Top Operators in the Vicksburg (Texas)

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

#	Operator	Wells in Vicksburg
1	Exxon Mobil	2,214
2	Merit Energy Company	1,535
3	Eog Resources	902
4	Hilcorp Energy Company	711
5	Sun Explorationproduction Company	599
6	Urban Oil & Gas Group	590
7	Sueann Operating LC	524
8	Mountain V Texas, LLC	285
9	Mobil Oil	264
10	Shell Oil Company	217

Primary Texas Counties for the Vicksburg

The Texas counties with the most Vicksburg activity:

Starr, Hidalgo, Nueces, Brooks, Kleberg

About the Vicksburg Formation in Texas

The Vicksburg is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 17,559 wells on file across 1,463 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 20 drilling permits targeting the Vicksburg 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 Starr, Hidalgo, Nueces, Brooks, Kleberg, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Vicksburg 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.