Newton County, Texas Wells Summary
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Total wells
Last 60 days
Prior 60 days
60-day trend
Newton County contains 108 wells on file, with top operators including ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP and PRIME OPERATING COMPANY.
Wells in Newton span several oil & gas fields including MAGNOLIA SPRINGS (AUSTIN CHALK) and BROOKELAND (AUSTIN CHALK, 8800).
Most recent well on record: ATHENA, operated by THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC — last updated July 2026.
County FIPS Code: 48351
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21
By basin
- 176 Permian
- 50 Eagle Ford
- 32 Haynesville
- 22 Other
- 1 Barnett
Drilling for
- 227 Oil
- 54 Gas
Newton 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.
35 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Newton County by total wells
Operators: Anadarko E&p Company Lp, Prime Operating Company, Foundation Energy Management Llc, Prize Exploration & Prod, Llc, Samson Exploration, Llc, Xto Energy Inc., Unit Petroleum Company, Hilcorp Energy Company, Copestone Operating, Llc, Not Found.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Newton County
Fields: Magnolia Springs (Austin Chalk), Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800), Newton, N. (Kurth Sand), Hartburg, S.e. (Middle), Wildcat, Blue Marsh (Y-2), Cluster (Hackberry), Sabine Tram (Wilcox 2), Hartburg, S.e. (Yegua Cons.), Hartburg, Nw. (Hackberry-1st).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHENA | 2026-07-13 | 2 | THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | 35130944 |
| ARTEMIS | 2026-07-07 | 6 | THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | 35130940 |
| ARTEMIS SWD | 2026-05-14 | not found | 35130942 | |
| KURTH, J. H., JR. -A- | 2026-05-06 | 6 | FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 35100080 |
| HANKAMER-TRAM | 2026-05-04 | 8 | not found | 35130904 |
| CHAMPION INTL UNIT A-1163 | 2026-03-30 | 2 | not found | 35130614 |
| KURTH, J. H., JR. -A- | 2025-12-23 | 4 | FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 35130934 |
| KURTH, J.H., JR. -B- | 2025-12-10 | 8 | FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 35130917 |
| KURTH, J.H., JR. -B- | 2025-12-09 | 6 | FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 35130924 |
| B. E. QUINN, III ET AL | 2025-12-02 | 2 | not found | 35130941 |
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