Oil and Gas Producers at the Forefront of the Powder River Basin's Oil & Gas Production
Leading E&P Operators in the Powder River Basin 2025
Ranking Methodology: Operators are ranked by total oil production in the Powder River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anschutz Exploration | Denver, Colorado | NaN | NaN | <$12.4M |
| EOG | Houston, Texas | 1999 | Mark G. Papa | <$6B |
| Continental Resources | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1967 | Harold Hamm | <$9.5B |
| Occidental | Houston, Texas | 1920 | Armand Hammer | <$29B |
| Devon Energy | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1971 | John Nichols & J. Larry Nichols | <$15B |
| Rockies Resources | Lakewood, Colorado | 2017 | Greg Hilton, Andy Hennes and Kenneth Friedman | <$3.4M |
| WRC Energy | Denver, Colorado | 2021 | - | - |
| Ballard Petroleum | Billings, Montana | 1992 | William W. Ballard | <$89.7M |
| Deutsche Rohstoff | Denver, Colorado | 2006 | Titus Gebel & Thomas Gutschlag | <€196.65M |
| Impact Exploration & Production | Greenwood Village, Colorado | 2017 | Tim Muniz | <$1.6M |
| Sage Butte Energy | Denver, Colorado | 2018 | - | >$5M |
| Peak | Durango, Colorado | 2002 | - | <$9.2M |
| Vermilion Energy | Denver, Colorado | 1994 | - | <$1.56B |
| Arena Resources | Longview, Texas | 2000 | Wayne E. Freeman | <$59.8M |
| Navigation | Houston, Texas | 2015 | Fred J. Miller | >$5M |