Denton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Denton County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-16.

Denton County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). BKV BARNETT, LLC leads with 13 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-06-16

All Time

5,365

5,365 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2013-02-22	757136	42-121-34360	SYBIL TAYLOR #8H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-02-22	757127	42-121-34359	SYBIL TAYLOR #10H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-02-22	757127	42-121-34359	SYBIL TAYLOR (SA) #7H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-02-22	757127	42-121-34359	SYBIL TAYLOR (SA) #7H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-02-22	751352	42-121-34337	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #12H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-02-22	751352	42-121-34337	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #12H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-02-11	756184	42-121-31512	SPRINGSIDE #A 3H	EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	8,575	Y
2013-01-28	755304	42-121-34357	M. T. COLE #307H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-25	755276	42-121-34356	M. T. COLE #315H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-17	754862	42-121-34354	ALLIANCE TMS UNIT #11H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-17	754860	42-121-34353	ALLIANCE TMS UNIT #9H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-17	754859	42-121-34352	ALLIANCE TMS UNIT #7H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-17	754857	42-121-34351	ALLIANCE TMS UNIT #5H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-17	754854	42-121-34350	ALLIANCE TMS UNIT #3H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-14	751439	42-121-34334	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #15H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-14	751439	42-121-34334	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #15H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-14	751400	42-121-34333	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #13H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-14	751400	42-121-34333	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #13H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-11	754150	42-121-34349	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #4H	ARP BARNETT, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-09	753979	42-121-34348	M T COLE #307H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-09	753979	42-121-34348	M T COLE #306H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-09	753931	42-121-34346	M. T. COLE #305H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-07	753546	42-121-34345	NOBLES-HOLLEY #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-04	753952	42-121-34347	M. T. COLE #306H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-04	753952	42-121-34347	M. T. COLE #314H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753579	42-121-34344	NOBLES-HOLLEY #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	7,010	Y
2012-12-28	753579	42-121-34344	NOBLES-HOLLEY (ALLOC) #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753579	42-121-34344	NOBLES-HOLLEY (ALLOC) #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753574	42-121-34343	NOBLES-HOLLEY #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753574	42-121-34343	NOBLES-HOLLEY (ALLOC) #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753569	42-121-34342	NOBLES-HOLLEY #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753566	42-121-34341	NOBLES-HOLLEY #4H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-28	753552	42-121-34340	NOBLES-HOLLEY #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-19	752567	42-121-31855	SMITH-YORLUM UNIT #7H	EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	8,800	Y
2012-12-07	752565	42-121-31520	SMITH-YORLUM UNIT #6H	EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	8,800	Y
2012-12-04	751847	42-121-34339	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #6H	ARP BARNETT, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-12-04	751846	42-121-34338	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #5H	ARP BARNETT, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-27	751281	42-121-31643	SMITH-YORLUM UNIT #4H	EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	8,800	Y
2012-11-26	751783	42-121-34336	LAU (SA) #21H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-21	751752	42-121-34335	LAU (SA) #19H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-16	751440	42-121-34332	YOUNG, JEAN #19H	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-16	751407	42-121-34331	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #14H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-16	751407	42-121-34331	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #14H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-15	751279	42-121-31571	SMITH-YORLUM UNIT #2H	EAGLERIDGE OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	8,800	Y
2012-11-14	751323	42-121-34330	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #6H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-14	751323	42-121-34330	HARRIS RANCH-WESTGATE (SA) #6H	VANTAGE FORT WORTH ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-10-29	750405	42-121-34329	OPHELIA SONS GU #1	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	10,000
2012-10-29	750396	42-121-34328	HIGGS UNIT #3H	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-10-25	750232	42-121-34327	BLALOCK-ROBERTSON (SA) 'A' #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-10-25	750146	42-121-34326	BLALOCK (SA) #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Denton County.