Top Operators in the Eagle Ford (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Eagle Ford formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Eagle Ford
1	Chittim Operating LLC	1,609
2	Javelin Energy	1,191
3	Marathon Oil Company	619
4	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	427
5	Atlas Operating	407
6	Prime Energy Company	312
7	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	245
8	Lewis Petro Properties	232
9	Hilcorp Energy Company	230
10	Sm Energy Company	178

Primary Texas Counties for the Eagle Ford

The Texas counties with the most Eagle Ford activity:

Dimmit, Duval, Goliad, Live Oak, Maverick

About the Eagle Ford Formation in Texas

The Eagle Ford is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 21,622 wells on file across 2,378 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 46 drilling permits targeting the Eagle Ford in the last 24 months — a measure of how active the play is right now versus its historical baseline.

For mineral owners with interests in Dimmit, Duval, Goliad, Live Oak, Maverick, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Eagle Ford footprint is a foundational valuation question. Active formations with consistent permit flow command premium pricing; legacy formations with steady but declining production are valued differently.