Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Stephens Natural Resources Just another WordPress site ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/news/) ## Pages - [New Home Test](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/) - Stephens Natural Resources, LLC ("SNR") the parent company of Stephens Production Company, Continental Properties, LLC ( "Stephens Production Company" or "SPC"), and Calypso Exploration, LLC ("Calypso Exploration") traces its roots back to 1953 when Witt Stephens, Sr. merged Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Company with Fort Smith Gas Corporation to provide natural gas service to parts - [Interest Owners](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/interest-owners/) - OWNER RELATIONS ONLINE SYSTEM AND DIRECT DEPOSIT ENROLLMENT Stephens Production Company has collaborated with EnergyLink to provide an Owner Relations Online Website where you may obtain your revenue check detail, free of charge, via a secure internet website. To access the website use the following web address: www.energylink.com Please use the self registration option at - [Contact](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/contact/) - 1780 Hughes Landing Blvd. Suite 300 The Woodlands, TX 77380 281-298-7200 Submit Form - [Operations](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/operations/) - Stephens Production Company Non-Operated wells and drilling activities are primarily in the following areas Bakken (North Dakota) Southeast Texas Woodbine Eagle Ford Permian Approximately 335 non-operated working interest wells in these and other areas SPC, as operator, has drilled more than 1,000 wells and has participated in another 1,200 wells as a non-operator partner. Calypso - [Real Estate](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/real-estate/) - It has a successful industrial park development located in Fort Smith, AR. The project is located to the east and west of Highway 45, and north and east of Highway 71 South in Sebastian County, AR. The Company also has commercial property available for development south of Fort Smith along Highway 71 South, and a - [About Us](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/a-homepage-section/) - Stephens Natural Resources, LLC ("SNR") the parent company of Stephens Production Company, Continental Properties, LLC ( "Stephens Production Company" or "SPC"), and Calypso Exploration, LLC ("Calypso Exploration") traces its roots back to 1953 when Witt Stephens, Sr. merged Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Company with Fort Smith Gas Corporation to provide natural gas service to parts of - [Privacy Policy](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy Effective date: March 25, 2019 Stephens Natural Resources, LLC ("us", "we", or "our") operates the stephensnaturalresources.com website (hereinafter referred to as the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. - [Disclaimer](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/disclaimer/) - Disclaimer Last updated: March 25, 2019 The information contained on stephensnaturalresources.com website (the "Service") is for general information purposes only. Stephens Natural Resources, LLC assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents on the Service. In no event shall Stephens Natural Resources, LLC be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages - [History](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/our-history/) - In the over 70 years the company has been active, there have been over 7,500 wells drilled in the Arkoma Basin, and SNR or its subsidiary Stephens Production Company participated in over one-third of those wells. SNR has participated in 15 shelf and 13 deep-water Gulf of Mexico wells and is a minority owner in - [FAQs](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faqs/) - It has a successful industrial park development located in Fort Smith, AR. The project is located to the east and west of Highway 45, and north and east of Highway 71 South in Sebastian County, AR. The Company also has commercial property available for development south of Fort Smith along Highway 71 South, and a - [Team](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/the-team/) - Team ## Team - [Derek Fulton](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/team/derek-fulton/) - Derek Fulton was appointed Assistant Secretary/Assistant Treasurer of Stephens Production Company and Stephens Natural Resources in January of 2024. Prior to joining Stephens in 2023, Mr. Fulton held various Accounting and Finance roles of increasing responsibility in both private and public organizations within the oil and gas industry, including Newfield Exploration. He began his career - [Michael J. Callan](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/team/michael-j-callan/) - Mr. Callan is the Senior Vice President – Governmental Affairs for Stephens Production Company. He brings his expertise in regulatory matters, gas marketing and distribution from his thirty years with Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation where he served as General Counsel and President. - [William S. Walker](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/team/william-s-walker/) - Mr. Walker currently serves as Senior Advisor and Manager of Real Estate for Stephens Production Company. Mr. Walker was President of Stephens Natural Resources, LLC from 2012 until June 2019 and president of Stephens Production Company from 1993 until June 2019. Since joining the company in 1975 as a roughneck, Mr. Walker has served as - [Sam J. Hall](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/team/sam-j-hall/) - Mr. Hall was appointed President for Stephens Natural Resources in May of 2023 having previously served in positions of increasing responsibility including Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Engineering, Engineering Manager, and Production/Operations Engineer. He started his oil and gas career with Schlumberger in 2006. - [W.R. “Witt” Stephens, Jr.](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/team/w-r-witt-stephens-jr/) - Since 2000, Mr. Stephens has overseen the combined Stephens family’s energy and natural resource investment activities. Since 1991, he has supported the management team of Stephens Natural Resources, a wholly-owned Stephens subsidiary and one of the nation’s largest privately held exploration and production companies. He previously served as assistant to Witt Stephens, Sr., assistant to - [Stan Williams II](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/team/stan-williams-ii/) - Mr. Williams joined Stephens in December 2023 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility since that time. Beginning in April 2025, he has served as Vice President – Land for Stephens Natural Resources, LLC, Stephens Production Company, and Stephens Williston, LLC. Prior to joining Stephens, Mr. Williams served in various land, legal, and leadership roles ## History - [2023](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2023/) - Sam