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Galveston County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

110
Galveston County

Last 60 days

5
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

5
to compare against

60-day trend

0
vs prior 60d

Galveston County contains 110 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: LEAGUE, NELLIE B. ETAL, operated by SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48167

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

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

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY21HOUSTON OIL PROD ENTERPRISES,INC16DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC14XTO ENERGY INC.8SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC6HOUSTON PETROLEUM COMPANY5SAWTOOTH OPERATING CO., INC.5LINC GULF COAST PETROLEUM, INC.5KALER ENERGY CORP.4FIELDWOOD ONSHORE LLC3

Operators: Hilcorp Energy Company, Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc, Denbury Onshore, Llc, Xto Energy Inc., Sandpoint Texas Llc, Houston Petroleum Company, Sawtooth Operating Co., Inc., Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc., Kaler Energy Corp., Fieldwood Onshore Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Galveston County

HIGH ISLAND27GILLOCK, SOUTH14WILDCAT8FRANKS, NW. (8900)7FRANKS (8900 SAND)6LEAGUE CITY, WEST (ANOMALINA)3FRANKS (BANFIELD)3ALTA LOMA, EAST (S- SAND)3EAGLE BAY (VICKSBURG)3FRANKS (SCHENCK SAND)2

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).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Galveston 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
LEAGUE, NELLIE B. ETAL 2026-08-19 2 SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC 16730136
TIDWELL 2026-08-11 7 KALER ENERGY CORP. 16731535
FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 2026-07-27 2 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 16780686
MOODY ESTATE TRUSTEE 2026-06-29 2 SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC 16731198
CADE, TAYLOR 2026-06-18 2 SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC 16731370
FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 2026-05-04 5 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 16731374
E.W. CRAIG 2026-04-10 2 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 16731549
FRANKS /8900 SAND/ UNIT 2026-04-10 2 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 16731373
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

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