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Smith County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

280
Smith County

Last 60 days

7
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

15
to compare against

60-day trend

-8
vs prior 60d

Smith County contains 280 wells on file, with top operators including VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY and BREITBURN OPERATING L.P..

Wells in Smith span several oil & gas fields including OVERTON (TRAVIS PEAK) and OVERTON (COTTON VALLEY SAND).

Most recent well on record: WOOLF 2, operated by FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48423

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

261 rigs across the state
1 in this area

By basin

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

Drilling for

  • 214 Oil
  • 47 Gas

Smith 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.
183 wells plotted · 0 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Smith County by total wells

VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY47BREITBURN OPERATING L.P.38FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC28TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC13VESS OIL CORPORATION12MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.11GOLDSTON OIL CORPORATION10TEXAS EASTMAN DIV,EASTMAN CHEMCO9LINN OPERATING, INC.8STRAND ENERGY, L.C.8

Operators: Valence Operating Company, Breitburn Operating L.p., Faulconer Energy, Llc, Tanos Exploration Ii, Llc, Vess Oil Corporation, Maximus Operating, Ltd., Goldston Oil Corporation, Texas Eastman Div,eastman Chemco, Linn Operating, Inc., Strand Energy, L.c..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Smith County

OVERTON (TRAVIS PEAK)54OVERTON (COTTON VALLEY SAND)26GIRLIE CALDWELL (GOODLAND LM)18HITTS LAKE (PALUXY)15CHAPEL HILL (COTTON VALLEY)14SAND FLAT10CHAPEL HILL (TRAVIS PEAK)9TYLER, EAST (7100 SAND)9WILDCAT7FULTON-FORGOTSON (PETTIT)7

Fields: Overton (Travis Peak), Overton (Cotton Valley Sand), Girlie Caldwell (Goodland Lm), Hitts Lake (Paluxy), Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley), Sand Flat, Chapel Hill (Travis Peak), Tyler, East (7100 Sand), Wildcat, Fulton-Forgotson (Pettit).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Smith 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
WOOLF 2 2026-05-14 2 FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC 42331542
SHAMBURGER LAKE UNIT 2026-05-13 4 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42300570
MCCRARY 2026-05-12 2 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42332480
JONES 2026-04-20 14 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42332393
SHUBERT 2026-04-17 10 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42332446
HEMPHILL 2026-04-08 10 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42332448
SMU 2026-03-30 13 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42332391
TEXAS EASTMAN DIV,EASTMAN CHEMCO 2026-03-19 4 TEXAS EASTMAN DIV,EASTMAN CHEMCO 42330110
ANDERSON 2026-03-17 13 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY 42332392
STEWART B (AW) 2026-03-05 2 not found 42332477

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