14,353 wells across 1,599 recorded operators, with 890 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at summary refresh.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Quick answer: The East Texas Basin formation in Texas has 14,353 wells on record across 1,599 recorded operators, with 890 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Corsicana Crude Company, Rife Oil Properties, J P Oil Company, Dry Creek Operating LLC and Exxon Mobil. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The operators with the most well counts targeting the East Texas Basin formation in Texas:
| # | Operator | Wells in East Texas Basin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corsicana Crude Company | 553 |
| 2 | Rife Oil Properties | 497 |
| 3 | J P Oil Company | 472 |
| 4 | Dry Creek Operating LLC | 464 |
| 5 | Exxon Mobil | 428 |
| 6 | Eastwest Energy | 321 |
| 7 | Adamas Energy LLC | 268 |
| 8 | Tgnr East Texas Ii LLC | 207 |
| 9 | Contour Energy | 189 |
| 10 | Sulphur River Exploration | 162 |
The Texas counties with the most East Texas Basin activity:
Navarro, Titus, Franklin, Falls, Wood
Drilling permits in Texas each year, the East Texas Basin count and share of them, and the median lateral length of those East Texas Basin permits.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8,004 | 469 | 5.9% | 10,653 ft |
| 2025 | 8,037 | 365 | 4.5% | 9,432 ft |
| 2024 | 8,916 | 342 | 3.8% | 9,918 ft |
| 2023 | 9,280 | 344 | 3.7% | 9,020 ft |
| 2022 | 12,110 | 361 | 3% | 8,717 ft |
| 2021 | 9,907 | 83 | 0.8% | 8,585 ft |
| 2020 | 9,447 | 33 | 0.3% | 9,615 ft |
| 2019 | 15,566 | 30 | 0.2% | 5,938 ft |
Share of each year’s Texas drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Permian Basin | Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) | Avalon-Bone Spring | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert | Austin Chalk | East Texas Basin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.1% | 17.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| 2025 | 62.9% | 19% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | 20.9% | 0.5% | 2% | 0.7% | 3.8% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | 21.5% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | 16.7% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 2% | 3% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | 3.3% | 11.6% | 9% | 11.2% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | 3.2% | 14% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 0.2% |
Buckhead Energy computes every figure on this page from grouped records in public oil and gas data. The page shows counts, sums, percentiles and indexes only; it does not list individual wells, leases or permits.
Counts under 3 wells and percentiles under 5 wells are withheld; totals are floors.
Share is the formation’s permits as a percent of the state’s permits that year. Median lateral length is published only when at least 5 permits stand behind it.
Last computed: 2026-11-01. These figures are informational only and are not a valuation of any mineral or royalty interest.
The East Texas Basin is a formation/play group recorded in Texas, with 14,353 wells on file across 1,599 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 890 drilling permits targeting the East Texas Basin in the 24-month window at summary refresh. These are stored records, not a live measure of drilling.
Recorded formation activity provides regional context. It does not establish ownership, future production, royalty payments or a value for an individual tract. Consult qualified professionals about your specific interest.
14,353 wells target the East Texas Basin in Texas, worked by 1,599 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The East Texas Basin operators with the most wells on record in Texas are Corsicana Crude Company, Rife Oil Properties, J P Oil Company, Dry Creek Operating LLC and Exxon Mobil. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 890 drilling permits targeting the East Texas Basin in the 24-month window at source refresh, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 890 new drilling permits targeting the East Texas Basin in Texas in the 24-month window at source refresh. New permits and spuds record reported activity stages; they do not establish ongoing drilling, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
East Texas Basin activity in Texas includes 14,353 wells on record and 1,599 recorded operators, with 890 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh — from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The primary counties recorded for East Texas Basin in Texas are Navarro, Titus, Franklin, Falls, Wood. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the operator, the remaining drilling locations, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
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Get Your Free Written OfferFormation: East Texas Basin
State: Texas
Total wells: 14,353
Recorded operators: 1,599
Permits 24mo: 890
Summary date: 2026-11-01
