# Massive New Untapped Oil Reserves in Woodford and Barnett Shales
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**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")
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### Author:  [@Sotexnrg](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Sotexnrg)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/63 "2026-02-05T22:05:01Z")
Tough question to answer… partially because I am not a geologist lol. I know the Woodford in the Anadarko Basin is geologically complex. Would be interesting to get a paleo opinion of Delaware vs. Woodford as it relates to depositional environment and basin formation. Shale companies want repeatability. Only so much tolerance for expensive, exploratory wells that don’t prove the concept of repetition.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/64 "2026-02-05T23:11:39Z")
If you own minerals, shouldn’t they be reviewed by a consultant geologist at some point? Anything less seems like malpractice.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/65 "2026-02-05T23:14:13Z")
The dry hole next door was expensive. Failed. Current value 215k I guess that’s casing and surface equipment sell value.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/66 "2026-02-06T00:52:24Z")
Weld County just keeps on going.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/67 "2026-02-07T21:51:50Z")
Anything can be good if there is a trap for petroleum. Only way to know is drill it. Get your share upfront. You are not an insurance company.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/68 "2026-02-07T21:57:38Z")
Sotexnrg your post is excellent. What a gift that Permian is.
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### Author:  [@fwfrog91](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/fwfrog91)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/69 "2026-02-08T18:31:58Z")
The Woodford, by itself, is too thin on this side of the basin. The areas where these wells tend to be pretty good are where the Mississippian lime is absent and the Barnett and Woodford exist as a continuous shale.
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### Author:  [@Rockhound2](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/Rockhound2)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/70 "2026-02-09T19:18:16Z")
Oxy shied off Delaware. And Oxy ain’t scared of nothing.
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### Author:  [@system](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://www.mineralrightsforum.com/t/massive-new-untapped-oil-reserves-in-woodford-and-barnett-shales/85535/71 "2026-04-17T23:51:01Z")
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