Arkansas Oil & Gas Activity

Arkansas statewide summary oil and gas data that goes back to 1924 and contains information on the 47,093 wells that have been drilled in the state since that time. Arkansas is ranked #12 in the US based on Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) produced in Sep 2022. You will also find information on the producers of wells as well as recent drilling permits, rigs and production data for producing wells which start in Jan 1924 and go through May 2023.

Arkansas State Summary Stats

Arkansas Oil & Gas State Income: $147,318,325,232
National Energy Production Rank: #12

Arkansas Map of Current Permits and Wells

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Arkansas Frequently Asked Questions

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How does Arkansas rank in the nation for oil and gas production? Arkansas currently ranks #12 in the nation based on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) production.
How many wells were drilled in Arkansas so far this year? Arkansas has had 47,093 wells drilled this year.
How many approved permits are there in Arkansas? There have been 0 permits approved in Arkansas.
What is the average boe produced by well in Arkansas? 672 BBLs of oil equivalent (BOE) is the average amount produced by a single well in Arkansas
How many active producers are there in Arkansas? There are currently 170 active producers in the state of Arkansas.
What is the average depth an oil or gas well is drilled in Arkansas? 0 feet is the average depth of a well in Arkansas.

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Arkansas Oil & Gas Activity Stats

Category Last Year Value Current Year Value YoY Trend YoY % Change
Total Wells 46,960 47,093 Up 0.28%
Total Producing Wells 9,909 9,985 Up 0.77%
Percentage of Wells Producing 21% 21% Up 0%
Active Producers 175 170 Down -3%
Total Permits 0 0 Flat 0%
Average Well Depth 0 0 Flat 0%
Average BOE per Well 711 672 Down -5%

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Other States By Production Rank

Rank State Most Recent Month Oil Produced Gas Produced
# 1 Texas May 2023 130.5M BBL 582.3M MCF
# 2 Pennsylvania Dec 2022 88.3K BBL 625.6M MCF
# 4 New Mexico Jun 2023 50.9M BBL 239.1M MCF
# 5 North Dakota Jun 2023 32.4M BBL 94.6M MCF
# 5 Louisiana May 2023 1.4M BBL 160.1M MCF
# 6 Colorado May 2023 13.9M BBL 180.2M MCF
# 7 Ohio Dec 2018 2.1M BBL 224.6M MCF
# 8 Oklahoma Feb 2023 15.7M BBL 138.8M MCF
# 9 West Virginia Dec 2018 1.2M BBL 166.1M MCF
# 10 Wyoming May 2023 8.9M BBL 119.9M MCF
# 10 California Nov 2022 BBL MCF
# 11 Utah Mar 2023 4.1M BBL 21.7M MCF
# 12 Arkansas Sep 2022 412.3K BBL 37.7M MCF
# 13 Mississippi May 2023 1.2M BBL 16.1M MCF
# 14 Montana May 2023 1.8M BBL 9.7M MCF
# 15 Kansas Apr 2023 BBL 8.6M MCF
# 15 Alabama Apr 2023 BBL MCF
# 16 Michigan Dec 2022 135.8K BBL 95.3K MCF

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Annual Arkansas Oil & Gas Production

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Arkansas Oil & Gas Wells Completed by Year

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Arkansas Oil & Gas Permits by Year

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Browse All Producing Arkansas Companies

