Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Midland County permitting is running 63 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (190 total, down 18% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 330 permits in the past 12 months, one of 23 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

23,503

23,503 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2021-02-12	867648	42-329-44673	DAVIDSON 46F #3HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-12	867647	42-329-44672	DAVIDSON 46E #2HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-12	867646	42-329-44671	DAVIDSON 46E #1HL	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-12	867641	42-329-44683	RIVERCREST WEST A 51 #4301H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-02-12	867640	42-329-44682	RIVERCREST WEST A 51 #4201H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-02-12	867640	42-329-44682	THUNDERBIRD RC F 50-51 #4201H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-12	867639	42-329-44681	RIVERCREST WEST A 51 #2801H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-02-12	867639	42-329-44681	THUNDERBIRD RC FF 50-51 #2801H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-10	867348	42-329-44636	DAVIDSON 23F #6HL	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-10	867344	42-329-44633	DAVIDSON 23D #4HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-10	867344	42-329-44633	DAVIDSON 23D #4HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-10	867343	42-329-44632	DAVIDSON 23D #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-10	867343	42-329-44632	DAVIDSON 23D #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-10	866885	42-329-44599	BACON 19 #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2021-02-10	866885	42-329-44599	BACON 19 #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2021-02-05	867388	42-329-44655	SHACKELFORD SPRABERRY UNIT #3903H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,685	Y
2021-02-05	867385	42-329-44654	SHACKELFORD SPRABERRY UNIT #3902H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,685	Y
2021-02-05	867380	42-329-44652	SHACKELFORD SPRABERRY UNIT #3901H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,685	Y
2021-02-05	867367	42-329-44649	DAVIDSON 23G #13HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-05	867363	42-329-44645	DAVIDSON 23X #10HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-05	867351	42-329-44637	DAVIDSON 23F #8HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-05	867350	42-329-44635	DAVIDSON 23F #7HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-04	867429	42-329-44665	THUNDERBIRD G 50-51 #2807H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-02-04	867429	42-329-44665	THUNDERBIRD GG 50-51 #2807H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-04	867426	42-329-44664	THUNDERBIRD G 50-51 #4307H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-02-04	867426	42-329-44664	THUNDERBIRD G 50-51 #4307H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-04	867423	42-329-44662	THUNDERBIRD F 50-51 #2806H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-02-04	867423	42-329-44662	THUNDERBIRD BB 50-51 #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-04	867422	42-329-44661	THUNDERBIRD F 50-51 #4206H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-02-04	867422	42-329-44661	THUNDERBIRD CC 50-51 #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-04	867402	42-329-44660	THUNDERBIRD F 50-51 #4306H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-02-04	867402	42-329-44660	THUNDERBIRD AA 50-51 #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,360	Y
2021-02-04	867280	42-329-44631	GBG CRONUS 41-5 E #0242LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-02-04	867279	42-329-44630	GBG CRONUS 41-5 D #0241JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2021-02-03	867366	42-329-44648	DAVIDSON 23G #12HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-03	867364	42-329-44647	DAVIDSON 23G #11HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-03	867362	42-329-44638	DAVIDSON 23X #9HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-03	867362	42-329-44638	DAVIDSON 23X #9HD	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2021-02-03	866848	42-329-44598	SHACKELFORD 39L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,493	Y
2021-02-03	866847	42-329-44597	SHACKELFORD 39K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,493	Y
2021-02-03	866843	42-329-44596	SHACKELFORD 39J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,493	Y
2021-02-03	866841	42-329-44595	SHACKELFORD 39I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,493	Y
2021-02-03	866840	42-329-44594	SHACKELFORD 39H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,493	Y
2021-02-03	866810	42-329-44593	SHACKELFORD 39G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,493	Y
2021-02-02	867472	42-329-44656	ERLENMEYER #1DR	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,750
2021-02-02	866680	42-329-44576	BIZZELL-IRVIN 15U UNIT #14H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,575	Y
2021-02-02	865693	42-329-44510	BOMBARDIER A UNIT #408MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-02-01	867378	42-329-44642	SALLY W26K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2021-02-01	867378	42-329-44642	SALLY W26K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2021-02-01	867373	42-329-44641	SALLY W26N #14H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y

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