Every Texas county ranked by drilling activity — total wells, recent permits, recent spuds, DUCs, producing wells, top operator, and top formation. The hottest oil-and-gas counties in Texas.
Refreshed monthly from TX RRC well-header records. Data current as of 2026-08-02.
| County | Total Wells | Permits 24mo | Spuds 90d | DUCs | Producing | Top Operator | Top Formation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 32,946 | 40 | 2 | 1,545 | 17,930 | Waggoner Operating,LLC | Palo Duro Basin |
| Andrews | 32,094 | 487 | 24 | 1,864 | 21,147 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Permian Basin |
| Ector | 29,470 | 257 | 18 | 1,432 | 19,126 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Archer | 21,944 | 88 | 5 | 2,048 | 10,095 | Pe - Texas, LLC | Barnett |
| Midland | 21,774 | 1,475 | 27 | 1,666 | 15,816 | Pioneer Natural Resources | Permian Basin |
| Howard | 19,181 | 427 | 16 | 1,529 | 12,834 | Grayrock Energy Ii LLC | Permian Basin |
| Martin | 19,018 | 1,304 | 26 | 1,809 | 13,688 | Diamondback Energy | Permian Basin |
| Upton | 18,649 | 955 | 43 | 1,236 | 13,275 | Pioneer Natural Resources | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert |
| Young | 18,183 | 25 | 0 | 2,522 | 7,731 | Just Oil & Gas | Barnett |
| Pecos | 17,987 | 248 | 1 | 1,737 | 10,139 | Kinder Morgan Production | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert |
| Webb | 16,899 | 517 | 28 | 2,172 | 11,198 | Lewis Petro Properties | Olmos |
| Crane | 16,619 | 392 | 30 | 693 | 11,295 | Blackbeard Operating | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert |
| Crockett | 16,361 | 40 | 3 | 1,297 | 11,162 | Scout Energy Management | Ozona Canyon |
| Reagan | 16,202 | 696 | 25 | 1,179 | 11,496 | Pioneer Natural Resources | Permian Basin |
| Jack | 15,713 | 102 | 2 | 2,199 | 6,779 | Oakridge Oil And Gas | Barnett |
| Gaines | 15,245 | 201 | 4 | 1,300 | 8,931 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Ward | 15,149 | 345 | 20 | 1,272 | 9,585 | Two P Partners LLC | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert |
| Shackelford | 15,065 | 37 | 2 | 2,105 | 6,324 | Stasney Well Service | Barnett |
| Duval | 14,339 | 11 | 0 | 2,213 | 4,650 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Eagle Ford |
| Reeves | 13,961 | 1,111 | 62 | 2,109 | 8,329 | Permian Resources Operating LLC | Avalon-Bone Spring |
| Yoakum | 13,014 | 191 | 14 | 1,060 | 8,458 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Gregg | 12,686 | 23 | 2 | 273 | 9,781 | Basa Resources | Travis Peak |
| Hutchinson | 12,599 | 2 | 0 | 498 | 8,008 | Large Operating LLC | Granite Wash |
| Hockley | 12,366 | 54 | 2 | 656 | 8,866 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Rusk | 12,106 | 53 | 1 | 769 | 8,883 | Basa Resources | Travis Peak |
| Winkler | 11,743 | 249 | 9 | 890 | 7,259 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert |
| Scurry | 11,634 | 85 | 3 | 997 | 7,629 | Kinder Morgan Production | Permian Basin |
| Wise | 11,580 | 38 | 1 | 788 | 7,233 | Bkv Barnett LLC | Barnett |
| Glasscock | 11,028 | 495 | 8 | 1,035 | 7,603 | Pioneer Natural Resources | Permian Basin |
| Cooke | 10,810 | 51 | 1 | 723 | 5,465 | V & H Oil | South Oklahoma Folded Belt |
| Panola | 10,667 | 186 | 11 | 672 | 7,789 | Diversified Production LLC | Travis Peak |
| Montague | 10,608 | 12 | 0 | 917 | 5,390 | Eog Resources | Fort Worth Syncline |
| Callahan | 10,503 | 14 | 0 | 2,025 | 3,388 | Clark Bruce | Barnett |
| Gray | 10,438 | 1 | 0 | 323 | 6,728 | Bcemach Iii LLC | Granite Wash |
| Stephens | 10,074 | 8 | 0 | 1,446 | 5,098 | Basa Resources | Barnett |
| Dimmit | 9,947 | 275 | 18 | 857 | 6,408 | Javelin Energy | Eagle Ford |
| Bexar | 9,924 | 9 | 0 | 435 | 5,945 | South Sam Operating Company | Austin Chalk |
| Loving | 9,608 | 1,074 | 44 | 1,331 | 5,818 | Anadarko Petroleum | Avalon-Bone Spring |
| Eastland | 9,474 | 6 | 0 | 2,211 | 3,520 | Braka Operating | Barnett |
| Karnes | 9,279 | 385 | 10 | 690 | 6,499 | Marathon Oil Company | Austin Chalk |
