Ovintiv
A publicly traded (NYSE and TSX: OVV) independent oil and gas company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, formerly Encana. Its current US operations are in the Permian Basin of Texas and the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma.
Who Ovintiv is, and what they hold.
A publicly traded independent (NYSE and TSX: OVV), formerly Encana, with US operations in the Permian Basin of Texas and the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma.
Ovintiv Inc. is a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company, trading on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol OVV, and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company was formerly named Encana and rebranded as Ovintiv in January 2020 after establishing its corporate domicile in the United States.
Per its most recent annual report, Ovintiv’s US plays are the Permian Basin in west Texas and the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma, alongside operations in Canada. Its Texas Permian position spans counties including Midland, Martin, Howard, Glasscock, Andrews, and Upton.
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The names and divestitures owners notice: the Newfield merger, the Encana-to-Ovintiv rebrand, and the exits from the Bakken and Uinta.
- 2025Ovintiv closed the divestiture of substantially all of its Uinta Basin (Utah) assets in January 2025. Source: SEC FY2024 Form 10-K.
- 2023Ovintiv divested its Bakken (North Dakota) assets. Source: SEC FY2024 Form 10-K.
- 2020Encana completed a reorganization, established its corporate domicile in the United States, and rebranded as Ovintiv Inc., trading on the NYSE and TSX under the symbol OVV beginning January 27, 2020. Source: Ovintiv press release, January 2020.
- 2019Encana merged with Newfield Exploration Company, adding Anadarko Basin and Uinta Basin positions. Source: company materials and SEC filings.
If you receive royalty checks from Ovintiv.
Many Ovintiv owners have seen the Encana and Newfield names on the same wells. What matters now is which basin your interest sits in and reaching the operator for account questions.
If your statements moved from Newfield or Encana to Ovintiv, those reflect the 2019 merger and 2020 rebrand, not a change to your underlying mineral interest. If your interest was in the Bakken or the Uinta, note that Ovintiv divested those positions (2023 and 2025 respectively), so a different operator may now pay you there. As a public company, Ovintiv’s filings are public, and state regulator records confirm current operator and well status.
For account-level questions, decimal interest, statements, address changes, or probate updates, Ovintiv’s owner relations channel is the right contact. We maintain a directory entry with Ovintiv’s verified owner relations contact information, reachable through the owner relations link on this page.
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Information about Ovintiv on this page is drawn from publicly available sources, including company press releases, SEC filings where applicable, state regulator data, and mainstream news reporting. It is current as of June 2026. Operator ownership, corporate structure, and active basins can change. Verify current status with the operator directly before making any decisions about a lease, division order, or sale.