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Texas Panhandle

The Texas Panhandle covers the legacy Panhandle gas field and Granite Wash plays along the Anadarko Basin margin, with a mix of gas, oil, and water-management drilling.

Permits on record since 1977-06-03.

Permits (90d)

22

vs Prior 90d

+69%

Operators (90d)

14

Avg Depth (90d)

7,251

Hz % (90d)

41%

All Time

41,649

Permit Activity

Most Active Counties

COUNTY90DALL TIME
Ochiltree44,303
Moore43,843
Roberts43,143
Lipscomb35,120
Potter21,733
Hartley2425
Hemphill16,080
Sherman11,312
Deaf Smith124
Wheeler04,782
Hutchinson03,444
Gray02,425

Top Operators (by last 12 months)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY151,412
KING OPERATING CORPORATION614
SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION, INC.445
MMGL TXPH, LLC410
P & F OPERATING, LLC33
MESSER HELIUM CLIFFSIDE LLC33
COURSON OIL & GAS, INC.2290
SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION, LLC2204
BEREN CORPORATION273
TEXAKOMA E & P, LLC263
FORTAY, INC.258
ARROW OIL & GAS, LLC232

Recent Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASECOUNTYTYPEISSUED
917225NORTH TEXAS CARBON, LLCOFLDeaf SmithDRILL2026-07-20
916599TEXAKOMA E & P, LLCMCMORDIERobertsDRILL2026-07-09
916828SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION, INC.EXELL RANCH 'A'PotterDRILL2026-07-08
916686KING OPERATING CORPORATIONTHURMAN 23OchiltreeDRILL2026-06-29
916530TRAVELERS OIL COMPANYIVENSShermanRENTR2026-06-19
916410COURSON OIL & GAS, INC.COURSON RANCH LRobertsDRILL2026-06-18
915765BEREXCO LLCMASTERSON GPotterDRILL2026-05-29
915909KING OPERATING CORPORATIONO'DELL 73OchiltreeDRILL2026-05-29
915827MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYCOURSON HARBAUGH 142/147 AOchiltreeDRILL2026-05-27
915795BEREN CORPORATIONMASTERSON 'B'MooreDRILL2026-05-26
915792BEREN CORPORATIONMASTERSON ESTATEMooreDRILL2026-05-22
915763BEREXCO LLCMASTERSON GMooreDRILL2026-05-22