JONES County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-10 · Data through 2026-08-12
Jones County permitting is running about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). STAR PRODUCTION, INC. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Jones County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 3,500 ft (prior year: 3,800 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
10
vs Prior
-29%
Operators (1yr)
5
Avg Depth (1yr)
2,700
Hz % (1yr)
0%
All Time
5,801
Depth Range: 0 - 9,500 ft
SWD wells in JONES County → 167 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
10
-3 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| STAR PRODUCTION, INC. | 3 | 18 |
| ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY | 3 | 0 |
| SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION | 2 | 199 |
| WBI ENERGY MIDSTREAM, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| DELTA OIL & GAS LTD. | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917739 | BAUCUM | DRILL | 2026-08-12 |
| 917626 | PITTARD | DRILL | 2026-08-07 |
| 916025 | HF SINCLAIR | DRILL | 2026-08-05 |
| 915796 | BAUCUM | DRILL | 2026-05-27 |
| 915812 | HALL 40 | DRILL | 2026-05-27 |
| 914725 | TP #1.75 | DRILL | 2026-04-21 |
| 914543 | TP #9.75 | DRILL | 2026-04-20 |
| 914547 | TP #9 | DRILL | 2026-04-20 |
| 912099 | SWANN, W.D. | DRILL | 2025-12-11 |
| 910769 | JAY (CANYON LIME) UNIT | DRILL | 2025-09-30 |
New to JONES County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBI ENERGY MIDSTREAM, LLC | 2026-08-05 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath JONES County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 356 | 1,800 |
| Saddle Creek | 258 | 1,950 |
| Palo Pinto | 217 | 4,152 |
| Strawn | 207 | 4,583 |
| Gunsight | 191 | 2,690 |
| Tannehill | 186 | 1,922 |
| Canyon | 132 | 4,074 |
| Ellenburger | 71 | 5,322 |