Top Oil & Gas Producers by BOE in Arkansas

Producer Name Location Production Date Monthly BOE Produced Producing Wells Trailing 12 Month Permits
Flywheel Energy Production, LLC Oklahoma City, OK Sep 2022 3.4M BBL 3,721 N/A
Merit Energy Company, LLC Dallas, TX Sep 2022 1M BBL 2,246 N/A
Van Buren Energy Production, LLC Oklahoma City, OK Sep 2022 578.1K BBL 786 N/A
Mission Creek OPCO, LLC Magnolia, AR Sep 2022 158.2K BBL 194 N/A
Oxley Energy, LLC Houston, TX Sep 2022 80.9K BBL 205 N/A
Riverfront Exploration, LLC Fort Smith, AR Sep 2022 54.4K BBL 178 N/A
Quanico Oil & Gas, Inc El Dorado, AR Sep 2022 46.1K BBL 30 N/A
Ross Explorations, Inc Fort Smith, AR Sep 2022 35.2K BBL 82 N/A
Betsy Production Company, Inc Magnolia, AR Sep 2022 25.6K BBL 58 N/A
White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC Plano, TX Sep 2022 23.5K BBL 26 N/A
Petro-Chem Operating Company, Inc. Shreveport, LA Sep 2022 22.4K BBL 6 N/A
Breitburn Operating, LP Houston, TX Sep 2022 22.1K BBL 47 N/A
Rock Creek Energy, LLC Fort Smith, AR Sep 2022 19.1K BBL 61 N/A
ArklaTx Operating Company, Inc Smackover, AR Sep 2022 16.2K BBL 21 N/A
Weiser-Brown Operating Company Magnolia, AR Sep 2022 13.3K BBL 30 N/A
Enerco Operating Corporation Dallas, TX Sep 2022 11.5K BBL 35 N/A
Cypress Operating, Inc Shreveport, LA Sep 2022 10.9K BBL 6 N/A
Red Oak Operating, LLC Magnolia, AR Sep 2022 8.4K BBL 24 N/A
Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC Plano, TX Sep 2022 7.1K BBL 30 N/A
McGowan Working Partners, Inc. Jackson, MS Sep 2022 6.5K BBL 4 N/A
C12: Arkansas Oil, LLC Lewisville, AR Sep 2022 6K BBL 1 N/A
The Blackbird Company Shreveport, LA Sep 2022 5.2K BBL 3 N/A
Nevada Oil, LLC El Dorado, AR Sep 2022 4.9K BBL 2 N/A
Dennis & Eckhardt Management, LLC Oklahoma City, OK Sep 2022 4.6K BBL 10 N/A
XOG Operating, LLC Midland, TX Sep 2022 4.6K BBL 29 N/A

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Arkansas Top Lease Properties by BOE

Lease Property State County Cumulative BOE Producer Name(s)
Midway Smackover Unit Arkansas Lafayette County 101.6M BBL C12: Arkansas Oil, LLC
Magnolia Smackover Unit Arkansas Columbia County 92.5M BBL White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC
Walker Creek Smackover Unit Arkansas Lafayette County 49.1M BBL Breitburn Operating, LP
Chalybeat Springs Smackover Unit Arkansas Columbia County 36.9M BBL Dews Production LLC
Wesson Hogg Sand Unit Arkansas Ouachita County 31.3M BBL Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Shuler Hill Unit Arkansas Union County 25.1M BBL McGowan Working Partners, Inc.
Mckamie Patton Smackover Unit Arkansas Lafayette County 20.9M BBL Mission Creek OPCO, LLC
Grayson Smackover Unit Arkansas Columbia County 19.8M BBL Petro-Chem Operating Company, Inc.
Smackover (985) Unit Arkansas Ouachita County 13.7M BBL ArklaTx Operating Company, Inc
Stephens Hogg Unit Arkansas Ouachita County 9.1M BBL Cypress Creek Production Company
Lick Creek Meakin Unit Arkansas Bradley County 8.5M BBL Secondary Oil Corp
Dorcheat Macedonia Cotton Valley Unit Arkansas Columbia County 7.2M BBL Bonanza Creek Energy Resources, LLC,McAlester Fuel Co,Mission Creek OPCO, LLC,TGX Corporation
Kerlin Pettet Unit Arkansas Columbia County 6.5M BBL Albemarle Corporation,Enerquest Oil & Gas LLC,Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC
Water Supply Slu Arkansas Lafayette County 6M BBL Brammer Engineering, Inc
Kelly Bayou Jeter Unit Arkansas Miller County 5.1M BBL Morris, C L Inc,Ploutos, LLC,Stroud Production, LLC,Sun Oil Co,Sun Oil & Refining Co,Sunray DX Oil Company
Olin Arkansas Union County 5.1M BBL Crawford Production Company Inc,PetroQuest, LLC
Grove Land & Timber Arkansas Nevada County 5M BBL Betsy Production Company, Inc,C & R Production, LLC
Sandy Bend Nacatoch Unit Arkansas Union County 5M BBL 3 G Energy, LLC
Frost Arkansas Union County 5M BBL Ascot Oil Inc,Cornerstone Energy, LLC,Grayson Well Service,Murphy Exploration & Production,Quanico Oil & Gas, Inc,SMI Operating Company, LLC
Grayson Arkansas Ouachita County 4.9M BBL Stephens Oil Company, LLC,The Blackbird Company
Alphin Arkansas Union County 4.7M BBL Central Producers Inc,Clark Energy, LLC,Daniel, Freeman,Langley, James Operating Company, Inc,LBOC, LLC,Seagull Operating Company, Inc.,Sinclair Operating Company, LLC
Ezzell Arkansas Union County 4.6M BBL Quanico Oil & Gas, Inc,Saulsbury, Beverly,Smackover Drilling Company Inc
Days Creek Smackover Unit Arkansas Miller County 4.5M BBL Carter Resources Inc,Days Creek Operating Company Inc
Wesson Smackover Unit Arkansas Ouachita County 4.2M BBL Weiser-Brown Operating Company
Irma Nacatoch Unit Arkansas Nevada County 4.1M BBL Nevada Oil, LLC

