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Fayette County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

446
Fayette County

Last 60 days

5
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

25
to compare against

60-day trend

-20
vs prior 60d

Fayette County contains 446 wells on file, with top operators including MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC and OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC.

Wells in Fayette span several oil & gas fields including GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) and SOUTHERN BAY (EAGLE FORD).

Most recent well on record: CREED 5, operated by MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48149

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-06-12

261 rigs across the state
1 in this area

By basin

  • 164 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 29 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 2 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Fayette 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.
106 wells plotted · 2 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Fayette County by total wells

MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC81OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC48SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION39GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC31ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.31EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC30SN OPERATING, LLC24SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.23MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION23RAMTEX ENERGY LLC20

Operators: Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating Llc, Oak Valley Operating, Llc, Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation, Geosouthern Operating Ii, Llc, Enervest Operating, L.l.c., Earthstone Operating, Llc, Sn Operating, Llc, Southern Bay Operating, L.l.c., Mca Petroleum Corporation, Ramtex Energy Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Fayette County

GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)175SOUTHERN BAY (EAGLE FORD)113GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK, GAS)93WILDCAT14GINI (WILCOX)12CYPRESS LANDING (EAGLE FORD)8GIDDINGS (BUDA)6EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1)6MULDOON, SW. (ARNIM SAND)5CANNON (NAVARRO)4

Fields: Giddings (Austin Chalk-3), Southern Bay (Eagle Ford), Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas), Wildcat, Gini (Wilcox), Cypress Landing (Eagle Ford), Giddings (Buda), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1), Muldoon, Sw. (Arnim Sand), Cannon (Navarro).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Fayette 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
CREED 5 2026-05-06 6 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933534
CREED 1 2026-05-06 6 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933533
ALE TWO 2026-04-30 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933621
TOWNSITE UNIT 2026-04-28 2 REDBUD E & P, INC. 14932971
CY SEVEN 2026-04-21 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933615
BROTHERS OIL UNIT 2026-04-09 2 REDBUD E & P, INC. 14932805
CY ONE 2026-04-08 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14933618
SRUBAR OIL UNIT 2026-04-02 2 REDBUD E & P, INC. 14932721
MCCOLLUM-HOOD UNIT 2026-04-01 4 REDBUD E & P, INC. 14932594
RUBY UNIT 2026-03-30 2 MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 14932926

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