Red Willow Production Company

What Red Willow Production Company does

Red Willow Production Company is a private oil and gas exploration and production company founded in 1992 and headquartered in Ignacio, Colorado on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. It is wholly owned by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and operates as a subsidiary of the Southern Ute Growth Fund, which was established in 1999 to organize the Tribe's non-gaming business ventures. Red Willow engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids across a diversified multi-basin asset portfolio, holding interest in over 1,800 operated and non-operated wells with net production exceeding 70 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent per year, ranking it among the top 25 largest privately owned U.S. oil and gas companies.

Operations are organized across four primary geographies: the San Juan Basin in southwestern Colorado (the company's backbone, producing coalbed methane from the Fruitland Coal formation plus conventional gas from the Mesa Verde, Pictured Cliffs, and Dakota Formations, with approximately 700 operated wells and 900 non-operated partner wells), the Delaware Basin in West Texas (working interest in 200+ wells operated by Occidental Petroleum and Concho Resources targeting the horizontal Wolfcamp Play), the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (ownership in 14 producing wells across 7 fields with operating partners LLOG Exploration, Noble Energy, and Deep Gulf Energy, plus 8 additional discoveries slated for first production), and the Jonah Field in Wyoming's Green River Basin. The company also operates the Red Willow Contractor Verification (RWCV) Hub, a web-based contractor prequalification, document management, and compliance platform supporting its field operations.

Red Willow generates revenue by selling produced hydrocarbons to midstream companies, processors, and end purchasers under commodity-market pricing. Its go-to-market is B2B enterprise sales, combining operated production (where Red Willow controls operations directly) with non-operated working-interest participation alongside major partners. The company's customer base is the downstream commodity market, with its value proposition centered on sovereign-nation resource stewardship, diversified multi-basin exposure, safety and environmental compliance, and long-term value creation for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

Name

Red Willow Production Company

Legal name

Red Willow Production Company

Website

https://rwpc.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Red Willow Production Company is a Southern Ute Indian Tribe-owned, private oil and gas exploration and production company operating 1,800+ wells across the San Juan Basin, Delaware Basin, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and Jonah Field, with 70+ Bcfe annual net production serving downstream commodity buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

NAICS

Natural Gas Extraction (21113), Oil and Gas Extraction (211)

SIC

Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311), Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro primary industry

Conventional Natural Gas Exploration & Production (Dry Gas) (EUAAAAAA)

Keywords

• Oil gas exploration
• Natural gas production
• Coalbed methane production
• Offshore oil development
• Upstream energy operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Ignacio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Oil and Gas Production Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids produced from operated and non-operated wells. Production includes coalbed methane (Fruitland Coal formation), conventional gas from Mesa Verde, Pictured Cliffs, and Dakota Formations in San Juan Basin, and oil/gas from Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and Delaware Basin.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Red Willow Production Company is a private oil and gas exploration and production company that acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from operated and non-operated wells. The company holds interests in over 1,800 wells across the San Juan Basin, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Delaware Basin in West Texas, and Jonah Field in Wyoming, with net production exceeding 70 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent per year. It also operates a web-based Contractor Verification (RWCV) Hub for vendor prequalification, document management, approval tracking, and annual compliance maintenance.

Product overview

Red Willow Production Company is a private oil and gas exploration and production company organized as a division of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe Growth Fund. The company operates its core business through two main entities: Red Willow Production Company (operating on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation) and Red Willow Offshore, LLC / Red Willow Production, LLC (operating off the reservation). The company's primary operations are organized across three geographic regions: the San Juan Basin (home to coalbed methane and conventional gas production), the Delaware Basin in West Texas (focused on horizontal Wolfcamp shale development), and the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (exploration and production). Supporting its core E&P activities, Red Willow also offers the Red Willow Contractor Verification (RWCV) Hub—a web-based contractor management platform that provides prequalification workflows, document management, approval tracking, and annual compliance maintenance for contractors seeking to work with the company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
• Red Willow Contractor Verification (RWCV) Hub

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Houston EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Strategic exploration partnership initiated in 2004 for Deepwater Gulf of Mexico ventures. This partnership launched Red Willow's offshore operations and established the company's presence in the deepwater sector.
• LLOG ExplorationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating partner in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Red Willow and LLOG have achieved tremendous success in the region, with ownership in 14 wells producing from 7 fields.
• Noble EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating partner in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico operations. Partnership focused on exploration opportunities in Green Canyon and Mississippi Canyon.
• Deep Gulf EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperating partner in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Contributed to Red Willow's success in the region alongside other operating partners.
• Occidental PetroleumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperator of Delaware Basin assets in Reeves and Pecos Counties, Texas. Red Willow holds working interest in over 200 wells operated by Occidental, focused on horizontal Wolfcamp Play.
• Concho ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperator of Delaware Basin assets in West Texas. Red Willow has working interest in over 200 wells operated by Concho alongside Occidental Petroleum.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EOG Resources: EOG is one of the largest US-focused independent E&P companies with leading positions in the Delaware Basin Wolfcamp and other unconventional plays. Comparable as a major US onshore operator with overlapping Delaware Basin acreage.
• Devon Energy: Devon is a large US independent E&P with major positions in the Delaware Basin and other unconventional plays. Comparable as a Permian-focused operator with overlapping Wolfcamp exposure to Red Willow's non-operated interests.
• Civitas Resources: Civitas is a publicly traded pure-play Rockies E&P headquartered in Denver with major positions in the DJ Basin and Permian. Comparable as a multi-basin US onshore operator with significant San Juan Basin-adjacent Rocky Mountain exposure, though considerably larger.
• Murphy Oil: Murphy Oil is a publicly traded E&P with significant Gulf of Mexico deepwater operations alongside onshore assets. Comparable as an offshore-focused operator with similar deepwater Gulf of Mexico partnership-driven approach.
• ConocoPhillips: ConocoPhillips is the largest US independent E&P with global deepwater and unconventional operations. Comparable as a major Permian Basin operator and Gulf of Mexico participant overlapping Red Willow's partner network and asset regions.

Others

• Viper Energy: Viper Energy is a publicly traded mineral and royalty interest company focused on the Permian Basin. Comparable as an exposure vehicle for investors seeking non-operated interests in Delaware Basin Wolfcamp assets alongside operators like Occidental and Concho.

Direct peers

• Citation Oil & Gas: Citation is a privately held independent E&P focused on mature US oil properties and CO2-EOR operations. Comparable as a private, multi-basin US-focused upstream operator of similar scale with diverse asset base.
• Hilcorp Energy: Hilcorp is one of the largest privately held US oil and gas E&P companies, operating across multiple basins including the Gulf of Mexico shelf and San Juan-adjacent areas. Highly comparable as a multi-basin private E&P with similar partnership-driven operating model and tribal/private equity ownership backing.
• Burnett Oil Co. Burnett Oil is a private, family-controlled independent E&P with diversified operations in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore US basins. Comparable as a similarly sized private operator pursuing deepwater and onshore development alongside strategic partners.

Emerging players

• Crescent Energy: Crescent Energy is a publicly traded US E&P formed from private equity-backed SilverBow and Eagle Ford acquisitions. Comparable as an upstream consolidator pursuing multi-basin assets through partnerships and acquisitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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