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Fayette County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

447
Fayette County

Last 60 days

18
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

10
to compare against

60-day trend

+8
vs prior 60d

Fayette County contains 447 wells on file, with top operators including MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC and OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC.

Wells in Fayette span several oil & gas fields including GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) and SOUTHERN BAY (EAGLE FORD).

Most recent well on record: DOUGLAS FIR A, operated by FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48149

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

281 rigs across the state
1 in this area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Fayette 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.
109 wells plotted · 3 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Fayette County by total wells

MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC82OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC48SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION39GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC31ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.31EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC30SN OPERATING, LLC24SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.23MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION23RAMTEX ENERGY LLC20

Operators: Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating Llc, Oak Valley Operating, Llc, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, Geosouthern Operating Ii, Llc, Enervest Operating, L.l.c., Earthstone Operating, Llc, Sn Operating, Llc, Southern Bay Operating, L.l.c., Mca Petroleum Corporation, Ramtex Energy Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Fayette County

GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)176SOUTHERN BAY (EAGLE FORD)113GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK, GAS)93WILDCAT14GINI (WILCOX)12CYPRESS LANDING (EAGLE FORD)8GIDDINGS (BUDA)6EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1)6MULDOON, SW. (ARNIM SAND)5CANNON (NAVARRO)4

Fields: Giddings (Austin Chalk-3), Southern Bay (Eagle Ford), Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas), Wildcat, Gini (Wilcox), Cypress Landing (Eagle Ford), Giddings (Buda), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1), Muldoon, Sw. (Arnim Sand), Cannon (Navarro).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Fayette 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
DOUGLAS FIR A 2026-08-17 3 FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC 14933578
CREED 1 2026-07-29 7 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933533
DAYBLAZER BLACK 2026-07-29 4 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933573
VASEK-CY-RICH PROPERTIES UNIT 2026-07-29 3 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14932571
DAYBLAZER BLUE 2026-07-29 4 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933572
GONZO 2026-07-17 3 PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC 14933498
GONZO B 2026-07-17 3 PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC 14933499
GONZO B 2026-07-17 3 PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC 14933500
CONSTANTINE 2026-07-17 3 PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC 14933521
LEHMANN 2026-07-10 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14932579

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