HARTLEY County
District 14 · Panhandle / Haynesville · Permits since 1977-07-18 · Data through 2026-05-15
Hartley County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-05-15. FORTAY, INC. leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. Median permitted depth over the past year is 9,000 ft (prior year: 6,500 ft); 100% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
2
vs Prior
NEW
Operators (6mo)
1
Avg Depth (6mo)
9,000
Hz % (6mo)
100%
All Time
426
Depth Range: 600 - 15,540 ft
SWD wells in HARTLEY County → 10 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
RECOMP
2
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| FORTAY, INC. | 2 | 29 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 915647 | SQUIRE BROWN | RECOMP | 2026-05-15 |
| 915647 | SQUIRE BROWN | RECOMP | 2026-05-15 |
| 907234 | WALKER RANCH | RECOMP | 2025-04-09 |
| 903780 | THOMPSON E | DRILL | 2024-11-04 |
| 898619 | BRYANT, MALCOLM | RECOMP | 2024-05-08 |
| 899034 | THE CIRCLE 8 RANCH | DRILL | 2024-04-23 |
| 899034 | THE CIRCLE 8 RANCH | DRILL | 2024-04-23 |
| 897031 | THOMPSON E | DRILL | 2024-02-02 |
| 885596 | THOMPSON E | DRILL | 2022-11-16 |
| 883038 | HARVEY UNIT | DRILL | 2022-08-17 |
Formations Beneath HARTLEY County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 110 | 3,550 |
| Pennsylvanian | 64 | 5,468 |
| Granite Wash | 62 | 6,103 |
| Wolfcamp | 55 | 3,706 |
| Panhandle Lime | 48 | 3,033 |
| Tubb | 47 | 2,264 |
| Red Cave | 30 | 2,312 |
| Des Moines | 30 | 6,559 |