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KENT County

District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-07-23

All Permits Operators

Kent County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 7 in the prior quarter). OXY USA WTP LP leads with 10 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Kent County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 7,100 ft (prior year: 6,900 ft); 14% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (30d)

0

vs Prior

-100%

Operators (30d)

0

Avg Depth (30d)

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Hz % (30d)

0%

All Time

2,096

Depth Range: 60 - 9,000 ft
SWD wells in KENT County → 263 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (30d)

No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-07-23. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
OXY USA WTP LP10467
CANAN MOWREY OPERATING, LLC29
SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION151
SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC12

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
916893BEADLEDRILL2026-07-23
916012SALT CREEK FIELD UNITRECOMP2026-06-03
915311MOLLYDRILL2026-05-07
915204BRYNNDRILL2026-04-29
915047SALT CREEK FIELD UNITRECOMP2026-04-24
914539SALT CREEK FIELD UNITRECOMP2026-04-08
914507SALT CREEK FIELD UNITRECOMP2026-04-02
914511SALT CREEK FIELD UNITRECOMP2026-04-02
913300SALT CREEK FIELD UNITRECOMP2026-02-09
911173SALT CREEK FIELD UNITDRILL2025-10-22

New to KENT County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC2026-07-231active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath KENT County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Canyon5626,296
Strawn2616,684
Wolfcamp2054,122
Clear Fork2002,128
San Andres1941,306
Yates133700
Coleman Junction903,767
Pennsylvanian666,450