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Houston County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

273
Houston County

Last 60 days

5
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

0
to compare against

60-day trend

+5
vs prior 60d

Houston County contains 273 wells on file, with top operators including SEM OPERATING COMPANY LLC and NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC.

Wells in Houston span several oil & gas fields including FORT TRINIDAD, EAST (BUDA) and FT. TRINIDAD, E. (EDWARDS).

Most recent well on record: TURNER UNIT, operated by EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48225

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

Houston 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.
342 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Houston County by total wells

SEM OPERATING COMPANY LLC58NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC44ENERGY & EXPL. PRTNRS OPER., LP28BASA RESOURCES, INC.25TREADSTONE ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC20RUSK ENERGY OPERATING LLC15INTERSTATE EXPLORATIONS LLC14EOG RESOURCES, INC.11BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.11TRIVIUM OPERATING, LLC10

Operators: Sem Operating Company Llc, Navidad Resources, Llc, Energy & Expl. Prtnrs Oper., Lp, Basa Resources, Inc., Treadstone Energy Partners, Llc, Rusk Energy Operating Llc, Interstate Explorations Llc, Eog Resources, Inc., Burk Royalty Co., Ltd., Trivium Operating, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Houston County

FORT TRINIDAD, EAST (BUDA)125FT. TRINIDAD, E. (EDWARDS)52FORT TRINIDAD (GLEN ROSE, UPPER)50EASTHAM STATE FARM (GLENROSE)47TRINITY32FORT TRINIDAD, EAST (GEORGETOWN)26WILDCAT19LAURA LA VELLE, E. (CARRIZO)15NAVARRO CROSSING (WOODBINE)11FORT TRINIDAD (GLEN ROSE -D-)9

Fields: Fort Trinidad, East (Buda), Ft. Trinidad, E. (Edwards), Fort Trinidad (Glen Rose, Upper), Eastham State Farm (Glenrose), Trinity, Fort Trinidad, East (Georgetown), Wildcat, Laura La Velle, E. (Carrizo), Navarro Crossing (Woodbine), Fort Trinidad (Glen Rose -D-).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Houston 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
TURNER UNIT 2026-08-11 4 EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC 22500449
DAILEY ESTATE 2026-08-11 5 WEATHERS EXPLORATION, INC. 22500282
BOBBY YANCEY 2026-07-27 EXPAND OPERATING LLC 22531439
HUFFMAN, L. W. 2026-01-30 2 not found 22531430
BELL, CASSIE HEIRS 2025-11-05 6 BIG CREEK OPERATING COMPANY LLC 22530903
TRINITY STATE BANK 2025-08-28 2 RUSK ENERGY OPERATING LLC 22500603
BOBBY YANCEY 2025-06-30 2 not found 22531436
DAILEY, R.S. 2025-01-27 5 BIG CREEK OPERATING COMPANY LLC 22531052
SHELBY 2024-11-05 5 BIG CREEK OPERATING COMPANY LLC 22531425
HUFFMAN, L. W. 2024-10-22 2 not found 22531431

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