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Wise County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

1,684
Wise County

Last 60 days

107
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

124
to compare against

60-day trend

-17
vs prior 60d

Wise County contains 1,684 wells on file, with top operators including BKV BARNETT, LLC and DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P..

Wells in Wise span several oil & gas fields including NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE) and BOONSVILLE (BEND CONGL., GAS).

Most recent well on record: JANECKA (AW), operated by BKV BARNETT II, LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48497

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
1 in this area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Wise 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.
757 wells plotted · 16 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Wise County by total wells

BKV BARNETT, LLC543DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.533ARUBA PETROLEUM, INC.120ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.99BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP70LAKOTA ENERGY, LTD.31SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC30PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.30SAGE NATURAL RESOURCES LLC29EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC27

Operators: Bkv Barnett, Llc, Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Aruba Petroleum, Inc., Enervest Operating, L.l.c., Burlington Resources O & G Co Lp, Lakota Energy, Ltd., Scout Energy Management Llc, Pioneer Natural Res. Usa, Inc., Sage Natural Resources Llc, Eagleridge Operating, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Wise County

NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE)1,415BOONSVILLE (BEND CONGL., GAS)83MORRIS (CONSOLIDATED CONGL.)34ALVORD (CADDO CONGLOMERATE)12ALVORD (ATOKA CONGLOMERATE)11BOONSVILLE (CONSOLIDATED CONGL.)11CHICO, WEST (CONGLOMERATE 5700)10ALVORD, SOUTH (ATOKA)10RISCH, EAST (CADDO CONGL.)10CAP YATES (CONSOLIDATED CONGL.)7

Fields: Newark, East (Barnett Shale), Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas), Morris (Consolidated Congl.), Alvord (Caddo Conglomerate), Alvord (Atoka Conglomerate), Boonsville (Consolidated Congl.), Chico, West (Conglomerate 5700), Alvord, South (Atoka), Risch, East (Caddo Congl.), Cap Yates (Consolidated Congl.).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Wise 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
JANECKA (AW) 2026-08-17 5 BKV BARNETT II, LLC 49737889
SEWELL RANCH INC. B 2026-08-17 BKV BARNETT, LLC 49734467
WCCO 9 2026-08-16 4 BKV BARNETT, LLC 49737606
HUDDLESTON TRUST 14 (AW) 2026-08-13 3 BKV NORTH TEXAS, LLC 49738130
HUDDLESTON TRUST 12 (AW) 2026-08-13 3 BKV NORTH TEXAS, LLC 49738129
WCCO 9 2026-08-13 4 BKV BARNETT, LLC 49737604
IDA EASLEY GU 2026-08-12 3 BKV BARNETT, LLC 49737805
OSBURN, WENDELL GAS UNIT A 2026-08-12 BKV BARNETT, LLC 49735231
BRUNSON, KENNETH 2026-08-12 3 NUGE, LLC 49736296
SPRINGER-DINGER (AW) 2026-08-11 4 BKV BARNETT II, LLC 49737946

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