Menard County, Texas Wells Summary
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Menard County contains 74 wells on file, with top operators including PAINT ROCK OPERATING, LLC and NORDAN OIL & GAS CORPORATION.
Wells in Menard span several oil & gas fields including DANNY MAE (LOWER CISCO A) and JOHN P (ELLENBURGER).
Most recent well on record: CLARK RANCH, operated by TRI-FORCE OPERATING, L.L.C. — last updated October 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | PRODUCTION OPERATORS OF TX, LLC | Menard | 908867 | 42-327-31257 |
| 2023-11-06 | LIVE OAK PRODUCTION LLC | Menard | 895085 | 42-327-31256 |
| 2022-10-27 | SHA-JAM OPERATING | Menard | 42-327-31254 | |
| 2022-07-21 | HARVEST PETROLEUM | Menard | 42-327-31253 | |
| 2021-06-29 | BYRD OPERATING COMPANY | Menard | 870756 | 42-327-31252 |
| 2021-06-25 | BYRD OPERATING COMPANY | Menard | 870718 | 42-327-31251 |
| 2019-09-05 | BYRD OPERATING COMPANY | Menard | 856781 | 42-327-31250 |
| 2019-08-15 | BYRD OPERATING COMPANY | Menard | 856241 | 42-327-31249 |
| 2018-05-01 | CALLAN OPERATING COMPANY, LLC | Menard | 839401 | 42-327-31248 |
| 2017-07-06 | CALLAN OPERATING COMPANY, LLC | Menard | 828240 | 42-327-31247 |
| 2017-05-10 | CALLAN OPERATING COMPANY LLC | Menard | 826176 | 42-327-31246 |
| 2016-07-06 | DISCOVERY OPERATING INC | Menard | 816750 | 42-327-31245 |
Menard 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.
30 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Menard County by total wells
Operators: Paint Rock Operating, Llc, Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation, Sha-Jam Operating Corp., Flag Energy, Llc, Callan Operating Company, Llc, Geosurveys, Inc., Leclair Operating Co., Inc., Tkp Petroleum, Inc., Mextex Operating Company, Walsh & Watts, Inc..
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Menard County
Fields: Danny Mae (Lower Cisco A), John P (Ellenburger), Wildcat, Sammie Jeanne (Crosscut), P-C (Strawn), Shaheen (Harkey 3500), Marjorie May (Crosscut), Wilhelm Lane (Canyon 3100), Lela (Gunsight), Celery (Cook Sand).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK RANCH | 2024-10-21 | 2 | TRI-FORCE OPERATING, L.L.C. | 32730436 |
| TOMLINSON, W. R. ESTATE | 2022-08-04 | 2 | DAMRON ENERGY, LLC | 32730070 |
| KOTHMANN | 2020-07-09 | 4 | WALSH & WATTS, INC. | 32710247 |
| ALDA DAVIS | 2019-11-04 | 3 | GEOSURVEYS, INC. | 32731181 |
| BRANDENBERGER | 2019-08-16 | 2 | WILLOWBEND INVESTMENTS, INC. | 32730502 |
| POWELL, JOHN A. | 2019-08-02 | 5 | GEOSURVEYS, INC. | 32731118 |
| RUSSELL HEIRS | 2018-03-07 | 4 | RUSSELL PRODUCING, LLC | 32730989 |
| WHITE RANCH | 2017-12-04 | 2 | CALLAN OPERATING COMPANY, LLC | 32731246 |
| WHITE RANCH | 2017-02-06 | 2 | DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. | 32731245 |
| BRYANT | 2016-05-11 | CALLAN OPERATING COMPANY, LLC | 32731194 |
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