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Dawson County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,245
Dawson County

Last 60 days

20
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

32
to compare against

60-day trend

-12
vs prior 60d

Dawson County contains 1,245 wells on file, with top operators including OXY USA WTP LP and FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD..

Wells in Dawson span several oil & gas fields including SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) and WELCH.

Most recent well on record: DARK HELMET D, operated by IKE OPERATING, LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48115

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

281 rigs across the state
2 in this county / area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Dawson 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.
300 wells plotted · 6 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Dawson County by total wells

OXY USA WTP LP382FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.48EOG RESOURCES, INC.44JO MILL OIL COMPANY LLC36not found35not found33PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.30BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC.29DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.28HALVEY ENERGY, LLC28

Operators: Oxy Usa Wtp Lp, Fasken Oil And Ranch, Ltd., Eog Resources, Inc., Jo Mill Oil Company Llc, Not Found, Not Found, Pioneer Natural Res. Usa, Inc., Birch Operations, Inc., Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Halvey Energy, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Dawson County

SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)451WELCH426GIN (SPRABERRY)36FELKEN (SPRABERRY)34ACKERLY (DEAN SAND)31SPRABERRY, W. (DEEP, SPRABERRY)20DEROEN (MISSISSIPPIAN)18SPRABERRY, DEEP (SPRABERRY, LO.)17JO-MILL (SPRABERRY)17KEY WEST (SPRABERRY)17

Fields: Spraberry (Trend Area), Welch, Gin (Spraberry), Felken (Spraberry), Ackerly (Dean Sand), Spraberry, W. (Deep, Spraberry), Deroen (Mississippian), Spraberry, Deep (Spraberry, Lo.), Jo-Mill (Spraberry), Key West (Spraberry).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Dawson 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
DARK HELMET D 2026-08-18 2 IKE OPERATING, LLC 11534024
KEY WEST TEN UNIT 2026-08-13 3 ROFF OPERATING COMPANY, LLC 11533288
BUFFALO TRACE 15-6 2026-08-07 3 BURLESON PETROLEUM, INC. 11533914
LIFTOFF W 2026-08-07 2 IKE OPERATING, LLC 11534020
DENALI 25-1 A 2026-08-06 2 IKE OPERATING, LLC 11534082
WEST WELCH UNIT 2026-08-03 3 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 11500148
WELCH, SE (SPRABERRY) BEP UNIT 2026-07-31 2 FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. 11531909
DENALI 25-1 C 2026-07-30 2 IKE OPERATING, LLC 11534083
PULA 32 SWD 2026-07-28 STONEHILL DAWSON, LLC 11534129
ROBISON, J. H. A 2026-07-23 2 JO MILL OIL COMPANY LLC 11500783

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