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Orange County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

106
Orange County

Last 12 months

8
wells drilled

Prior 12 months

10
to compare against

Year-over-year

-2
vs prior 12 mo

Orange County contains 106 wells on file, with top operators including HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY and SAMSON EXPLORATION, LLC.

Wells in Orange span several oil & gas fields including ORANGE and VIDOR AMES (YEGUA EY).

Most recent well on record: ODP1A MCGUIRE, operated by KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. — last updated September 2025.

County FIPS Code: 48361

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-06-12

261 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

By basin

  • 164 Permian
  • 44 Eagle Ford
  • 29 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 2 Granite Wash

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Orange 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.
26 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Orange County by total wells

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY19SAMSON EXPLORATION, LLC16KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC.9SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC9CENTURY EXPLORATION HOUSTON, LLC8CHOICE EXPLORATION, INC.7FIVE-JAB, INC.7BENCHMARK OIL & GAS COMPANY6LINC GULF COAST PETROLEUM, INC.4LAKE RONEL OIL COMPANY4

Operators: Hilcorp Energy Company, Samson Exploration, Llc, Kilmarnock Oil Company, Inc., Samson Lone Star, Llc, Century Exploration Houston, Llc, Choice Exploration, Inc., Five-Jab, Inc., Benchmark Oil & Gas Company, Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc., Lake Ronel Oil Company.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Orange County

ORANGE17VIDOR AMES (YEGUA EY)16HARTBURG, S.E. (YEGUA EY1)9PORT NECHES7WILDCAT6ADAMS RANCH (YEGUA EY-9)5MORGAN BLUFF (HACKBERRY)5HARTBURG, S.E. (YEGUA EY-2)5ADAMS RANCH (YEGUA EY)4VIDOR AMES, NE. (8030)4

Fields: Orange, Vidor Ames (Yegua Ey), Hartburg, S.e. (Yegua Ey1), Port Neches, Wildcat, Adams Ranch (Yegua Ey-9), Morgan Bluff (Hackberry), Hartburg, S.e. (Yegua Ey-2), Adams Ranch (Yegua Ey), Vidor Ames, Ne. (8030).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Orange 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
ODP1A MCGUIRE 2025-09-30 3 KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. 36130943
CHESSON -A- 2025-07-29 2 KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. 36180083
GORDON, W. D. 2025-07-28 2 KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. 36100843
FEDERAL ROYALTY 2025-07-23 2 KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. 36100845
GORDON, W. D. 2025-06-11 2 KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. 36100817
NORTH LAKEVIEW 2025-04-21 2 BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. 36130994
GORDON, W. D. 2025-03-26 2 KILMARNOCK OIL COMPANY, INC. 36100818
MORGANS BLUFF HACKBERRY UNIT 2025-03-05 3 not found 36130543
TEN MILE 2024-11-13 2 ATOKA OPERATING, INC. 36130993
HAGER, GULF LEE FEE 2024-02-23 4 BENCHMARK OIL & GAS COMPANY 36130978

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