Motley County, Texas Wells Summary
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Motley County contains 24 wells on file, with top operators including PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. and ESCO OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC.
Wells in Motley span several oil & gas fields including THE 8TH DIMENSION (CANYON REEF) and WILDCAT.
Most recent well on record: MULLIN, W.W., operated by DRY FORK PRODUCTION CO., LLC — last updated October 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | Motley | 907030 | 42-345-30363 |
| 2024-09-20 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | Motley | 902788 | 42-345-30362 |
| 2023-11-30 | PATTON E N OIL COMPANY | Motley | 895505 | 42-345-30361 |
| 2023-08-03 | PATTON E N OIL COMPANY | Motley | 891756 | 42-345-30360 |
| 2023-08-03 | PATTON E N OIL COMPANY | Motley | 891756 | 42-345-30360 |
| 2022-05-16 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | Motley | 880027 | 42-345-30358 |
| 2022-01-21 | DRY FORK PRODUCTION | Motley | 42-345-30357 | |
| 2022-01-05 | ESCO OIL OPERATING | Motley | 42-345-30356 | |
| 2021-12-15 | ESCO OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC | Motley | 874367 | 42-345-30355 |
| 2021-07-09 | ESCO OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC | Motley | 871034 | 42-345-30354 |
| 2021-01-14 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | Motley | 866930 | 42-345-30353 |
| 2020-12-22 | REO OPERATING LLC | Motley | 866581 | 42-345-30352 |
Motley 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.
10 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Motley County by total wells
Operators: Patton, E. N. Oil Company, Inc., Esco Oil Operating Company Llc, Rogers, S. K. Oil, Inc., Sutherland Energy Co., Llc, West Texas Royalties, Inc., Dry Fork Production Co., Llc, Wilcox Petroleum Operating Llc., Laloc, Reo Operating Llc, Texoma Oil Tools, Inc..
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Motley County
Fields: The 8th Dimension (Canyon Reef), Wildcat, Roaring Springs (Permo-Penn), Grimm (Permian Sand), Gupton (Canyon), Birnie (Congl.), Matador (Wolfcamp), Floydada (Atoka), Wolf Flat (Cisco).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULLIN, W.W. | 2025-10-02 | 2 | DRY FORK PRODUCTION CO., LLC | 34530357 |
| MATADOR | 2025-09-22 | 4 | SUTHERLAND ENERGY CO., LLC | 34530276 |
| BRANDON, FRED E. | 2024-10-01 | 2 | ROGERS, S. K. OIL, INC. | 34500196 |
| TAYLOR | 2024-07-30 | 4 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | 34530342 |
| TAYLOR B | 2024-06-10 | 2 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | 34530360 |
| BRANDON, FRED E. | 2024-01-18 | 2 | ROGERS, S. K. OIL, INC. | 34500197 |
| SHOENAIL | 2024-01-11 | 2 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | 34530358 |
| ECHOLS | 2022-09-23 | 2 | ESCO OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 34530332 |
| BURLESON 60 | 2022-08-22 | 4 | ESCO OIL OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 34530309 |
| TAYLOR | 2020-10-27 | 3 | PATTON, E. N. OIL COMPANY, INC. | 34530327 |
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