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Franklin County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

138
Franklin County

Last 60 days

4
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

6
to compare against

60-day trend

-2
vs prior 60d

Franklin County contains 138 wells on file, with top operators including XTO ENERGY INC. and EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION.

Wells in Franklin span several oil & gas fields including TALCO and NEW HOPE (ELLEDGE).

Most recent well on record: MT. VERNON (PETTIT) UNIT, operated by FAIR OIL, LTD. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48159

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

281 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Franklin 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.
22 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Franklin County by total wells

XTO ENERGY INC.67EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION56FAIR OIL, LTD.8VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY6ARCADIA OPERATING, LLC4HARLETON OIL & GAS INC.3SOUTHWEST OPERATING, INC.-TYLER2INCENDIUM RESOURCES LLC1EAGLE OIL & GAS CO.1NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.1

Operators: Xto Energy Inc., Exxon Mobil Corporation, Fair Oil, Ltd., Valence Operating Company, Arcadia Operating, Llc, Harleton Oil & Gas Inc., Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler, Incendium Resources Llc, Eagle Oil & Gas Co., New Century Exploration, Inc..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Franklin County

TALCO94NEW HOPE (ELLEDGE)10MT. VERNON (PETTIT)7NEW HOPE7WILDCAT6MT. VERNON (TRAVIS PEAK)6W. A. MONCRIEF (SMACKOVER)4NEW HOPE (BACON LIME)3NEW HOPE (SMACKOVER)2NEW HOPE (COTTON VALLEY)2

Fields: Talco, New Hope (Elledge), Mt. Vernon (Pettit), New Hope, Wildcat, Mt. Vernon (Travis Peak), W. A. Moncrief (Smackover), New Hope (Bacon Lime), New Hope (Smackover), New Hope (Cotton Valley).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Franklin 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
MT. VERNON (PETTIT) UNIT 2026-08-11 3 FAIR OIL, LTD. 15930574
MT. VERNON (PETTIT) UNIT 2026-08-04 4 FAIR OIL, LTD. 15930644
MT. VERNON (PETTIT) UNIT 2026-07-09 4 FAIR OIL, LTD. 15930592
MT. VERNON (PETTIT) UNIT 2026-06-01 6 FAIR OIL, LTD. 15930629
T5 BLONDIE LADY 2026-05-27 INCENDIUM RESOURCES LLC 15930648
MT. VERNON (PETTIT) UNIT 2026-05-12 3 FAIR OIL, LTD. 15930594
M HERNANDEZ 2025-03-05 3 FAIR OIL, LTD. 15930567
TALCO WEST UNIT 2024-01-29 3 XTO ENERGY INC. 15900274
TALCO WEST UNIT 2024-01-23 4 XTO ENERGY INC. 15930269
LUNDELL CREEK 2023-11-27 2 SOUTHWEST OPERATING, INC.-TYLER 15930643

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