GONZALES County
District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-07-21
Gonzales County permitting is running 5.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (17 total, down 61% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 16 permits in the past 12 months, one of 8 operators active in the county. 4 operators filed a first Gonzales County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 11,800 ft (prior year: 12,500 ft); 99% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
67
vs Prior
-33%
Operators (1yr)
8
Avg Depth (1yr)
12,609
Hz % (1yr)
99%
All Time
5,675
Depth Range: 250 - 26,000 ft
SWD wells in GONZALES County → 23 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
66
-34 vs prior
RENTR
1
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 16 | 1380 |
| MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | 14 | 22 |
| SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 12 | 0 |
| FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC | 9 | 377 |
| MARATHON OIL EF LLC | 7 | 198 |
| BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC. | 5 | 3 |
| ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC. | 3 | 3 |
| REDEMPTION RANCH OIL & GAS LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917223 | BARNHART (EF)-HFS SA10 | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
| 917222 | BARNHART (EF)-HFS SA9 | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
| 917217 | BARNHART (EF) | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917218 | BARNHART (EF) | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917219 | BARNHART (EF) | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 916582 | BARNHART (EF)-JM PRES SA | DRILL | 2026-06-25 |
| 916581 | BARNHART (EF) K-JM PRES SA | DRILL | 2026-06-24 |
| 916077 | PHOBOS B | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916122 | PHOBOS C | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916123 | PHOBOS D | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
New to GONZALES County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC | 2025-09-18 | 9 | 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 | 2,656 | 9,897 |
| Eagle Ford | 2,403 | 10,569 |
| Anacacho | 1,895 | 9,788 |
| Wilcox | 1,394 | 3,653 |
| Navarro | 1,348 | 8,036 |
| Reklaw | 1,286 | 2,754 |
| Carrizo | 1,284 | 3,260 |
| Buda | 218 | 7,540 |