Top Operators in the Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX)
1	Hilcorp Energy Company	3,972
2	Exxon Mobil	3,351
3	Eog Resources	1,529
4	Denbury Onshore	1,097
5	Radco Operations	962
6	Poandg Operating	932
7	Tc Oil Company	894
8	Highmark Energy Operating	868
9	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	773
10	Marathon Oil Company	754

Primary Texas Counties for the Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX)

The Texas counties with the most Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) activity:

Wharton, Harris, Jackson, Refugio, Hardin

Recent Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 100 drilling permits filed for Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-07-13	Plomero-Ivas-Ts Usw A 1	`4229736567`	Live Oak	Burlington Resources Oil Gas Company	16,906
2026-07-10	Peter B 2h	`4228337918`	La Salle	Eog	—
2026-07-08	Donut Palace-Stx-Unit S725h	`4216334396`	Frio	Formentera Operations LLC	11,028
2026-07-08	Gibson Unit 1h	`4228534368`	Lavaca	Eog	12,508
2026-07-07	Young-Clark Unit 1h	`4205535199`	Caldwell	Hamilton Clay	2,548
2026-07-07	Worthington Unit 1h	`4228534369`	Lavaca	Eog	11,687
2026-07-02	Loveland A 1h	`4231137701`	Mcmullen	Eog	7,613
2026-07-02	Loveland C 3h	`4231137703`	Mcmullen	Eog	8,289
2026-07-02	Loveland B 2h	`4231137702`	Mcmullen	Eog	7,926
2026-07-02	Loveland D 4h	`4231137704`	Mcmullen	Eog	8,682
2026-07-01	Dagobah A 1h	`4228534342`	Lavaca	Baytex Energy USA INC	12,506
2026-06-30	Sorsby Hcx 2h	`4205134415`	Burleson	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-06-30	Sunrise 1he	`4205134420`	Burleson	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-06-29	Hope-Saunders B Sa E 1	`4212335792`	De Witt	Marathon Oil Company	11,333
2026-06-29	Hope-Saunders B Sa C 1	`4212335790`	De Witt	Marathon Oil Company	11,266
2026-06-29	Oliveira 9h	`4231137699`	Mcmullen	Eog	10,083
2026-06-29	Hope-Saunders B Sa A 1	`4212335788`	De Witt	Marathon Oil Company	11,290
2026-06-29	Hope-Saunders B Sa D 1	`4212335791`	De Witt	Marathon Oil Company	11,287
2026-06-29	Oliveira 8h	`4231137698`	Mcmullen	Eog	10,099
2026-06-29	Hope-Saunders B Sa B 1	`4212335789`	De Witt	Marathon Oil Company	11,263
2026-06-26	Muir E-Muir D Sa A 1h	`4212335809`	De Witt	Devon	6,624
2026-06-25	Barnhart (Ef)-Jm Pres Sa 512h	`4217734842`	Gonzales	Marathon Oil Company	7,426
2026-06-24	Barnhart (Ef) K-Jm Pres Sa 511h	`4217734843`	Gonzales	Marathon Oil Company	7,613
2026-06-22	Cox D 121h	`4247945663`	Webb	Eog	—
2026-06-22	Cox E 500h	`4247945664`	Webb	Eog	—
2026-06-19	Donut Palace-Stx-Unit S733h	`4216334397`	Frio	Formentera Operations LLC	11,005
2026-06-18	Donut Palace-Stx-Unit S721h	`4216334395`	Frio	Formentera Operations LLC	11,280
2026-06-18	Sierra C 3h	`4228337809`	La Salle	Eog	961
2026-06-18	Gahan B 2h	`4217734784`	Gonzales	Eog	5,934
2026-06-15	Saunders Unit B 14	`4212335795`	De Witt	Burlington Resources Oil Gas Company	1,628
2026-06-15	Piloncillo A 1ia	`4212739197`	Dimmit	Tbm Catarina LLC	6,918
2026-06-15	Schorlemer-Char Sa A 1	`4212335785`	De Witt	Marathon Oil Company	14,258
2026-06-15	Saunders Unit B 13	`4212335794`	De Witt	Burlington Resources Oil Gas Company	1,082
2026-06-12	Lm 1870 F 120h	`4247945657`	Webb	Eog	—
2026-06-12	Fiesta A 101h	`4225538422`	Karnes	Eog	—
2026-06-12	Neal 2	`4216334420`	Frio	Arete Operating Company LLC	—
2026-06-12	Warren B-Warren A Sa 1 1h	`4212335784`	De Witt	Bpx Operating Company	12,462
2026-06-11	Johnson 1a	`4205535201`	Caldwell	Onemoretime LLC	—
2026-06-11	Bowman East 342 M342	`4201336032`	Atascosa	Javelin Energy	—
2026-06-11	Bowman East 343 M343	`4201336285`	Atascosa	Javelin Energy	—
2026-06-11	Bowman East 344 M344	`4201336286`	Atascosa	Javelin Energy	—
2026-06-11	Bowman East 341 M341	`4201336031`	Atascosa	Javelin Energy	—
2026-06-10	Johnson-Forister Sa G 1	`4225538421`	Karnes	Burlington Resources Oil Gas Company	5,206
2026-06-10	Johnson-Forister Sa F 3	`4225538420`	Karnes	Burlington Resources Oil Gas Company	5,294
2026-06-10	Sunflower 1 Azm 1	`4229132978`	Liberty	Exxonmobil	—
2026-06-10	Golden 1ha	`4204132686`	Brazos	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-06-10	Sunflower 2 Azm 2	`4224532938`	Jefferson	Exxonmobil	—
2026-06-09	Peter G 7h	`4228337915`	La Salle	Eog	—
2026-06-09	Weston-Pmt Sa E 1	`4225538409`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	13,067
2026-06-09	Weston-Pmt Sa D 1	`4225538408`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	12,975

Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Texas

Wells targeting the Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) that have been spudded but are waiting on completion — near-term production upside:

Spud Date	Days Waiting	Well	Operator	County	Lateral (ft)
2026-07-03	11	Moab One H 01ma	Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating	Washington	9,853
2026-07-03	11	Gswf Bravo Aw 2h	Southern Community	Washington	10,189
2026-07-03	11	Balboa Three H 03bb	Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating	Fayette	6,946
2026-07-03	11	Weaver Ef 1h	Sage Natural Resources	Lee	5,910
2026-07-03	11	Hahn-D Cil Usw H 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	9,804
2026-07-03	11	Kretzer 1h	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	Burleson	7,390
2026-06-26	18	Marmot 1h	Warwickartemis LLC	Wilson	2,935
2026-06-26	18	Chittim 404	Blackbrush O & G	Maverick	—
2026-06-26	18	Piloncillo A 1ia	Tbm Catarina LLC	Dimmit	6,918
2026-06-26	18	Bfmt East 302h	Eog Resources	Webb	13,258
2026-06-26	18	Glass Ranch 6004h	Jonah Energy	Maverick	—
2026-06-26	18	Gran Torino Sn 1hr	Zarvona Energy	Jasper	10,443
2026-06-26	18	Tom Hanks Ef 42	Verdun Oil & Gas	La Salle	7,669
2026-06-26	18	State-Hill Ranch C 103h	Caturus Energy, LLC	Webb	13,539
2026-06-26	18	Murray Franklin B 2h	Gulftex Energy Iii	Mcmullen	10,368
2026-06-26	18	Witte A-Jacobs A-Boening Aw D 4h	Devon Energy Production Company	De Witt	11,073
2026-06-26	18	Newt Ef South 1h	Sage Natural Resources	Lee	9,577
2026-06-26	18	Dunn 02	Espada Energy	Dimmit	9,939
2026-06-26	18	Schwope Las D 2h	Ineos USA Oil & Gas LLC	La Salle	1,608
2026-06-26	18	Hahn-D Cil-Sei Usw E 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	15,861
2026-06-26	18	Mary 19h	Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating	Karnes	4,869
2026-06-26	18	Kainer Unit 2h	Tidal Petroleum	Fayette	8,768
2026-06-26	18	Galvan Ranch B940h	Sm Energy Company	Webb	10,668
2026-06-26	18	Aspen K 10h	Eog Resources	Mcmullen	—
2026-06-26	18	P Crain-Stan Sa B 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	9,062
2026-06-26	18	Briggs Ranch Psa A 1h	Murphy Exploration & Production Company	Dimmit	10,755
2026-06-26	18	Reed Ef Unit 2h	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	Burleson	7,769
2026-06-26	18	Schroeder B-Kunde Usw A 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	Live Oak	8,896
2026-06-26	18	Dk Unit A 8h	Silverbow Resources Oper	Mcmullen	8,907
2026-06-26	18	Hemb-Black-Levi Sa A 1	Marathon Oil Company	Karnes	15,830

About the Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) Formation in Texas

The Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 101,664 wells on file across 7,108 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 3,252 drilling permits targeting the Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) 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 Wharton, Harris, Jackson, Refugio, Hardin, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Gulf Coast Basin (La - TX) 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.