# Matador Resources Co

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911 |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/matador-resources-co |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Matador Resources Co
- Display name: Matador Resources Co

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.409 |
| Record Quality | 0.826 |
| Directors | 3 |
| Committees | 4 |
| Governance events | 7 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | PUBLISHED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- Paul W. Harvey: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Audit (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:5
- R. Gaines Baty: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2016-01-01. Committees: Compensation (chair); Compensation · Chair; ESG (member); ESG (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:6
- Shelley F. Appel: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:7

## Committees

- Audit (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Paul W. Harvey (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:matador-resources-co:audit
- Compensation (compensation). Chair: R. Gaines Baty. Members: R. Gaines Baty (chair, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:matador-resources-co:compensation
- Compensation · Chair; ESG (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: R. Gaines Baty (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:matador-resources-co:compensation-chair-esg
- ESG (esg). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: R. Gaines Baty (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:matador-resources-co:esg

## Executive leadership

- Joseph Wm. Foran: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:8

## Governance events

- CEO_CHANGED: Joseph Wm. Foran executive of Matador Resources Co, effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14ojh7p141097r
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Paul W. Harvey seat on Matador Resources Co, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1nw4aa12bobn6
- COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Paul W. Harvey member of Audit, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:29q7wq199ghhy
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Shelley F. Appel seat on Matador Resources Co, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:63vibycsjo12
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: R. Gaines Baty seat on Matador Resources Co, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mby0k31g7i0rp
- COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation · Chair; ESG committee of Matador Resources Co, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17evykb13zxddh
- COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: R. Gaines Baty member of Compensation · Chair; ESG, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-31T04:45:41.512517+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1jkfbi2465ixu

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/matador-resources-co/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- Claim alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_appointment:10: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:paul-w-harvey","name":"Paul W. Harvey"},"source_id":"board_seats"}`
- Claim alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_appointment:12: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:r-gaines-baty","name":"R. Gaines Baty"},"source_id":"board_seats"}`
- Claim alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_appointment:14: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"ESG","category":"esg","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:r-gaines-baty","name":"R. Gaines Baty"},"source_id":"board_seats"}`

## Leadership

- Paul W. Harvey: Director, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:97648f7af808ef96d6543bef4a4253ae17123d3ad20c7df789cb66362079a641.
- R. Gaines Baty: Director, Compensation · Chair; ESG. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:97648f7af808ef96d6543bef4a4253ae17123d3ad20c7df789cb66362079a641.
- Shelley F. Appel: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:97648f7af808ef96d6543bef4a4253ae17123d3ad20c7df789cb66362079a641.
- Joseph Wm. Foran: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8eeeb3d60fdf878f580b09b775747977e40a2a5fd3113e6b3e9fc31d4b75477.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- Audit: Chair not stated; Members Paul W. Harvey. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_record:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5.
- Compensation: Chair R. Gaines Baty; Members R. Gaines Baty (Chair). Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_record:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5.
- ESG: Chair not stated; Members R. Gaines Baty. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_record:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5.

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- Matador Resources Co. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:115c87714e66ae78cb09730933ff696465c37af9ee3f6b90ab82e8d5d8d2dee9.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:115c87714e66ae78cb09730933ff696465c37af9ee3f6b90ab82e8d5d8d2dee9.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:115c87714e66ae78cb09730933ff696465c37af9ee3f6b90ab82e8d5d8d2dee9.

## Committee Appointment

- Paul W. Harvey: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_appointment:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5.
- R. Gaines Baty: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_appointment:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5.
- R. Gaines Baty: member, ESG. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:committee_appointment:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5.

## Security Listing

- MTDR (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:bff85eb5-7c91-49d2-bb08-0d1635646911:security_listing:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:115c87714e66ae78cb09730933ff696465c37af9ee3f6b90ab82e8d5d8d2dee9.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:115c87714e66ae78cb09730933ff696465c37af9ee3f6b90ab82e8d5d8d2dee9: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:97648f7af808ef96d6543bef4a4253ae17123d3ad20c7df789cb66362079a641: [Matador Resources Co DEF 14A 2025-04-28](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000152000625000125/mtdr-20250428.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8eeeb3d60fdf878f580b09b775747977e40a2a5fd3113e6b3e9fc31d4b75477: [MTDR 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000152000626000002/mtdr-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:a6bd4865a9ee1b1abb697fa76ff4fa3c1bdf0f4986dae1512ef0ce6d4c9255e5: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1520006/000152000625000125/mtdr-20250428.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/matador-resources-co)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/matador-resources-co.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/matador-resources-co?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/matador-resources-co` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible.

## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-31T09:14:23.244917+00:00; recorded 2026-10-31T09:14:23.244917+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.