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
2020-07-14	864228	42-317-43157	BLOCK HA '7' #703LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-07-14	864227	42-317-43156	BLOCK HA '7' #703JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,920	Y
2020-07-14	864226	42-317-43155	BLOCK HA '7' #702MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,780	Y
2020-07-14	864225	42-317-43154	BLOCK HA '7' #702LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-07-14	864224	42-317-43153	BLOCK HA '7' #701LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-07-14	864223	42-317-43152	BLOCK HA '7' #701JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,920	Y
2020-07-13	864177	42-317-43145	WILKINSON RANCH H #14JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2020-07-13	864177	42-317-43145	YELLOW PINE E #7DN	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-07-13	863830	42-317-43110	PAPER RINGS 136-137 A #1WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,920	Y
2020-07-13	863829	42-317-43109	FEARLESS 136-137 A #8WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,980	Y
2020-07-13	863829	42-317-43109	FEARLESS 136-137 A #8WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,980	Y
2020-07-09	863855	42-317-43128	WOODY 38D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,659	Y
2020-07-07	864139	42-317-43144	WILKINSON RANCH H #13JM	OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-07	864139	42-317-43144	WILKINSON RANCH H #13JM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-06	863846	42-317-43121	SALE RANCH 13K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,506	Y
2020-07-06	863845	42-317-43120	SALE RANCH 13J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,506	Y
2020-07-06	863843	42-317-43119	SALE RANCH 13I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,506	Y
2020-07-06	863841	42-317-43118	SALE RANCH 13H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,506	Y
2020-07-06	863840	42-317-43117	SALE RANCH 13G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,506	Y
2020-07-06	863838	42-317-43116	SALE RANCH 13F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,506	Y
2020-07-06	863837	42-317-43115	SALE RANCH E12E #305H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,508	Y
2020-07-06	863835	42-317-43114	SALE RANCH E12D #304H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,508	Y
2020-07-06	863834	42-317-43113	SALE RANCH E12C #303H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,508	Y
2020-07-06	863833	42-317-43112	SALE RANCH E12B #302H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,508	Y
2020-07-06	863832	42-317-43111	SALE RANCH E12A #301H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,508	Y
2020-07-01	864069	42-317-43143	MABEE BREEDLOVE #2101LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,234	Y
2020-07-01	864067	42-317-43142	MABEE BREEDLOVE #2101JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,861	Y
2020-07-01	864066	42-317-43141	MABEE BREEDLOVE #131LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,434	Y
2020-07-01	864065	42-317-43140	MABEE BREEDLOVE #131JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,865	Y
2020-06-26	864057	42-317-43139	SHAPE SHIFTER UNIT 80-85 #8SH	ELEMENT PETROLEUM OP III, LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-06-25	864014	42-317-43136	WHITAKER 21-28 UNIT #2113JM	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-25	864010	42-317-43135	WHITAKER 21-28 UNIT #2183DN	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-25	864009	42-317-43134	WHITAKER 21-28 UNIT #2149WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-25	864008	42-317-43133	WHITAKER 21-28 UNIT #2112JM	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-24	864017	42-317-43138	JESTER #2150WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-19	863964	42-317-43132	PRONGHORN SWD #1	DOUBLE DROP SWD, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2020-06-17	863953	42-317-43131	BLACKBEARD #1D	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	14,750
2020-06-17	863870	42-317-43123	LUMBERGH #2529LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-06-17	863870	42-317-43123	LUMBERGH #2529LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-06-17	863870	42-317-43123	LUMBERGH #2529LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-06-17	863471	42-317-43083	JIM TOM 30C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,107	Y
2020-06-17	863470	42-317-43082	JIM TOM 30B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,107	Y
2020-06-17	863469	42-317-43081	JIM TOM 30A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,107	Y
2020-06-16	863873	42-317-43124	LUMBERGH #2530LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-06-16	863873	42-317-43124	LUMBERGH #2530LS	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-06-16	863871	42-317-43122	LUMBERGH #2549WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-06-16	863871	42-317-43122	LUMBERGH #2549WA	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-06-10	863875	42-317-43130	MACHO MAN SWD #1	BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC.	DRILL	12,500
2020-06-08	863622	42-317-43103	TOM-CLINE 30C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,107	Y
2020-06-08	863621	42-317-43102	TOM-CLINE 30B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,107	Y

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