BASINS · DISTRICTS 08, 8A, 7C
Permian Basin
West Texas, the Midland and Delaware sub-basins and the Eastern Shelf. The busiest drilling region in the country, almost entirely horizontal, with Midland, Martin, Reeves, and Loving counties leading the permit count and the deep disposal wells that go with it.
Permian Basin drew 1,479 drilling permits in the past 90 days, down 5% on the quarter before, from 134 operators across 55 counties.
Martin (246), Reeves (156) and Midland (152) lead the county count.
Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. filed the most permits over the past year, 711 across 8 counties.
83% of the quarter's permits are horizontal, to an average permitted depth of 10,193 ft.
28,192 active disposal and injection permits serve the basin, taking 7.86B barrels in the last reported 12 months.
TexNet located 4,909 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more in its counties over the past two years.
334,066 permits have been issued in the basin's districts since 1977.
- 1,479
- permits, 90 days -5%
- 6,043
- permits, 12 months -5%
- 134
- operators, 90 days
- 83%
- horizontal, 90 days
- 28,192
- active injection permits
- 4,909
- M2+ earthquakes, 2 years
Permits issued by month
FIVE YEARS · ALL DISTRICTS IN THE BASIN
Last 12 months 6,088 · prior 12 6,409(-5%)
Counties
| County | District | 90 days | vs prior | 12 months | All time | Operators | Horizontal | Disposal | M2+, 2y | Last permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 08 | 246 | +200% | 598 | 20,599 | 10 | 98% | 301 | 293 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Reeves | 08 | 156 | -11% | 577 | 15,875 | 20 | 88% | 479 | 985 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Midland | 08 | 152 | -32% | 837 | 23,576 | 8 | 93% | 315 | 205 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Upton | 7C | 118 | -6% | 598 | 16,449 | 11 | 97% | 589 | 39 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Loving | 08 | 112 | -10% | 488 | 10,624 | 15 | 88% | 342 | 420 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Reagan | 7C | 94 | -10% | 340 | 13,653 | 6 | 99% | 194 | 33 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Ector | 08 | 72 | +227% | 195 | 16,147 | 12 | 89% | 3,022 | 38 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Andrews | 08 | 62 | -17% | 245 | 23,484 | 10 | 92% | 2,504 | 77 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Gaines | 8A | 53 | -22% | 188 | 10,579 | 7 | 11% | 2,484 | 13 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Crane | 08 | 49 | -8% | 167 | 10,066 | 7 | 80% | 1,177 | 1 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Yoakum | 8A | 47 | +57% | 166 | 8,366 | 6 | 70% | 2,521 | 1 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Howard | 08 | 41 | -5% | 210 | 15,216 | 5 | 90% | 1,180 | 136 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Glasscock | 08 | 40 | -63% | 346 | 11,592 | 5 | 95% | 261 | 124 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Winkler | 08 | 37 | -35% | 159 | 6,997 | 7 | 59% | 653 | 149 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Ward | 08 | 37 | -20% | 151 | 11,531 | 6 | 65% | 1,051 | 37 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Borden | 8A | 25 | -4% | 99 | 3,451 | 4 | 88% | 311 | 14 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Culberson | 08 | 21 | +17% | 130 | 4,095 | 3 | 67% | 122 | 1,895 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Irion | 7C | 19 | -42% | 85 | 6,890 | 5 | 100% | 133 | 1 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Pecos | 08 | 16 | -64% | 107 | 13,532 | 5 | 75% | 719 | 82 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Dawson | 8A | 16 | +45% | 89 | 3,769 | 5 | 75% | 638 | 36 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Hale | 8A | 9 | +125% | 13 | 315 | 1 | 0% | 122 | — | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Crockett | 7C | 7 | +40% | 24 | 13,434 | 2 | 29% | 276 | 1 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Garza | 8A | 7 | +600% | 9 | 4,279 | 1 | 0% | 759 | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Scurry | 8A | 6 | -80% | 50 | 6,268 | 2 | 0% | 1,529 | 66 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Terry | 8A | 6 | +200% | 30 | 2,461 | 2 | 0% | 527 | — | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Hockley | 8A | 6 | -25% | 29 | 6,477 | 5 | 0% | 2,367 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Coke | 7C | 6 | +500% | 7 | 2,057 | 2 | 0% | 79 | — | Oct 20, 2026 |
| King | 8A | 5 | +25% | 14 | 2,895 | 2 | 0% | 154 | — | Sep 27, 2026 |
| Runnels | 7C | 3 | +200% | 6 | 6,113 | 3 | 0% | 35 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Concho | 7C | 3 | — | 3 | 2,537 | 2 | 0% | 53 | — | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Mitchell | 08 | 2 | -75% | 31 | 5,840 | 2 | 0% | 1,118 | 138 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Tom Green | 7C | 2 | +100% | 11 | 3,162 | 1 | 100% | 75 | 1 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Kent | 8A | 1 | -67% | 10 | 2,097 | 1 | 0% | 263 | 7 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Dickens | 8A | 1 | -67% | 6 | 1,363 | 1 | 0% | 62 | — | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Schleicher | 7C | 1 | — | 5 | 3,148 | 1 | 0% | 37 | — | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Cochran | 8A | 1 | — | 1 | 2,947 | 1 | 0% | 956 | — | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Lubbock | 8A | 0 | -100% | 7 | 1,384 | 0 | — | 211 | — | May 7, 2026 |
| Sutton | 7C | 0 | — | 4 | 8,479 | 0 | — | 22 | — | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Sterling | 08 | 0 | -100% | 3 | 3,842 | 0 | — | 97 | 95 | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Motley | 8A | 0 | -100% | 2 | 208 | 0 | — | 9 | — | May 22, 2026 |
| Terrell | 7C | 0 | — | 1 | 1,625 | 0 | — | 2 | — | May 1, 2026 |
| Menard | 7C | 0 | -100% | 1 | 1,152 | 0 | — | 29 | — | Jul 10, 2026 |
| McCulloch | 7C | 0 | -100% | 1 | 912 | 0 | — | 19 | — | May 19, 2026 |
