HARRIS County
District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-09 · Data through 2026-02-13
Harris County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-02-13. FRIO RESOURCES, LLC leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. One operator filed a first Harris County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 14,000 ft; 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
3825
Operators (all)
544
Avg Depth (all)
6,516
Hz % (all)
1%
All Time
3,825
Depth Range: 57 - 81,282 ft
SWD wells in HARRIS County → 137 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
2481
RECOMP
1049
OTHER
145
RENTR
138
FLD-XFR
11
RECLASS
1
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| FRIO RESOURCES, LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 913245 | BROWN-FERRIS UNIT | RENTR | 2026-02-13 |
| 901056 | R J S UNIT | RECOMP | 2024-07-10 |
| 899104 | MONUMENT | DRILL | 2024-05-24 |
| 899035 | R.H.L. 'X' | DRILL | 2024-04-26 |
| 899035 | R.H.L. 'X' | DRILL | 2024-04-26 |
| 898367 | R.H.L. 'X' | DRILL | 2024-04-02 |
| 898367 | R.H.L. 'X' | DRILL | 2024-04-02 |
| 894707 | SUSAN B. MICHALSKY ET AL | DRILL | 2024-01-29 |
| 894698 | STATE LEASE 118426 JP | DRILL | 2023-10-24 |
| 891321 | QUILTER, H., -B- | RENTR | 2023-08-16 |
New to HARRIS County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIO RESOURCES, LLC | 2026-02-13 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath HARRIS County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 463 | 5,682 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 239 | 2,600 |
| Yegua | 220 | 6,910 |
| Anahuac | 197 | 4,961 |
| Vicksburg | 144 | 7,700 |
| Wilcox | 80 | 9,943 |
| Jackson | 69 | 6,587 |
| Cook Mountain | 45 | 8,200 |