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Lavaca County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

769
Lavaca County

Last 60 days

6
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

18
to compare against

60-day trend

-12
vs prior 60d

Lavaca County contains 769 wells on file, with top operators including PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. and not found.

Wells in Lavaca span several oil & gas fields including EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2) and WILDCAT.

Most recent well on record: PARR UNIT, operated by not found — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48285

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

256 rigs across the state
2 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
2026-04-14 HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY Lavaca 914776 42-285-33044
2026-03-24 EOG RESOURCES, INC. Lavaca 914215 42-285-34370
2026-03-24 EOG RESOURCES, INC. Lavaca 914211 42-285-34369
2026-03-20 EOG RESOURCES, INC. Lavaca 914208 42-285-34368
2026-03-20 EOG RESOURCES, INC. Lavaca 914206 42-285-34371
2026-03-18 PETROVYBE OPCO LLC Lavaca 914145 42-285-34367
2026-03-12 PETROVYBE OPCO LLC Lavaca 913863 42-285-34364
2026-03-10 FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC Lavaca 913913 42-285-34365
2026-03-10 FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC Lavaca 913914 42-285-34366
2026-03-09 PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC Lavaca 913932 42-285-34363
2026-03-06 PETROVYBE OPCO LLC Lavaca 913862 42-285-34362
2026-02-20 FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC Lavaca 913428 42-285-34361

Lavaca 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.
722 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Lavaca County by total wells

PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.296not found128not found29CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.27DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.26EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.24CANTERA OPERATING, LLC23TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC22EOG RESOURCES, INC.16MARATHON OIL EF LLC15

Operators: Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.p., Not Found, Not Found, Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc., Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Eagle Ford Hunter Resources,inc., Cantera Operating, Llc, Trio Consulting & Management,llc, Eog Resources, Inc., Marathon Oil Ef Llc.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Lavaca County

EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-2)494WILDCAT23MONT (WILCOX 10,900)13WORD (WILCOX, LOWER)10DRY HOLLOW (WILCOX MIDDLE)10HALLETTSVILLE (BURNS 9800)6MONT (WILCOX 10640)6EAGLEVILLE (EAGLE FORD-1)6PROVIDENT CITY (WILCOX 11,900)6DRY HOLLOW (11024)5

Fields: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2), Wildcat, Mont (Wilcox 10,900), Word (Wilcox, Lower), Dry Hollow (Wilcox Middle), Hallettsville (Burns 9800), Mont (Wilcox 10640), Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1), Provident City (Wilcox 11,900), Dry Hollow (11024).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Lavaca 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
PARR UNIT 2026-05-12 not found 28534332
LANIK 2026-05-04 2 CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC. 28534333
SNIPE HUNTER 2026-04-29 4 not found 28533610
KRUPALA, E. J. GAS UNIT 2026-04-29 3 CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC. 28531516
LEOPARD HUNTER 2026-04-29 4 not found 28533614
RISE RODEN 2026-04-06 4 HARVEST PETROLEUM INC. 28534176
TECHNIK 2026-03-30 2 MB ENERGY, LLC 28530388
BAJOR B 2026-03-23 2 not found 28534340
BAJOR D 2026-03-23 2 not found 28534352
LANIK 2026-03-18 4 CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC. 28534307

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