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Hockley County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

3,362
Hockley County

Last 60 days

20
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

25
to compare against

60-day trend

-5
vs prior 60d

Hockley County contains 3,362 wells on file, with top operators including OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. and APACHE CORPORATION.

Wells in Hockley span several oil & gas fields including SLAUGHTER and LEVELLAND.

Most recent well on record: LINKER (LOWER CLEARFORK) UNIT, operated by BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48219

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

261 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Hockley 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.
429 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Hockley County by total wells

OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.1,880APACHE CORPORATION403SABINAL ENERGY OPERATING, LLC256OXY USA INC.131CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.106OXY USA WTP LP103TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P.81ROGERS, S. K. OIL, INC.51ROCKER A OPERATING COMPANY50CROSS TIMBERS ENERGY, LLC45

Operators: Occidental Permian Ltd., Apache Corporation, Sabinal Energy Operating, Llc, Oxy Usa Inc., Chevron U. S. A. Inc., Oxy Usa Wtp Lp, Texland Petroleum, L.p., Rogers, S. K. Oil, Inc., Rocker A Operating Company, Cross Timbers Energy, Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Hockley County

SLAUGHTER1,476LEVELLAND1,321SMYER128TSTAR (ABO)100LINKER (CLEAR FORK)44LEEPER (GLORIETA)39ROPES, E. (CLEAR FORK)38YELLOWHOUSE37HAMILTON (CLEARFORK)31WHITHARRAL (CLEAR FORK, LO.)27

Fields: Slaughter, Levelland, Smyer, Tstar (Abo), Linker (Clear Fork), Leeper (Glorieta), Ropes, E. (Clear Fork), Yellowhouse, Hamilton (Clearfork), Whitharral (Clear Fork, Lo.).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Hockley 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
LINKER (LOWER CLEARFORK) UNIT 2026-05-13 BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 21937563
EAST MALLET UNIT 2026-05-12 2 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 21901157
JACKSON 2026-05-11 BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC 21936997
MALLET UNIT 2026-05-08 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 21934783
CENTRAL MALLET UNIT 2026-05-06 4 OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. 21900721
COONS, W. A. 2026-05-01 3 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 21900620
COLINE A 2026-04-28 2 BLM BLACK GOLD PROPERTIES, LTD. 21932709
CHILDRESS 15 UNIT 2026-04-28 4 KEBO OIL & GAS, INC. 21937358
JEFFERS 2026-04-28 TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. 21930942
COLINE 2026-04-27 2 BLM BLACK GOLD PROPERTIES, LTD. 21931899

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