| Crosby | 8A | 0 | — | 0 | 2,086 | 0 | — | 308 | — | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Cottle | 8A | 0 | — | 0 | 665 | 0 | — | 10 | — | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Lynn | 8A | 0 | — | 0 | 486 | 0 | — | 30 | — | May 30, 2024 |
| Presidio | 08 | 0 | — | 0 | 427 | 0 | — | — | — | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Lamb | 8A | 0 | — | 0 | 327 | 0 | — | 47 | — | Oct 18, 2023 |
| Kimble | 7C | 0 | — | 0 | 178 | 0 | — | — | — | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Hudspeth | 08 | 0 | — | 0 | 142 | 0 | — | — | — | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Brewster | 08 | 0 | — | 0 | 140 | 0 | — | — | — | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Floyd | 8A | 0 | — | 0 | 75 | 0 | — | — | — | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Jeff Davis | 08 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 | 0 | — | — | 22 | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Bailey | 8A | 0 | — | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | Sep 22, 2023 |
| EL Paso | 08 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | Aug 10, 1995 |
Operators, past year
By permits issued in the basin's districts over 12 months, with the year before.
| Operator | 12 mo | Prior | Counties | Horizontal | All time | Last permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 711 | 582 | 8 | 99% | 1,293 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 705 | 548 | 8 | 100% | 1,253 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| DE Central Operating, LLC | 238 | 146 | 2 | 100% | 384 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Apache Corporation | 229 | 207 | 12 | 100% | 436 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Ovintiv USA Inc. | 211 | 165 | 6 | 100% | 376 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 176 | 427 | 2 | 100% | 603 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 174 | 96 | 7 | 100% | 270 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| OXY USA Inc. | 153 | 133 | 3 | 22% | 286 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| COG Operating LLC | 134 | 109 | 6 | 100% | 243 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 129 | 170 | 4 | 98% | 299 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 124 | 180 | 2 | 84% | 304 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | 113 | 60 | 8 | 67% | 173 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 111 | 197 | 5 | 100% | 308 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 101 | 133 | 2 | 100% | 234 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 101 | 73 | 2 | 100% | 174 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 92 | 105 | 3 | 100% | 197 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 84 | 102 | 4 | 100% | 186 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Fasken Oil and Ranch, Ltd. | 79 | 64 | 2 | 100% | 143 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | 77 | 101 | 2 | 43% | 178 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Pdeh LLC | 73 | 67 | 2 | 100% | 140 | Sep 28, 2026 |
Latest permits
Newest first by issue date, across the basin.
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919527 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Yoakum | Bruce Gentry Jr 598-647 D #13XHH | 6,050 | 50137743 |
| 919758 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Ring Energy, Inc. | Yoakum | Booms Farm 710 - 727 B #2XHH | 5,500 | 50137745 |
| 919759 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Continental Resources, Inc. | Winkler | Utl Royal 4331A #01HH | 17,500 | 49535263 |
| 919821 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | Ward | Sealy Ranch #5603HH | 13,000 | 47539124 |
| 919820 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Halcon Operating Co., Inc. | Ward | Sealy Ranch #5602HH | 13,000 | 47539123 |
| 919406 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | Apache Corporation | Reeves | Quigley 26 #503HH | 11,200 | 38942365 |
| 919803 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser West G 10-43 #4307HH | 10,605 | 38342536 |
| 919802 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser West F 10-43 #4206HH | 10,605 | 38342535 |
| 919801 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser West E 10-43 #4305HH | 10,605 | 38342534 |
| 919800 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser West C 10-43 #4203HH | 10,605 | 38342533 |
| 919799 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser West B 10-43 #4302HH | 10,605 | 38342532 |
| 919798 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser West a 10-43 #4201HH | 10,605 | 38342531 |
| 919797 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser East O 10-43 #4315HH | 10,605 | 38342530 |
| 919796 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser East N 10-43 #4214HH | 10,605 | 38342528 |
| 919794 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Stormchaser East M 10-43 #4313HH | 10,605 | 38342529 |
| 919787 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Moondancer West G 9-44 #4307HH | 10,605 | 38342527 |
| 919786 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Moondancer West F 9-44 #4206HH | 10,655 | 38342526 |
| 919785 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Moondancer West E 9-44 #4305HH | 10,605 | 38342525 |
| 919784 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Moondancer West C 9-44 #4203HH | 10,605 | 38342524 |
| 919781 | Nov 1, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | DE Central Operating, LLC | Reagan | Moondancer West B 9-44 #4302HH | 10,605 | 38342522 |
District 08 permits, searchable →District 8A permits, searchable →District 7C permits, searchable →
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About this data
Permian Basin groups RRC districts 08, 8A, 7C. County figures from the nightly county_stats rebuild (permits from OGA049M and daily daf420; UIC and H-10; TexNet in each county's permit footprint); operators and the timeline counted on permits by district.
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