KAUFMAN County
District 6 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-07-11 · Data through 2026-06-08
Kaufman County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Kaufman County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 540 ft (prior year: 500 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
2
vs Prior
+100%
Operators (6mo)
2
Avg Depth (6mo)
2,150
Hz % (6mo)
0%
All Time
288
Depth Range: 102 - 11,000 ft
SWD wells in KAUFMAN County → 10 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
DRILL
2
+1 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS | 1 | 0 |
| GUARDIAN OPERATING LLC | 1 | 0 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 915645 | S1-MP 269.215 | DRILL | 2026-06-08 |
| 915358 | BROWN | DRILL | 2026-05-06 |
| 911914 | D-42 | DRILL | 2025-12-04 |
| 907350 | D-40 | DRILL | 2025-04-14 |
| 894736 | PRAIRIE SMOKE | DRILL | 2023-10-25 |
| 890433 | S1-262.67 | DRILL | 2023-06-01 |
| 890434 | S1-270 | DRILL | 2023-05-24 |
| 886990 | JEFF | DRILL | 2023-01-06 |
| 884917 | DAVIS | DRILL | 2022-10-19 |
| 884222 | CLEMMO | DRILL | 2022-09-27 |
New to KAUFMAN County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUARDIAN OPERATING LLC | 2026-05-06 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath KAUFMAN County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine | 35 | 3,411 |
| Austin Chalk | 27 | 2,545 |
| Pecan Gap | 13 | 1,742 |