Culberson County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,796
Culberson County

Last 60 days

90
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

119
to compare against

60-day trend

-29
vs prior 60d

Culberson County contains 1,796 wells on file, with top operators including CIMAREX ENERGY CO. and CHEVRON U. S. A. INC..

Wells in Culberson span several oil & gas fields including FORD, WEST (WOLFCAMP) and SANDBAR (BONE SPRING).

Most recent well on record: MACBETH 22-27 M, operated by COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48109

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

281 rigs across the state
4 in this county / area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Culberson 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.
4,137 wells plotted · 75 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Culberson County by total wells

CIMAREX ENERGY CO.555CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.518COG OPERATING LLC112CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY90CAPITAN ENERGY, INCORPORATED84FINLEY RESOURCES, INC.56SCALA ENERGY OPERATING, LLC44COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.42not found34APR OPERATING LLC29

Operators: Cimarex Energy Co., Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Cog Operating Llc, Conocophillips Company, Capitan Energy, Incorporated, Finley Resources, Inc., Scala Energy Operating, Llc, Coterra Energy Operating Co., Not Found, Apr Operating Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Culberson County

FORD, WEST (WOLFCAMP)1,249SANDBAR (BONE SPRING)231FORD, WEST (4100)100DERBY (BONE SPRING)79GERALDINE, SOUTH (OLDS -A-)50PHANTOM (WOLFCAMP)41WILDCAT16GERALDINE (DELAWARE 3400)12MATTHEWS (CANYON CONS.)12MATTHEWS (BRUSHY CANYON)6

Fields: Ford, West (Wolfcamp), Sandbar (Bone Spring), Ford, West (4100), Derby (Bone Spring), Geraldine, South (Olds -A-), Phantom (Wolfcamp), Wildcat, Geraldine (Delaware 3400), Matthews (Canyon Cons.), Matthews (Brushy Canyon).

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Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
MACBETH 22-27 M 2026-08-19 2 COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. 10934301
BRONCO UNIT 2026-08-19 4 CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 10934337
MACBETH 22-27 K 2026-08-17 2 COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. 10934299
HAY BOWEN 29/32 2026-08-17 6 CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. 10933244
MACBETH 22-27 L 2026-08-17 2 COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. 10934300
HAY BOWEN 29/32 2026-08-17 6 CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. 10932978
HAY BOWEN 29/32 2026-08-17 6 CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. 10932977
LIVE OAK STATE 8-5 2026-08-12 9 COVINGTON SWD LP 10933419
NEEDLES 39 UNIT 2026-08-10 2 COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. 10934437
NEEDLES 39 UNIT 2026-08-10 COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. 10934436

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