| Throckmorton | 9,240 | 22 | 1 | 1,902 | 3,465 | Jacobs C E Company | Barnett |
| Navarro | 9,016 | 12 | 0 | 831 | 4,086 | Corsicana Crude Company | East Texas Basin |
| Clay | 8,877 | 42 | 1 | 1,211 | 3,805 | Bridwell Oil Company | Barnett |
| Sutton | 8,875 | 16 | 0 | 699 | 7,102 | Upp Operating LLC | Ozona Canyon |
| Caldwell | 8,756 | 16 | 0 | 418 | 5,498 | Texas Petroleum Investment Company | Austin Chalk |
| Nueces | 8,516 | 14 | 0 | 1,621 | 2,319 | Urban Oil & Gas Group | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Mcmullen | 8,387 | 246 | 17 | 960 | 4,699 | Varas Energy Operating Company, LLC | Olmos |
| Coleman | 8,373 | 6 | 0 | 1,833 | 3,004 | 500x Operating LLC | Barnett |
| Mitchell | 8,353 | 73 | 3 | 644 | 5,732 | Bcemach Iii LLC | Permian Basin |
| La Salle | 8,276 | 269 | 7 | 662 | 5,719 | Verdun Oil Ef Ii LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Wharton | 8,254 | 26 | 0 | 1,603 | 2,588 | Remora Management | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Runnels | 8,224 | 15 | 0 | 2,223 | 1,887 | Anderson James K | Permian Basin |
| Harris | 8,154 | 3 | 0 | 1,043 | 2,444 | Exxon Mobil | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Atascosa | 7,878 | 139 | 0 | 646 | 4,615 | Marathon Oil Company | Austin Chalk |
| Jones | 7,784 | 22 | 0 | 1,961 | 2,519 | Sojourner Drilling | Permian Basin |
| Starr | 7,581 | 12 | 0 | 1,386 | 3,086 | Merit Energy Company | Vicksburg |
| Harrison | 7,560 | 199 | 8 | 808 | 4,813 | Brookston Energy | Travis Peak |
| Wilbarger | 7,524 | 57 | 1 | 595 | 3,843 | Waggoner Operating,LLC | Palo Duro Basin |
| Cochran | 7,472 | 3 | 0 | 311 | 4,918 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Permian Basin |
| Brown | 7,385 | 1 | 0 | 1,296 | 2,971 | Southwest Gas Systems | Barnett |
| Zapata | 7,369 | 31 | 0 | 1,201 | 4,557 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Wilcox Lobo |
| Tarrant | 7,343 | 57 | 0 | 195 | 4,855 | Tep Barnett | Barnett |
| Refugio | 7,269 | 41 | 0 | 914 | 3,341 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Taylor | 7,188 | 42 | 1 | 1,913 | 2,078 | E & R Oil | Permian Basin |
| Irion | 6,995 | 159 | 8 | 880 | 4,866 | Apache | Permian Basin |
| Palo Pinto | 6,976 | 5 | 0 | 1,458 | 3,370 | Dallas Production | Barnett |
| Jackson | 6,884 | 18 | 0 | 1,397 | 2,470 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Garza | 6,768 | 22 | 0 | 756 | 4,042 | Brown Geo R Lpthe | Permian Basin |
| Live Oak | 6,606 | 215 | 6 | 1,396 | 2,629 | Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company | Eagle Ford |
| Brazoria | 6,600 | 27 | 0 | 1,063 | 2,252 | Denbury Onshore | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Victoria | 6,509 | 14 | 0 | 1,659 | 2,017 | Allegiant Resources LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Hardin | 6,466 | 17 | 0 | 512 | 3,295 | Radco Operations | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Carson | 6,381 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 3,379 | Large Operating LLC | Granite Wash |
| Ochiltree | 6,216 | 17 | 1 | 625 | 3,212 | Mewbourne Oil Company | Cleveland |
| Moore | 6,206 | 18 | 0 | 444 | 3,409 | Burk Royalty | Anadarko Basin |
| De Witt | 6,181 | 429 | 18 | 916 | 3,613 | Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company | Austin Chalk |
| Stonewall | 5,983 | 15 | 0 | 1,186 | 2,381 | Lcs Production Company | Permian Basin |
| Liberty | 5,870 | 16 | 0 | 587 | 2,695 | Quail Creek Oil | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Guadalupe | 5,846 | 8 | 0 | 340 | 3,746 | Texas Petroleum Investment Company | Austin Chalk |
| Chambers | 5,827 | 11 | 0 | 990 | 1,745 | Rising Star Energy Partners Ii, LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| San Patricio | 5,806 | 6 | 0 | 1,163 | 1,484 | Marathon Oil Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Wheeler | 5,795 | 5 | 0 | 436 | 3,810 | Unbridled Resources LLC | Granite Wash |
| Hemphill | 5,759 | 19 | 2 | 543 | 4,177 | Presidio Petroleum | Granite Wash |
| Milam | 5,671 | 7 | 1 | 409 | 3,170 | Mojo Exploration & Production, L | Austin Chalk |
