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Wharton County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

467
Wharton County

Last 60 days

3
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

6
to compare against

60-day trend

-3
vs prior 60d

Wharton County contains 467 wells on file, with top operators including APACHE CORPORATION and MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC.

Wells in Wharton span several oil & gas fields including MAGNET WITHERS and MAGNET WITHERS (FRIO CONS.).

Most recent well on record: LILIE, operated by not found — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48481

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

Wharton 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.
324 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Wharton County by total wells

APACHE CORPORATION60MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC58WHITE OAK OPERATING COMPANY LLC42RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.38HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY26VIPER S.W.D., LLC18JRP PRODUCTION, LLC16MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS, INC.16REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC13AMEXCO, LLC12

Operators: Apache Corporation, Milagro Exploration, Llc, White Oak Operating Company Llc, Ricochet Energy, Inc., Hilcorp Energy Company, Viper S.w.d., Llc, Jrp Production, Llc, Mcgowan Working Partners, Inc., Remora Management, Llc, Amexco, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Wharton County

MAGNET WITHERS103MAGNET WITHERS (FRIO CONS.)30BOLING29WILDCAT17PHASE FOUR (9050 YEGUA)14LOUISE9PIERCE RANCH (4900)8WITHERS, NORTH8CYPRESS EAGLE (WILCOX)7HUTCHINS-KUBELA (GILCREASE SD.)7

Fields: Magnet Withers, Magnet Withers (Frio Cons.), Boling, Wildcat, Phase Four (9050 Yegua), Louise, Pierce Ranch (4900), Withers, North, Cypress Eagle (Wilcox), Hutchins-Kubela (Gilcrease Sd.).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Wharton 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
LILIE 2026-05-11 5 not found 48135491
EDNAMAYE 2026-05-11 RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. 48135519
PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE 2026-05-11 3 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC 48131817
EDNAMAYE 2026-05-04 RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. 48135516
BROUSSARD, J. E. NCT-1 2026-04-20 2 REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC 48135509
ROOME-HUTCHINS, ET AL 2026-04-01 4 ROOME OIL CO. 48101822
PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE 2026-03-19 4 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC 48135510
HLAVINKA 2026-02-23 8 HOWARD EXPLORATION, INC. 48134639
H&L NEW GULF 2026-02-23 5 HUNTINGTON ENERGY, L.L.C. 48134960
BROUSSARD, J. E. NCT-1 2026-02-09 3 REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC 48102682

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