COOKE County
District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-07-10
Cooke County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, versus 6 in the prior quarter). WFW PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first Cooke County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 2,800 ft (prior year: 2,100 ft); 19% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
31
vs Prior
+55%
Operators (1yr)
10
Avg Depth (1yr)
5,511
Hz % (1yr)
19%
All Time
4,865
Depth Range: 206 - 17,500 ft
SWD wells in COOKE County → 471 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in COOKE County → 51 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
28
+9 vs prior
RECOMP
2
+1 vs prior
RENTR
1
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| WFW PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. | 8 | 637 |
| FELDERHOFF PRODUCTION COMPANY | 5 | 240 |
| V & H OIL, L.P. | 4 | 688 |
| OLEUM PARTNERS, LLC | 4 | 42 |
| OIL CAPITAL OPERATING, LLC | 3 | 1 |
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 2 | 317 |
| TRIPLE G WELL SERVICE, INC. | 2 | 84 |
| SNR OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 97 |
| KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | 1 | 3 |
| ATOKA ENERGY LLC | 1 | 3 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916997 | CLEGG 1 | DRILL | 2026-07-10 |
| 916776 | CAROLYN COLLUMS | DRILL | 2026-07-06 |
| 915713 | BUTCHER -BC- | DRILL | 2026-06-16 |
| 916270 | BONNER | DRILL | 2026-06-10 |
| 916271 | BONNER | DRILL | 2026-06-10 |
| 916291 | VOTH, CRAIG | DRILL | 2026-06-10 |
| 916118 | CLEGG | DRILL | 2026-06-09 |
| 916118 | CLEGG | DRILL | 2026-06-09 |
| 914400 | TONY TRUBENBACH | DRILL | 2026-04-23 |
| 914447 | BRITAIN | DRILL | 2026-04-16 |
New to COOKE County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIL CAPITAL OPERATING, LLC | 2026-06-09 | 3 | first TX permits |
| ATOKA ENERGY LLC | 2026-07-06 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | 2026-03-24 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath COOKE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 615 | 1,350 |
| Barnett | 432 | 7,698 |
| Marble Falls | 344 | 7,046 |
| Caddo | 235 | 5,651 |
| Base Cretaceous (marker) | 185 | 725 |
| Forestburg | 160 | 7,542 |
| Ellenburger | 157 | 1,975 |
| Atoka | 116 | 5,215 |