| Parker | 5,630 | 1 | 0 | 1,254 | 2,959 | Bkv Barnett Ii, LLC | Barnett |
| Jim Wells | 5,509 | 11 | 1 | 1,247 | 1,460 | Sueann Operating LC | Vicksburg |
| Medina | 5,469 | 11 | 0 | 340 | 3,056 | Texas Secondary Oil | Austin Chalk |
| Kleberg | 5,384 | 2 | 0 | 1,171 | 1,542 | Exxon Mobil | Vicksburg |
| Lipscomb | 5,375 | 16 | 2 | 666 | 3,276 | Latigo Petroleum | Cleveland |
| Nolan | 5,333 | 27 | 0 | 1,024 | 2,235 | Citation Oil & Gas | Permian Basin |
| Frio | 5,332 | 100 | 5 | 909 | 3,012 | Maverick Energy & Dev | Austin Chalk |
| Dawson | 5,285 | 159 | 8 | 746 | 3,253 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Goliad | 5,081 | 10 | 0 | 1,332 | 1,817 | Charro Operating | Eagle Ford |
| Freestone | 5,001 | 54 | 1 | 372 | 3,547 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Cotton Valley |
| Fisher | 4,963 | 47 | 0 | 1,015 | 1,813 | Lcs Production Company | Permian Basin |
| Bee | 4,919 | 35 | 0 | 1,214 | 1,612 | Tenneco Oil Company | Eagle Ford |
| Hidalgo | 4,878 | 4 | 0 | 921 | 2,658 | Merit Energy Company | Vicksburg |
| Gonzales | 4,820 | 140 | 1 | 900 | 2,831 | Eog Resources | Austin Chalk |
| Matagorda | 4,792 | 13 | 1 | 795 | 1,260 | Allegiant Resources LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Denton | 4,761 | 30 | 0 | 137 | 3,621 | Bkv Barnett LLC | Barnett |
| Jefferson | 4,757 | 34 | 0 | 795 | 1,367 | Rheaco Oil Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Fort Bend | 4,725 | 2 | 0 | 645 | 2,037 | Poandg Operating | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Maverick | 4,655 | 60 | 4 | 604 | 2,319 | Chittim Operating LLC | Eagle Ford |
| Wood | 4,521 | 16 | 0 | 707 | 2,156 | Mmgl East Texas Ii, LLC | Cotton Valley |
| Johnson | 4,516 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 3,858 | Tep Barnett | Barnett |
| Knox | 4,335 | 15 | 0 | 732 | 856 | Sullivan Hollis R | Permian Basin |
| Burleson | 4,301 | 27 | 3 | 862 | 2,658 | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Lavaca | 4,217 | 98 | 4 | 1,062 | 1,897 | Fw Eagle Ford I, LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Anderson | 4,207 | 24 | 4 | 544 | 1,994 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | Gilmer Lime |
| Borden | 4,171 | 163 | 7 | 723 | 2,079 | Jo Mill Oil Company LLC | Permian Basin |
| Haskell | 4,027 | 29 | 0 | 1,003 | 1,211 | Sb Street Operating | Permian Basin |
| Sterling | 3,984 | 8 | 0 | 375 | 2,744 | Burk Royalty | Permian Basin |
| Brooks | 3,918 | 8 | 0 | 856 | 1,389 | Exxon Mobil | Vicksburg |
| Culberson | 3,845 | 361 | 11 | 585 | 1,978 | Coterra Energy INC | Avalon-Bone Spring |
| Tom Green | 3,791 | 12 | 2 | 816 | 1,595 | P1 Energy LLC | Permian Basin |
| Schleicher | 3,696 | 10 | 0 | 763 | 1,940 | Upp Operating LLC | Ozona Canyon |
| Wilson | 3,689 | 43 | 2 | 636 | 1,752 | Warwickartemis LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Fayette | 3,600 | 49 | 6 | 1,007 | 1,752 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating | Austin Chalk |
| Grayson | 3,518 | 23 | 0 | 342 | 1,480 | Bkm Production | South Oklahoma Folded Belt |
| Nacogdoches | 3,475 | 42 | 7 | 339 | 2,292 | Texian Operating Company LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Zavala | 3,411 | 38 | 2 | 699 | 1,455 | Exco Operating Company | Austin Chalk |
| Terry | 3,371 | 44 | 0 | 365 | 2,066 | Highmark Energy Operating | Permian Basin |
| Roberts | 3,279 | 20 | 0 | 389 | 2,037 | Latigo Petroleum | Granite Wash |
| Colorado | 3,168 | 5 | 0 | 898 | 944 | Remora Management | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Montgomery | 3,154 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 1,232 | Highmark Energy Operating | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Galveston | 3,143 | 7 | 0 | 488 | 900 | Sandpoint Texas LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Coke | 3,123 | 2 | 0 | 522 | 1,448 | Citation Oil & Gas | Permian Basin |
| Hansford | 3,072 | 1 | 0 | 402 | 1,507 | Burk Royalty | Cleveland |
