Ellis County, Texas Wells Summary
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Ellis County contains 18 wells on file, with top operators including LEGEND NATURAL GAS IV, LP and CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC..
Wells in Ellis span several oil & gas fields including NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) and CORSICANA (SHALLOW).
Most recent well on record: MISKIMON, operated by ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. — last updated October 2012.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02
By basin
- 168 Permian
- 44 Eagle Ford
- 31 Haynesville
- 27 Other
- 1 Granite Wash
Drilling for
- 219 Oil
- 52 Gas
Ellis 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.
6 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Ellis County by total wells
Operators: Legend Natural Gas Iv, Lp, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Eog Resources, Inc., Endeavor Energy Resources L.p., Range Production Company, Triton Energy Llc, Titan Operating, Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Ellis County
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISKIMON | 2012-10-25 | ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. | 13930554 | |
| BRITTON UNIT | 2012-10-08 | 2 | LEGEND NATURAL GAS IV, LP | 13930579 |
| SEVEN S RANCH | 2012-10-05 | ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P. | 13930465 | |
| BRITTON UNIT | 2012-08-10 | 2 | LEGEND NATURAL GAS IV, LP | 13930581 |
| HARMON UNIT | 2012-08-02 | 2 | LEGEND NATURAL GAS IV, LP | 13930596 |
| HARMON UNIT | 2012-07-31 | 2 | LEGEND NATURAL GAS IV, LP | 13930597 |
| OWEN, J. E. | 2012-06-29 | TRITON ENERGY LLC | 13930097 | |
| ATHERTON MURPHY | 2012-02-10 | 2 | CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | 13930593 |
| ATHERTON MURPHY | 2012-02-10 | 2 | CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | 13930592 |
| BONTKE UNIT | 2012-02-08 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 13930589 |
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