ARCHER County
District 14 · Panhandle / Haynesville · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-09-08
Archer County permitting is running 5.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (15 total, down 25% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. EAGLE OIL & GAS CO. leads with 11 permits in the past 12 months, one of 18 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first Archer County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 5,128 ft (prior year: 4,999 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
11470
Operators (all)
1331
Avg Depth (all)
2,463
Hz % (all)
0%
All Time
11,470
Depth Range: 0 - 12,500 ft
SWD wells in ARCHER County → 525 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
10731
RECOMP
256
OTHER
255
RENTR
201
FLD-XFR
23
RECLASS
4
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| EAGLE OIL & GAS CO. | 11 | 21 |
| BORDERLINE OPERATING CORP. | 10 | 18 |
| B.O.L.D. OIL AND GAS, LLC | 10 | 14 |
| WILCOX ENERGY COMPANY LLC | 5 | 90 |
| BRIDWELL OIL CO. | 4 | 234 |
| GUIDANCE OIL DEVELOPERS,INC.(1) | 3 | 93 |
| LEWIS OPERATING COMPANY | 3 | 86 |
| OLNEY OIL LLC | 2 | 103 |
| POWDER RIVER RESOURCES, LLC | 2 | 4 |
| WBI ENERGY MIDSTREAM, LLC | 2 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918290 | ANDREWS 'D' | DRILL | 2026-09-08 |
| 918093 | ANDREWS NORTH | DRILL | 2026-08-26 |
| 916011 | HF SINCLAIR | DRILL | 2026-08-05 |
| 917515 | ANDREWS 'A' | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 916015 | HF SINCLAIR | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 917519 | ANDREWS LONGLEY | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 917016 | PROTHRO | DRILL | 2026-07-10 |
| 916627 | MATUS | DRILL | 2026-07-06 |
| 916416 | MUSTANG | DRILL | 2026-07-01 |
| 916733 | BENSON ESTATE -E- | DRILL | 2026-07-01 |
New to ARCHER County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBI ENERGY MIDSTREAM, LLC | 2026-08-03 | 2 | first TX permits |
| PALMER OPERATING LLC | 2026-06-30 | 1 | first TX permits |
| BLACKFLAT OIL COMPANY LLC | 2026-06-15 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath ARCHER County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsight | 1,922 | 1,200 |
| Thomas Sand | 766 | 1,120 |
| Caddo | 708 | 4,842 |
| Strawn | 438 | 3,688 |
| Mississippian | 325 | 5,188 |
| Palo Pinto | 202 | 3,198 |
| Cisco | 199 | 880 |
| Canyon | 170 | 2,406 |