| Kent | 2,999 | 23 | 0 | 536 | 1,293 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Smith | 2,960 | 30 | 0 | 578 | 1,669 | Faulconer Energy LLC | Cotton Valley |
| Jim Hogg | 2,901 | 3 | 0 | 604 | 838 | Getty Oil Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| King | 2,897 | 31 | 2 | 641 | 1,306 | High River Resources Operating LLC | Permian Basin |
| Baylor | 2,749 | 69 | 0 | 486 | 730 | Waggoner Operating,LLC | Barnett |
| Lee | 2,743 | 41 | 5 | 526 | 1,573 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating | Austin Chalk |
| Potter | 2,718 | 11 | 0 | 118 | 1,546 | Burk Royalty | Anadarko Basin |
| Brazos | 2,632 | 21 | 0 | 437 | 1,599 | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Leon | 2,476 | 49 | 1 | 329 | 1,458 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Austin Chalk |
| Limestone | 2,449 | 7 | 0 | 248 | 1,565 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Cotton Valley |
| Concho | 2,447 | 7 | 0 | 789 | 774 | Leclair Operating | Permian Basin |
| Sherman | 2,410 | 4 | 0 | 194 | 1,362 | Burk Royalty | Anadarko Basin |
| Calhoun | 2,282 | 2 | 0 | 548 | 530 | Neumin Production Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Kenedy | 2,102 | 2 | 0 | 708 | 641 | Exxon Mobil | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Edwards | 2,066 | 2 | 0 | 350 | 1,003 | Upp Operating LLC | Ozona Canyon |
| Robertson | 2,040 | 37 | 3 | 169 | 1,443 | Hilcorp Energy Company | Cotton Valley |
| Upshur | 2,025 | 11 | 0 | 209 | 1,301 | Diversified Production LLC | Travis Peak |
| Crosby | 2,024 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 1,321 | Juno Operating Company Ii | Permian Basin |
| Van Zandt | 1,893 | 26 | 0 | 213 | 1,207 | Basa Resources | Gilmer Lime |
| Shelby | 1,881 | 64 | 2 | 337 | 1,018 | Xto Energy | Austin Chalk |
| Hardeman | 1,840 | 11 | 1 | 569 | 558 | Trio Operating Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| Hood | 1,804 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 1,173 | Eagleridge Operating | Barnett |
| Houston | 1,683 | 15 | 0 | 338 | 676 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Comanche | 1,664 | 1 | 0 | 382 | 522 | Eastland Operating | Barnett |
| Polk | 1,658 | 12 | 0 | 299 | 791 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Bastrop | 1,653 | 2 | 0 | 256 | 596 | Trivista Operating | Austin Chalk |
| Cherokee | 1,645 | 8 | 3 | 295 | 912 | Peles LLC | Gilmer Lime |
| Madison | 1,633 | 15 | 0 | 233 | 922 | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Austin | 1,631 | 8 | 0 | 211 | 643 | Enhanced Energy Partners | Austin Chalk |
| High Island South | 1,615 | 4 | 0 | 1,095 | 453 | Mcmoran Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Marion | 1,569 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 815 | Fossil Energy | Cotton Valley |
| Lubbock | 1,558 | 21 | 0 | 254 | 880 | Texland Petroleum | Permian Basin |
| Waller | 1,545 | 3 | 0 | 285 | 577 | 84 Energy LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Henderson | 1,530 | 9 | 0 | 238 | 794 | Urban Oil & Gas Group | Cotton Valley |
| Orange | 1,503 | 2 | 0 | 260 | 697 | Orangefield Operating CORP | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Erath | 1,444 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 614 | Eagleridge Operating | Barnett |
| Titus | 1,442 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 901 | J P Oil Company | East Texas Basin |
| Willacy | 1,420 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 669 | Citation Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Cass | 1,419 | 37 | 1 | 249 | 704 | Rose City Resources LLC | Cotton Valley |
| Dickens | 1,335 | 12 | 0 | 390 | 409 | Canan Mowrey Operating | Permian Basin |
| Menard | 1,317 | 2 | 0 | 428 | 309 | Paint Rock Operating | Ozona Canyon |
| Terrell | 1,309 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 770 | Brp Energy LLC | Ozona Canyon |
| Washington | 1,308 | 62 | 7 | 173 | 783 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating | Austin Chalk |
| High Island Large Block | 1,178 | 1 | 0 | 711 | 339 | Apache | Gulf Coast Basin |
