OGL uses permit and drilling records to identify operators with demonstrated activity, then groups them by Operator Classification, Permit Status and operating region. This campaign targets Next Tier operators with at least two recorded wells drilled in 2026, creating a focused account list for drilling, production, maintenance and field-service outreach.
The process follows four steps:
- Classify operators: Steady State requires a rig-count value and 2026 wells drilled equal to or greater than the number of months year to date. Next Tier includes operators with drilling activity below those criteria.
- Prioritize by Permit Status: ActivePlus combines a recent rig signal with open permits approved within 60 days; Active has the rig signal only; PermittedPlus has recent permits without a rig signal; Permitted has open permits within 12 months; Not Active has neither signal.
- Segment geographically: Assign accounts to Central Kansas Uplift, Eastern and South-Central Conventional, or Western Kansas Conventional campaigns.
- Add company intelligence: Include websites, LinkedIn pages and contact information to support account research and outreach.
Campaign overview
The supplied report contains 33 Next Tier operators, with 132 recorded wells drilled in 2026, 62 open permits approved within the last 12 months and 22 within the last 60 days. Western Kansas accounts represent the largest segment, with 18 operators, followed by Central Kansas Uplift with eight and Eastern and South-Central Kansas with seven.
The four ActivePlus and eight PermittedPlus accounts offer the clearest signals for near-term drilling outreach. Active and Permitted accounts provide additional development opportunities, while Not Active accounts may still be suitable for production optimization and maintenance services.
Report note: Although the filename says “Steady State,” every account is classified as Next Tier. The summaries below follow the report. Well counts describe recorded drilling activity, not total producing wells; basin and play assignments are regional estimates. Contact details come from the sheet unless a cited web source updates them. Email-pattern examples have been excluded.
Central Kansas Uplift — 8 operators
1. Patterson Energy Corporation
The report records 13 wells drilled in 2026 versus four in 2025, across Barton, Ellis and Rooks counties. Its PermittedPlus status includes four open permits within 12 months, including one within 60 days, supporting outreach around upcoming drilling programs.
Contact: 155 East Garden Street, New Braunfels, TX 78130 | 830-624-1000. Website, company email and LinkedIn page not verified.
2. MAI Oil Operations, Inc.
MAI recorded six wells in both 2026 and 2025, across Barton, Ellis, Rush and Russell counties. Its PermittedPlus status, with two recent permits out of three within 12 months, suggests continued development opportunities.
Contact: Website/contact form | LinkedIn | 8111 Douglas Avenue, Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75225 | 214-219-8883. General email not published on the contact page. Mai Oil
3. Trikan Energy LLC
Trikan recorded four wells in 2026 and none in 2025 in Stafford County. Its Active status includes one rig signal and one open permit within 12 months, making it a prospect for current drilling and field support.
Contact: 4093 Conner Court, Castle Rock, CO 80109 | 303-981-3461. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
4. Double G Petro LLC
Double G recorded four wells in 2026 versus two in 2025, across Rice, Rooks and Rush counties. Its Permitted status includes two open permits within 12 months, supporting follow-up on development timing.
Contact: PO Box 4, Rozel, KS 67574 | 620-285-5925. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
5. Staab Oil Co., a General Partnership
Staab recorded three wells in 2026 and none in 2025, across Ellis and Rooks counties. Its Active status includes one rig signal and two open permits within 12 months, suggesting opportunities for ongoing drilling and production support.
Contact: 2428 Toulon Avenue, Hays, KS 67601 | 785-635-2929. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
6. RJM Co.
RJM recorded two wells in both years, across Barton and Rice counties. Its Active status includes one rig signal, although the report shows no open permits within 12 months.
Contact: The likely Kansas operator match, RJM Company, lists PO Box 256, Claflin, KS 67525 | 620-588-3910. Confirm this identity before outreach. The sheet’s website, email and Kansas City address belong to an investment bank and should be removed from this operator profile. Pointer Minerals
7. Castle Peak Water Services, LLC
The report records two wells in 2026 versus one in 2025 in Ellis County. Its Permitted status includes one open permit within 12 months; confirm well purpose before tailoring drilling or water-service messaging.
Contact: Sheet lists PO Box 583, Russell, KS 67665; this address needs verification. Phone, website, email and LinkedIn page not verified.
8. StrataKan Exploration
StrataKan recorded two wells in 2026 versus one in 2025, across Logan and Rooks counties. Its Not Active status favors production-service outreach or checking the timing of its next development program.
