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
2020-10-12	865434	42-317-43249	JOHNSON RANCH #410LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-12	865433	42-317-43248	JOHNSON RANCH #409JH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-12	865432	42-317-43247	JOHNSON RANCH #409AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-12	865431	42-317-43246	JOHNSON RANCH #408LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-09	865430	42-317-43245	JOHNSON RANCH #405LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-09	865428	42-317-43244	JOHNSON RANCH #404JH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-09	865427	42-317-43243	JOHNSON RANCH #404AH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-09	865426	42-317-43241	JOHNSON RANCH #403LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-09	865425	42-317-43240	JOHNSON RANCH #402JH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-10-08	865405	42-317-43242	FAIRGROUNDS N 1208 #1	FLYING W RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2020-10-08	865404	42-317-43239	WEST STANTON INTERSTATE #1	FLYING W RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2020-10-07	865365	42-317-43238	BRAD NAIL #104JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2020-10-07	865362	42-317-43237	BRAD NAIL #1HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-10-02	865179	42-317-32119	SLAUGHTER-HARRIS #2	OTB OPERATING, LLC	FLD-XFR	9,500
2020-09-28	864921	42-317-43218	MADISON-HAMILL 36D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2020-09-28	864919	42-317-43217	MADISON-HAMILL 36C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2020-09-28	864915	42-317-43216	MADISON-HAMILL 36B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2020-09-28	864914	42-317-43215	MADISON-HAMILL 36A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2020-09-28	864914	42-317-43215	MADISON-HAMILL 36A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2020-09-23	865017	42-317-43221	HORNED FROG 46 A #1LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-23	865017	42-317-43221	HORNED FROG 46 A #1LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-23	849748	42-317-42088	SHORTES 40 UNIT #4WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,480	Y
2020-09-22	865043	42-317-43236	SOUTH CURTIS RANCH #0401CP	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	10,700	Y
2020-09-21	865086	42-317-43233	HAMMER #2HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-09-21	865085	42-317-43232	HAMMER #1LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,800	Y
2020-09-21	865085	42-317-43232	HAMMER #1LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-09-21	865083	42-317-43234	HAMMER E #4LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-09-21	865078	42-317-43231	HAMMER #105JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2020-09-21	865051	42-317-43229	HAMMER #3HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-09-18	865035	42-317-43228	HORNED FROG 46 D #2LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-18	865035	42-317-43228	HORNED FROG 46 D #2LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-18	865034	42-317-43227	HORNED FROG 46 E #2WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-18	865034	42-317-43227	HORNED FROG 46 E #2WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-18	865033	42-317-43226	HORNED FROG 46 B #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-18	865033	42-317-43226	HORNED FROG 46 B #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,030	Y
2020-09-17	864742	42-317-43194	SPAULDING C #2167WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-09-17	864742	42-317-43194	SPAULDING C #2167WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-09-17	864742	42-317-43194	SPAULDING C #2167WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-09-17	864742	42-317-43194	SPAULDING C #2167WB	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-09-17	864741	42-317-43193	SPAULDING B #2126LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-09-17	864741	42-317-43193	SPAULDING B #2126LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-09-17	864741	42-317-43193	SPAULDING B #2126LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-09-17	864741	42-317-43193	SPAULDING A #2126LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	8,525	Y
2020-09-15	865030	42-317-43230	SOUTH CURTIS RANCH #0401OP	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-09-15	865030	42-317-43230	SOUTH CURTIS RANCH #0401OP	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-09-14	865029	42-317-43225	HAMMER F #107JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2020-09-14	865028	42-317-43224	HAMMER F #8DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-09-14	865023	42-317-43223	HAMMER F #7LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2020-09-14	865018	42-317-43222	HAMMER F #6HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,900	Y
2020-09-14	865003	42-317-43220	HAMMER E #106JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,900	Y

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