HOPKINS County
District 6 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-08-23 · Data through 2026-08-06
Hopkins County permitting is running about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. BRIGHT STAR EXPLORATION, LLC leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. 4 operators filed a first Hopkins County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 9,650 ft (prior year: 8,500 ft); 25% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
8
vs Prior
+167%
Operators (1yr)
4
Avg Depth (1yr)
8,660
Hz % (1yr)
25%
All Time
295
Depth Range: 200 - 14,800 ft
SWD wells in HOPKINS County → 23 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
6
+3 vs prior
RENTR
2
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT STAR EXPLORATION, LLC | 3 | 0 |
| PICKTON GAS STORAGE LLC | 2 | 141 |
| ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY | 2 | 0 |
| SALTWERX LLC | 1 | 1 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917614 | PICKTON PROJECT UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-06 |
| 917612 | PICKTON PROJECT UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-06 |
| 915719 | RT 249 TEXOMA | DRILL | 2026-05-27 |
| 915470 | RT 249 TEXOMA | DRILL | 2026-05-12 |
| 911707 | WILLIS W STEWART | RENTR | 2025-11-19 |
| 911709 | KEMPENAAR | DRILL | 2025-11-19 |
| 911707 | WILLIS W STEWART | RENTR | 2025-11-19 |
| 910212 | COSMO | DRILL | 2025-09-04 |
| 905206 | TABBY (ALLOC) | DRILL | 2025-01-24 |
| 905206 | MALLOY UNIT | DRILL | 2025-01-24 |
New to HOPKINS County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHT STAR EXPLORATION, LLC | 2025-11-19 | 3 | first TX permits |
| PICKTON GAS STORAGE LLC | 2026-08-06 | 2 | first TX permits |
| ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY | 2026-05-12 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| SALTWERX LLC | 2025-09-04 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath HOPKINS County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 66 | 3,838 |
| Woodbine | 56 | 4,272 |
| Paluxy | 48 | 5,130 |
| Pecan Gap | 37 | 2,385 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 34 | 3,976 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker) | 32 | 7,670 |
| Smackover | 25 | 9,349 |
| Goodland | 23 | 4,755 |