Contact: Website | info@stratakan.com | LinkedIn | 100 South Main Street, Plainville, KS 67663 | 785-688-4241 from the sheet. Website confirms the address and email. StrataKan
Eastern and South-Central Conventional — 7 operators
9. Darrah Oil Company
Darrah recorded six wells in 2026 versus 11 in 2025, across Barton, Butler, Cheyenne and Marion counties. Its PermittedPlus status includes seven open permits within 12 months, including three within 60 days, making it a priority for development-related outreach.
Contact: Website | LinkedIn | Updated address: 330 North Mead, Suite 200, Wichita, KS 67202 | 316-219-3390. General email not verified. darrahoil.com
10. Val Verde Pipeline Co.
The report records five wells in 2026 versus one in 2025 in Cowley County. Its ActivePlus status includes one rig signal and one recent permit out of three within 12 months, indicating a strong activity signal; confirm well type and purchasing responsibility before outreach.
Contact: Website, email, LinkedIn page, address and phone not verified.
11. Basin Operating Services LLC
Basin recorded four wells in 2026 and none in 2025 in Labette County. Its ActivePlus status combines one rig signal with one recent open permit, supporting near-term drilling and field-service outreach.
Contact: Operator directory lists 1117 NW 24th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73106 | 405-880-6907. The sheet lists a different phone, 817-233-7077; confirm the preferred number. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
12. McGinness Energy Company, Inc.
McGinness recorded three wells in 2026 versus four in 2025, across Cowley and Harper counties. Its Permitted status includes one open permit within 12 months, supporting outreach around future drilling and existing-well services.
Contact: 1635 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 220, Wichita, KS 67206 | 316-267-6065. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
13. H2AU LLC
The report records two wells in 2026 and none in 2025, across Chase and Riley counties, with Active status and one rig signal. Public company information identifies H2Au as a natural-hydrogen explorer with Kansas operations, so its campaign messaging should address hydrogen exploration and testing requirements. Natural Hydrogen Exploration
Contact: Website | Kansas operator listing: 5251 Westheimer Road, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77056 | 281-888-1535. Confirm the relationship between the listed LLC and the public H2Au organization; direct email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
14. BlueRidge Petroleum Corporation
BlueRidge recorded two wells in 2026 versus one in 2025 in Sumner County. Its Permitted status includes four open permits within 12 months, suggesting a development pipeline worth discussing.
Contact: PO Box 30545, Edmond, OK 73003 | 580-242-3732. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
15. Aztec Oil Operating LLC
Aztec recorded two wells in both years in Butler County. Its Not Active status indicates production maintenance and optimization may be more relevant than immediate drilling outreach.
Contact: PO Box 69, El Dorado, KS 67042 | 316-371-2954. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
Western Kansas Conventional — 18 operators
16. Berexco LLC
Berexco recorded nine wells in 2026 versus four in 2025, across Finney, Grant, Logan and Stanton counties. Its PermittedPlus status includes six open permits within 12 months, including two recent permits, placing it among the stronger development prospects.
Contact: Website | Contact page | LinkedIn | 2020 North Bramblewood Street, Wichita, KS 67206 | 316-265-3311. General email not verified. berexco.com
17. Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
Ritchie recorded eight wells in 2026 versus six in 2025, across Ford, Gove, Haskell, Norton, Pawnee and Thomas counties. Its ActivePlus status includes one rig signal and two recent open permits, making it a priority drilling-service prospect.
Contact: LinkedIn | 8100 East 22nd Street North, Suite 700, Wichita, KS 67226 | 316-691-9500. Website and general email not verified; the sheet’s ZIP appears to refer to its mailing address. 316-691…
18. Downing-Nelson Oil
Downing-Nelson recorded seven wells in 2026 versus nine in 2025 in Rawlins County. Its PermittedPlus status includes three open permits, all approved within 60 days, supporting timely outreach on upcoming work.
Contact: 111 West 10th Street, Hays, KS 67601 | 785-621-2610. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified.
19. Eiger Operating Company, LLC
Eiger recorded seven wells in 2026 and none in 2025, across Finney and Haskell counties. Its PermittedPlus status includes five open permits within 12 months, including three recent permits, indicating a developing program in the report.
Contact: Website | info@eigeroperating.com | LinkedIn | 3811 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 1300, Dallas, TX 75219. Phone not published on the contact page. Eiger Operating
20. Shakespeare Oil Co., Inc.
Shakespeare recorded four wells in 2026 versus 11 in 2025, across Gove and Sheridan counties. Its Not Active status supports production-service outreach and checking future development plans.
Contact: Website/contact form | LinkedIn | 202 West Main Street, Salem, IL 62881 | 618-548-1585, listed as the main-office number. General email not published. Shakespeare Oil
21. Mull Drilling Company, Inc.
Mull recorded four wells in 2026 and none in 2025 in Kearny County. Its Active status includes one rig signal and one open permit within 12 months, supporting current drilling and operational outreach.
