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
2021-11-29	874694	42-317-43974	VINEYARD 23-8 A #1JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,070	Y
2021-11-23	874753	42-317-43983	VINEYARD 23-8 F #2WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,850	Y
2021-11-23	874750	42-317-43982	VINEYARD 23-8 E #2LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,440	Y
2021-11-23	874748	42-317-43980	VINEYARD 23-8 D #2JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,070	Y
2021-11-23	874744	42-317-43979	VINEYARD 23-8 C #1WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,850	Y
2021-11-23	874723	42-317-43978	VINEYARD 23-8 B #1LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,440	Y
2021-11-23	874716	42-317-43986	GOOCHER 254 A #5WB	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-11-23	874715	42-317-43985	GOOCHER 254 A #4LS	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-11-23	874714	42-317-43984	GOOCHER 254 A #3MS	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-11-23	874690	42-317-43981	GOOCHER 254 B #2WA	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-11-23	874689	42-317-43977	GOOCHER 254 B #1JM	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-11-23	874652	42-317-43976	CHOPPER 254 A #6WD	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-11-23	874649	42-317-43975	CHOPPER 254 A #5WB	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-11-23	874648	42-317-43973	CHOPPER 254 A #4LS	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-11-23	874641	42-317-43972	CHOPPER 254 A #3MS	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-11-23	874635	42-317-43971	CHOPPER 254 B #2WA	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-11-23	874632	42-317-43970	CHOPPER 254 B #1JM	BLACK SWAN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-11-19	874472	42-317-43957	ATHENA 44-36 E #144	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-19	874472	42-317-43957	ATHENA 44-36 E #144	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-19	874358	42-317-43925	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0838 #0838SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874355	42-317-43924	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0877 #0817AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874353	42-317-43923	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0877 #0877JH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874352	42-317-43921	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0836 #0826SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874352	42-317-43921	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0836 #0826SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874242	42-317-43934	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0836 #0836SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874238	42-317-43909	WALKER UNIT 16-20 #1MS	ELEMENT PETROLEUM OP III, LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2021-11-19	874237	42-317-43933	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0806 #0806BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874223	42-317-43932	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0875 #0815AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874223	42-317-43932	SAND STORM UNIT 2 #0815AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	874216	42-317-43931	SAND STORM UNIT 2 0875 #0875JH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-19	873829	42-317-43874	BRADLEY 6 #202	LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	10,200	Y
2021-11-18	874502	42-317-43969	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #142	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874500	42-317-43968	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #241	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874498	42-317-43967	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #132	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874497	42-317-43966	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #231	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874493	42-317-43965	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #125	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874492	42-317-43964	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #224	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874491	42-317-43963	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #123	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874485	42-317-43962	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #122	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874483	42-317-43961	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #221	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874480	42-317-43960	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #113	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874477	42-317-43959	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #112	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874475	42-317-43958	ATHENA 44-36 UNIT 1 #211	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,535	Y
2021-11-18	874474	42-317-43952	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0427SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-17	874489	42-317-43956	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0428SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-17	874484	42-317-43955	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0417AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-17	874479	42-317-43954	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0407BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-17	874478	42-317-43953	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0437SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-17	874473	42-317-43950	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0416AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y
2021-11-17	874470	42-317-43949	DIRE WOLF UNIT 2 #0406BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	10,400	Y

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