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King County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

286
King County

Last 60 days

1
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

3
to compare against

60-day trend

-2
vs prior 60d

King County contains 286 wells on file, with top operators including HUNT OIL COMPANY and MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC..

Wells in King span several oil & gas fields including ANNE TANDY (STRAWN) and BALT (TANNEHILL).

Most recent well on record: PEARLS, operated by HALLIBURTON OPERATING COMPANY — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48269

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

271 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 168 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 31 Haynesville
  • 27 Other
  • 1 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 219 Oil
  • 52 Gas

King 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.
257 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in King County by total wells

HUNT OIL COMPANY97MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC.52HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC25BURNETT OIL CO., INC.20RELENTLESS PERMIAN OPERATING LLC15PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC15KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC14CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.10GUNN OIL COMPANY8SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION8

Operators: Hunt Oil Company, Medders Oil Company, Inc., High River Res Operating, Llc, Burnett Oil Co., Inc., Relentless Permian Operating Llc, Ppc Operating Company Llc, Kinder Morgan Production Co Llc, Cholla Petroleum, Inc., Gunn Oil Company, Sojourner Drilling Corporation.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting King County

ANNE TANDY (STRAWN)92BALT (TANNEHILL)52KATZ (STRAWN)27BATEMAN RANCH21CHRISTOPHER (LOWER TANNEHILL)10LEGACY (TANNEHILL SAND)9WILD HOG (BUNGER SAND)7BUZZARD PEAK (TANNEHILL)5BARBER (STRAWN SAND)4BIG -N- (TANNEHILL)4

Fields: Anne Tandy (Strawn), Balt (Tannehill), Katz (Strawn), Bateman Ranch, Christopher (Lower Tannehill), Legacy (Tannehill Sand), Wild Hog (Bunger Sand), Buzzard Peak (Tannehill), Barber (Strawn Sand), Big -N- (Tannehill).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare King against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Howard · 6,477 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
PEARLS 2026-05-11 HALLIBURTON OPERATING COMPANY 26933067
BURNETT AWM RR 2026-04-30 3 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26932477
A.W.M. 2026-03-24 4 BURNETT OIL CO., INC. 26932231
FORKS SOUTH BALT UNIT 2026-03-20 2 MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. 26932785
GG (STRAWN 5400) UNIT 2026-03-04 2 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26932097
SIMPSON 2026-02-26 2 SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC 26933064
FORKS SOUTH BALT UNIT 2026-01-14 4 MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. 26932918
FORKS SOUTH BALT UNIT 2026-01-14 2 MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. 26932709
FORKS SOUTH BALT UNIT 2026-01-05 2 MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. 26932393
HARDWICK 2025-12-04 2 S.B. STREET OPERATING, INC. 26933044

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