AUSTIN County
District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-08-13
Austin County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. Median permitted depth over the past year is 4,000 ft (prior year: 3,975 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
1336
Operators (all)
184
Avg Depth (all)
7,180
Hz % (all)
6%
All Time
1,336
Depth Range: 100 - 50,515 ft
SWD wells in AUSTIN County → 15 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
817
RECOMP
451
RENTR
53
OTHER
14
FLD-XFR
1
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP | 3 | 179 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917764 | WALTON, J.C. 'A' | RECOMP | 2026-08-13 |
| 914133 | THOMPSON, R. W. | DRILL | 2026-03-18 |
| 913889 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E. | DRILL | 2026-03-10 |
| 906875 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 | DRILL | 2025-03-25 |
| 906734 | SEHOW OU 1 | DRILL | 2025-03-19 |
| 906734 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E. | DRILL | 2025-03-19 |
| 904936 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 | RECOMP | 2025-01-02 |
| 902543 | BELLVILLE SCHOOL LAND | RECOMP | 2024-09-13 |
| 902375 | SCHILLER | RENTR | 2024-08-30 |
| 901499 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 | RECOMP | 2024-08-13 |
Formations Beneath AUSTIN County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 126 | 8,355 |
| Yegua | 84 | 4,515 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 78 | 1,854 |
| Jackson | 71 | 3,148 |
| Frio | 37 | 3,200 |
| Oakville | 35 | 913 |
| Austin Chalk | 33 | 15,392 |
| Sparta | 28 | 5,811 |