{
  "state": {
    "name": "Oklahoma",
    "abbreviation": "OK",
    "slug": "oklahoma"
  },
  "county": {
    "name": "Dewey",
    "slug": "dewey",
    "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/oklahoma/dewey",
    "basinSlug": "anadarko",
    "description": "American Royalty Buyers acquires mineral rights and royalties in Dewey County, Oklahoma. Located in the STACK play, we provide comprehensive valuations.",
    "overview": "Dewey County, in the deep Anadarko Basin of western Oklahoma, is an active horizontal county with roughly 4,100 wells on record and about 1,097 still active. Development is ongoing — 54 wells have been spudded since 2023 and the most recent is dated June 2026 — sitting on the western edge of the Cana-Woodford and STACK plays rather than the SCOOP to the southeast. For mineral owners that means a mix of modern horizontal units and long-lived legacy production.",
    "geology": "Dewey County's modern targets are the Woodford shale — the Cana-Woodford play along the basin's deep western flank — and the Meramec, the same Mississippian-age rock that defines the STACK play to the east. Beneath and around them sit legacy Pennsylvanian and Mississippian sands: the Osage, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Red Fork, and Cottage Grove all appear across the county's well records. There is no meaningful Granite Wash production here; that play lies farther west toward the Texas Panhandle. As deep gas and condensate development, royalty income tracks natural gas and NGL prices more than oil.",
    "activity": "Mewbourne Oil — the largest private operator in the Anadarko — holds the biggest position at roughly 144 wells and led trailing-twelve-month drilling with 5 spuds, with Comanche Exploration adding 3. Diversified Production (about 138 wells) and JMA Energy (117) hold large long-life positions, and Devon Energy retains legacy acreage. A royalty check's payor name may differ from the operator currently drilling your unit, which is common as Anadarko positions have changed hands.",
    "keyFormations": [
      "Woodford (Cana-Woodford)",
      "Meramec (STACK edge)",
      "Cleveland",
      "Tonkawa",
      "Osage / Red Fork"
    ],
    "stats": [
      {
        "label": "Basin",
        "value": "Anadarko Basin — Cana-Woodford / STACK edge"
      },
      {
        "label": "Wells on Record",
        "value": "~4,100 (~1,097 active)"
      },
      {
        "label": "Horizontal Spuds Since 2023",
        "value": "54 (last spud Jun 2026)"
      },
      {
        "label": "Most Active Operator",
        "value": "Mewbourne Oil (5 spuds, trailing 12 mo)"
      }
    ],
    "faqs": [
      {
        "q": "What formations produce in Dewey County, Oklahoma?",
        "a": "The modern targets are the Woodford shale — the Cana-Woodford play on the deep western flank of the Anadarko Basin — and the Meramec, the Mississippian rock that drives the STACK play to the east. Legacy production comes from Pennsylvanian and Mississippian sands including the Osage, Cleveland, Tonkawa, Red Fork, and Cottage Grove. There is no meaningful Granite Wash here; that play sits farther west toward the Texas Panhandle."
      },
      {
        "q": "Who is drilling in Dewey County, Oklahoma?",
        "a": "Mewbourne Oil holds the largest position — roughly 144 wells — and led trailing-twelve-month drilling with 5 spuds, with Comanche Exploration adding 3. Diversified Production and JMA Energy hold large long-life positions, and Devon Energy retains legacy acreage. Which operator is on your tract depends on the unit covering your acreage."
      },
      {
        "q": "I got a pooling order in Dewey County — what does it mean?",
        "a": "It means an operator is preparing to drill a unit that includes your minerals — in Dewey County typically a horizontal Woodford or Meramec well. It is also when your interest is most marketable, because a buyer can underwrite the coming well rather than estimate. Whether you elect, lease, or sell, confirm your net mineral acres and get a free, no-obligation valuation first."
      }
    ]
  }
}