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King County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

289
King County

Last 60 days

7
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

4
to compare against

60-day trend

+3
vs prior 60d

King County contains 289 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: AWM E, operated by BURNETT OIL CO., INC. — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48269

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

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, LLC28BURNETT OIL CO., INC.21RELENTLESS 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 · 11,361 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
AWM E 2026-08-18 3 BURNETT OIL CO., INC. 26932386
BURNETT/GUNN AWM D 2026-08-12 2 BURNETT OIL CO., INC. 26932398
BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE AAA 2026-08-11 2 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26931195
BURNETT AWM RR 2026-07-17 4 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26932477
BURNETT RANCH CO2 FLOOD PA1 2026-07-16 5 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26932943
BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE HHHH 2026-07-09 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26931683
BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE RRR 2026-06-30 2 HIGH RIVER RES OPERATING, LLC 26931577
PEARLS 2026-05-11 HALLIBURTON OPERATING COMPANY 26933067
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

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