| High Island East & South | 1,164 | 0 | 0 | 729 | 388 | White Fleet Operating LLC | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Mcculloch | 1,123 | 1 | 0 | 359 | 229 | Felderhoff Production Company | Barnett |
| Aransas | 1,121 | 4 | 1 | 234 | 217 | Conocophillips Company | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Franklin | 1,077 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 631 | J P Oil Company | East Texas Basin |
| Newton | 1,068 | 9 | 0 | 208 | 428 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Matagorda Island Large Block | 1,048 | 1 | 0 | 512 | 360 | Gom Shelf | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Ellis | 1,032 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 229 | National Land Resources | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Tyler | 1,016 | 17 | 0 | 188 | 459 | Neches Transport INC | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Jasper | 979 | 19 | 2 | 198 | 390 | Zarvona Energy | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| Collingsworth | 974 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 429 | Bcemach Iii LLC | Granite Wash |
| San Augustine | 938 | 130 | 15 | 142 | 575 | Xto Energy | Austin Chalk |
| Foard | 926 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 399 | Blackbrush O & G | Palo Duro Basin |
| Galveston Large Block | 832 | 1 | 0 | 577 | 174 | Blue Dolphin Exploration Company | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Grimes | 776 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 423 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating | Austin Chalk |
| Val Verde | 764 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 351 | Wolfcamp Energy | Ozona Canyon |
| Brazos Large Block | 747 | 2 | 0 | 405 | 191 | Shell Oil Company | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Falls | 703 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 166 | K & D Enterprises | East Texas Basin |
| Hopkins | 690 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 173 | Sulphur River Exploration | East Texas Basin |
| Cottle | 660 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 224 | Gunn Oil Company | Permian Basin |
| Lynn | 636 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 233 | Three Span Oil & Gas | Permian Basin |
| Hale | 622 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 460 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Hill | 590 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 271 | Eagleridge Operating | Barnett |
| San Jacinto | 574 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 202 | Famcor Oil | Austin Chalk |
| Mustang Island Large Block | 556 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 134 | Apache | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Lamb | 532 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 284 | Oxy | Permian Basin |
| Williamson | 525 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 146 | Genesis Well Service | Austin Chalk |
| Hartley | 503 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 237 | Burk Royalty | Palo Duro Basin |
| Angelina | 471 | 28 | 4 | 119 | 235 | Adamas Energy LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Red River | 467 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 137 | Snd Operating | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Presidio | 422 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 | Gold Fields Mining | Permian Basin |
| Mclennan | 405 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 114 | Wilson Roger B | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Kaufman | 384 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 79 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | East Texas Basin |
| Oldham | 378 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 160 | Baker & Taylor Drilling Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| Camp | 348 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 221 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | Travis Peak |
