HALE County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-07-01 · Data through 2026-08-24
Hale County permitting is running 4.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (13 total, after a quiet prior quarter). OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. leads with 13 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. Median permitted depth over the past year is 6,000 ft; 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
13
vs Prior
NEW
Operators (1yr)
1
Avg Depth (1yr)
6,000
Hz % (1yr)
0%
All Time
315
Depth Range: 148 - 18,000 ft
SWD wells in HALE County → 122 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
RECOMP
13
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 13 | 437 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918019 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-24 |
| 918027 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-24 |
| 918028 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-24 |
| 918020 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-24 |
| 917959 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-21 |
| 917956 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-20 |
| 917785 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-17 |
| 917783 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-17 |
| 917766 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-17 |
| 916589 | ANTON-IRISH CLEARFORK UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-06-23 |
Formations Beneath HALE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork | 246 | 5,324 |
| Tubb | 133 | 5,173 |
| Yates | 125 | 2,093 |
| Rustler | 108 | 1,531 |
| San Andres | 78 | 3,133 |
| Queen | 61 | 2,775 |
| Glorieta | 22 | 4,195 |
| Wolfcamp | 20 | 6,489 |