Hall is promoted to President of Stephens Natural Resources, LLC and Stephens Production Company. - [2022](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2022/) - Stephens Williston, LLC d/b/a SEG Williston, LLC is formed and focuses on opportunities in North Dakota - [2020](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2019-2/) - The headquarters for Stephens Natural Resources, LLC and Stephens Production Company moves to The Woodlands, TX - [2010s](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2010s/) - Calypso Exploration expands its offshore GOM footprint by taking positions in the Vermilion Area on the shelf and with LLOG in the Delta House Project in the deep-water Mississippi Canyon Area - [2002](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2002/) - The Company acquires Gragg Field from Reynolds Metals expanding Middle Atoka production in the southern portion of the Arkoma Basin. SPC begins exploration in South Texas and South Louisiana. Calypso participates in its first Gulf of Mexico prospect - [1953](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1953/) - Prior to 1944, W.R. “Witt” Stephens, Sr. purchases Western Oklahoma Gas Company, a natural gas exploration and production company. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, Stephens combines Western Oklahoma Gas Company, then known as Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Company, with Fort Smith Gas Corporation, which he had acquired nine years prior. Stephens merges the distribution - [2019](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2019/) - John D. Ford, III is named President and CEO of Stephens Natural Resources, LLC and Stephens Production Company - [2012](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2012/) - Stephens Natural Resources is formed as the new parent company of SPC and Calypso Exploration - [2008](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2008/) - SPC acquires Bakken acreage in McKenzie and Dunn Counties, North Dakota - [2007](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2007/) - The Company opens its Houston office as it hires a team to focus on building its Gulf of Mexico asset base - [1993](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1993/) - William S. Walker, the third generation of Walker family leadership of SPC, becomes President of the Company, and remains President until June, 2019. He is now Senior Advisor and Manager of Real Estate for SPC - [1991](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1988/) - Witt Stephens, Jr. is appointed Chairman, a role he maintains to this day - [1980s](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1985/) - SPC participates in wells in the deep Anadarko Basin in western Oklahoma - [1978](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1991/) - SPC and AOG begin to operate independent of each other to pursue separate strategic objectives. W.R. Walker remains president of SPC - [1960s](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1960/) - SPC begins exploring other areas of the Arkoma Basin with significant reserves being found in the Hunton formation. SPC also initiates its industrial and commercial parks with its first sale to Standard Brands (Planters Peanuts) - [1970s](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1991-2/) - Increasing natural gas prices generate significant additional drilling in the Arkoma Basin allowing SPC to continue the expansion of natural gas production in the Basin - [1954](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1954/) - The Stephens family partners with S.R. Walker, who is named president of SPC and AOG, beginning a relationship with the Walker family that would span three generations and continues today - [1950s](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1990s/) - SPC begins to deploy gas and air rotary drilling techniques permitting the development of deeper gas production in the Arkoma Basin. SPC begins development of the Cecil and Aetna gas fields, significantly increasing the company’s production in the Arkoma Basin. S.R. Walker becomes President - [2017](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/2017/) - The Witt Stephens family sells Arkansas Oklahoma Gas after owning the business for nearly 70 years - [1999](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/history/1986/) - The Company opens an office in Denver to explore and develop oil and gas interests in the western half of the continental U.S. ## FAQs - [Where do I send documents to have them recorded?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/where-do-i-send-document-to-have-them-recorded/) - To obtain the County/Parish Clerk’s address and phone number, one source of information you may choose is www.courthousedirect.com. Choose search by State, County and the address will then be provided. If preparing documents to be recorded it is recommended that you check with the County to obtain their requirements as to document size and margins. - [My company has merged with another company. What do you need?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/my-company-has-merged-with-another-company-what-do-you-need/) - Certificate of Merger and an Internal Revenue Service W-9 form showing the surviving tax ID number. - [My company has changed its name. What do you need?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/my-company-has-changed-its-name-what-do-you-need/) - Certificate of name change, as well as, Internal Revenue Service W-9 form. - [I have transferred my interest to a trust. What do you need?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/i-have-transferred-my-interest-to-a-trust-what-do-you-need/) - A copy of the Trust Agreement or Memorandum of Trust or Extract of Trust (for Louisiana), along with a copy of the recorded conveyance pertinent to location of well(s) or lease(s) including all pertinent legal descriptions transferring the property into the Trust, plus the Internal Revenue Service W-9 form for the Trust. - [What is the minimum revenue check amount?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/what-is-the-minimum-revenue-check-amount/) - Payments are issued with the frequency and in the statutory amounts required by the applicable state statutes. - [What happens if I change my marital status?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/what-happens-if-i-change-my-marital-status/) - Changes must be received in writing. Please send changes to: Stephens Natural Resources c/o Lease Analytics 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 370 Dallas, TX 75206 Include your new address and signature. Please include your owner number and the last four numbers of your Social Security Number for verification. Please send a copy of your marriage certificate, - [My mother died last month. What do I do about my mother’s ownership?