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Clay County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

371
Clay County

Last 60 days

15
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

16
to compare against

60-day trend

-1
vs prior 60d

Clay County contains 371 wells on file, with top operators including MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD. and BRIDWELL OIL CO..

Wells in Clay span several oil & gas fields including CLAY COUNTY REGULAR and KEETON (BENNETT SAND).

Most recent well on record: JOY WATER FLOOD UNIT, operated by FINNELL OIL SERVICES, INC. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48077

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

Clay 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.
204 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Clay County by total wells

MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD.61BRIDWELL OIL CO.29RIFE ENERGY OPERATING, INC.14ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS10ARCH OPERATING, LLC9CANAN OPERATING, INC.9MASSIE OIL COMPANY9FELTY DRILLING CO. INC8LEGACY EXPLORATION, LLC I8LANE OPERATING COMPANY7

Operators: Muirfield Exploration, Ltd., Bridwell Oil Co., Rife Energy Operating, Inc., Atmos Pipeline - Texas, Arch Operating, Llc, Canan Operating, Inc., Massie Oil Company, Felty Drilling Co. Inc, Legacy Exploration, Llc I, Lane Operating Company.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Clay County

CLAY COUNTY REGULAR159KEETON (BENNETT SAND)39NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE)22KRS (MARBLE FALLS)18ROSS9TALLY (STRAWN)8JOY (STRAWN)7WILDCAT7NEW YORK CITY (MISS.-STORAGE)6HALSELL, NORTH (4750)5

Fields: Clay County Regular, Keeton (Bennett Sand), Newark, East (Barnett Shale), Krs (Marble Falls), Ross, Tally (Strawn), Joy (Strawn), Wildcat, New York City (Miss.-Storage), Halsell, North (4750).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Clay 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
JOY WATER FLOOD UNIT 2026-08-11 4 FINNELL OIL SERVICES, INC. 07705404
KEETON 2026-08-11 2 MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD. 07735422
TEXAKOMA COMANCHE 2026-08-04 2 GREAT AMERICAN RESOURCES INC. 07735401
WILSON, M. 2026-07-28 WOLF, GENE L.L.C. 07732681
BRIDWELL RIVER RANCH 2026-07-28 2 BRIDWELL OIL CO. 07734571
KEETON 2026-07-27 2 MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD. 07735420
KEETON 2026-07-27 2 MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD. 07735419
KARMICHAEL 2026-07-15 MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD. 07735424
HOUSEHOLDER 2026-07-09 2 R2Q OPERATING LLC 07734497
BENNETT 2026-07-08 4 MUIRFIELD EXPLORATION, LTD. 07735396

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