BORDEN County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-07-24
Borden County permitting is running 7.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (23 total, up 64% on the prior quarter). 6 were issued in the past week. HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC leads with 40 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Borden County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,188 ft (prior year: 7,300 ft); 87% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
37
vs Prior
-35%
Operators (6mo)
6
Avg Depth (6mo)
7,917
Hz % (6mo)
86%
All Time
3,418
Depth Range: 220 - 19,500 ft
SWD wells in BORDEN County → 311 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
DRILL
33
-18 vs prior
RECOMP
2
NEW vs prior
FLD-XFR
1
NEW vs prior
RENTR
1
-5 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC | 40 | 116 |
| SURGE OPERATING, LLC | 18 | 196 |
| PETROPLEX ENERGY INC. | 14 | 1 |
| FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC | 10 | 5 |
| YUKON EXPLORATION OPERATING, LLC | 7 | 34 |
| APACHE CORPORATION | 6 | 132 |
| EASTLAND OIL COMPANY, THE | 1 | 5 |
| BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 4 |
| HALVEY ENERGY, LLC | 1 | 3 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917366 | CRAZY HORSE 24-12 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917367 | CRAZY HORSE 24-12 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917302 | H C WOLF | RENTR | 2026-07-20 |
| 917258 | SPHINX UNIT 13-01 | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917257 | SPHINX UNIT 13-01 | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917259 | SPHINX UNIT 13-01 | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917160 | PENG UNIT 14-02 | DRILL | 2026-07-17 |
| 916832 | CLAYTON, A. M. 'E' NCT-2 | RECOMP | 2026-07-06 |
| 916674 | GRIFFIN 64 SWD | DRILL | 2026-06-26 |
| 915970 | COYOTE UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-04 |
New to BORDEN County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETROPLEX ENERGY INC. | 2025-07-31 | 14 | active elsewhere in TX |
| EASTLAND OIL COMPANY, THE | 2026-03-09 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath BORDEN County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 1,138 | 6,208 |
| San Andres | 881 | 3,162 |
| Yates | 780 | 1,750 |
| Clear Fork | 688 | 4,820 |
| Rustler | 516 | 1,168 |
| Wolfcamp | 468 | 6,735 |
| Dean | 450 | 6,465 |
| Santa Rosa | 262 | 514 |