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/my-mother-died-last-month-what-do-i-do-about-my-mothers-ownership/) - Oil and Gas interests are considered real property and as such are governed by the laws of the state in which they are located. In order to transfer the interest according to a Will, the Will must be probated in the state in which the land is located. The exception is that Texas will allow - [How do I change my address?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/how-do-i-change-my-address/) - Please notify Stephens promptly of any change in your mailing address. This notice must be in writing with your signature or the signature of your appointed agent. In addition, each party listed on the check will need to sign the address change and it must be dated. Please include the owner number, old address and - [What does Stephens require when an interest owner has passed away?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/what-does-stephens-production-company-require-when-an-interest-owner-has-passed-away/) - A copy of the Death Certificate and a person we can contact for information regarding the deceased individual. A cover letter stating if the owner had a valid Last Testament and Will and if such document will be probated through the courts. If not, please advise and an Heirship Affidavit can be provided. Please contact - [If I am interested in selling my minerals to Stephens, who should I contact?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/if-i-am-interested-in-selling-my-minerals-to-stephens-production-company-who-should-i-contact/) - Contact: Stephens Natural Resources c/o Lease Analytics 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 370 Dallas, TX 75206 Telephone: (877) 610-7077 Email Address: SNR.OwnerRelations@lease-analytics.com We will require a written document signed by all parties in title advising us that are interested in selling. - [How do I contact Stephens?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/how-do-i-contact-stephens-production-company/) - We have several options when trying to contact Stephens Mail To: Stephens Natural Resources c/o Lease Analytics 4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 370 Dallas, TX 75206 Telephone: (877) 610-7077 Email Address: SNR.OwnerRelations@lease-analytics.com - [What is the fee for the ACH electronic payment service?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/what-is-the-fee-for-the-ach-electronic-payment-service/) - Stephens does not charge a fee for electronic payments made by ACH or for accessing your payment details online. - [Why is backup withholding deducted from my revenue check?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/why-is-backup-withholding-deducted-from-my-revenue-check/) - A valid Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number must be provided to Stephens for reporting and identification purposes. If it is not, the Internal Revenue Service requires withholding 24% of revenues (30% for foreign residents) until the taxpayer identification number is provided. - [Whom do I contact to determine the value of my mineral interest?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/whom-do-i-contact-to-determine-the-value-of-my-mineral-interest/) - Stephens does not provide any type of valuation or opinion of your interest. - [If I have changed my name, what should I send Stephens?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/if-i-have-changed-my-name-what-should-i-send-stephens-production-company/) - A copy of a legal document, such as marriage certificate or divorce decree, must be provided to make the name change on your account. It is important that you include your owner number, Social Security Number, address and phone number with your notification. - [How do I report a change of ownership?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/how-do-i-report-a-change-of-ownership/) - All change of ownership requests must be submitted in writing and accompanied by the recorded conveyance document filed in the county pertinent to the well location. - [What if I close my account and open a new one?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/what-if-i-close-my-account-and-open-a-new-one/) - You may change the banking instructions at any time, but please remember to provide written notification at least 30 days in advance for account changes. If changes are not communicated timely and an ACH transfer is declined by your bank, it may require research to resolve and may significantly delay your receipt of the funds. - [Can monthly payments be split and deposited into more than one bank account?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/can-monthly-payments-be-split-and-deposited-into-more-than-one-bank-account/) - No – We can only provide payment to one account in the name of the interest holder. - [I have power of attorney for my mother (or other mineral owner). What do you need?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/i-have-power-of-attorney-for-my-mother-or-other-mineral-owner-what-do-you-need/) - A copy of the notarized Power of Attorney that has been recorded in the county/state where the well is located. - [Will ACH electronic payment election change the year-end 1099 tax form reporting](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/will-ach-electronic-payment-election-change-the-year-end-1099-tax-form-reporting/) - No – 1099’s will still be sent in the mail; the option of ACH payment for your revenue payments has no effect on year-end reporting. - [When are royalty checks mailed each month?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/when-are-royalty-checks-mailed-each-month/) - Royalty checks are mailed on the last business day of the month unless the last day is a holiday or weekend then payment will be made the preceding business day before. - [For electronic ACH payments, when are payments deposited?](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/faq/for-electronic-ach-payments-when-are-payments-deposited/) - Direct deposit revenue payments are made on the last business day of the month unless the last day is a holiday or weekend then deposits will be made the preceding business day before. ## Categories - [Current](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/current/) - [Commercial & Industrial Products and Services](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/commercial-industrial-products-and-services/) - [Food & Consumer Products](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/food-consumer-products/) - [Opportunistic](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/opportunistic/) - [Software & Tech-Enabled Services](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/software-tech-enabled-services/) - [Exited](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/exited/) - [Executive](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/executive/) - [FAQs](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/faqs/) - [Frequently Asked Question](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/faqs/frequently-asked-question/) - [Owner Relations](https://www.stephensnaturalresources.com/category/faqs/owner-relations/)