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Brazos County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

588
Brazos County

Last 60 days

10
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

11
to compare against

60-day trend

-1
vs prior 60d

Brazos County contains 588 wells on file, with top operators including HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC and HALCON OPERATING CO., INC..

Wells in Brazos span several oil & gas fields including AGUILA VADO (EAGLEFORD) and MADISONVILLE, W. (WOODBINE -A-).

Most recent well on record: ORCA B WB, operated by WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48041

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Brazos County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
239 wells plotted · 3 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Brazos County by total wells

HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC105HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.82APACHE CORPORATION71WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC44VESS OIL CORPORATION43ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC33CRIMSON ENERGY PTNRS III, L.L.C.28MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC25CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.19ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP13

Operators: Hawkwood Energy Operating, Llc, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Apache Corporation, Wildfire Energy Operating Llc, Vess Oil Corporation, Anadarko E&p Onshore Llc, Crimson Energy Ptnrs Iii, L.l.c., Md America Energy, Llc, Chesapeake Operating, L.l.c., Anadarko E&p Company Lp.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Brazos County

AGUILA VADO (EAGLEFORD)200MADISONVILLE, W. (WOODBINE -A-)142GIDDINGS (EAGLEFORD)96GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)49KURTEN (WOODBINE)38GIDDINGS (BUDA)35GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK, GAS)23KURTEN (BUDA)11AGGIELAND (WOODBINE)5NAVASOTA RIVER (CRETACEOUS LWR.)1

Fields: Aguila Vado (Eagleford), Madisonville, W. (Woodbine -A-), Giddings (Eagleford), Giddings (Austin Chalk-3), Kurten (Woodbine), Giddings (Buda), Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas), Kurten (Buda), Aggieland (Woodbine), Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Brazos against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
ORCA B WB 2026-08-18 4 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132684
THRESHER 2026-08-03 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132192
O.T. (ALLOCATION) 2026-08-03 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132509
BLUE SHARK 2026-08-03 5 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132333
PORTERFIELD A 2026-07-30 4 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132680
KURTEN WOODBINE UNIT 2026-07-22 VESS OIL CORPORATION 04131309
BLUE SHARK WB 2026-07-08 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132674
ORCA A WB 2026-07-01 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132683
PORTERFIELD B 2026-06-30 4 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132685
LOTT-LEE 2026-06-19 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132068

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