Oil and Gas Producers at the Forefront of the Central Basin's Oil Production
Leading E&P Operators in the Central Basin 2025
Ranking Methodology: Operators are ranked by total oil production in the Central Basin during November 2025, based on data available through Novi Insights. Rankings reflect production volumes reported for that month and may change over time as new production data becomes available.
| Operator | Location | Founded (year) | Founders | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbeard | Fort Worth, Texas | 2014 | - | <$500M |
| Elevation Resources | Midland, Texas | 2013 | Steven H. Pruett | <$6.2M |
| Boyd & McWilliams | Midland, Texas | - | - | - |
| Ring Energy | The Woodlands, Texas | 2004 | Lloyd T. Rochford & Stanley M. McCabe | <$88M |
| Continental Resources | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1967 | Harold Hamm | <$9.5B |
| Ares Energy | Linthicum Heights, Maryland | 2000 | - | - |
| Diamondback | Midland, Texas | 2007 | Travis Stice | <$6B |
| ConocoPhillips | Houston, Texas | 2002 | L.E. Phillips & Isaac E. Blake | <$14B |
| Formentera | Austin, Texas | 2020 | Bryan Sheffield | - |
| Sabinal Energy | The Woodlands, Texas | 2016 | - | - |
| Fasken Oil | Midland, Texas | 1913 | David Milne Fasken | <$31M |
| BTA Oil | Midland, Texas | 1945 | - | <$17M |
| Occidental | Houston, Texas | 1920 | Armand Hammer | <$29B |
| Lime Rock Resources IV | Houston, Texas | 2005 | Eric Mullins | <$40.5M |
| Ica Energy | Odessa, Texas | 1999 | - | - |
| Double Eagle Energy IV | Fort Worth, Texas | 2022 | Cody Campbell & John Sellers | - |
| Diversified Energy | Birmingham, Alabama | 2001 | Robert "Rusty" Hutson Jr | <$794.8M |
| Joint Resources | Fort Worth, Texas | 1990 | Mark G. Kalpakis and R. Dean Williams | - |
| Custer & Wright Operating | Midland, Texas | 1993 | - | - |
| Raptor Petroleum | Edmond, Oklahoma | 2005 | Jason Perkins & Dustin Faulkner | - |