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Brazos County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

587
Brazos County

Last 60 days

11
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

14
to compare against

60-day trend

-3
vs prior 60d

Brazos County contains 587 wells on file, with top operators including HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC and HALCON OPERATING CO., INC..

Wells in Brazos span several oil & gas fields including AGUILA VADO (EAGLEFORD) and MADISONVILLE, W. (WOODBINE -A-).

Most recent well on record: LOTT-LEE, operated by WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48041

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

256 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

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
2025-08-29 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 909227 42-041-32683
2025-08-29 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 909228 42-041-32684
2025-08-04 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 909595 42-041-32685
2025-04-02 CML EXPLORATION, LLC Brazos 907005 42-041-31950
2025-04-02 CML EXPLORATION, LLC Brazos 907003 42-041-31962
2025-03-28 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906171 42-041-32672
2025-03-20 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906729 42-041-32678
2025-03-20 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906760 42-041-32680
2025-03-19 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906727 42-041-32676
2025-03-19 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906728 42-041-32677
2025-03-19 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906730 42-041-32679
2025-03-17 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC Brazos 906683 42-041-32675

Brazos 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.
231 wells plotted · 10 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Brazos County by total wells

HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC105HALCON OPERATING CO., INC.82APACHE CORPORATION71VESS OIL CORPORATION42WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC41ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC33CRIMSON ENERGY PTNRS III, L.L.C.28MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC25CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.19ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP13

Operators: Hawkwood Energy Operating, Llc, Halcon Operating Co., Inc., Apache Corporation, Vess Oil Corporation, Wildfire Energy Operating Llc, Anadarko E&p Onshore Llc, Crimson Energy Ptnrs Iii, L.l.c., Md America Energy, Llc, Chesapeake Operating, L.l.c., Anadarko E&p Company Lp.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Brazos County

AGUILA VADO (EAGLEFORD)200MADISONVILLE, W. (WOODBINE -A-)142GIDDINGS (EAGLEFORD)96GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)49KURTEN (WOODBINE)37GIDDINGS (BUDA)35GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK, GAS)23KURTEN (BUDA)11AGGIELAND (WOODBINE)5NAVASOTA RIVER (CRETACEOUS LWR.)1

Fields: Aguila Vado (Eagleford), Madisonville, W. (Woodbine -A-), Giddings (Eagleford), Giddings (Austin Chalk-3), Kurten (Woodbine), Giddings (Buda), Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas), Kurten (Buda), Aggieland (Woodbine), Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Brazos against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,103 wells
  • Martin · 10,576 wells
  • Andrews · 9,606 wells
  • Reeves · 7,308 wells
  • Ector · 7,180 wells
  • Upton · 6,812 wells
  • Howard · 6,477 wells
  • Karnes · 5,977 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,352 wells
  • Reagan · 5,182 wells
  • Loving · 4,840 wells
  • La Salle · 4,734 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
LOTT-LEE 2026-05-01 2 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132068
VENUS 2026-04-30 4 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132679
SATURN 2026-04-29 4 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132675
PORTERFIELD B 2026-04-28 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132685
PORTERFIELD A 2026-04-23 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132680
JUPITER 2026-04-21 4 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132677
INEZ ASTIN HCX1 2026-04-20 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132676
MERCURY A 2026-04-15 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132678
PLUTO 2026-04-14 3 WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC 04132672
URSO 2026-04-10 4 CML EXPLORATION, LLC 04132649

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