LIVE OAK County
District 4 · Gulf Coast (Southwest) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-07-24
Live Oak County permitting is running 6.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (18 total, up 20% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 56 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Live Oak County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 16,000 ft (prior year: 15,000 ft); 89% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
18
vs Prior
+20%
Operators (90d)
4
Avg Depth (90d)
15,061
Hz % (90d)
78%
All Time
7,038
Depth Range: 0 - 26,000 ft
SWD wells in LIVE OAK County → 54 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in LIVE OAK County → 36 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
DRILL
17
+2 vs prior
RENTR
1
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP | 56 | 564 |
| SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 10 | 11 |
| CATURUS ENERGY, LLC | 7 | 7 |
| AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION | 4 | 14 |
| MUELLER EXPLORATION, INC. | 4 | 7 |
| VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC | 3 | 91 |
| KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC | 3 | 0 |
| SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C. | 2 | 12 |
| PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | 2 | 2 |
| CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC | 1 | 22 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917344 | F MALEK L-1893-KOER SA A | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917350 | F MALEK L-1893-KOER SA C | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917256 | SANGER HEIRS 226 | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
| 917069 | F. MALEK UNIT U-M ULW | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917063 | F. MALEK UNIT U | DRILL | 2026-07-17 |
| 917054 | F. MALEK UNIT M | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917056 | F. MALEK UNIT M | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 916671 | RICHEY | RENTR | 2026-06-26 |
| 916614 | BENNETT | DRILL | 2026-06-24 |
| 916537 | C N FREEMAN | DRILL | 2026-06-22 |
New to LIVE OAK County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC. | 2026-07-21 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| BPX OPERATING COMPANY | 2026-03-19 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath LIVE OAK County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 1,148 | 5,499 |
| Austin Chalk | 1,129 | 11,848 |
| Eagle Ford | 1,086 | 11,894 |
| Queen City | 989 | 3,814 |
| Jackson | 704 | 1,436 |
| Cook Mountain | 681 | 2,600 |
| Yegua | 238 | 4,920 |
| Pecan Gap | 206 | 11,489 |