Oil and Gas Producers at the Forefront of Eagle Ford Basin's Oil & Gas Production

Leading E&P Operators in the Eagle Ford Basin

Ranking Methodology: Operators are ranked by total oil production in the Eagle Ford 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.

OperatorLocationFounded (year)FoundersRevenue
EOGHouston, Texas1999Mark G. Papa<$6B
ConocoPhillipsHouston, Texas2002L.E. Phillips & Isaac E. Blake<$14B
MarathonHouston, Texas1887John D. Rockefeller<$6.4B
ChesapeakeOklahoma City, Oklahoma1989Aubrey McClendon<$8.7B
Devon EnergyOklahoma City, Oklahoma1971John Nichols & J. Larry Nichols<$15B
VerdunHouston, Texas2015Tim Nein<$5M
Baytex Energy Calgary, Alberta1993--<$3.13B
RangerHouston, Texas1882John Leisenring, Jr.<$1.14B
Sanchez EnergyHouston, Texas1992UnknownUnknown
BPHouston, Texas1969William Knox D'Arcy<$241B
Magnolia Oil & GasHouston, Texas1911Sealy family<$1.22B
MurphyHouston, Texas1919C.H. Murphy Sr.<$21.5B
CallonHouston, Texas1950John S. Callon<$619M
Validus EnergyDenver, Colorado2014Unknown<$6M
EnsignMagnolia, Texas1989Gordon Aaker<$7.1M
INPEXTokyo, Japan1966Unknown<$17.5B
SM EnergyDenver, Colorado1908Chester Adgate Congdon<$2B
EXCO ResourcesTexas1976Unknown<$462.2M
Trinity OperatingHouston, Texas2016Unknown<$169M
Wildfire EnergyHouston, TexasUnknownAnthony Bahr<$5.1M
Grit Oil & GasHouston, Texas2017Larry Forney, Greg Robbins, Anthony Sayre & Dennis Venghaus<$5M
Silverbow ResourcesHouston, TexasUnknownUnknown<$199M
RepsolMadrid, Spain1987National Hydrocarbons Institute (INH)<$74.54B
INEOS EnergyDenver, Colorado2020Sir Jim Ratcliffe<<$68B
Javelin Energy PartnersIrving, Texas2020Unknown>$5M
Exxon MobilHouston, Texas1999John D. Rockefeller<$89B
SEA Eagle FordTexasUnknownUnknown<$23.1M
Protege Energy IIITulsa, Oklahoma2004Unknown<$10M
ChevronSan Ramon, California1906Abraham Seigel & Israel Cohen<$51B
VenadoIrving, Texas2020Unknown>$5M
Rosewood ResourcesDallas, Texas1983Unknown<$7.4M
Recoil ResourcesHouston, Texas2018Unknown<$5.4M
Crimson Energy Partners IVFort Worth, Texas2008Unknown<$6.4M
IronrocThe Woodlands, Texas2018Unknown<$5M
Cheyenne PetroleumOklahoma City, Oklahoma1973Unknown<$1.1M
Fasken OilMidland, Texas1913David Milne Fasken<$31M
CML ExplorationAustin, Texas2007Kenneth C. Nelson<$22.1M
U.S. EnergyArlington, Texas1980Unknown<$10.4M
Warwick-artemis, LLCOklahoma City, OklahomaUnknownUnknownUnknown
Ageron EnergySan Antonio, Texas1994Bruce Gates<$5M
Buffco ProductionLongview, Texas1981Frank M. Bufkin<$13M
ApacheHouston, Texas1999Raymond Plank, Charles Arnao & Truman Anderson<$8B
Earthstone EnergyThe Woodlands, Texas1969Frank Lodzinski<$1.7B
Lime RockHouston, Texas2005Eric Mullins<$40.5M
Lewis Petro PropertiesSan Antonio, Texas1983Rodney Lewis<$8.1M
FormenteraAustin, Texas2020Bryan Sheffield, Blake London & Paul Treadwell>$500M
Tidal PetroleumSchertz, Texas1990Unknown<$5.5M
GeoSouthern IIThe Woodlands, Texas1981George Bishop<$49.9M
MatadorDallas, Texas2003Joseph Wm. Foran & Scott E. King<$316M
Crescent Pass EnergyHouston, Texas2018Tracy Price<$9.2M
CincoHouston, Texas1990Randy H. Nichols<$18.4M
Atlas ResourcesShaler Township, Pennsylvania1982UnknownUnknown
Lewis Energy San Antonio, Texas1983Rodney Ray Lewis<$773.2M
Kimmeridge EnergyDenver, Colorado2012Ben Dell, Dr. Neil McMahon & Henry Makansi<$5.5B

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