Galveston County, Texas Wells Summary
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Galveston County contains 107 wells on file, with top operators including HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY and HOUSTON OIL PROD ENTERPRISES,INC.
Wells in Galveston span several oil & gas fields including HIGH ISLAND and GILLOCK, SOUTH.
Most recent well on record: FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT, operated by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY — last updated May 2026.
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
Galveston 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.
31 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Galveston County by total wells
Operators: Hilcorp Energy Company, Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc, Denbury Onshore, Llc, Xto Energy Inc., Houston Petroleum Company, Sawtooth Operating Co., Inc., Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc., Kaler Energy Corp., Sandpoint Texas Llc, Fieldwood Onshore Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Galveston County
Fields: High Island, Gillock, South, Wildcat, Franks, Nw. (8900), Franks (8900 Sand), League City, West (Anomalina), Franks (Banfield), Alta Loma, East (S- Sand), Eagle Bay (Vicksburg), Franks (Schenck Sand).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT | 2026-05-04 | 5 | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 16731374 |
| CADE, TAYLOR | 2026-05-03 | SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC | 16731370 | |
| FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT | 2026-04-10 | 2 | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 16731373 |
| E.W. CRAIG | 2026-04-10 | 2 | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 16731549 |
| SMITH, CHARLOTTE E. R/A -B- | 2026-03-13 | 2 | SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC | 16730938 |
| OBRIEN, ERIN, ETAL, UNIT 1 | 2026-01-16 | 2 | HOUSTON OIL PROD ENTERPRISES,INC | 16731444 |
| ERNST, SUNNY | 2025-12-23 | 2 | QUIDNET ENERGY DEPLOYMENT LLC | 16731352 |
| FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT | 2025-12-04 | 8 | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 16731411 |
| STATE TRACT 331 | 2025-10-13 | 4 | not found | 16731304 |
| MCLEAN, MARRS D | 2025-08-21 | 2 | SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC | 16731446 |
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