MARTIN County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-14 · Data through 2026-07-16
Martin County permitting is running 24 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (71 total, down 45% on the prior quarter). PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 167 permits in the past 12 months, one of 21 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 10,500 ft (prior year: 10,553 ft); 94% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
20333
Operators (all)
485
Avg Depth (all)
10,726
Hz % (all)
47%
All Time
20,333
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 (all)
DRILL
18964
RECOMP
1079
RENTR
176
FLD-XFR
80
OTHER
30
RECLASS
4
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 167 | 2933 |
| DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC | 123 | 4652 |
| OVINTIV USA INC. | 79 | 1115 |
| OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC | 33 | 462 |
| COG OPERATING LLC | 27 | 545 |
| XTO ENERGY INC. | 12 | 517 |
| DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC | 10 | 46 |
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 8 | 275 |
| HIBERNIA RESOURCES IV, LLC | 7 | 41 |
| DEEP BLUE CENTRAL LLC | 7 | 7 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917206 | ONDIGO | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 916396 | AUTRY 5-8 I | DRILL | 2026-06-30 |
| 916387 | AUTRY 5-8 H | DRILL | 2026-06-30 |
| 916397 | AUTRY 5-8 J | DRILL | 2026-06-30 |
| 916218 | WRS HESPERALOE G | DRILL | 2026-06-23 |
| 916458 | GW WOLCOTT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916456 | GW WOLCOTT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916457 | GW WOLCOTT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916374 | GW WOLCOTT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916371 | GW WOLCOTT | DRILL | 2026-06-16 |
New to MARTIN County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE MIDSTREAM LLC | 2025-10-22 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath MARTIN County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 11,105 | 7,680 |
| Dean | 7,158 | 8,841 |
| San Andres | 6,979 | 4,210 |
| Yates | 6,611 | 2,578 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,300 | 9,076 |
| Grayburg | 6,148 | 3,934 |
| Queen | 5,408 | 3,461 |
| Santa Rosa | 4,693 | 1,148 |