LA SALLE County
District 5 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-08-18
La Salle County permitting is running 8.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (26 total, down 28% on the prior quarter). EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 28 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first La Salle County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,300 ft (prior year: 10,500 ft); 100% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
62
vs Prior
-7%
Operators (6mo)
8
Avg Depth (6mo)
10,171
Hz % (6mo)
100%
All Time
9,365
Depth Range: 210 - 22,000 ft
SWD wells in LA SALLE County → 42 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Saltwater disposal in LA SALLE County → 50 disposal permits · SWD operators, capacity & injected volumes
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
DRILL
60
-7 vs prior
RECOMP
2
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 28 | 704 |
| VERDUN OIL EF II LLC | 23 | 770 |
| VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC | 18 | 268 |
| INEOS USA OIL & GAS LLC | 15 | 566 |
| LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. | 12 | 658 |
| PURSUIT OIL & GAS STX, LLC | 9 | 18 |
| BPX OPERATING COMPANY | 6 | 198 |
| SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC | 6 | 9 |
| SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 4 | 11 |
| BANDERA EAGLE FORD, LLC | 4 | 2 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917855 | KINSEL D HC6 | DRILL | 2026-08-18 |
| 917856 | KINSEL D HC7 | DRILL | 2026-08-18 |
| 917629 | FLORES | DRILL | 2026-08-11 |
| 917630 | FLORES | DRILL | 2026-08-11 |
| 917631 | FLORES | DRILL | 2026-08-11 |
| 917633 | FLORES | DRILL | 2026-08-11 |
| 916953 | SOPWITH CAMEL C | DRILL | 2026-07-08 |
| 916954 | SOPWITH CAMEL D | DRILL | 2026-07-08 |
| 916058 | SP5 A | DRILL | 2026-06-29 |
| 916440 | KERR A | DRILL | 2026-06-19 |
New to LA SALLE County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 2026-08-11 | 4 | active elsewhere in TX |
| CATURUS ENERGY, LLC | 2026-06-11 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| SYDRI OPERATING, LLC | 2026-03-19 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath LA SALLE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,293 | 8,517 |
| Eagle Ford | 4,199 | 8,914 |
| Olmos | 3,512 | 6,796 |
| Escondido | 3,050 | 5,539 |
| Wilcox | 2,603 | 3,262 |
| Queen City | 1,810 | 1,550 |
| Anacacho | 1,565 | 8,326 |
| Sparta | 1,306 | 1,118 |