Loving County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Loving County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Loving County permitting is running 35 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (104 total, down 5% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC leads with 152 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,460

10,460 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2013-01-22	754844	42-301-31917	OWENS 1-75 LOV UNIT #2H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	15,000	Y
2013-01-15	754438	42-301-31916	COPPERHEAD 53-14 #3	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-15	754438	42-301-31916	COPPERHEAD 53-14 #3	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-15	754311	42-301-31914	TXL 29 #B201AP	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	8,230	Y
2013-01-15	754311	42-301-31914	TXL 29 #B201AP	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	9,112	Y
2013-01-14	754322	42-301-31915	HUESO SALTO STATE 55-2-48 LOV #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,600	Y
2013-01-14	754322	42-301-31915	HUESO SALTO STATE 55-2-48 LOV #1H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	12,600	Y
2013-01-11	753956	42-301-31913	BULLHEAD 55-1-34 UNIT #9HR	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-01-09	751519	42-301-31890	TUCKER 1-75 LOV #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-01-09	751519	42-301-31890	TUCKER 1-75 LOV #2H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-01-04	753932	42-301-31912	SIDEWINDER UNIT 1-68 #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-01-04	753928	42-301-31911	GRAYLING 1-69 #2	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-01-02	753765	42-301-31910	LINDSAY 10 #6H	RKI EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-12-28	753585	42-301-31908	JOHNSON 1-87 LOV #3H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-12-28	753585	42-301-31908	JOHNSON 1-87 LOV #3H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-12-28	751213	42-301-31888	JOHNSON 1-86 #4H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-12-28	751213	42-301-31888	JOHNSON 1-86 #4H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-12-19	753279	42-301-31906	LINDLEY 54-2-30 #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-12-18	751297	42-301-31889	TXL 39 #B201DM	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	8,230	Y
2012-12-13	752923	42-301-31905	APC FEE 1-50 UNIT #2H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-13	752860	42-301-31904	ROSS 55-2-46 #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-12-13	752860	42-301-31904	ROSS 55-2-46 #1H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-12-12	752006	42-301-31892	MENTONE SWD #2D	OXY USA INC.	DRILL	8,000
2012-12-07	752559	42-301-31903	WINNIE FAY 55-2-40 LOV #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-06	752413	42-301-31902	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #1H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-05	752360	42-301-31901	SLACK BOX 54-2-32 LOV #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-12-05	752360	42-301-31901	SLACK BOX 54-2-32 LOV #1H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-12-05	752327	42-301-31900	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #6H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-04	752118	42-301-31895	STATE PROTECTION 55-T2-2 #2H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-11-30	752223	42-301-31899	CBR 12 #2H	RKI EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-11-30	752186	42-301-31898	Z&T 32 #1H	TEMA OIL AND GAS COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-30	752186	42-301-31898	Z&T 32 #1H	TEMA OIL AND GAS COMPANY	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-11-30	752093	42-301-31894	UNIVERSITY 19-23 LOV #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-11-30	752093	42-301-31894	UNIVERSITY 19-23 LOV #2H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-11-30	752088	42-301-31897	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #2H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-11-30	752079	42-301-31896	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #8H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-11-27	751793	42-301-31893	POLAR #7	ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,000
2012-11-19	751582	42-301-31891	LINDLEY 54-2-16 LOV #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-11-19	749970	42-301-31874	BULLHEAD 55-1-34 UNIT #9H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-11-09	751065	42-301-31887	BOLD JOHNSON 56-T1-30 #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-11-06	750908	42-301-31885	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #4H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-11-06	750839	42-301-31884	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #9H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-11-06	750800	42-301-31886	JOHNSON 54-2-38 LOV #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-06	748935	42-301-31860	MOCKINGBIRD STATE UNIT 9 #1H	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200	Y
2012-11-06	748935	42-301-31860	MOCKINGBIRD STATE UNIT 9 #1H	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200	Y
2012-11-05	750714	42-301-31883	HOGNOSE 1-67 SWD #1	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	6,200
2012-11-02	750733	42-301-31882	JOHNSON 54-36 LOV #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-11-02	750733	42-301-31882	JOHNSON 54-36 LOV #2H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-11-02	750440	42-301-31880	JOHNSON, W.D.-B- #5	TOM E. JOHNSON EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	6,500
2012-11-01	750645	42-301-31881	BULLHEAD 55-1-39 #5H	ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	15,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Loving County.