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Wharton County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

470
Wharton County

Last 60 days

6
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

7
to compare against

60-day trend

-1
vs prior 60d

Wharton County contains 470 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: PIERCE ESTATES C, operated by REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48481

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

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.
325 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, LLC15AMEXCO, 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 WITHERS104MAGNET 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 · 11,361 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
PIERCE ESTATES C 2026-08-19 REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC 48135523
BROUSSARD, J. E. NCT-1 2026-08-17 REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC 48133309
GULF SOUTH 2026-07-31 2 GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC 48135508
DABOVAL, C.J. 2026-07-17 2 PALOMA OPERATING, LLC 48135518
LILIE 2026-07-07 6 PALOMA OPERATING, LLC 48135491
PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE 2026-06-30 6 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC 48135510
J2R 2026-06-04 2 J2R ENERGY, LLC 48135502
PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE 2026-05-11 3 ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC 48131817
EDNAMAYE 2026-05-11 RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. 48135519
EDNAMAYE 2026-05-04 RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. 48135516

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