Texas Drilling Permits, Wells & Operators

Live intelligence on Texas Railroad Commission data — drilling permits, wells, operators, lease production, saltwater disposal, and emerging-sector activity, updated as filings post.

Total Permits

954,015

Last 90 Days

2,154

Trend

-17% down

Operators

279

active (90d)

Counties

136

with permits

Water

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The Texas saltwater disposal market: permitted SWD capacity, actual injected volumes, and disposal operators by county, from RRC UIC permits and H-10 filings.

247 MMbbl/d permitted injection capacity statewide · 24 disposal permits (90d)

Basins

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Permit activity by basin — top counties, leading operators, and drilling trends across the major Texas plays.

Emerging Sectors

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Energy-transition drilling tagged from RRC permits — carbon storage, geothermal, lithium brine, hydrogen storage, and helium.

Reports

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Standing views on Texas drilling: daily permit flow, spud conversion, county momentum, operator rankings, and production decline.