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	3,971
2	Exxon Mobil	3,349
3	Eog Resources	1,509
4	Denbury Onshore	1,091
5	Radco Operations	962
6	Poandg Operating	932
7	Tc Oil Company	896
8	Highmark Energy Operating	868
9	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	768
10	Marathon Oil Company	745

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)
2026-06-10	Golden 1ha	`4204132686`	Brazos	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-06-09	Weston-West-Pmt Sa A 1	`4225538405`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	12,815
2026-06-09	Weston-Pmt Sa D 1	`4225538408`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	12,975
2026-06-09	Weston-West-Pmt Sa B 1	`4225538406`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	12,847
2026-06-09	Weston-Pmt Sa E 1	`4225538409`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	13,067
2026-06-09	Weston-Pmt Sa C 1	`4225538407`	Karnes	Marathon Oil Company	12,899
2026-06-03	Blakeway Unit I Dim 7h	`4212739183`	Dimmit	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	4,739
2026-06-03	Blakeway Unit I Dim 5h	`4212739182`	Dimmit	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	4,830
2026-06-02	Blakeway Unit I Dim 4h	`4212739181`	Dimmit	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	4,736
2026-06-01	Clase Azul 1h	`4228337866`	La Salle	Bandera Eagle Ford LLC	11,193
2026-06-01	Tom O'Connor (5800 Sd) Fld. Unit 125	`4239133345`	Refugio	Hilcorp Energy Company	—
2026-05-29	Clase Azul 2h	`4228337867`	La Salle	Bandera Eagle Ford LLC	10,975
2026-05-27	Briscoe B (Sa34) 1459h	`4247945650`	Webb	Sm Energy Company	—
2026-05-27	Briscoe B (Sa32) 1439h	`4247945648`	Webb	Sm Energy Company	—
2026-05-27	Briscoe B (Sa33) 1448h	`4247945649`	Webb	Sm Energy Company	—
2026-05-27	Ulrich A-Peeb A-Guev B-Crk Sa A 1h	`4212335777`	De Witt	Devon	8,705
2026-05-27	Peebles A - Creek Sa A 1h	`4212335776`	De Witt	Devon	8,727
2026-05-27	Guevara B - Creek Sa A 1h	`4212335778`	De Witt	Devon	8,666
2026-05-27	Guevara B - Creek Sa B 2h	`4212335779`	De Witt	Devon	8,763
2026-05-22	Jd Fenner Hc9 L 9h	`4228337791`	La Salle	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	—
2026-05-22	Jd Fenner Hc7 L 7h	`4228337789`	La Salle	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	—
2026-05-22	Tiber D411vw	`4216334417`	Frio	Formentera Operations LLC	—
2026-05-22	Wildcat 7	`4206130542`	Cameron	Wwm Operating LLC	—
2026-05-22	Jd Fenner Hc8 L 8h	`4228337790`	La Salle	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	—
2026-05-21	Sand 5h	`4201336281`	Atascosa	Eog	11,187
2026-05-21	Sand 3h	`4201336278`	Atascosa	Eog	11,312
2026-05-21	Sand 2h	`4201336277`	Atascosa	Eog	11,417
2026-05-21	Sand 4h	`4201336279`	Atascosa	Eog	11,235
2026-05-21	Sand 6h	`4201336282`	Atascosa	Eog	11,165
2026-05-21	Sand 8h	`4201336284`	Atascosa	Eog	11,209
2026-05-21	Sand 7h	`4201336283`	Atascosa	Eog	11,175
2026-05-20	Hachar F 120h	`4247945637`	Webb	Eog	9,343
2026-05-20	Hachar J 321h	`4247945647`	Webb	Eog	10,588
2026-05-20	Hachar H 121h	`4247945638`	Webb	Eog	10,149
2026-05-20	Hachar M 123h	`4247945640`	Webb	Eog	12,994
2026-05-20	Hachar K 122h	`4247945639`	Webb	Eog	11,349
2026-05-20	Hachar P 124h	`4247945641`	Webb	Eog	—
2026-05-20	Hachar G 320h	`4247945646`	Webb	Eog	9,731
2026-05-20	Hachar E 319h	`4247945627`	Webb	Eog	12,494
2026-05-20	Sand A 1h	`4201336276`	Atascosa	Eog	11,652
2026-05-20	Hachar C 318h	`4247945626`	Webb	Eog	11,497
2026-05-19	Warren B-Warren A Sa 3 3h	`4212335782`	De Witt	Bpx Operating Company	12,208
2026-05-19	Warren B-Warren A Sa 4 4h	`4212335783`	De Witt	Bpx Operating Company	12,029
2026-05-19	Warren B-Warren A Sa 2 2h	`4212335781`	De Witt	Bpx Operating Company	12,263
2026-05-18	Hachar D 119h	`4247945636`	Webb	Eog	11,987
2026-05-18	Sunrise 1he	`4205134420`	Burleson	Wildfire Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-05-15	Hachar N 323h	`4247945635`	Webb	Eog	13,573
2026-05-15	Hachar B 118h	`4247945633`	Webb	Eog	11,019
2026-05-15	Hachar L 322h	`4247945634`	Webb	Eog	12,158
2026-05-15	Jd Fenner Hc6 L 6h	`4228337907`	La Salle	Ineos USA Oil Gas LLC	—

