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By Brad Caponigro, Founder · Last updated
Per the state well registry. Per-county monthly volumes are not published for Oklahoma; well counts and operator activity are the closest proxy for ongoing production.
| Operator | Parent | Ticker | HQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newpark Drilling | Newpark Resources | NR(NYSE) | The Woodlands, TX |
| BP America | BP plc | BP(NYSE) | Houston, TX |
| XTO Energy | ExxonMobil | XOM(NYSE) | Spring, TX |
Public-company tickers link to investor relations. Private operators are marked as such and do not carry a ticker.
Recent permit activity: 24 new drilling permits in the last 24 months.
We also buy overriding royalty interests (ORRIs) and non-participating royalty interests (NPRIs) in Coal County — common for tracts under leases held by major operators with carried-out royalty structures.
Yes. Coal County is on our active buy list. We buy mineral interests, royalty interests, NPRI, and ORRI on both producing and non-producing tracts targeting the Woodford and Caney formations.
The most active operators we track in Coal County include Newpark Drilling, BP America, XTO Energy. We regularly buy interests held under leases with these operators.
Yes — 24 new drilling permits were filed in Coal County in the last 24 months. Recent permit activity is one of the inputs we weigh when sizing an offer on undeveloped or PDP-only acreage.
Coal County sits in southeastern Oklahoma with predominantly Woodford and Caney Shale activity in some townships, and selective coalbed methane production. The county is less actively drilled than the SCOOP/STACK core counties to the west. Operator activity is moderate and variable.
Coal County is generally outside the SCOOP horizontal core. Some Woodford activity occurs in productive townships, but the most active SCOOP horizontal drilling has been concentrated in counties further west (Garvin, Stephens, Carter). Coal County mineral interests typically trade at lower multiples than core SCOOP comparables.
Send us the legal description and any recent royalty stubs. We pull the surrounding well, lease, and permit activity, and assess the active operator interest in the specific township. Producing royalty interests are valued against the established cash flow stream; unleased mineral acreage is valued based on surrounding leasing activity.
Closings on Coal County mineral rights typically take 7 to 30 days from the date you accept our offer, depending on title complexity. We handle county-level title work, PSA drafting, mineral deed preparation, and notary coordination at our expense.
Just a tract description (abstract or survey, section/township/range, or a legal description from your deed) and any recent royalty check stubs if the interest is producing. You do not need to gather deeds or title opinions up front.
Coal County is an active mineral-producing area in Oklahoma, where operators are targeting woodford / caney. Activity is led by names like Newpark Drilling, BP America, XTO Energy, and new drilling continues to shape the play across the Woodford and Caney formations.
If you hold mineral rights, royalty interests, NPRI, or ORRI anywhere in the county, we'd like to put a written offer in front of you. Every offer we send is funded from our own balance sheet — there's no auction, no broker markup, and no third-party capital waiting to approve the deal.
Coal County has steady development activity and we buy here regularly. If you own minerals in the county, we'd like to evaluate your tract.