Andrews County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Andrews County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-21.
Andrews County permitting is running 21 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (64 total, up 5% on the prior quarter). 7 were issued in the past week. FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. leads with 56 permits in the past 12 months, one of 14 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
40
Operators (30d)
4
Latest Permit
2026-07-21
All Time
23,395
23,395 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-13 | 875164 | 42-003-48044 | UNIVERSITY 26 #2602H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | Y |
| 2021-12-13 | 874964 | 42-003-48082 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 14 CONS. #1901H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | Y |
| 2021-12-08 | 874977 | 42-003-48046 | UNIVERSITY 26 #2601H | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | Y |
| 2021-12-01 | 874790 | 42-003-48487 | TOM PEAY #1 | CML EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 2021-12-01 | 874790 | 42-003-48487 | TOM PEAY #1 | CML EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 2021-11-30 | 874747 | 42-003-48486 | UNIVERSITY 8-9 N #8WC | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,200 | Y |
| 2021-11-30 | 874745 | 42-003-48485 | UNIVERSITY 8-9 N #5LS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 9,600 | Y |
| 2021-11-30 | 874745 | 42-003-48485 | UNIVERSITY 8-9 N #5LS | OVINTIV USA INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | Y |
| 2021-11-30 | 874743 | 42-003-48484 | UNIVERSITY 8-9 #7WC | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,200 | Y |
| 2021-11-30 | 874738 | 42-003-48483 | UNIVERSITY 8-9 #4LS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 9,600 | Y |
| 2021-11-30 | 874693 | 42-003-48482 | UNIVERSITY 8-9 N MS #2H | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 9,000 | Y |
| 2021-11-30 | 874651 | 42-003-48481 | UNIVERSITY 89MS #1H | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 9,000 | Y |
| 2021-11-19 | 874545 | 42-003-38590 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 9 /PENN/ UNIT #8EE | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,700 | |
| 2021-11-19 | 874542 | 42-003-38438 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 9 /PENN/ UNIT #7EE | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,700 | |
| 2021-11-19 | 874539 | 42-003-38004 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 9 /PENN/ UNIT #5A | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,850 | |
| 2021-11-19 | 874534 | 42-003-34915 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 9 /PENN/ UNIT #5AT | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,598 | |
| 2021-11-19 | 874533 | 42-003-38202 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 9 /PENN/ UNIT #10AO | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 10,713 | |
| 2021-11-17 | 874196 | 42-003-33999 | HILL-STATE #1 | FIVESTONES ENERGY LLC | RECOMP | 8,030 | |
| 2021-11-15 | 874422 | 42-003-41770 | UL DIGGER #311WD | RATTLER MIDSTREAM OPERATING LLC | RECOMP | 10,288 | |
| 2021-11-10 | 874163 | 42-003-48478 | UL G 9-43 D #4H | ELEVATION RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 15,000 | Y |
| 2021-11-10 | 874161 | 42-003-48477 | UL G 9-43 C #3H | ELEVATION RESOURCES LLC | DRILL | 15,000 | Y |
| 2021-11-08 | 874232 | 42-003-48480 | FEE 'CI' SWD #1 | FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 2021-11-08 | 874232 | 42-003-48480 | FEE 'CI' SWD #1 | FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 2021-11-08 | 874231 | 42-003-48479 | FEE 'CA' SWD #1 | FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 2021-11-08 | 874231 | 42-003-48479 | FEE 'CA' SWD #1 | FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 2021-11-02 | 873980 | 42-003-48476 | DEEP ROCK C #1H | ICA ENERGY OPERATING, L.L.C. | DRILL | 4,500 | Y |
| 2021-10-14 | 873487 | 42-003-47876 | UNIVERSITY 1-3 D #7H | ZARVONA ENERGY LLC | FLD-XFR | 15,000 | Y |
| 2021-10-14 | 873486 | 42-003-47875 | UNIVERSITY 1-3 C #5H | ZARVONA ENERGY LLC | FLD-XFR | 15,000 | Y |
| 2021-10-14 | 873485 | 42-003-47873 | UNIVERSITY 1-3 A #1H | ZARVONA ENERGY LLC | FLD-XFR | 15,000 | Y |
| 2021-10-08 | 873400 | 42-003-48475 | FEE 'AR' SWD #3 | FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. | DRILL | 15,200 | |
| 2021-10-08 | 873400 | 42-003-48475 | FEE 'AR' SWD #3 | FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD. | DRILL | 15,200 | |
| 2021-10-08 | 873264 | 42-003-33365 | MIDLAND FARMS -AW- #4 | SLANT OPERATING, LLC | RECOMP | 10,531 | |
| 2021-10-08 | 873187 | 42-003-48221 | UL B #3H | LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. | RECOMP | 15,000 | Y |
| 2021-10-06 | 872773 | 42-003-48468 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 14 CONS. #2001XH | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | Y |
| 2021-10-01 | 872310 | 42-003-48473 | TRIPP #1 | ALLEDER INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2021-09-30 | 872311 | 42-003-48474 | JETT #1 | ALLEDER INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2021-09-27 | 871448 | 42-003-48122 | UL 10 CANEY 2H #2H | LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P. | DRILL | 5,100 | Y |
| 2021-09-23 | 872972 | 42-003-48472 | UNIVERSITY 7-43 #7H | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,095 | Y |
| 2021-09-23 | 872971 | 42-003-48471 | UNIVERSITY 7-43 #6H | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,095 | Y |
| 2021-09-23 | 872970 | 42-003-48470 | UNIVERSITY 7-43 #5H | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | DRILL | 11,095 | Y |
| 2021-09-23 | 872478 | 42-003-48462 | UNIVERSITY 8-4C S #H 3MS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,800 | Y |
| 2021-09-23 | 872476 | 42-003-48461 | UNIVERSITY 8-4B S #H 2MS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,800 | Y |
| 2021-09-21 | 872776 | 42-003-48469 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 14 CONS. #2006XH | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | Y |
| 2021-09-20 | 872770 | 42-003-48467 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 14 CONS. #1906XH | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | Y |
| 2021-09-20 | 872769 | 42-003-48466 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 14 CONS. #1904XH | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | Y |
| 2021-09-20 | 872769 | 42-003-48466 | UNIVERSITY BLOCK 14 CONS. #1904XH | RING ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | Y |
| 2021-09-15 | 872559 | 42-003-48464 | UNIVERSITY 8-4E S #H 5LS | OVINTIV USA INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | Y |
| 2021-09-15 | 872563 | 42-003-48465 | UNIVERSITY 8-4F S #H 6LS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,800 | Y |
| 2021-09-15 | 872559 | 42-003-48464 | UNIVERSITY 8-4E S #H 5LS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,800 | Y |
| 2021-09-15 | 872555 | 42-003-48463 | UNIVERSITY 8-4D S #H 4LS | PIEDRA OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 10,800 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Andrews County.