Wharton County, Texas Wells Summary
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Wharton County contains 467 wells on file, with top operators including APACHE CORPORATION and MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC.
Wells in Wharton span several oil & gas fields including MAGNET WITHERS and MAGNET WITHERS (FRIO CONS.).
Most recent well on record: LILIE, operated by not found — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. | Wharton | 914427 | 42-481-35521 |
| 2026-02-20 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Wharton | 913443 | 42-481-35520 |
| 2025-12-19 | RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. | Wharton | 912266 | 42-481-35519 |
| 2025-12-11 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Wharton | 912073 | 42-481-35518 |
| 2025-08-15 | MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP | Wharton | 909819 | 42-481-35517 |
| 2025-08-04 | RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. | Wharton | 909649 | 42-481-35516 |
| 2025-06-27 | RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. | Wharton | 908942 | 42-481-35515 |
| 2025-04-11 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Wharton | 907354 | 42-481-35514 |
| 2025-03-13 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Wharton | 906642 | 42-481-35513 |
| 2025-02-19 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Wharton | 905972 | 42-481-35512 |
| 2025-01-08 | PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | Wharton | 904964 | 42-481-35511 |
| 2024-12-11 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | Wharton | 904195 | 42-481-35510 |
Wharton 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.
324 wells plotted ·
3 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Wharton County by total wells
Operators: Apache Corporation, Milagro Exploration, Llc, White Oak Operating Company Llc, Ricochet Energy, Inc., Hilcorp Energy Company, Viper S.w.d., Llc, Jrp Production, Llc, Mcgowan Working Partners, Inc., Remora Management, Llc, Amexco, Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Wharton County
Fields: Magnet Withers, Magnet Withers (Frio Cons.), Boling, Wildcat, Phase Four (9050 Yegua), Louise, Pierce Ranch (4900), Withers, North, Cypress Eagle (Wilcox), Hutchins-Kubela (Gilcrease Sd.).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LILIE | 2026-05-11 | 5 | not found | 48135491 |
| EDNAMAYE | 2026-05-11 | RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. | 48135519 | |
| PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE | 2026-05-11 | 3 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 48131817 |
| EDNAMAYE | 2026-05-04 | RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. | 48135516 | |
| BROUSSARD, J. E. NCT-1 | 2026-04-20 | 2 | REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC | 48135509 |
| ROOME-HUTCHINS, ET AL | 2026-04-01 | 4 | ROOME OIL CO. | 48101822 |
| PG&E TEXAS GAS STORAGE | 2026-03-19 | 4 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 48135510 |
| HLAVINKA | 2026-02-23 | 8 | HOWARD EXPLORATION, INC. | 48134639 |
| H&L NEW GULF | 2026-02-23 | 5 | HUNTINGTON ENERGY, L.L.C. | 48134960 |
| BROUSSARD, J. E. NCT-1 | 2026-02-09 | 3 | REMORA MANAGEMENT, LLC | 48102682 |
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