Cameron County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

5
Cameron County

Most recent drilling

Jul 2014
~11 years ago

First on record

2011
records span 3 years

Activity status

Historic
no recent drilling

Cameron County contains 5 wells on file, with top operators including SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION.

Wells in Cameron span several oil & gas fields including WILDCAT and GAVILAN (MIOCENE).

Most recent well on record: STATE OF TEXAS, operated by SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION — last updated July 2014.

County FIPS Code: 48061

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 4 most recent permits filed

Date Operator County Permit # API
2017-09-08 TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY Cameron 830312 42-061-30535
2017-02-09 TEXAS GAS SERVICE COMPANY Cameron 822535 42-061-30534
2015-05-28 SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION Cameron 806122 42-061-30533
2013-08-28 ESENJAY OPERATING INC Cameron 768785 42-061-30532

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Top Operators in Cameron County by total wells

SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION5

Operators: Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Cameron County

WILDCAT4GAVILAN (MIOCENE)1PORT ISABEL, SE (FREELAND)1RED HEAD RIDGE (2068)1RED HEAD RIDGE (MIOCENE)1VERDOLAGA (MIOCENE)1

Fields: Wildcat, Gavilan (Miocene), Port Isabel, Se (Freeland), Red Head Ridge (2068), Red Head Ridge (Miocene), Verdolaga (Miocene).

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Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
STATE OF TEXAS 2014-07-08 3 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION 06130525
LA PITA 2012-09-19 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION 06130530
GARCIA 2012-05-31 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION 06130529
LA PITA 2012-03-21 2 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION 06130526
LA PITA 2012-03-16 2 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION 06130523

Surface Ownership Records:

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