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 34 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (101 total, down 10% on the prior quarter). 2 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

16

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

10,460

10,460 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2007-02-0863306342-301-31356UNIVERSITY 19-20 W #1HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL14,000Y
2007-02-0663289142-301-31355GILLS 6 #2ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2007-02-0663286642-301-31354UNIVERSITY 19-15 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2007-02-0663286642-301-31354UNIVERSITY 19-15 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2007-01-0463135242-301-31353FROST #1ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2007-01-0463135242-301-31353FROST #1ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2006-12-1363034842-301-31352UNIVERSITY 19-24 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-12-0862941042-301-31351TXL 1 #2ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2006-12-0862940642-301-31350TXL 1 #3ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2006-11-2962967742-301-31348APC 28-4 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-11-2962967242-301-31349HUGHES & TALBOT 75-23 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-11-2162877142-301-31483APC C26-19 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL17,750
2006-11-1762915442-301-31346UNIVERSITY 20-3 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-11-1462823642-301-31344JOHNSON 43 #1ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2006-11-0262844242-301-31345UNIVERSITY 19-14 W #1HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL16,000Y
2006-10-3162832242-301-30269REED "24" #1ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.FLD-XFR20,000
2006-10-3062825342-301-31343FRASER TXL "F" #2CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL5,300
2006-10-3062825342-301-31343FRASER TXL "F" #2CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL6,000
2006-10-2462761942-301-30851JOHNSON -86- #1ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.RECOMP4,900
2006-10-1962783242-301-31342UNIVERSITY 20-18 E #2HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL14,000Y
2006-10-1962783242-301-31342UNIVERSITY 20-18 E #2HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL14,000Y
2006-10-1962732642-301-31341EL PASO STATE #3FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL18,500
2006-10-0462656942-301-31339ANDERSON 2 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-10-0462656942-301-31339ANDERSON 2 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-10-0362653742-301-31338UNIVERSITY 19-26 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-09-2962681042-301-31340UNIVERSITY 19-17 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-09-2962645942-301-31337TXL "1" #1ATLANTIC OPERATING, INC.DRILL4,900
2006-09-2662652642-301-00481W. D. JOHNSON JR. #16CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.RECOMP6,000
2006-09-2662652142-301-31336UNIVERSITY 20-30 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-09-2262641842-301-31335JOHNSON 30 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-09-2062589342-301-31334LOVING -B- #6WALSH & WATTS, INC.DRILL4,800
2006-09-2062556742-301-31332BRUNSON C26-11 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-09-1462596142-301-31333UNIVERSITY 19-9 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-08-3162527842-301-31331UNIVERSITY 20-21 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-08-3062523442-301-31330UNIVERSITY 20-19 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-08-2462474742-301-31164MCKNIGHT, T. N. #2103UNION ROYALTY, INC.RECOMP8,300
2006-08-0362333642-301-31329GRAYLING GAS UNIT #2FOREST OIL CORPORATIONDRILL18,000
2006-07-3162188442-301-30722SLASH "B" #3FOREST OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP6,700
2006-07-2862338342-301-31328UNIVERSITY 19-13 #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL20,000
2006-07-2862165642-301-30378JOHNSON, W. D. JR. 34 #1FOREST OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP6,650
2006-07-2762336742-301-31327JOHNSON, W. D. , JR. ET AL #8031CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL8,000
2006-07-2562308042-301-31326WALSH & WATTS "83" #1POGO PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL17,000
2006-07-1862242342-301-30386KROM, HAROLD #1SNOW OIL & GAS INC.RENTR5,500
2006-07-1462229242-301-31324MEXCO STEELHEAD #1MEXCO ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2006-07-1362255742-301-31325DK BOYD 75-14 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-07-1362255742-301-31325DK BOYD 75-14 GAS UNIT #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-07-1262240142-301-31323BRUNSON C25-23 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-07-1262239742-301-31322DK BOYD 75-11 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-07-1262239742-301-31322BOYD, D. K. GAS UNIT 75-11 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
2006-07-1262239642-301-31321APC 75-33 #1ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL19,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Loving County.