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Payne County, Oklahoma Wells Summary

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Total wells

8,451
Payne County

Drill activity

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drill dates not in our copy of this source

Payne County contains 8,451 wells on file, with top operators including GREAT HORNED OWLS, LLC and G & C PETROLEUM INC.

Most recent well on record: Alderson, operated by 1978 INVESTMENTS LLC — last updated June 2026.

County FIPS Code: 40119

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

48 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 20 Cana Woodford
  • 18 Granite Wash
  • 7 Other
  • 2 Ardmore Woodford
  • 1 Arkoma Woodford

Drilling for

  • 48 Oil

Payne County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
8,312 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Payne County by total wells

GREAT HORNED OWLS, LLC260G & C PETROLEUM INC122ROBERSON OIL COMPANY INC78CHER OIL COMPANY LTD66CBO OIL AND GAS, LLC64BERRY OPERATING COMPANY60RCK OIL AND GAS LLC55APPLETON OIL COMPANY52EARTH ENERGY RESOURCES INC52KOPCO INC47

Operators: Great Horned Owls, Llc, G & C Petroleum Inc, Roberson Oil Company Inc, Cher Oil Company Ltd, Cbo Oil And Gas, Llc, Berry Operating Company, Rck Oil And Gas Llc, Appleton Oil Company, Earth Energy Resources Inc, Kopco Inc.

Top Counties in Oklahoma most active by total wells

Compare Payne against the other busiest counties in Oklahoma:

  • CREEK · 33,012 wells
  • OKMULGEE · 24,938 wells
  • STEPHENS · 21,268 wells
  • NOWATA · 19,993 wells
  • CARTER · 19,328 wells
  • WASHINGTON · 17,429 wells
  • SEMINOLE · 16,292 wells
  • TULSA · 13,457 wells
  • GARVIN · 11,701 wells
  • ROGERS · 11,303 wells
  • LINCOLN · 10,187 wells
  • KAY · 10,183 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
Alderson 2026-06-02 1978 INVESTMENTS LLC 3511900269
Owen 2026-05-04 LANCE RUFFEL OIL & GAS LLC 3511900267
Owen 2026-05-04 LANCE RUFFEL OIL & GAS LLC 3511900268
Kinzie 2026-04-20 LANCE RUFFEL OIL & GAS LLC 3511900221
THOMAS 2026-03-18 K M H PRODUCTION 3512307064
MARCH UNIT (KELLY #1) 2026-03-18 CHER OIL COMPANY LTD 3511920030
WETZEL 2026-03-18 PARADIGM TWENTY LLC 3511920001
BRYANT ESTATE 2026-03-18 CHER OIL COMPANY LTD 3511920031
KNIGHT S.W.D./PARADISE 2026-03-18 ORASON RESOURCES INC 3511904709
NE YALE SKIN UNIT(HORN ESTATE) 2026-03-18 ASE OPERATIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 3511904600

Surface Ownership Records:

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