Loving County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Loving County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.
Loving County permitting is running 34 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (103 total, down 5% on the prior quarter). 8 were issued in the past week. ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC leads with 150 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
15
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-07-27
All Time
10,457
10,457 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-16 | 864249 | 42-301-35166 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1D #412H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-16 | 864249 | 42-301-35166 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1D #412H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-16 | 864244 | 42-301-35171 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-16 LOV ND #7H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 10,300 | Y |
| 2020-07-16 | 864244 | 42-301-35171 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-16 LOV ND #7H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 10,300 | Y |
| 2020-07-15 | 864242 | 42-301-35169 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-16 LOV NC #6H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,600 | Y |
| 2020-07-15 | 864242 | 42-301-35169 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-16 LOV NC #6H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,600 | Y |
| 2020-07-10 | 864201 | 42-301-35164 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-16 LOV NB #5H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,600 | Y |
| 2020-07-10 | 864201 | 42-301-35164 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-16 LOV NB #5H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,600 | Y |
| 2020-07-08 | 864156 | 42-301-35162 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1C #422H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-08 | 864156 | 42-301-35162 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1C #422H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-08 | 864155 | 42-301-35161 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1B #411H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-08 | 864155 | 42-301-35161 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1B #411H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-08 | 863790 | 42-301-35147 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1A #421H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-08 | 863790 | 42-301-35147 | MAHOGANY 13-24-56-1A #421H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-06 | 864135 | 42-301-35160 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #8H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-06 | 864134 | 42-301-35159 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #7H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-02 | 864121 | 42-301-35158 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #6H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-02 | 864117 | 42-301-35157 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #5H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-01 | 864082 | 42-301-35156 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #4H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-01 | 864078 | 42-301-35155 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #3H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-01 | 864070 | 42-301-35154 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #2H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-07-01 | 864068 | 42-301-35153 | BONEFISH 76-45 LOV UNIT #1H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-06-24 | 864012 | 42-301-35151 | LINDSAY 2 #442H | WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2020-06-24 | 863993 | 42-301-35152 | GALAPAGOS 53-2-33 LOV #9H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,700 | Y |
| 2020-06-23 | 864002 | 42-301-35150 | REBEL 31 FEDERAL #321H | TITUS OIL & GAS PRODUCTION, LLC | DRILL | 12,532 | Y |
| 2020-06-05 | 863828 | 42-301-35149 | BING 54-2-36 LOV E UNIT #5H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-06-05 | 863817 | 42-301-35148 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-28 LOV NB #6H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,600 | Y |
| 2020-06-05 | 863762 | 42-301-35145 | BING 54-2-36 LOV E UNIT #6H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 12,000 | Y |
| 2020-06-04 | 863687 | 42-301-35143 | LINK-VJ RANCH 55-2-28 LOV NA #5H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,600 | Y |
| 2020-06-01 | 863520 | 42-301-35124 | CARTHEL 31-TTT-B02 WF #121H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | Y |
| 2020-06-01 | 863520 | 42-301-35124 | CARTHEL 31-TTT-B02 WF #121H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | Y |
| 2020-05-29 | 863674 | 42-301-31141 | BRUNSON 'B' #2 | COG OPERATING LLC | FLD-XFR | 16,800 | |
| 2020-05-22 | 863683 | 42-301-35142 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #8H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-22 | 863682 | 42-301-35141 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #7H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-22 | 863681 | 42-301-35140 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #6H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-22 | 863680 | 42-301-35139 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #5H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-21 | 863664 | 42-301-35138 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #1H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-21 | 863662 | 42-301-35137 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #2H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-21 | 863661 | 42-301-35136 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #3H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-20 | 863660 | 42-301-35135 | SNOOK 53-2-21 LOV UNIT #4H | SHELL WESTERN E&P | DRILL | 11,950 | Y |
| 2020-05-19 | 863366 | 42-301-35112 | AFTERSHOCK WEST A UNIT #201H | COG OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 12,400 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863629 | 42-301-35132 | KERR 83-TTT-B33 WF SA B #122H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863629 | 42-301-35132 | KERR 83-TTT-B33 WF SA B #122H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863628 | 42-301-35131 | KERR 83-TTT-B33 WF SA A #121H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863628 | 42-301-35131 | KERR 83-TTT-B33 WF SA A #121H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863628 | 42-301-35131 | KERR 83-TTT-B33 WF SA A #121H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863614 | 42-301-35134 | HOWARD POSNER 83-TTT-B33 WF SA #124H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863614 | 42-301-35134 | HOWARD POSNER 83-TTT-B33 WF SA #124H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-15 | 863612 | 42-301-35133 | HOWARD POSNER 83-TTT-B33 WF SA #123H | MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2020-05-12 | 863577 | 42-301-32918 | LUDEMAN F #505H | COG OPERATING LLC | FLD-XFR | 11,500 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Loving County.