Contact: Updated website/contact form | LinkedIn | 1700 North Waterfront Parkway, Building 1200, Wichita, KS 67206 | 316-264-6366. General email not published. Mull
22. Cobalt Environmental Solutions LLC
The report records four wells in 2026 versus three in 2025, across Cheyenne, Graham, Hodgeman and Logan counties. Its Permitted status includes one open permit within 12 months; the company’s documented wastewater-disposal history makes verification of account identity and well purpose necessary before campaign use. bluesage.com
Contact: Current website, email, LinkedIn page, address and phone not verified confidently.
23. Carmen Schmitt
The report records four wells in 2026 versus six in 2025, across Ford and Rawlins counties. Its Permitted status includes one open permit within 12 months, supporting future-development and production-service conversations.
Contact: PO Box 47, Great Bend, KS 67530 | 620-793-5100. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified.
24. American Warrior
American Warrior recorded four wells in 2026 versus nine in 2025, across Gove and Thomas counties. Its Permitted status includes three open permits within 12 months, providing a basis for discussing development timing.
Contact: Kansas operator listing: PO Box 399, Garden City, KS 67846 | 620-275-2963. Use these details provisionally instead of the sheet’s Tulsa contact; website, email and LinkedIn page need confirmation. Pointer Minerals
25. Grand Mesa Operating Company
Grand Mesa recorded three wells in 2026 versus five in 2025, across Comanche, Gove and Stafford counties. Its Active status includes one rig signal and one open permit within 12 months, supporting drilling and production-service outreach.
Contact: Website/contact page | LinkedIn | 1700 North Waterfront Parkway, Building 600, Wichita, KS 67206-5512 | 316-265-3000. General email not verified. gmocks.com
26. Talon Gas Systems Inc.
Talon recorded three wells in 2026 versus two in 2025 in Lane County. Its Permitted status includes one open permit within 12 months; confirm operating scope and well purpose before selecting campaign messaging.
Contact: Website, email, LinkedIn page, address and phone not verified.
27. Murfin Drilling Company, Inc.
Murfin recorded three wells in 2026 versus 12 in 2025, across Cheyenne, Ellis and Sherman counties. Its PermittedPlus status includes one recent open permit, supporting follow-up on the next drilling program despite lower recorded activity.
Contact: Website/contact form | LinkedIn | 250 North Water Street, Suite 300, Wichita, KS 67202 | 316-267-3241. General email not published. (316) 267-3241
28. Vincent Oil
Vincent recorded two wells in both years in Scott County. Its Not Active status supports maintenance, workover and production-optimization outreach.
Contact: Website listed in sheet | LinkedIn | 200 West Douglas Avenue, Suite 725, Wichita, KS 67202 | 316-262-3573. Email not verified.
29. Landmark Resources
Landmark recorded two wells in both years in Wichita County. Its Not Active status supports existing-well services and checking future development plans.
Contact: Website/contact form | LinkedIn | 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 880, Houston, TX 77056 | 713-243-8550. General email not published. landmarkresources.com
30. Griffin Petroleum Company
Griffin recorded two wells in both years, across Barber and Pratt counties. Its Not Active status supports production-service outreach while monitoring for a new drilling program.
Contact: Website/contact page | Updated email: office@griffinpetroleum.com | 2800 North Big Spring Street, Midland, TX 79705 | 432-687-1042. LinkedIn page not verified. Griffin Petroleum Company
31. JP &4 LLC
JP &4 recorded two wells in 2026 and none in 2025, across Sherman and Thomas counties. Its Not Active status suggests checking whether the recorded program will continue and whether completed wells require production support.
Contact: 721 North Prairie Dunes Street, Wichita, KS 67230 | 316-208-3085. Website, email and LinkedIn page not verified. Pointer Minerals
32. U.S. Energy Development Corporation
U.S. Energy recorded two wells in 2026 versus one in 2025 in Gove County. Its ActivePlus status combines one rig signal with one recent open permit, supporting immediate drilling and field-operations outreach.
Contact: Website/contact page | operations@usedc.com for field operations | LinkedIn | 601 East Exchange Avenue, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76164 | 800-636-7606, option 4 for field operations. U.S. Energy Development Corporation
33. McCoy Petroleum Corporation
McCoy recorded two wells in 2026 versus five in 2025 in Haskell County. Its PermittedPlus status includes six open permits within 12 months, including two recent permits, making it a prospect for future development despite modest current-year drilling.
Contact: Website/contact form | LinkedIn | 9342 East Central Avenue, Wichita, KS 67206 | 316-636-2737. General email not published.
Author: phinds