2011 Land Report 100: Williams Family

No. 53 Williams Family

180,000 acres

The family’s Pitchfork Land & Cattle Company, with a home ranch that covers 165,000 acres in Texas, includes a cow-calf operation, a hunting program, and a horse program that is known for its signature Pitchfork Gray. The Pitchfork is also the site of successful oil and gas exploration. It’s produced millions of barrels of oil since the first well was drilled over 30 years ago.

 

 

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