
Galloo Island
More than two decades had passed since Mike Patten and his

More than two decades had passed since Mike Patten and his

No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres In 2015, King Ranch

David Killam has acquired Montana’s Dana Ranch. The transaction was announced

No. 52 Tim Blixseth 189,000 acres Blixseth found success as an

An energetic Swede, Svante Swenson established a 680,000-acre ranching empire north of

No. 12 Briscoe Family 640,000 acres (up 80,000 acres) One family

No. 44 Louis Bacon 218,331 acres (U.S.) up 2,620 acres 210,678

In our inaugural Land Report 100 (right), Midland’s Scharbauers ranked No.

No. 24 McDonald Family 474,000 acres (up 64,000 acres) Based in

No. 17 O’Connor Heirs 587,000 acres (up 7,000 acres) Irish immigrant

No. 14 Briscoe Family 640,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) Three generations

No. 13 Wilks Brothers 702,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) In 2011,

No. 12 Ford Family 783,000 acres (up 158,000 acres) Kenneth Ford

No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On August 25, the

No. 4 Stan Kroenke 1,380,000 acres One of the greatest opportunities

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,959,666 acres (up 9,666 acres) The Emmersons’