Fayette County, Texas Wells Summary
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Total wells
Last 60 days
Prior 60 days
60-day trend
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
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
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
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).
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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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