GONZALES County
District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-09-08
Gonzales County permitting is running 7.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (22 total, up 57% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC leads with 17 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 operators active in the county. 5 operators filed a first Gonzales County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 12,000 ft (prior year: 12,500 ft); 96% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
5696
Operators (all)
537
Avg Depth (all)
10,902
Hz % (all)
65%
All Time
5,696
Depth Range: 250 - 26,000 ft
SWD wells in GONZALES County → 23 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
5173
RECOMP
371
RENTR
88
OTHER
51
FLD-XFR
11
RECLASS
2
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC | 17 | 377 |
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 16 | 1380 |
| MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | 14 | 22 |
| SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 12 | 0 |
| MARATHON OIL EF LLC | 7 | 198 |
| BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC. | 5 | 3 |
| ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC. | 3 | 3 |
| LP OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 6 |
| ENSIGN NATURAL RESOURCES II LLC | 1 | 0 |
| REDEMPTION RANCH OIL & GAS LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917932 | CANNONADE SA B | DRILL | 2026-09-08 |
| 917961 | BARNHART (EF) | RECLASS | 2026-09-01 |
| 917931 | CANNONADE SA A | DRILL | 2026-09-01 |
| 917933 | CANNONADE SA C | DRILL | 2026-09-01 |
| 916409 | FARRAR FARMS | DRILL | 2026-08-07 |
| 917038 | SARLACC B | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 917335 | CYCLONE E UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 917037 | SARLACC A | DRILL | 2026-07-31 |
| 917336 | CYCLONE X | DRILL | 2026-07-28 |
| 917223 | BARNHART (EF)-HFS SA10 | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
New to GONZALES County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC | 2025-09-18 | 17 | active elsewhere in TX |
| MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | 2026-02-20 | 14 | active elsewhere in TX |
| SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 2026-02-20 | 12 | active elsewhere in TX |
| ENSIGN NATURAL RESOURCES II LLC | 2026-09-01 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| REDEMPTION RANCH OIL & GAS LLC | 2026-04-21 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath GONZALES County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,662 | 9,898 |
| Eagle Ford | 2,409 | 10,570 |
| Anacacho | 1,897 | 9,788 |
| Wilcox | 1,398 | 3,653 |
| Navarro | 1,351 | 8,036 |
| Reklaw | 1,290 | 2,760 |
| Carrizo | 1,288 | 3,260 |
| Buda | 218 | 7,540 |