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BAYLOR County

District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-13 · Data through 2026-08-11

All Permits Operators

Baylor County permitting is running 1.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (5 total, down 67% on the prior quarter). WAGGONER OPERATING, L.L.C. leads with 34 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Baylor County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 6,000 ft; 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (6mo)

20

vs Prior

+33%

Operators (6mo)

2

Avg Depth (6mo)

5,663

Hz % (6mo)

0%

All Time

1,567

Depth Range: 300 - 54,006 ft
SWD wells in BAYLOR County → 46 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (6mo)

DRILL

19

+4 vs prior

FLD-XFR

1

NEW vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
WAGGONER OPERATING, L.L.C.3459
WBI ENERGY MIDSTREAM, LLC10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
917695WAGGONER DNTKDRILL2026-08-11
917694WAGGONER DNTKDRILL2026-08-11
916017HF SINCLAIRDRILL2026-08-05
917172WAGGONER DNTTDRILL2026-07-17
916763WAGGONER ERLDRILL2026-06-29
916384WAGGONER SWEEDRILL2026-06-12
916112WAGGONER SWEFDRILL2026-06-04
915656WAGGONER DNTIDRILL2026-05-29
915622WAGGONER DNTKDRILL2026-05-20
915639WAGGONER DNTQDRILL2026-05-18

New to BAYLOR County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
WBI ENERGY MIDSTREAM, LLC2026-08-051active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath BAYLOR County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Tannehill1411,344
Caddo1234,930
Mississippian1085,280
Gunsight1072,005
Palo Pinto983,090
Canyon942,764
Strawn614,060
Saddle Creek571,432