Recent OCC Activity
Top Operators in Grady County
| Operator | Active Wells | Filings (90d) |
|---|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC | 447 | 25 |
| VALIDUS ENERGY II MIDCON LLC | 231 | — |
| GULFPORT MIDCON LLC | 162 | — |
| FW MIDCON I, LLC | 160 | 22 |
| DAYLIGHT PETROLEUM LLC | 135 | — |
| CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC | 46 | 28 |
| CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC | 447 | 25 |
| FW MIDCON I LLC | 160 | 22 |
| MIDCON ENERGY DEVELOPMENT | — | 12 |
| WARWICK-JUPITER, LLC | — | 2 |
Grady County Records Office
About Grady County Mineral Rights
Grady County, with its county seat in Chickasha, covers over 1,100 square miles in south-central Oklahoma and is one of the most active drilling counties in the state. It sits squarely in the SCOOP play (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province), a world-class unconventional resource play.
Horizontal drilling targeting the Woodford Shale and Springer Formation has transformed Grady County into a high-activity area for mineral owners. Multi-unit wells with extended laterals routinely cross section lines, making adjacent section awareness essential.
Key Formations and Activity
The Woodford Shale and Springer Formation are the primary targets, with wells producing both oil and natural gas. Operators have reported strong initial production rates, and the county consistently ranks among the top in new drilling permits statewide.
What Mineral Watch Does for Grady County Owners
Beyond automated OCC filing alerts, Mineral Watch gives you production tracking and decline curves for every well, AI-powered document extraction for pooling orders and division orders, operator profiles with deduction analysis, pooling bonus benchmarking across comparable sections, and interactive mapping with drilling activity heat maps — the complete mineral intelligence platform for Grady County.
Learn more about what this means for your minerals in our SCOOP & STACK Play Overview.