Anadarko Basin Oil & Gas Production
The Anadarko Basin produces about 0.38 million barrels of crude oil a day and 5.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day (2025). Centered on the SCOOP and STACK plays in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, the Anadarko is one of the smaller of the six major US shale basins the EIA tracks, but it produces both oil and a meaningful amount of natural gas from stacked pay zones.
Key Figures
| Measure | Value | As of / source |
|---|---|---|
| Crude oil output (#5 of tracked US basins) | 0.38 Mb/d | 2025 · EIA DPR |
| Natural gas output (#5 of tracked US basins) | 5.5 Bcf/d | 2025 · EIA DPR |
| Active rigs (Granite Wash + Cana Woodford) | 39 (−1 wk) | 2026-10-09 · Baker Hughes · 6% of US rigs |
| Key plays | SCOOP (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) and STACK (Sooner Trend, Anadarko Basin, Canadian and Kingfisher counties) | EIA |
| States | Oklahoma (most activity) and the Texas Panhandle | EIA |
| Related note | Oklahoma is also where the clearest link between oilfield wastewater disposal and induced seismicity has been documented — see the fracking page for the seismicity chart | USGS / Oklahoma Geological Survey |
Every major US shale basin compared side by side, plus the breakeven-vs-WTI chart, decline curves and water use: how fracking works.
SCOOP, STACK and Oklahoma Seismicity
Two plays, one basin
- SCOOP and STACK are the two sub-plays that make up most of modern Anadarko Basin drilling, both featuring multiple stacked, individually productive rock layers.
- Operators in this basin frequently produce meaningful oil and gas volumes from the same wells, unlike purely oil- or gas-focused basins.
The seismicity link
- Oklahoma saw a sharp rise in magnitude 3.0+ earthquakes starting around 2009, attributed primarily to high-volume wastewater disposal into deep injection wells rather than to hydraulic fracturing itself.
- State regulators curtailed disposal volumes from 2015, and the earthquake rate fell substantially afterward — the clearest natural experiment linking oilfield fluid injection to induced seismicity. See the year-by-year chart on what is fracking.
Major Producers in the Anadarko Basin
| Company | Type | Ownership | Ticker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Energy | Independent producer (public) | Publicly traded; former Devon holders own about 54% and former Coterra holders about 46% of the combined company. | DVN |
| Continental Resources | Private producer | Privately held and controlled by founder Harold Hamm and family after the 2022 take-private; it has no publicly traded common shares (June 2026 Form 10-Q). | — |
Companies with a material producing position in this basin, from the oil company directory (hand-curated from company filings; positions change with deals, so check the latest filing before relying on it). It is not a production ranking.
Anadarko Basin FAQ
How many rigs are drilling in the Anadarko Basin?
Baker Hughes counted 39 active rigs in Anadarko Basin (Granite Wash + Cana Woodford) in the week of Oct 9, −1 week on week and 6% of the 603 active US rigs.
Who are the biggest operators in the Anadarko Basin?
Companies in this site's directory with material producing positions in the Anadarko Basin include Devon Energy, Continental Resources (some hold non-operated interests). Ownership and the other basins each one works are in the producer table above and in the oil company directory.
How much oil does the Anadarko Basin produce?
The Anadarko Basin produced about 0.38 million barrels of crude oil a day in 2025, ranking #5 among the major US shale basins tracked here (EIA DPR). SCOOP and STACK plays.
How much natural gas does the Anadarko Basin produce?
The Anadarko Basin produced about 5.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day in 2025 (EIA DPR).
What are SCOOP and STACK?
They are the two main modern shale plays within the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma. STACK stands for Sooner Trend, Anadarko Basin, Canadian and Kingfisher counties; SCOOP stands for South Central Oklahoma Oil Province. Both feature multiple stacked rock layers that let operators produce oil and gas from the same general area.
Is fracking responsible for Oklahoma's earthquakes?
Not directly. Research attributes the surge in Oklahoma seismicity primarily to wastewater disposal — injecting produced water from oil and gas operations into deep disposal wells — rather than to the hydraulic fracturing process itself. When the state curtailed disposal volumes starting in 2015, the earthquake rate fell substantially.