Wichita County, Texas Wells Summary
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60-day trend
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
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
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
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).
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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: