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Live Oak County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,446
Live Oak County

Last 60 days

7
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

92
to compare against

60-day trend

-85
vs prior 60d

Live Oak County contains 1,446 wells on file, with top operators including BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP and MARATHON OIL EF LLC.

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

Most recent well on record: PLOMERO RANCH, operated by BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48297

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

271 rigs across the state
3 in this county / area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 219 Oil
  • 52 Gas

Live Oak 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.
300 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Live Oak County by total wells

BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP601MARATHON OIL EF LLC250PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.200VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC84BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO47SEA EAGLE FORD, LLC43SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC31ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.30DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC27ENSIGN OPERATING LLC23

Operators: Burlington Resources O & G Co Lp, Marathon Oil Ef Llc, Pioneer Natural Res. Usa, Inc., Verdun Oil & Gas Llc, Bhp Billiton Pet(Txla Op) Co, Sea Eagle Ford, Llc, Silverbow Resources Oper, Llc, Royal Production Company, Inc., Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc, Ensign Operating Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Live Oak County

SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD)616EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2)589SUGARKANE (AUSTIN CHALK)39SINOR NEST (LOWER WILCOX)25EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1)17DINERO, WEST (HOCKLEY)9WILDCAT7MOUNT LUCAS (COOK MTN. 5800)6OAKVILLE (WILCOX CONS.)6C. A. WINN (YEGUA 5320)6

Fields: Sugarkane (Eagle Ford), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2), Sugarkane (Austin Chalk), Sinor Nest (Lower Wilcox), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1), Dinero, West (Hockley), Wildcat, Mount Lucas (Cook Mtn. 5800), Oakville (Wilcox Cons.), C. A. Winn (Yegua 5320).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Live Oak 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
PLOMERO RANCH 2026-05-12 8 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736131
PLOMERO RANCH 2026-05-12 11 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736133
PLOMERO RANCH 2026-05-11 2 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736484
DOUGLAS-BENSMILLER USW C 2026-05-11 4 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736497
MALEK W-JOHANNES A USW E 2026-05-11 4 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736472
DOUGLAS-BENSMILLER USW A 2026-05-11 4 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736494
THREE RIVERS UNIT C 2026-05-11 not found 29736519
THREE RIVERS UNIT D 2026-05-04 not found 29736529
RAFTER TWO UNIT E 2026-05-04 4 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 29736477
THREE RIVERS UNIT E 2026-05-04 not found 29736530

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