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Brown County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

285
Brown County

Last 60 days

3
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

1
to compare against

60-day trend

+2
vs prior 60d

Brown County contains 285 wells on file, with top operators including ZIEGLER-PERU, INC. and SOUTHWEST GAS SYSTEMS, INC..

Wells in Brown span several oil & gas fields including BROWN COUNTY REGULAR and DEBORAH (CROSS CUT).

Most recent well on record: THOMASON, WORTH, operated by LAWRENCE ENERGY COMPANY — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48049

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

Brown 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.
55 wells plotted · 2 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Brown County by total wells

ZIEGLER-PERU, INC.59SOUTHWEST GAS SYSTEMS, INC.17BAYOU OPERATING COMPANY, INC.14AZTEC DRILLING & OPERATING, LLC13SHADY OIL CO.11NEWTON OPERATING & CONSLTNG, LLC11DAVCO OIL LLC9PARAGON OIL & GAS, LLC8AMES OIL84 J'S PRODUCTION8

Operators: Ziegler-Peru, Inc., Southwest Gas Systems, Inc., Bayou Operating Company, Inc., Aztec Drilling & Operating, Llc, Shady Oil Co., Newton Operating & Consltng, Llc, Davco Oil Llc, Paragon Oil & Gas, Llc, Ames Oil, 4 J's Production.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Brown County

BROWN COUNTY REGULAR212DEBORAH (CROSS CUT)14HAYNES (CROSS CUT)5BROWN CO. REGULAR (MARBLE FALLS)5GROSVENOR, SW (DUFFER)4BYRD (FRY SAND)4MURDOCH (DUFFER)4DALE (CADDO)4BBB&C, BLK.3 (MARBLE FALLS)3THRIFTY, W. (FRY SAND)3

Fields: Brown County Regular, Deborah (Cross Cut), Haynes (Cross Cut), Brown Co. Regular (Marble Falls), Grosvenor, Sw (Duffer), Byrd (Fry Sand), Murdoch (Duffer), Dale (Caddo), Bbb&c, Blk.3 (Marble Falls), Thrifty, W. (Fry Sand).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Brown 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
THOMASON, WORTH 2026-08-13 4 LAWRENCE ENERGY COMPANY 04936183
MCCLURE 2026-07-27 3 AMES OIL 04936188
GREGORY 2026-06-05 4 THP OPERATING LLC 04936029
GROOMS 2026-03-23 2 BPA OILFIELD SERVICES 04934359
GROOMS 2025-12-11 2 BPA OILFIELD SERVICES 04934372
HICKMAN ESTATE F 2025-11-03 2 WEAVER GLOBAL OPERATING, LLC 04933893
STEWART, CHARLIE A 2025-06-03 2 GERRY-MAC OIL, INC. 04934931
WILSON, T.B. 2024-12-09 2 DAVCO OIL LLC 04935874
WENDEL, W.R. 2024-11-26 2 SOUTHWEST GAS SYSTEMS, INC. 04931596
GREGORY E 2024-11-13 3 DAVCO OIL LLC 04936094

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