KENEDY County
District 4 · Gulf Coast (Southwest) · Permits since 1977-06-09 · Data through 2026-06-02
Kenedy County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, after a quiet prior quarter). ABACO OPERATING, LLC leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. Median permitted depth over the past year is 9,500 ft (prior year: 18,104 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
1
vs Prior
NEW
Operators (90d)
1
Avg Depth (90d)
9,500
Hz % (90d)
0%
All Time
2,698
Depth Range: 0 - 48,540 ft
SWD wells in KENEDY County → 15 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
DRILL
1
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| ABACO OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 36 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916014 | SANTA FE JULIAN PASTURE | DRILL | 2026-06-02 |
| 902995 | EAST, S.K. MRS. | RECOMP | 2024-10-03 |
| 899676 | SANTA FE JULIAN PASTURE | DRILL | 2024-05-21 |
| 896999 | SANTA FE JULIAN PASTURE | RECOMP | 2024-02-02 |
| 888070 | HIGH GROUND | DRILL | 2023-02-15 |
| 885474 | POTRERO FARIAS SOUTH O&G UNIT | DRILL | 2022-11-10 |
| 884732 | SANTA FE RANCH MULA PASTURE | DRILL | 2022-10-27 |
| 882484 | SANTA FE RANCH MULA PASTURE | RECOMP | 2022-08-02 |
| 882522 | DIVIDEND | DRILL | 2022-07-28 |
| 882523 | SEAHORSE | DRILL | 2022-07-28 |
Formations Beneath KENEDY County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 139 | 8,010 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 110 | 1,375 |
| Catahoula | 102 | 4,498 |
| Vicksburg | 50 | 11,813 |
| Anahuac | 24 | 5,740 |