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Nueces County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

269
Nueces County

Last 60 days

2
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

3
to compare against

60-day trend

-1
vs prior 60d

Nueces County contains 269 wells on file, with top operators including SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C. and URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC.

Wells in Nueces span several oil & gas fields including AGUA DULCE (CONSOLIDATED FRIO) and RICHARD KING (FRIO CONS.).

Most recent well on record: H.A. JOHNSON, operated by PALOMA OPERATING, LLC — last updated July 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48355

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

Nueces 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.
147 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Nueces County by total wells

SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.20URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC17APACHE CORPORATION17LINN OPERATING, INC.16DURANGO RESOURCES CORP.15EOG RESOURCES, INC.15DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.13DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.11SUEMAUR EXPL. & PROD., LLC11KRC OPERATING, LLC10

Operators: Sue-Ann Operating, L.c., Urban Oil & Gas Group, Llc, Apache Corporation, Linn Operating, Inc., Durango Resources Corp., Eog Resources, Inc., Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Decker Operating Co., L.l.c., Suemaur Expl. & Prod., Llc, Krc Operating, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Nueces County

AGUA DULCE (CONSOLIDATED FRIO)37RICHARD KING (FRIO CONS.)16AGUA DULCE (VICKSBURG CONSL.)11WILDCAT10MINNIE BOCK, NORTH (FRIO CONS)10STRATTON (CONSOLIDATED)9MOBIL-DAVID (FRIO 12,600)7TULE LAKE (FRIO CONSOLIDATED)7CHAPMAN RANCH (CATAHOULA CONS.)7MOBIL-DAVID (ANDERSON)6

Fields: Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio), Richard King (Frio Cons.), Agua Dulce (Vicksburg Consl.), Wildcat, Minnie Bock, North (Frio Cons), Stratton (Consolidated), Mobil-David (Frio 12,600), Tule Lake (Frio Consolidated), Chapman Ranch (Catahoula Cons.), Mobil-David (Anderson).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Nueces 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
H.A. JOHNSON 2026-07-22 PALOMA OPERATING, LLC 35506651
KITTOE 2026-07-17 PANGEA'S EDGE OPERATING CO LLC 35534230
CHAPMAN, J. O. D 2026-05-27 3 DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C. 35533763
ISENSEE 2026-05-11 6 BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 35533965
PERKINS-LA GASSE 2026-05-06 2 BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 35506271
PERKINS-LAGASSE 2026-04-02 5 BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 35533947
CHAPMAN RANCH B 2025-11-20 2 DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C. 35533520
VIPER DUGGER 2025-08-26 2 VIPER S.W.D., LLC 35534225
FLINN GAS UNIT 2025-08-14 3 DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION 35505946
DRISCOLL FOUNDATION 2025-07-14 2 not found 35534228

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