| Kimble | 328 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 44 | Texas Oil & Gas | Ozona Canyon |
| Sabine | 315 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 79 | Coffman Thomas D | Austin Chalk |
| Walker | 309 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 98 | Eog Resources | Austin Chalk |
| Trinity | 292 | 10 | 0 | 92 | 62 | Hd Operating CO, LLC | Austin Chalk |
| Briscoe | 275 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | French American Metals | Palo Duro Basin |
| Travis | 267 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 56 | Electragas | Austin Chalk |
| Motley | 254 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 64 | Esco Oil Operating Company | Permian Basin |
| Cameron | 249 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 34 | Texas Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) |
| High Island East | 237 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 52 | Merit Energy Company | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Dallas | 229 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 77 | Chesapeake Energy | Barnett |
| Bowie | 219 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 33 | Murphy Oil | East Texas Basin |
| Brazos South | 199 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 65 | Gom Shelf | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Somervell | 195 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 120 | Eagleridge Operating | Barnett |
| Matagorda Island Small Block | 170 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 28 | Corpus Christi Oil & Gas Company | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Hamilton | 164 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19 | Geotech Petroleum Mgt | Barnett |
| Mustang Island East | 153 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 28 | Talos Energy Offshore | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Mustang Island Small Block | 146 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 21 | Chevron | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Brewster | 143 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | Ashland Oil | Permian Basin |
| Hudspeth | 124 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | Trail Mountain | Permian Basin |
| Galveston South | 105 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 5 | Mcmoran Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin |
| South Padre Island Large Block | 103 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 17 | Prime Offshore LLC | Gulf Coast Basin |
| North Padre Island East | 101 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 34 | Hess | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Sabine Pass | 100 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | Ep Energy E And P Company | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Hunt | 96 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 7 | Crow David | East Texas Basin |
| Childress | 92 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | Corlena Oil Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| Rains | 89 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 26 | Tactical Operating Company LLC | East Texas Basin |
| Galveston Small Block | 88 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | Houston Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin |
| North Padre Island Large Block | 87 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 | Energy Development | Gulf Coast Basin |
| High Island Small Block | 87 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | Houston Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Brazos Small Block | 86 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | Houston Oil & Gas | Gulf Coast Basin |
| San Saba | 80 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Houston Oil & Gas | Barnett |
| Lampasas | 78 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | Scully Exploration | Barnett |
