HOCKLEY County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-07-20
Hockley County permitting is running 1.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (4 total, versus 7 in the prior quarter). TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Hockley County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 7,025 ft (prior year: 6,600 ft); 4% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
26
vs Prior
-26%
Operators (1yr)
9
Avg Depth (1yr)
8,073
Hz % (1yr)
4%
All Time
6,471
Depth Range: 0 - 96,540 ft
SWD wells in HOCKLEY County → 2,367 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
23
-10 vs prior
RECOMP
2
+1 vs prior
RENTR
1
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| TEXLAND PETROLEUM, L.P. | 9 | 104 |
| SADDLE RIM ENERGY (TEXAS), LLC | 6 | 28 |
| ROGERS, S. K. OIL, INC. | 3 | 132 |
| BASIN OIL & GAS OPERATING, LLC | 2 | 33 |
| BERYL OIL AND GAS, LP | 2 | 9 |
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 1 | 1599 |
| BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. | 1 | 409 |
| HET LEVELLAND, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| V-F PETROLEUM INC. | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917224 | HAMILTON, B. C. | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 916996 | STINGER | DRILL | 2026-07-10 |
| 916996 | STINGER | DRILL | 2026-07-10 |
| 916946 | FELA | DRILL | 2026-07-08 |
| 916129 | VALIANT A | DRILL | 2026-06-08 |
| 916133 | PINK HOUSES SWD | DRILL | 2026-06-05 |
| 916163 | FINLEY ESTATE | RENTR | 2026-06-03 |
| 915824 | LINKER (LOWER CLEARFORK) UNIT | DRILL | 2026-05-27 |
| 914314 | COONS, W.A. | RECOMP | 2026-04-24 |
| 914786 | ROOSTER | DRILL | 2026-04-15 |
New to HOCKLEY County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| HET LEVELLAND, LLC | 2026-07-08 | 1 | first TX permits |
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 2026-04-24 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath HOCKLEY County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,731 | 4,626 |
| Yates | 2,225 | 2,660 |
| Rustler | 1,382 | 2,095 |
| Clear Fork | 821 | 6,124 |
| Glorieta | 652 | 5,590 |
| Grayburg | 630 | 3,818 |
| Queen | 517 | 3,527 |
| Santa Rosa | 406 | 1,100 |