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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)

21

vs Prior 90d

-5%

Operators (90d)

11

Avg Depth (90d)

8,315

Hz % (90d)

48%

All Time

41,666

Permit Activity

Most Active Counties

COUNTY90DALL TIME
Roberts73,148
Hemphill46,084
Ochiltree34,305

Top Operators (by last 12 months)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY161,415
KING OPERATING CORPORATION717
SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC55
NORTH TEXAS CARBON, LLC44
SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION, INC.345
ARROW OIL & GAS, LLC334
P & F OPERATING, LLC33
MESSER HELIUM CLIFFSIDE LLC33
COURSON OIL & GAS, INC.2290
SANGUINE GAS EXPLORATION, LLC2204
BEREN CORPORATION273
TEXAKOMA E & P, LLC263

Recent Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASECOUNTYTYPEISSUED
917798ARROW OIL & GAS, LLCW. RIFTOldhamDRILL2026-08-24
917879SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCMAYO CLINIC 133RobertsDRILL2026-08-20
917362CARSON BUCKLES EXPLORATION LLCLANCEOchiltreeRECOMP2026-08-18
917806MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYJONES TRUST 21/22 AHemphillDRILL2026-08-18
917894ARROW OIL & GAS, LLCB. CREEKOldhamDRILL2026-08-17
917805MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYJONES TRUST 21/20 AHemphillDRILL2026-08-14
917693SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCCOURSON RANCH 133CRobertsDRILL2026-08-13
917762MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYHAMMER 56/55 AHemphillDRILL2026-08-13
917514NORTH TEXAS CARBON, LLCBRAVODeaf SmithDRILL2026-08-11
917704SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCMAYO CLINICRobertsDRILL2026-08-11
917521FX ENERGY OPERATING, LLCYOUNG -2-HemphillRECOMP2026-08-10
917534SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLCCOURSON RANCH 133BRobertsDRILL2026-08-06