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Wichita County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

2,060
Wichita County

Last 60 days

22
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

18
to compare against

60-day trend

+4
vs prior 60d

Wichita County contains 2,060 wells on file, with top operators including LAYLINE ENERGY I LLC and VINLAND TEXAS SERVICES LLC.

Wells in Wichita span several oil & gas fields including WICHITA COUNTY REGULAR and K-M-A.

Most recent well on record: WIGLEY, operated by QUATRO OIL AND GAS, INC. — last updated May 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48485

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-05-29

256 rigs across the state
0 in this county / area

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
2026-04-10 MOUNTAIN CREEK OIL COMPANY, INC. Wichita 914706 42-485-46425
2026-04-09 R2Q OPERATING LLC Wichita 914688 42-485-46426
2026-04-09 R2Q OPERATING LLC Wichita 914700 42-485-46424
2026-04-09 R2Q OPERATING LLC Wichita 914701 42-485-46423
2026-02-26 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 913693 42-485-46422
2025-12-12 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 912135 42-485-46421
2025-12-02 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 911972 42-485-46419
2025-12-02 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 911973 42-485-46420
2025-10-28 R2Q OPERATING LLC Wichita 911384 42-485-46418
2025-10-14 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 910970 42-485-46417
2025-10-08 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 910943 42-485-46416
2025-10-03 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC Wichita 910846 42-485-46415

Wichita 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.
1,144 wells plotted · 4 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Wichita County by total wells

LAYLINE ENERGY I LLC308VINLAND TEXAS SERVICES LLC194TEXAS ENERGY OPERATIONS, LC175NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC162URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC110WG OPERATING, INC.108TXON PARTNERS, LLC97R2Q OPERATING LLC90ACADIA OIL, LLC76QUATRO OIL AND GAS, INC.70

Operators: Layline Energy I Llc, Vinland Texas Services Llc, Texas Energy Operations, Lc, Newport Operating, Llc, Urban Oil & Gas Group, Llc, Wg Operating, Inc., Txon Partners, Llc, R2q Operating Llc, Acadia Oil, Llc, Quatro Oil And Gas, Inc..

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Wichita County

WICHITA COUNTY REGULAR1,360K-M-A304WICHITA COUNTY (SPECIAL)263ANCELL (KMA LIME 4000)33K-M-A (ELLENBURGER)19CASH (STRAWN 3820)18WICHITA REGULAR (GUNSIGHT)16KEMPNER, WEST13K-M-A (GUNSIGHT SAND)7WAGGONER, S. ELECTRA (MILHAM)5

Fields: Wichita County Regular, K-M-A, Wichita County (Special), Ancell (Kma Lime 4000), K-M-A (Ellenburger), Cash (Strawn 3820), Wichita Regular (Gunsight), Kempner, West, K-M-A (Gunsight Sand), Waggoner, S. Electra (Milham).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Wichita 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
WIGLEY 2026-05-14 4 QUATRO OIL AND GAS, INC. 48545708
BYWATERS, B. A. 2026-05-12 5 not found 48543129
MONCRIEF-MUNGER-KMA UNIT 2026-05-11 2 R2Q OPERATING LLC 48545280
SAUDER A 2026-05-11 2 R2Q OPERATING LLC 48546418
BURNETT C 2026-05-08 QUATRO OIL AND GAS, INC. 48584556
SAUDER A 2026-05-08 2 R2Q OPERATING LLC 48546409
FIRST NATIONAL COMPANY 2026-05-06 2 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC 48546412
PACE A 2026-05-04 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC 48546417
PACE A 2026-05-04 NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC 48546421
BRADLEY B 2026-05-01 3 R2Q OPERATING LLC 48545488

Surface Ownership Records:

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