BROOKS County

District 4 · Gulf Coast (Southwest) · Permits since 1977-05-26 · Data through 2026-04-22

Brooks County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-04-22. OVERTON PARK OIL & GAS LP leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Brooks County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,000 ft (prior year: 10,300 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

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4,242

Depth Range: 0 - 21,500 ft
SWD wells in BROOKS County → 22 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (90d)

No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-04-22. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
122
111
11

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
STRICKLAND-KRUSEDRILL2026-04-22
PITARECOMP2026-03-05
STATE-MARSHALLRECOMP2026-01-15
KLEBERG, R J JR TR QUITERIA PASTRECOMP2025-06-04
GARCIA BENAVIDES GAS UNIT 2RECOMP2025-04-22
KLEBERG, R J JR TR QUITERIA PASTRECOMP2025-01-17
CATHODIC PROTECTIONDRILL2024-10-03
SANTA FE RANCHRENTR2024-10-01
CATHODIC PROTECTIONDRILL2024-05-31
KELSEY UNITDRILL2024-03-25

New to BROOKS County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
2026-04-221active elsewhere in TX
2026-03-051active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath BROOKS County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Vicksburg3319,470
Frio2255,437
Miocene (undifferentiated)742,400
Catahoula583,945
Jackson1510,208
Yegua137,870