Cherokee County, Texas Wells Summary
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Last 60 days
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60-day trend
Cherokee County contains 190 wells on file, with top operators including VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY and FOREST OIL CORPORATION.
Wells in Cherokee span several oil & gas fields including OVERTON (COTTON VALLEY SAND) and NECHES (WOODBINE).
Most recent well on record: FRANKSTON, operated by JAMEX, INC. — last updated August 2026.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21
By basin
- 176 Permian
- 50 Eagle Ford
- 32 Haynesville
- 22 Other
- 1 Barnett
Drilling for
- 227 Oil
- 54 Gas
Cherokee 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.
169 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Cherokee County by total wells
Operators: Valence Operating Company, Forest Oil Corporation, Buffco Production Inc., Breitburn Operating L.p., Xto Energy Inc., Jamex, Inc., Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation, Mercury Operating, Llc, Quantum Resources Management,llc, Brg Lone Star Ltd..
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Cherokee County
Fields: Overton (Cotton Valley Sand), Neches (Woodbine), Walkers Chapel (Pettit 8100), Doyle Creek (Travis Peak), Sym-Jac, West (Hosston), Maydell (Woodbine), Jacksonville, No. (Woodbine), Overton (Travis Peak), Black Bayou (Glen Rose), Decker Switch (Travis Peak).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKSTON | 2026-08-11 | 2 | JAMEX, INC. | 07331597 |
| E. J. HEARNE | 2026-07-14 | 4 | FAIR OIL, LTD. | 07331525 |
| TINSLEY | 2026-06-11 | 2 | BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. | 07331467 |
| NEW BIRMINGHAM B GAS UNIT #1 | 2026-06-09 | 2 | BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. | 07301030 |
| RUCKER 1 | 2026-06-08 | 2 | FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC | 07330527 |
| BURNS-POOLE | 2026-04-02 | 4 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 07331567 |
| MCGILL-BURKE A (AW) | 2026-01-05 | 4 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | 07331593 |
| MCGILL-MURPHY B (AW) | 2026-01-05 | 4 | SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION | 07331592 |
| LIONHEAD | 2025-10-29 | 6 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 07331595 |
| VALLIER-SESSIONS | 2025-10-16 | 2 | MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD. | 07331589 |
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