Wheeler County, Texas Wells Summary
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60-day trend
Wheeler County contains 1,248 wells on file, with top operators including APACHE CORPORATION and LINN OPERATING, INC..
Wells in Wheeler span several oil & gas fields including STILES RANCH (GRANITE WASH CONS) and MILLS RANCH (GRANITE WASH CONS.).
Most recent well on record: STILES 3 SL, operated by FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC — last updated April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | SANDLOT OIL & GAS LLC | Wheeler | 913543 | 42-483-80402 |
| 2025-11-12 | MMGL TXPH, LLC | Wheeler | 911404 | 42-483-33051 |
| 2025-08-05 | MMGL TXPH, LLC | Wheeler | 909659 | 42-483-30083 |
| 2025-02-12 | MMGL TXPH, LLC | Wheeler | 905134 | 42-483-30057 |
| 2024-08-21 | MMGL TXPH, LLC | Wheeler | 900823 | 42-483-30553 |
| 2024-01-19 | SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION LLC | Wheeler | 896559 | 42-483-32852 |
| 2023-10-05 | SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION LLC | Wheeler | 894115 | 42-483-32663 |
| 2023-08-25 | SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION LLC | Wheeler | 893127 | 42-483-32501 |
| 2023-03-09 | EHVI EXPLORATION LLC | Wheeler | 42-483-33981 | |
| 2022-12-05 | EHVI EXPLORATION LLC | Wheeler | 42-483-33979 | |
| 2022-12-05 | EHVI EXPLORATION LLC | Wheeler | 42-483-33980 | |
| 2022-11-02 | SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION | Wheeler | 42-483-32847 |
Wheeler 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.
221 wells plotted ·
0 active in last 60 days
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Top Operators in Wheeler County by total wells
Operators: Apache Corporation, Linn Operating, Inc., Newfield Expl. Mid-Con. Inc, Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Forest Oil Corporation, Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., 4p Energy Texas, Llc, Sanguine Gas Exploration, Llc, Le Norman Operating Llc, Samson Lone Star, Llc.
Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Wheeler County
Fields: Stiles Ranch (Granite Wash Cons), Mills Ranch (Granite Wash Cons.), Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash), Frye Ranch (Consolidated), Wheeler N.e. (Granite Wash), West Park (Granite Wash), Allison-Britt (12350), Panhandle Wheeler County Field, Lister (Granite Wash), Mills Ranch (Des Moines).
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Recent wells
| Well Name | Last activity | Updates | Operator | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STILES 3 SL | 2026-04-17 | 4 | FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC | 48333231 |
| KELTON EAST SWD | 2025-12-05 | 4 | OVERFLOW ENERGY, LLC | 48330905 |
| HIGHWAY 152 SWD | 2025-12-03 | 3 | OVERFLOW ENERGY, LLC | 48333429 |
| BRITT RANCH UNIT | 2025-09-03 | 3 | PRESIDIO PETROLEUM LLC | 48331280 |
| BARTZ 19 | 2025-08-28 | 4 | FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC | 48331731 |
| RENEAU #2-2 | 2025-08-04 | 2 | RENEAU, JAMES SEED CO. | 48332095 |
| DOUG | 2025-05-15 | 6 | SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION, LLC | 48333684 |
| DOUG | 2024-11-04 | 6 | SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION, LLC | 48332852 |
| BRITT RANCH UNIT | 2024-10-18 | 4 | SPITFIRE ENERGY GROUP LLC | 48331360 |
| DAVIS 26 | 2024-08-19 | 2 | UNBRIDLED RESOURCES, LLC | 48331693 |
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