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Arkansas Counties By Production

County National Rank State Rank Production Value Producers Production Date Oil Produced Monthly Gas Produced Monthly BOE Produced Daily
Ashley County, AR #695 #24 $43,599,678 1 Sep 2022 851 BBL MCF 28.37 BOE
Bradley County, AR #649 #22 $855,057,943 3 Sep 2022 2.5K BBL 0 MCF 84.13 BOE
Calhoun County, AR #683 #23 $392,572,932 6 Sep 2022 1.2K BBL 0 MCF 40.77 BOE
Cleburne County, AR #131 #4 $6,500,504,923 3 Sep 2022 0 BBL 6.3M MCF 35.2K BOE
Columbia County, AR #244 #8 $19,678,271,497 38 Sep 2022 159.3K BBL 466.5K MCF 7.9K BOE
Conway County, AR #124 #2 $8,364,630,833 3 Sep 2022 0 BBL 6.4M MCF 36K BOE
Crawford County, AR #355 #11 $3,721,740,766 16 Sep 2022 0 BBL 535.6K MCF 2.9K BOE
Faulkner County, AR #191 #5 $2,728,786,758 3 Sep 2022 0 BBL 2.3M MCF 13.2K BOE
Franklin County, AR #262 #9 $11,022,899,787 13 Sep 2022 0 BBL 1.1M MCF 6.4K BOE
Hempstead County, AR #724 #25 $17,890,121 1 Sep 2022 248 BBL 0 MCF 8.27 BOE
Independence County, AR #504 #19 $234,201,897 3 Sep 2022 0 BBL 144.2K MCF 801.27 BOE
Jackson County, AR #562 #21 $73,016,340 2 Sep 2022 0 BBL 64.5K MCF 358.63 BOE
Johnson County, AR #442 #16 $4,217,493,926 11 Sep 2022 0 BBL 260.4K MCF 1.4K BOE
Lafayette County, AR #440 #15 $13,132,090,009 25 Sep 2022 36.3K BBL 48.5K MCF 1.4K BOE
Logan County, AR #193 #6 $6,775,953,041 13 Sep 2022 0 BBL 2.3M MCF 13.1K BOE
Madison County, AR #734 #26 $4,071,724 1 Sep 2022 BBL 543 MCF 3.03 BOE
Miller County, AR #480 #18 $3,595,026,352 22 Sep 2022 30.7K BBL 695 MCF 1K BOE
Nevada County, AR #523 #20 $2,095,703,603 14 Sep 2022 19.8K BBL 2.6K MCF 677.8 BOE
Ouachita County, AR #412 #13 $6,409,790,943 27 Sep 2022 53.7K BBL 2.1K MCF 1.8K BOE
Pope County, AR #454 #17 $2,370,307,348 13 Sep 2022 0 BBL 235.6K MCF 1.3K BOE
Scott County, AR #369 #12 $844,140,685 5 Sep 2022 0 BBL 463.8K MCF 2.5K BOE
Sebastian County, AR #199 #7 $10,380,768,405 16 Sep 2022 0 BBL 2.2M MCF 12.5K BOE
Union County, AR #326 #10 $11,241,886,301 56 Sep 2022 107.4K BBL 3.1K MCF 3.5K BOE
Van Buren County, AR #115 #1 $10,760,497,637 5 Sep 2022 0 BBL 7.8M MCF 43.7K BOE
White County, AR #129 #3 $8,133,533,506 5 Sep 2022 0 BBL 6.3M MCF 35.5K BOE
Yell County, AR #430 #14 $1,008,839,545 3 Sep 2022 0 BBL 292.1K MCF 1.6K BOE

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