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Harris County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

360
Harris County

Last 60 days

1
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

3
to compare against

60-day trend

-2
vs prior 60d

Harris County contains 360 wells on file, with top operators including DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC and EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION.

Wells in Harris span several oil & gas fields including WEBSTER and GOOSE CREEK.

Most recent well on record: JC STRIBLING, operated by RISE PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS LLC — last updated April 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48201

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
2026-02-13 FRIO RESOURCES, LLC Harris 913245 42-201-32063
2024-07-10 WRD OPERATING LLC Harris 901056 42-201-30797
2024-05-24 BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY INC Harris 899104 42-201-33009
2024-04-26 ALL AMERICAN OPS LLC Harris 899035 42-201-33008
2024-04-26 ALL AMERICAN OPS LLC Harris 899035 42-201-33008
2024-04-02 ALL AMERICAN OPS LLC Harris 898367 42-201-33007
2024-01-29 CASTEX ENERGY INC Harris 894707 42-201-33006
2023-10-24 BAYWATER OPERATING LLC Harris 894698 42-201-33005
2023-08-16 GALLOWAY LONE STAR LLC Harris 891321 42-201-00403
2023-05-19 BALLARD EXPLORATION Harris 42-201-32580
2023-05-11 RISE PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS Harris 42-201-01280
2023-03-16 GORDY OIL Harris 42-201-33002

Harris 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.
134 wells plotted · 1 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Harris County by total wells

DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC132EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION36FOOTHILLS TEXAS, INC.24KINDER MORGAN TEJAS PIPELINE LLC18BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.16MORGAN ENTERPRISES, INC.12HOUSTON PIPE LINE COMPANY LP11UNDERGROUND STORAGE, LLC10ANLOC, LLC9TANDEM ENERGY CORPORATION9

Operators: Denbury Onshore, Llc, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Foothills Texas, Inc., Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline Llc, Ballard Exploration Company,inc., Morgan Enterprises, Inc., Houston Pipe Line Company Lp, Underground Storage, Llc, Anloc, Llc, Tandem Energy Corporation.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Harris County

WEBSTER141GOOSE CREEK36PIERCE JUNCTION32CLEAR LAKE, W. (FRIO)19BAMMEL (6200 COCKFIELD)13WILDCAT12HOCKLEY11TOMBALL6WEBSTER (MARGINULINA)6CYPRESS, DEEP (WILCOX)5

Fields: Webster, Goose Creek, Pierce Junction, Clear Lake, W. (Frio), Bammel (6200 Cockfield), Wildcat, Hockley, Tomball, Webster (Marginulina), Cypress, Deep (Wilcox).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Harris 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
JC STRIBLING 2026-04-06 2 RISE PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS LLC 20101279
WEBSTER FIELD UNIT 2026-03-04 2 P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC 20132474
WEBSTER FIELD UNIT 2026-02-06 4 P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC 20132601
WEBSTER FIELD UNIT 2025-12-04 3 P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC 20132133
MILKY WAY 2025-12-04 4 GORDY OIL COMPANY 20133002
ADAMS, GEO. B. 2025-12-02 4 TORTUGA OPERATING COMPANY 20131847
POLLEY 2025-12-02 2 ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY 20131877
WEBSTER FIELD UNIT 2025-11-20 4 P.O.&G. OPERATING, LLC 20130957
HAMILL SWD 2025-11-14 2 PETROTX OPERATING, LLC 20132531
SETTEGAST, W. F. & M. F. 2025-11-05 4 UNDERGROUND STORAGE, LLC 20182515

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