Hale County, Texas Wells Summary
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Hale County contains 182 wells on file, with top operators including OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. and DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P..
Wells in Hale span several oil & gas fields including ANTON-IRISH and ANTON-IRISH (WOLFCAMP).
Most recent well on record: PRESTON, operated by OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | ATMOS ENERGY WEST TEXAS DIVISION | Hale | 893330 | 42-189-30528 |
| 2023-09-01 | ATMOS ENERGY WEST TEXAS DIVISION | Hale | 893319 | 42-189-30527 |
| 2023-04-17 | OCTANE ENERGY OPERATING | Hale | 42-189-30526 | |
| 2021-03-23 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 868417 | 42-189-30309 |
| 2020-03-12 | OXY USA WTP LP | Hale | 862672 | 42-189-30525 |
| 2019-11-04 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 858487 | 42-189-30369 |
| 2019-03-07 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 850683 | 42-189-30523 |
| 2019-03-07 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 850685 | 42-189-30524 |
| 2019-01-24 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 849037 | 42-189-30522 |
| 2019-01-14 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 848615 | 42-189-30521 |
| 2018-09-05 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 844311 | 42-189-30519 |
| 2018-09-05 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Hale | 844312 | 42-189-30520 |
Hale 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.
39 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Hale County by total wells
Operators: Occidental Permian Ltd., Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd., Laredo Petroleum, Inc., Octane Energy Operating, Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Hale County
Fields: Anton-Irish, Anton-Irish (Wolfcamp), Wildcat, Abernathy (Penn.), Anton-Irish (Wolfcamp, Upper).
Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON | 2025-08-08 | 2 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18930350 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-07-18 | 2 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18930392 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-07-14 | 2 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18930082 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-07-10 | 4 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18900156 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-07-10 | 4 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18900046 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-06-06 | 4 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18900056 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-05-20 | 6 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18930442 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-05-06 | 4 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18900117 |
| COREY | 2025-05-02 | 2 | OCTANE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | 18930526 |
| ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | 2025-04-30 | 4 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 18900098 |
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