# Massive New Untapped Oil Reserves in Woodford and Barnett Shales
**URL:** https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535
**Category:** General Mineral Rights Discussion
**Created:** [January 17, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535 "2026-01-17T23:50:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/21 "2026-01-20T17:57:45Z")
This is a great look! Thank you for your insight and the update. I am a very small surface land owner, 35 acres in Ward and Reeves County. But very excited to know that these developments are taking place. Hopefully my area can be a part of it. There may be stacked plays in those areas too.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/22 "2026-01-20T23:15:43Z")
Absolutely. No telling what you will find on the way. The geologists will be all over it.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/23 "2026-01-21T00:06:59Z")
You’re absolutely right! They are going to be all over it! Going to be very interesting what more they find.
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### Author:  [@Sotexnrg](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sotexnrg)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/24 "2026-01-22T22:32:52Z")
IMHO, the Delaware is a big wait and see. The Devonian age rocks seem to be the target but over 14,000 ft presents some economic issues. Most of the activity is on the shelf margin where pockets of less thermally mature rock might produce a higher oil cut. Of the two main players, Conoco’s Ward & Winkler wells seem to be better with an oil cut around 70%. Continental Resources’ initial Ward wells and the ones drilled thus far in Pecos are not economic. Low IPs and high gas cut. Delaware doesn’t need more gas. A lot of these are new permits, so some reason for optimism. Doubt these companies would light 16-18 million per well on fire unless they felt like something could be gained. Then again, Apache did just that with Alpine High.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/25 "2026-01-22T23:07:11Z")
Thank you for providing this awesome insight. My acreages in Ward County are both in the potential “potential sweet spot.” Definitely a wait and see, but as you stated, permits are not being filed for nothing! Something is there more than likely!
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### Author:  [@Sotexnrg](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sotexnrg)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/26 "2026-01-22T23:34:18Z")
Midland Basin shelf margin and even into the deeper part of the basin around the city of Midland (like they needed more good rock) appears to be the sweet spot for the Barnett. The logs look remarkably similar to the Dallas/Fort Worth rock. It is fairly homogenous rock minus areas that overlap the Ouachita fold belt. The absolute sweet spot (so far) appears to be right under and around Odessa. 11,000-11,500 TVD is a lot more in line with pressure/oil cut than the Delaware rock. It’s only 160-100’ thick interval. The target in East Texas was always the lower Barnett but not so sure about the Permian. More of a classic shale than the SB/WC. Vertically isolated. Been some good wells drilled thus far. Continental just brought one on that IP’d at over 4,000 barrels a day just south of Odessa. Have to see what the Woodford does on this side of the Basin. I imagine it will work well in some areas.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/27 "2026-01-22T23:43:57Z")
This is great info! Thank you for providing this phenomenal insight! I am in the Woodford Shale area. If something does come up in the Woodford area, please let us know in the forum if you don’t mind. I am sure members in the forum would appreciate it as I do.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/28 "2026-01-23T00:08:50Z")
Good stuff. Big large money.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/29 "2026-01-23T00:17:35Z")
Oxy gave up on Delaware.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/30 "2026-01-23T00:31:53Z")
I hope with the new modern technology some companies come on back to the Delaware. It is amazing the new technology they’re planning on rolling out.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/31 "2026-01-23T00:45:02Z")
It’s all about oil saturation.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/32 "2026-01-23T01:09:25Z")
Yes Sir! Definitely an unexpected find! I know we all will be keeping a close eye on it to see what unfolds.
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### Author:  [@Sotexnrg](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sotexnrg)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/33 "2026-01-23T02:42:15Z")
The Permian is the gift that keeps giving!
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/34 "2026-01-23T02:54:11Z")
1986 Permian was real slow.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 3:26am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/35 "2026-01-23T03:26:43Z")
And just think they were sitting on a gold mine and had no idea back then.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/36 "2026-01-23T03:42:38Z")
Different kind of basin. There will be a few big trips on these deep ones. Should be a lot of talent coming from North Dakota.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/37 "2026-01-23T04:59:31Z")
Hopefully they’ll come on down!
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### Author:  [@Lee\_Clark\_Archer](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Lee_Clark_Archer)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/38 "2026-01-23T07:39:44Z")
It’s an extra supply on top of existing reserves. Your point lacks understanding of basic supply. It’s why people keep thinking we’re running out of oil. If prices go way up, available pockets of oil become profitable.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/39 "2026-01-23T13:39:43Z")
I think Delaware was making more produced water than Oxy wanted to mess with.
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### Author:  [@Keith\_Jack](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Keith_Jack)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/40 "2026-01-23T14:19:10Z")
That’s what we’re hoping. At some point it will go up.
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