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Jackson County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

733
Jackson County

Last 60 days

8
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

7
to compare against

60-day trend

+1
vs prior 60d

Jackson County contains 733 wells on file, with top operators including HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY and KD ENERGY, LLC.

Wells in Jackson span several oil & gas fields including WEST RANCH (41-A & 98-A CONS.) and WEST RANCH (GRETA).

Most recent well on record: MAURITZ, H. & TRUST, operated by FREDCO — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48239

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
2025-12-23 PALOMA OPERATING, LLC Jackson 912394 42-239-33971
2025-12-15 OXBOW EP LLC Jackson 912077 42-239-33970
2025-09-18 WAGNER OIL COMPANY Jackson 910334 42-239-33436
2025-08-21 MAMEROW ENERGY CORP Jackson 909939 42-239-31455
2025-08-08 BEARD OIL COMPANY, LLC Jackson 909713 42-239-01645
2025-03-25 STONE EDGE ENERGY, LLC Jackson 906360 42-239-32434
2024-12-04 OXBOW EP LLC Jackson 904427 42-239-33969
2024-11-13 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY Jackson 903906 42-239-02785
2024-09-30 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY Jackson 902838 42-239-02674
2024-09-26 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY Jackson 902839 42-239-32014
2024-08-09 HG OPERATING LLC Jackson 901285 42-239-33588
2024-05-20 MAMEROW ENERGY CORP Jackson 898537 42-239-00722

Jackson 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.
98 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Jackson County by total wells

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY528KD ENERGY, LLC18FROSTWOOD ENERGY, LLC18MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS, INC.14ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LP11AMBASSADOR PETROLEUM, INC.9PHERE OPERATING INC7MARQUEE CORPORATION7ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP6KALER ENERGY CORP.5

Operators: Hilcorp Energy Company, Kd Energy, Llc, Frostwood Energy, Llc, Mcgowan Working Partners, Inc., Acock/anaqua Operating Co., Lp, Ambassador Petroleum, Inc., Phere Operating Inc, Marquee Corporation, Alta Mesa Services, Lp, Kaler Energy Corp..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Jackson County

WEST RANCH (41-A & 98-A CONS.)238WEST RANCH (GRETA)123WEST RANCH (WARD)50WEST RANCH (MARGINULINA 5000)31WEST RANCH (OTHER ZONES)26WEST RANCH (GLASSCOCK)24WESTHOFF (COMBINED ASSOCIATED)17WEST RANCH (TONEY)16WEST RANCH (98-A)15WEST RANCH (NOBLE)12

Fields: West Ranch (41-A & 98-A Cons.), West Ranch (Greta), West Ranch (Ward), West Ranch (Marginulina 5000), West Ranch (Other Zones), West Ranch (Glasscock), Westhoff (Combined Associated), West Ranch (Toney), West Ranch (98-A), West Ranch (Noble).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Jackson 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
MAURITZ, H. & TRUST 2026-05-12 2 FREDCO 23932065
JOHNSON, ELMER 2026-05-12 5 MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS, INC. 23902154
BROOKING, G. T. (SWD) 2026-05-12 2 BRITNIC OIL & GAS, INC. 23933594
WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2026-05-06 6 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 23933685
WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2026-04-23 8 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 23933744
WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2026-04-23 8 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 23933690
WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2026-04-23 3 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 23933876
TEN CATE 2026-04-09 2 MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERS, INC. 23980015
WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2026-03-10 7 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 23933779
WEST RANCH (41-A/98-A CONS) UNIT 2026-02-24 6 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY 23933827

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