 061700 | BEE LINE WELL SERVICE, INC. | ||
| 072547 | BISHOP PETROLEUM INC. | ||
| 075440 | BLAZER RESOURCES, INC. | Leesburg, TX 75451 | |
| 139832 | CAT PRODUCTION | ||
| 148113 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | Houston, TX 77252 | |
| 179825 | CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO. | ||
| 182074 | COTTONWOOD RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| 191250 | CROW, DAVID | ||
| 197690 | DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC. | Dallas, TX 75206 | |
| 198190 | DAMSON OIL CORP. | ||
| 212300 | DELHI GAS PIPELINE CORPORATION | ||
| 216884 | DIAMOND DRILLING CO. | ||
| 216980 | DIAMOND OPERATING COMPANY | ||
| 238634 | EAGLE OIL & GAS CO. | Dallas, TX 75225 | |
| 251681 | ENBRIDGE G & P (EAST TEXAS) L.P. | Houston, TX 77002 | |
| 251620 | ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (NE TEXAS) LP | ||
| 251695 | ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (NE TX) LLC | ||
| 256481 | EVERETT, JACK T. | ||
| 258410 | FAIR OIL, LTD. | Tyler, TX 75710 | |
| 259788 | FAIRWAY RESOURCES OPERATING, LLC | Southlake, TX 76092 | 1 |
| 266618 | FGB ENERGY, INC. | Dallas, TX 75206 | 1 |
| 310040 | GLENN PETROLEUM CORP. | ||
| 338095 | GULF ENERGY PRODUCING COMPANY | ||
| 338130 | GULF OIL CORP. | ||
| 338150 | GULF OIL CORP.-KILGORE | ||
| 354987 | HANOVER ENERGY INC. | ||
| 390100 | HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANY | ||
| 396850 | HOME PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||
| 412145 | HUGHEY, GAYLORD T. SR. OPER. CO. | ||
| 413700 | HUMPHREY, T. D., JR. | ||
| 433045 | JKJ OIL COMPANY | ||
| 473726 | KOCH MIDSTREAM SERVICES COMPANY | ||
| 478189 | KROG PARTNERS, LLC | Kilgore, TX 75663 | |
| 521980 | MAGUIRE OIL COMPANY | ||
| 525238 | MAP PRODUCTION CO., INC. | Englewood, CO 80112 | |
| 525380 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | Oklahoma City, OK 73132 | |
| 526480 | MARLINE OIL CORP. | ||
| 561136 | MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | Dallas, TX 75240 | |
| 570655 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | ||
| 590920 | MOSS PETROLEUM COMPANY | Dallas, TX 75219 | |
| 590580 | MOSS, H.L. | ||
| 611686 | NOBLE & CANTRELL EXPL. CO., INC. | ||
| 611683 | NOBLE & CANTRELL EXPLORATION CO. | ||
| 611684 | NOBLE/CANTRELL EXPLOR.CO., INC. | ||
| 620480 | OIL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | Dallas, TX 75206 | |
| 628400 | OUIDA OIL |