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Jefferson County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

334
Jefferson County

Last 60 days

6
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

4
to compare against

60-day trend

+2
vs prior 60d

Jefferson County contains 334 wells on file, with top operators including RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD. and HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY.

Wells in Jefferson span several oil & gas fields including SPINDLETOP and FANNETT.

Most recent well on record: MCFADDIN RANCH, operated by KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48245

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

Jefferson 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.
134 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Jefferson County by total wells

RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD.51HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY39SAMSON EXPLORATION, LLC34BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.26SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC21KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC18MILESTONE OPERATING, INC.17CIMAREX ENERGY CO.14U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY14SQUARE MILE ENERGY, L.L.C.10

Operators: Rheaco Oil Company, Ltd., Hilcorp Energy Company, Samson Exploration, Llc, Ballard Exploration Company,inc., Samson Lone Star, Llc, Kingwood Exploration Llc, Milestone Operating, Inc., Cimarex Energy Co., U.s. Department Of Energy, Square Mile Energy, L.l.c..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Jefferson County

SPINDLETOP80FANNETT25WILDCAT24BIG HILL19CONSTITUTION (YEGUA)14LOVELLS LAKE (MARG. 2)12GULF TERRACE (YEGUA EY-2)10CONSTITUTION (WESTBURY)10CONSTITUTION, SOUTH (YEGUA)9CLAM LAKE9

Fields: Spindletop, Fannett, Wildcat, Big Hill, Constitution (Yegua), Lovells Lake (Marg. 2), Gulf Terrace (Yegua Ey-2), Constitution (Westbury), Constitution, South (Yegua), Clam Lake.

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Jefferson 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
MCFADDIN RANCH 2026-08-04 9 KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC 24532060
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2026-08-03 5 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 24531675
GLADYS CITY 2026-07-28 2 RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD. 24532930
MCFADDIN RANCH 2026-07-22 12 KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC 24532841
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2026-07-20 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 24531674
GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE DISPOSAL 2026-06-15 2 GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE, LLC 24532925
GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE 2026-06-11 2 GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE, LLC 24532915
GCCI, LLC 2026-06-09 8 ENERGY TRANSFER SPINDLETOP LLC 24532874
DEEP SKY 2026-02-12 2 BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. 24532919
NOME SWD 2025-12-10 9 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 24532502

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