LOVING County
District 10 · Permian (West) · Permits since 1977-06-13 · Data through 2026-07-24
Loving County permitting is running 41 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (123 total, up 43% 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. One operator filed a first Loving County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 12,500 ft (prior year: 12,000 ft); 86% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
555
vs Prior
-8%
Operators (1yr)
22
Avg Depth (1yr)
11,961
Hz % (1yr)
86%
All Time
10,455
Depth Range: 400 - 26,500 ft
SWD wells in LOVING County → 342 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Saltwater disposal in LOVING County → 419 disposal permits · SWD operators, capacity & injected volumes
Earthquakes in LOVING County → 204 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
548
-52 vs prior
RECOMP
5
NEW vs prior
RENTR
2
+1 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC | 150 | 1121 |
| PDEH LLC | 63 | 667 |
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 61 | 568 |
| ADMIRAL PERMIAN OPERATING LLC | 48 | 36 |
| WPX ENERGY PERMIAN, LLC | 32 | 826 |
| TRP OPERATING LLC | 23 | 60 |
| WATERBRIDGE STATELINE LLC | 23 | 39 |
| WES WATER HOLDINGS LLC | 23 | 21 |
| GREENLAKE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | 21 | 41 |
| NGL WATER SOLUTIONS PERMIAN, LLC | 19 | 44 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917373 | THRESHER 54-1-17 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917375 | THRESHER 54-1-17 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917378 | THRESHER 54-1-17 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917372 | THRESHER 54-1-17 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917377 | THRESHER 54-1-17 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917379 | THRESHER 54-1-17 | DRILL | 2026-07-24 |
| 917357 | FPW SWD | DRILL | 2026-07-22 |
| 917359 | FPW SWD | DRILL | 2026-07-22 |
| 917146 | DBM 54-2-9 | RECOMP | 2026-07-15 |
| 917039 | DBM 55-1-47 | DRILL | 2026-07-14 |
New to LOVING County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD ENERGY LLC | 2026-05-19 | 7 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath LOVING County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Canyon | 4,648 | 5,554 |
| Bone Spring | 4,333 | 8,880 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,207 | 4,558 |
| Delaware | 4,105 | 4,548 |
| Brushy Canyon | 4,079 | 6,837 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,025 | 11,407 |
| Red Bluff | 751 | 3,900 |
| Lamar | 436 | 4,555 |