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)
2026-05-29	14	Stumberg Estate Unit B 3h	Murphy Exploration & Production Company	Dimmit	7,710
2026-05-29	14	Schendel-Douglas Sa5 503h	Marathon Oil Company	Karnes	8,949
2026-05-29	14	Elder 1	Kebo Oil & Gas	Matagorda	115
2026-05-29	14	Rosa A 103h	Eog Resources	Webb	9,718
2026-05-29	14	Briscoe Cochina East Ranch 103hd	Javelin Energy	Dimmit	8,770
2026-05-29	14	Aspen G 7h	Eog Resources	Mcmullen	20,042
2026-05-29	14	Frisbie Unit A 3	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	4,350
2026-05-29	14	Schmidt-Musch-John Usw C 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	10,388
2026-05-29	14	Hahn-D Cil-Sei Usw G 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	15,759
2026-05-29	14	Hemb-Black-Levi Sa B 1	Marathon Oil Company	Karnes	15,407
2026-05-29	14	Glass Ranch 6006h	Jonah Energy	Maverick	—
2026-05-29	14	Leakey Unit 1h	Eog Resources	Lavaca	11,624
2026-05-29	14	Guerra-Kunde Usw C 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	Live Oak	9,687
2026-05-25	18	Myra Sue 1	Paloma Operating	Jim Wells	—
2026-05-15	28	Nec Laurel Psa C 1005h	Lewis Petro Properties	Webb	7,318
2026-05-15	28	Pistol Pete One H 01pc	Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating	Lee	8,122
2026-05-15	28	Dk Unit A 7h	Silverbow Resources Oper	Mcmullen	8,844
2026-05-15	28	Aspen E 5h	Eog Resources	Mcmullen	��
2026-05-15	28	Moore-Turbo-West Usw B 1	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	11,827
2026-05-15	28	Dunn 01h	Espada Energy	Dimmit	9,769
2026-05-15	28	Jasper Ef Unit 2h	Sage Natural Resources	Lee	12,740
2026-05-15	28	Chasseur C 3h	Verdun Oil & Gas	Live Oak	9,625
2026-05-15	28	P Crain-Stan Sa A 3	Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company	De Witt	9,056
2026-05-15	28	Buzz One H 01by	Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating	Washington	9,108
2026-05-15	28	Macdonald Unit 1h	Eog Resources	Lavaca	11,575
2026-05-15	28	USA Lark 3dh	Silver Hill Energy Partners	Live Oak	11,292
2026-05-15	28	Ruppert A 23h	Devon Energy Production Company	De Witt	10,351
2026-05-15	28	Sts South E 110h	Caturus Energy, LLC	Mcmullen	12,237
2026-05-15	28	Tres Ramas Ac G 4h	Rosewood Resources	Dimmit	8,607
2026-05-15	28	Rosa B 104h	Eog Resources	Webb	8,835

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 101,583 wells on file across 7,106 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 3,328 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.