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Top 25 Natural gas exploration companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 497 natural gas exploration companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 35,140 professional contacts across them, including 7,371 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers natural gas exploration companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest natural gas exploration companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 497 natural gas exploration companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to natural gas exploration companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a5,489 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a3,514 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Murphy Oil Corporation is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Strong evidenceThe Woodlands, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0003,460 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, with corporate offices in The Woodlands, Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Strong evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0002,176 contacts →

Strong evidence

“SM Energy Company is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Strong evidenceMidland, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0002,093 contacts →

Strong evidence

“XTO Energy Inc, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, is a leading natural gas and oil producer in the U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSpring, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,0001,396 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are energy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceOklahoma City, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,388 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Continental Resources, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,155 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“WE ARE NOBLE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceFort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000910 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) is a leading U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSan Antonio, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000770 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pioneer Energy Services is now Patterson-UTI”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Strong evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500581 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Antero Resources is an independent exploration and production (E&P) company engaged in the exploitation, development, and acquisition of natural gas, NGLs and oil properties…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Partial evidenceThe Woodlands, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000572 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE:NFX) is an independent energy company headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500483 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Matador Resources Company (“Matador”) is a Dallas-based, well established, publicly traded,(NYSE:MTDR), independent energy company engaged in exploration, development, production…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500424 contacts →

Strong evidence

“EnerVest is a top-tier, low-cost oil and natural gas operating company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceTulsa, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500419 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vital Energy is committed to energizing human potential.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMidland, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000414 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ConocoPhillips has completed its acquisition of Concho Resources.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Strong evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200377 contacts →

Strong evidence

“EXCO Resources is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploitation of onshore North American oil and natural gas properties.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200318 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Vaalco Energy is a Houston-based independent energy company principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Strong evidenceOklahoma City, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500296 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Gulfport is an independent natural gas-weighted exploration and production company focused on the exploration, acquisition and production of natural gas, crude oil and NGL in the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidencePocola, OK, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500295 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“NABORS DRILLING USA is an oil & energy company based out of 1803 N GRAY ST, POCOLA, Oklahoma, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Partial evidenceFrisco, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200239 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Comstock Resources, Inc, headquartered in Frisco, Texas is a growing independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, production and exploration of oil and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Strong evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500197 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Jonah Energy LLC is a leading oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Denver, Colorado with assets in Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500172 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TG Natural Resources LLC is focused on natural gas in East Texas with plans to continue to strengthen our platform to the Ark-La-Tex region through strategic acquisitions by…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a167 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Callon Petroleum is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of high-quality assets in the leading oil plays of West and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Strong evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200145 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Mitsui E&P USA LLC (MEPUSA), a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co, Ltd, is an oil and gas exploration and production company based in Houston, Texas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Natural gas exploration companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
21.0%Verified-email coverage
70.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
17.5%Largest-city concentration · Houston
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
210
11-50
171
51-200
69
201-500
26
501-1,000
9
1,001-5,000
9
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 497 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among natural gas exploration companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “natural gas exploration companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names natural gas exploration companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among natural gas exploration companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,371 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Natural gas exploration companies by metro

  • Natural gas exploration companies in Houston87
  • Natural gas exploration companies in Dallas41

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names natural gas exploration companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many natural gas exploration companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 497 natural gas exploration companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

W&t Offshore Inc. Nyse WTI, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most natural gas exploration companies?

Houston leads with 87 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (41) and Oklahoma City (23).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,371 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 497 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.