GUADALUPE County
District 1 · Gulf Coast (South) · Permits since 1977-06-20 · Data through 2026-06-17
Guadalupe County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). DJ EXPLORATION, INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Guadalupe County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 3,000 ft (prior year: 2,180 ft); 67% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
2
vs Prior
+100%
Operators (90d)
2
Avg Depth (90d)
1,700
Hz % (90d)
50%
All Time
3,389
Depth Range: 150 - 10,000 ft
SWD wells in GUADALUPE County → 52 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
DRILL
2
+1 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| DJ EXPLORATION, INC. | 1 | 99 |
| TRI-W OIL | 1 | 23 |
| ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916425 | BILBY | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916140 | HUBER RD UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-08 |
| 914303 | LARISON | DRILL | 2026-03-26 |
| 904257 | SCHUBERT, A. H. | DRILL | 2024-12-02 |
| 904257 | SCHUBERT, A. H. | DRILL | 2024-12-02 |
| 904264 | DIX & MCKEAN C | DRILL | 2024-12-02 |
| 902816 | ALLEN, J.E. -A- | DRILL | 2024-09-27 |
| 901908 | ROBERTS A | DRILL | 2024-08-13 |
| 901824 | MCKEAN,A.J.&J.M. -A- /137.50AC./ | DRILL | 2024-08-13 |
| 899068 | KNOBLOCH, C. | DRILL | 2024-04-24 |
New to GUADALUPE County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJ EXPLORATION, INC. | 2026-06-17 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| TRI-W OIL | 2026-03-26 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath GUADALUPE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 387 | 801 |
| Austin Chalk | 385 | 2,155 |
| Buda | 375 | 2,358 |
| Edwards | 267 | 2,520 |
| Eagle Ford | 205 | 2,334 |
| Georgetown | 113 | 2,448 |
| Taylor | 95 | 1,955 |
| Del Rio | 88 | 2,400 |