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Texas Gulf Coast

The onshore Gulf Coast region runs from the Rio Grande Valley to the Louisiana line, mixing conventional oil and gas with saltwater disposal, gas storage, and emerging carbon-storage projects along the coastal corridor.

Permits on record since 1977-01-18.

Permits (90d)

517

vs Prior 90d

+10%

Operators (90d)

81

Avg Depth (90d)

10,722

Hz % (90d)

81%

All Time

300,063

Permit Activity

Most Active Counties

COUNTY90DALL TIME
Webb7717,790
De Witt506,958
Dimmit469,858

Top Operators (by last 12 months)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
EOG RESOURCES, INC.2267,861
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP1783,848
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC101596
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.771,121
BPX OPERATING COMPANY69812
JAVELIN ENERGY PARTNERS MGMT LLC58228
MARATHON OIL EF LLC543,173
ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.53354
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC.522,996
CATURUS ENERGY, LLC4659
FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC4359
SM ENERGY COMPANY411,048

Recent Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASECOUNTYTYPEISSUED
917995CYTEX SOUTH TEXAS OPERATING LLCCROCKETT BMadisonDRILL2026-09-04
918321CHISOS, LTD.ELDERBrazoriaDRILL2026-09-04
918203ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.EDINBURG UNITHidalgoRECOMP2026-09-03
918387EXCEL OPERATING, LLCJOHNSONCaldwellDRILL2026-09-03
918206DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RUPPERT AKarnesDRILL2026-09-02
918216DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RUPPERT AKarnesDRILL2026-09-02
918106SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLCCHRISTINE-HAUSMANN UNIT BKarnesDRILL2026-09-02
918214DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.RUPPERT AKarnesDRILL2026-09-02
917998CYTEX SOUTH TEXAS OPERATING LLCCROCKETT AMadisonDRILL2026-09-02
917741HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INCELK RANCHMilamDRILL2026-09-02
918102SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLCCHRISTINE-HAUSMANN UNIT CKarnesDRILL2026-09-02
918225AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLCCLAY CREEK EAST UNITWashingtonDRILL2026-09-02