Matador Resources Company
Oil and GasTexas, United States201-500 Employees
Matador Resources Company is a Dallas-based, publicly traded oil and gas company focused on the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of U.S. oil and natural gas resources, with a particular emphasis on shale and other unconventional plays. Its core operations center on the oil- and liquids-rich Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas, with additional activity in the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas. The organization relies on a team of technical and administrative professionals and emphasizes disciplined financial management. Matador was founded as a private company in 2003 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012 under the MTDR symbol, with its headquarters in Dallas. In May 2026, Matador announced a significant expansion of its Delaware Basin asset base through the acquisition of undeveloped acreage in the region.