| Floyd | 70 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | Sabine Production Company | Bend |
| Mills | 65 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | Mcbee Jim Company | Barnett |
| Uvalde | 62 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | Zavala Independent Gas | Austin Chalk |
| Real | 54 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | Riotex | Kerr Basin |
| Bell | 53 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Lynn & Company | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Bosque | 53 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | Quicksilver Resources | Barnett |
| Kinney | 51 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | May Jack Operating Account | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Coryell | 51 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | Central Basin Oil Inv | Barnett |
| Hall | 50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Gulf Oil | Palo Duro Basin |
| Morris | 49 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 21 | Rose City Resources LLC | East Texas Basin |
| Randall | 44 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Sohio Western Mining Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| Dallam | 41 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | Diamond Chemicals Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| Swisher | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | French American Metals | Palo Duro Basin |
| Kerr | 37 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | Cashflow Exploration | Kerr Basin |
| Donley | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | Bcemach Iii LLC | Palo Duro Basin |
| Lamar | 33 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Conocophillips Company | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Delta | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | Atmos Energy CORP Midtex Div | East Texas Basin |
| Bandera | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Devon Energy Production Company | Kerr Basin |
| Fannin | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Dgs Oil | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Deaf Smith | 25 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Stone & Webster Engineering | Palo Duro Basin |
| Jeff Davis | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Cody Energy | Barnett-Woodford |
| Bailey | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Energas Company | Permian Basin |
| Collin | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Park Avenue Exploration | Ouachita Folded Belt |
| Armstrong | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sohio Western Mining Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| Kendall | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C & C Energy Company | Kerr Basin |
| South Padre Island Small Block | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Oxy | Gulf Coast Basin |
| Burnet | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quaise Energy INC | Llano Uplift |
| Parmer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Massingill B D | Palo Duro Basin |
| Castro | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Energas Company | Palo Duro Basin |
| El Paso | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | El Paso Natural Gas Company | Orogrande Basin |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission well-header records aggregated by county.
Threshold: Counties with at least 10 wells on file are ranked (excludes counties with no oil-and-gas activity).
Why it matters: County-level drilling activity is the geographic foundation of mineral-rights valuation. The hottest counties (Midland, Reeves, Loving, Karnes, Reagan) command premium pricing; quieter counties may still hold legacy production with steady royalty income.
Refresh cadence: Monthly. Data current as of 2026-08-02.
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State: Texas
Counties ranked: 268
Total wells: 1,233,056
Recent permits: 17,179
Last refresh: 2026-08-02