Bowie County, Texas Wells Summary
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Bowie County contains 14 wells on file, with top operators including MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. and NECHES OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC..
Wells in Bowie span several oil & gas fields including OLD BOSTON (MOORINGSPORT A) and WILDCAT.
Most recent well on record: MCDANIEL SWD, operated by MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — last updated August 2025.
Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29
By basin
- 162 Permian
- 44 Eagle Ford
- 28 Haynesville
- 20 Other
- 2 Granite Wash
Drilling for
- 209 Oil
- 47 Gas
Recent drilling permits 12 most recent permits filed
| Date | Operator | County | Permit # | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-05 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | Bowie | 907744 | 42-037-30358 |
| 2024-10-24 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | Bowie | 903296 | 42-037-30357 |
| 2024-05-16 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES INC | Bowie | 899622 | 42-037-30356 |
| 2024-05-15 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES INC | Bowie | 899621 | 42-037-30355 |
| 2024-02-09 | MERTZ ENERGY TEXAS LLC | Bowie | 897115 | 42-037-30354 |
| 2023-12-05 | TV OPERATING LLC | Bowie | 895287 | 42-037-30352 |
| 2023-11-27 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES INC | Bowie | 895468 | 42-037-30353 |
| 2023-09-21 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES INC | Bowie | 893739 | 42-037-30351 |
| 2023-07-11 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES | Bowie | 42-037-30350 | |
| 2023-04-13 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES | Bowie | 42-037-30349 | |
| 2015-08-03 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES INC | Bowie | 807733 | 42-037-30348 |
| 2014-11-05 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES INC | Bowie | 42-037-30347 |
Bowie County well density
Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells;
larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
8 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Bowie County by total wells
Operators: Machin & Associates, Inc., Neches Oil & Gas Company, Inc., Carr Resources, Inc., Not Found, Double S Liberty Energy, Inc., Dallas Petroleum Group, Llc, Not Found.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Bowie County
Fields: Old Boston (Mooringsport A), Wildcat, Texarkana, West (Smackover), Bessie T (Smackover), Dalby Springs (Paluxy), Eylau (B.a.l. Smackover).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDANIEL SWD | 2025-08-01 | 2 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 03730353 |
| ELLIOTT | 2025-06-17 | 2 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 03730357 |
| GRAY OWL | 2025-03-17 | 2 | not found | 03730352 |
| BESSIE | 2025-03-07 | 6 | not found | 03730354 |
| MERRITT UNIT | 2024-11-19 | 2 | NECHES OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. | 03730271 |
| MCDANIEL | 2024-04-26 | 2 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 03730351 |
| ADAMS | 2024-01-09 | 2 | NECHES OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. | 03730243 |
| MCDANIEL | 2023-12-18 | 2 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 03730350 |
| MCDANIEL | 2023-08-25 | 2 | MACHIN & ASSOCIATES, INC. | 03730349 |
| LIBERTY-EYLAU ISD | 2017-08-18 | 2 | DALLAS PETROLEUM GROUP, LLC | 03730314 |
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