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Zavala County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

641
Zavala County

Last 60 days

0
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

6
to compare against

60-day trend

-6
vs prior 60d

Zavala County contains 641 wells on file, with top operators including EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP and CML EXPLORATION, LLC.

Wells in Zavala span several oil & gas fields including BRISCOE RANCH (EAGLEFORD) and PEARSALL (BUDA, S.).

Most recent well on record: SUGAR RANCH, operated by CML EXPLORATION, LLC — last updated April 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48507

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-07-02

271 rigs across the state
2 in this county / area

By basin

  • 168 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 31 Haynesville
  • 27 Other
  • 1 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 219 Oil
  • 52 Gas

Zavala 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.
488 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Zavala County by total wells

EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP225CML EXPLORATION, LLC70CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.69TRINITY OPERATING (USG), LLC50BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.44U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP21CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.14SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION13SN OPERATING, LLC13STRAND ENERGY, L.C.11

Operators: Exco Operating Company, Lp, Cml Exploration, Llc, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Trinity Operating (Usg), Llc, Buffco Production Inc., U.s. Energy Development Corp, Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc., Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, Sn Operating, Llc, Strand Energy, L.c..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Zavala County

BRISCOE RANCH (EAGLEFORD)463PEARSALL (BUDA, S.)43PEARSALL (AUSTIN CHALK)41PENA CREEK (GEORGETOWN)24WINDMILL CREEK (ESCONDIDO)9PEARSALL (BUDA LIME)8EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1)8LORENZO (AUSTIN CHALK)8AMMANN (BUDA)7WILDCAT6

Fields: Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford), Pearsall (Buda, S.), Pearsall (Austin Chalk), Pena Creek (Georgetown), Windmill Creek (Escondido), Pearsall (Buda Lime), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1), Lorenzo (Austin Chalk), Ammann (Buda), Wildcat.

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Zavala 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
SUGAR RANCH 2026-04-28 4 CML EXPLORATION, LLC 50733536
KLEIMANN 2026-04-27 8 CML EXPLORATION, LLC 50733364
FERGUSON-MCKNIGHT 2026-04-21 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 50733563
FERGUSON-MCKNIGHT 2026-01-30 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 50733558
BEELER 2026-01-28 6 CML EXPLORATION, LLC 50733128
FERGUSON-MCKNIGHT 2026-01-28 4 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 50733542
CHAPARROSA D 2026-01-14 5 BPX OPERATING COMPANY 50732763
MUSTANG RANCH C 2026-01-13 2 BPX OPERATING COMPANY 50732755
MUSTANG RANCH 2026-01-08 2 BPX OPERATING COMPANY 50732744
MENDI 2025-11-19 2 CML EXPLORATION, LLC 50733561

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