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Karnes County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

5,993
Karnes County

Last 60 days

151
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

164
to compare against

60-day trend

-13
vs prior 60d

Karnes County contains 5,993 wells on file, with top operators including MARATHON OIL EF LLC and EOG RESOURCES, INC..

Wells in Karnes span several oil & gas fields including EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) and SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD).

Most recent well on record: RRU-KORTH USW E, operated by BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48255

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

281 rigs across the state
7 in this county / area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Karnes 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.
2,285 wells plotted · 2 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Karnes County by total wells

MARATHON OIL EF LLC1,500EOG RESOURCES, INC.1,124BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP674DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.393MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA311ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.283PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.222PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.222MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC183FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC161

Operators: Marathon Oil Ef Llc, Eog Resources, Inc., Burlington Resources O & G Co Lp, Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - Usa, Encana Oil & Gas(Usa) Inc., Pioneer Natural Res. Usa, Inc., Plains Exploration & Prod. Co., Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating Llc, Freeport-Mcmoran Oil & Gas Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Karnes County

EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2)4,081SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD)1,253SUGARKANE (AUSTIN CHALK)647EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD)33PERSON (EDWARDS)10DE WITT (EAGLE FORD SHALE)9EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1)8SUGARKANE (CRETACEOUS)6FIRST SHOT (AUSTIN CHALK)6LABUS (AUSTIN)4

Fields: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2), Sugarkane (Eagle Ford), Sugarkane (Austin Chalk), Eagleville (Eagle Ford), Person (Edwards), De Witt (Eagle Ford Shale), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1), Sugarkane (Cretaceous), First Shot (Austin Chalk), Labus (Austin).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Karnes 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
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells
  • Dimmit · 4,651 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
RRU-KORTH USW E 2026-08-19 5 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538175
RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT D 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538295
WILLEKE UNIT A 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538254
WILLEKE UNIT A 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538253
RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT D 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538294
WILLEKE UNIT A 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538256
WILLEKE UNIT A 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538250
RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT D 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538296
WILLEKE UNIT A 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538255
RUCK-COL-BROWN ULW A 2026-08-19 3 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 25538297

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