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Brazos County, Texas
A full read of activity around your Brazos County tract
Recent permits, completions, active operators, horizontal mix, nearby producing wellbores, production on matched leases, and the Rule 37/38 exceptions on record through 2024 — in one report, with sources.
Weighing an offer to sell your Brazos County minerals?
Buyers make unsolicited offers on mineral rights constantly, and the activity on record here is the context that tells you whether an offer is well-timed. Brazos County has 6 new drilling permits in the last year, 581 producing wells, 34 horizontal permits and 5 active operators on record. New drilling — especially horizontal wells that can drain a tract from a mile away — is what moves both a mineral tract's value and your leverage in a sale. This page shows that activity free; watching the county tells you the moment it changes, so an offer never lands before you know what's driving it.
This is public Railroad Commission activity — the same data a mineral buyer looks at, in your hands. It is not an appraisal, and not a record of who owns the minerals.
Recent drilling permits in Brazos County
| Filed | Operator | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | GOLDEN | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-05-01 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | GOLDEN | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-23 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | LOTT-LEE WB UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-21 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | LOTT-LEE A WB | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-13 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | VENUS | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-11-25 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | PORTERFIELD A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-06-17 | CML EXPLORATION, LLC | URSO | Recompletion | Horiz |
| 2022-11-17 | APACHE CORPORATION | BELL UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2022-11-16 | APACHE CORPORATION | BELL UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2022-11-15 | APACHE CORPORATION | BELL UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2022-10-24 | WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | OLIVE | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2021-12-21 | APACHE CORPORATION | BELL UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2021-12-21 | APACHE CORPORATION | BELL UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2021-12-07 | APACHE CORPORATION | PETERS UNIT | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2021-12-07 | APACHE CORPORATION | PETERS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2021-12-06 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | TRIPLE SAL B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2021-12-06 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | TRIPLE SAL A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2021-12-06 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | TRIPLE SAL A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2021-12-02 | APACHE CORPORATION | PETERS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2019-12-12 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | BRAZOS FARMS D | Drill | Horiz |
| 2019-12-12 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | BRAZOS FARMS D | Drill | Horiz |
| 2018-12-21 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | MCDONALD LYS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2018-12-21 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | CLOSS WEST WB | Drill | Horiz |
| 2018-12-19 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | HARRISON UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2018-12-19 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | HARRISON UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2018-12-19 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | GRAY UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2018-12-11 | HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | CLOSS WEST | Drill | Horiz |
| 2017-12-12 | WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC | S. BUCKMAN B J.H. BUCKMAN E | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2017-12-12 | WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC | S. BUCKMAN B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2017-12-12 | WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC | S. BUCKMAN A J.H. BUCKMAN E 2 | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
Who is drilling in Brazos County
5 companies hold drilling permits in Brazos County, Texas. These are the ones on record, by permits filed. Open a company to see every county it drills in and every permit it has filed.
| Operator | Permits here | Horizontal | Last filed | Wells on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | 11 | 11 | 2021-12-06 | 337 |
| APACHE CORPORATION | 8 | 8 | 2022-11-17 | 14,846 |
| WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 7 | 7 | 2026-06-03 | — |
| WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC | 7 | 7 | 2017-12-12 | 8 |
| CML EXPLORATION, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2025-06-17 | 418 |