MARTIN County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-14 · Data through 2026-09-04
Martin County permitting is running 27 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (80 total, down 49% on the prior quarter). 18 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 175 permits in the past 12 months, one of 18 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Martin County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,560 ft (prior year: 10,552 ft); 94% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
79
vs Prior
-50%
Operators (90d)
7
Avg Depth (90d)
11,255
Hz % (90d)
96%
All Time
20,394
Depth Range: 162 - 99,999 ft
SWD wells in MARTIN County → 301 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Saltwater disposal in MARTIN County → 251 disposal permits · SWD operators, capacity & injected volumes
Earthquakes in MARTIN County → 231 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
DRILL
79
-79 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 175 | 2933 |
| DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC | 117 | 4652 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. | 81 | 1115 |
| OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC | 49 | 462 |
| DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC | 10 | 46 |
| COG OPERATING LLC | 9 | 545 |
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 8 | 275 |
| DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC | 7 | 7 |
| APACHE CORPORATION | 6 | 44 |
| HIBERNIA RESOURCES IV, LLC | 4 | 41 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918128 | HALSEY 4-45 B | DRILL | 2026-09-04 |
| 918130 | HALSEY 4-45 C | DRILL | 2026-09-04 |
| 918131 | HALSEY 4-45 D | DRILL | 2026-09-04 |
| 918135 | HALSEY 4-45 E | DRILL | 2026-09-04 |
| 918278 | THREE PENNY | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918282 | THREE PENNY | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918283 | THREE PENNY | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918284 | THREE PENNY | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918285 | THREE PENNY | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918286 | THREE PENNY E | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
New to MARTIN County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE MIDSTREAM LLC | 2026-08-05 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath MARTIN County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 11,153 | 7,682 |
| Dean | 7,176 | 8,842 |
| San Andres | 7,031 | 4,211 |
| Yates | 6,667 | 2,580 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,313 | 9,078 |
| Grayburg | 6,200 | 3,935 |
| Queen | 5,465 | 3,464 |
| Santa Rosa | 4,750 | 1,149 |