DUVAL County
District 4 · Gulf Coast (Southwest) · Permits since 1977-06-03 · Data through 2026-06-29
Duval County permitting is running about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). KD ENERGY, LLC leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Duval County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 3,225 ft (prior year: 6,258 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
9640
Operators (all)
961
Avg Depth (all)
4,419
Hz % (all)
0%
All Time
9,640
Depth Range: 0 - 20,025 ft
SWD wells in DUVAL County → 171 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
7898
RECOMP
1380
OTHER
234
RENTR
107
FLD-XFR
18
RECLASS
3
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| KD ENERGY, LLC | 3 | 55 |
| SAFARI PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. | 2 | 3 |
| CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC | 2 | 1 |
| KILLAM OIL CO., LTD. | 1 | 434 |
| AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION | 1 | 92 |
| MAGNETAR OPERATING LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916615 | LOPEZ UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-29 |
| 916672 | MOBIL FEE | RECOMP | 2026-06-26 |
| 916616 | BLACKHAWK | DRILL | 2026-06-24 |
| 913320 | KOHLER, V. -A- | DRILL | 2026-03-16 |
| 913319 | KOHLER, V. -A- | DRILL | 2026-03-06 |
| 913318 | KOHLER, V. -A- | DRILL | 2026-03-06 |
| 912491 | CONQUISTADOR | DRILL | 2025-12-31 |
| 911734 | HALH, C.W., ETAL | DRILL | 2025-11-17 |
| 911149 | MOBIL FEE | FLD-XFR | 2025-10-20 |
| 909552 | WHITE, P. E. -B- | RECOMP | 2025-07-30 |
New to DUVAL County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNETAR OPERATING LLC | 2025-12-31 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath DUVAL County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 453 | 4,978 |
| Wilcox | 384 | 8,238 |
| Queen City | 381 | 5,698 |
| Jackson | 319 | 2,155 |
| Frio | 248 | 1,900 |
| Catahoula | 102 | 1,181 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 80 | 1,000 |
| Vicksburg | 67 | 4,090 |