Martin County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Martin County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-28.

Martin County permitting is running 27 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (80 total, down 38% on the prior quarter). 10 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 167 permits in the past 12 months, one of 22 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-28

All Time

20,343

20,343 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2021-06-03	869621	42-317-43567	WELCH-COX E39S #319H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869620	42-317-43566	WELCH-COX E39B #302H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869620	42-317-43566	WELCH-COX E39A #301H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869617	42-317-43561	WELCH-COX W39J #210H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869616	42-317-43559	WELCH-COX W39P #216H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869615	42-317-43558	WELCH-COX W39I #209H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869614	42-317-43557	WELCH-COX W39O #215H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869613	42-317-43556	WELCH-COX W39N #214H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869612	42-317-43555	WELCH-COX E39D #304H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-03	869612	42-317-43555	WELCH-COX E39C #303H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869585	42-317-43549	WELCH-COX E39V #322H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869585	42-317-43549	WELCH-COX E39V #322H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869584	42-317-43547	WELCH-COX E39F #306H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869584	42-317-43547	WELCH-COX E39D #304H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869583	42-317-43546	WELCH-COX E39W #323H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869583	42-317-43546	WELCH-COX E39W #323H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869581	42-317-43544	WELCH-COX W39M #213H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869580	42-317-43543	WELCH-COX W39F #206H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869579	42-317-43542	WELCH-COX W39L #212H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-02	869578	42-317-43541	WELCH-COX W39K #211H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,606	Y
2021-06-01	869780	42-317-43581	VLT SAKO BAVARIAN UNIT #0175LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-06-01	869777	42-317-43580	VLT SAKO KODIAK UNIT #0174JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-06-01	869777	42-317-43580	VLT SAKO KODIAK UNIT #0174JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-06-01	869776	42-317-43579	VLT SAKO KODIAK UNIT #0173LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-06-01	869774	42-317-43578	VLT SAKO FINNFIRE UNIT #0172JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-06-01	869773	42-317-43577	VLT SAKO FINNFIRE UNIT #0171LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-05-19	869213	42-317-43509	WOODY 31FF #106H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,687	Y
2021-05-19	869212	42-317-43508	WOODY 31EE #105H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,687	Y
2021-05-19	869211	42-317-43507	WOODY 31DD #104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,687	Y
2021-05-19	869210	42-317-43506	WOODY 31CC #103H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,687	Y
2021-05-19	869208	42-317-43505	WOODY 31BB #102H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,687	Y
2021-05-19	869207	42-317-43504	WOODY 31D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,698	Y
2021-05-19	869206	42-317-43503	WOODY 31C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,698	Y
2021-05-19	869205	42-317-43501	WOODY 31B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,698	Y
2021-05-19	869201	42-317-43498	WOODY 31AA #101H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,687	Y
2021-05-18	869784	42-317-43582	VLT SAKO BAVARIAN UNIT #0176JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2021-05-14	869204	42-317-43500	WOODY 31A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,698	Y
2021-05-14	869202	42-317-43499	WOODY 31E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,698	Y
2021-05-13	869675	42-317-43575	BALCONES W UNIT D #2WA	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-13	869675	42-317-43575	BALCONES W UNIT D #2WA	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-13	869609	42-317-43552	APOLLO CREED B #2148WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-05-13	869607	42-317-43550	APOLLO CREED A #2182DN	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,900	Y
2021-05-13	869604	42-317-43548	APOLLO CREED A #2130LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,800	Y
2021-05-12	869676	42-317-43576	BALCONES E UNIT D #2WA	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-12	869676	42-317-43576	BALCONES E UNIT D #2WA	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-12	869674	42-317-43574	BALCONES W UNIT C #2WB	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-12	869674	42-317-43574	BALCONES W UNIT C #2WB	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-12	869673	42-317-43573	BALCONES W UNIT C #2LS	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-12	869673	42-317-43573	BALCONES W UNIT C #2LS	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-12	869672	42-317-43572	BALCONES W UNIT B #1WA	PETROLEGACY ENERGY II, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y

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