Nueces County, Texas Wells Summary
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Nueces County contains 267 wells on file, with top operators including SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C. and URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC.
Wells in Nueces span several oil & gas fields including AGUA DULCE (CONSOLIDATED FRIO) and RICHARD KING (FRIO CONS.).
Most recent well on record: ISENSEE, operated by BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC — last updated May 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Nueces | 912711 | 42-355-34231 |
| 2025-11-18 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Nueces | 911800 | 42-355-04918 |
| 2025-10-16 | PANGEAS EDGE OPERATING CO LLC | Nueces | 910960 | 42-355-34230 |
| 2025-06-11 | DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Nueces | 908496 | 42-355-05946 |
| 2025-03-17 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Nueces | 906709 | 42-355-06651 |
| 2025-03-13 | ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. | Nueces | 906657 | 42-355-34229 |
| 2025-03-03 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Nueces | 906298 | 42-355-34228 |
| 2024-10-03 | SUEMAUR EXPL. & PROD., LLC | Nueces | 902488 | 42-355-34227 |
| 2024-08-14 | KRC OPERATING, LLC | Nueces | 901918 | 42-355-33705 |
| 2024-06-26 | S & D VACUUM SERVICE, LLC | Nueces | 900778 | 42-355-34226 |
| 2024-04-18 | GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY | Nueces | 898807 | 42-355-33947 |
| 2024-03-12 | VIPER SWD LLC | Nueces | 898078 | 42-355-34225 |
Nueces 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.
147 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Nueces County by total wells
Operators: Sue-Ann Operating, L.c., Urban Oil & Gas Group, Llc, Apache Corporation, Linn Operating, Inc., Durango Resources Corp., Eog Resources, Inc., Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Decker Operating Co., L.l.c., Suemaur Expl. & Prod., Llc, Krc Operating, Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Nueces County
Fields: Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio), Richard King (Frio Cons.), Wildcat, Minnie Bock, North (Frio Cons), Agua Dulce (Vicksburg Consl.), Stratton (Consolidated), Mobil-David (Frio 12,600), Tule Lake (Frio Consolidated), Chapman Ranch (Catahoula Cons.), Mobil-David (Anderson).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISENSEE | 2026-05-11 | 6 | BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC | 35533965 |
| PERKINS-LA GASSE | 2026-05-06 | 2 | BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC | 35506271 |
| PERKINS-LAGASSE | 2026-04-02 | 5 | BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC | 35533947 |
| CHAPMAN, J. O. D | 2026-02-11 | 2 | DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C. | 35533763 |
| CHAPMAN RANCH B | 2025-11-20 | 2 | DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C. | 35533520 |
| VIPER DUGGER | 2025-08-26 | 2 | VIPER S.W.D., LLC | 35534225 |
| FLINN GAS UNIT | 2025-08-14 | 3 | DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION | 35505946 |
| DRISCOLL FOUNDATION | 2025-07-14 | 2 | not found | 35534228 |
| BLISS | 2025-06-30 | 2 | ANDERSON OIL LTD. | 35501633 |
| MILLER UNIT | 2025-06-16 | 3 | HARRIS ENERGY SERVICES, LLC | 35532949 |
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