BURLESON County

District 8 · Eagle Ford / Maverick · Permits since 1977-06-13 · Data through 2026-09-24

Burleson County permitting is running 1.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (5 total, versus 8 in the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. WILDFIRE ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 12 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Burleson County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,000 ft (prior year: 8,500 ft); 94% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
Custom to

Permits (90d)

5

vs Prior

-37%

Operators (90d)

2

Avg Depth (90d)

8,160

Hz % (90d)

100%

All Time

5,523

Depth Range: 0 - 23,500 ft
SWD wells in BURLESON County → 9 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (90d)

DRILL

5

-3 vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
12903
3203
10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
ASCARI ALLOC.DRILL2026-09-24
ASCARI UNITDRILL2026-09-23
BRECK EF UNITDRILL2026-09-22
FAIRWAY ADRILL2026-07-06
FAIRWAY BDRILL2026-07-06
SUNRISEDRILL2026-05-18
SUNRISEDRILL2026-05-18
REED EF UNITDRILL2026-05-14
KRETZERDRILL2026-05-13
L8-9-4-9DRILL2026-05-01

New to BURLESON County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
2026-09-223active elsewhere in TX
2026-05-011active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath BURLESON County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Austin Chalk1,6097,661
Eagle Ford8457,878
Pecan Gap7916,659
Wilcox5534,000
Navarro3664,346
Buda2518,088
Georgetown2048,226
Midway2024,665