Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-30.

Midland County permitting is running 64 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (192 total, down 17% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 272 permits in the past 12 months, one of 26 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-30

All Time

23,363

23,363 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2020-07-06	864089	42-329-44344	DAVIDSON 26D #6HL	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864088	42-329-44343	DAVIDSON 26C #5HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864087	42-329-44342	DAVIDSON 26C #4HL	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864086	42-329-44341	DAVIDSON 26B #3HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864085	42-329-44340	DAVIDSON 26B #2HL	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864085	42-329-44340	DAVIDSON 26B #2HL	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2020-07-06	864083	42-329-44339	DAVIDSON 26A #1HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864083	42-329-44339	DAVIDSON 26A #1HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-07-06	864083	42-329-44339	DAVIDSON 26A #1HJ	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2020-07-02	864114	42-329-44353	THUNDERBIRD C 50-51 #4303H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-02	864114	42-329-44353	THUNDERBIRD C 50-51 #4303H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-02	864113	42-329-44352	THUNDERBIRD D 50-51 #2804H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-02	864113	42-329-44352	THUNDERBIRD D 50-51 #2804H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-02	864112	42-329-44351	THUNDERBIRD D 50-51 #4204H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-02	864112	42-329-44351	THUNDERBIRD D 50-51 #4204H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-02	864103	42-329-44345	RIO COMAL 26-31 D #141	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,671	Y
2020-07-02	863779	42-329-44320	JUDKINS-BETH 38C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2020-07-02	863778	42-329-44319	JUDKINS-BETH 38B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2020-07-02	863776	42-329-44318	JUDKINS-BETH 38A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2020-07-01	864111	42-329-44349	THUNDERBIRD A 50-51 #2801H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-01	864111	42-329-44349	THUNDERBIRD A 50-51 #2801H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-01	864110	42-329-44348	THUNDERBIRD A 50-51 #4301H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-01	864110	42-329-44348	THUNDERBIRD A 50-51 #4301H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-01	864109	42-329-44347	THUNDERBIRD B 50-51 #2802H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-01	864109	42-329-44347	THUNDERBIRD B 50-51 #2802H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-07-01	864108	42-329-44346	THUNDERBIRD B 50-51 #4202H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-07-01	864108	42-329-44346	THUNDERBIRD B 50-51 #4202H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-06-25	863576	42-329-44298	ELKIN-CRAWFORD 34F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,634	Y
2020-06-25	863575	42-329-44295	ELKIN-CRAWFORD 34C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,634	Y
2020-06-25	863574	42-329-44297	ELKIN-CRAWFORD 34E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,634	Y
2020-06-25	863573	42-329-44296	ELKIN-CRAWFORD 34D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,634	Y
2020-06-25	863571	42-329-44294	ELKIN-CRAWFORD 34B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,634	Y
2020-06-25	863570	42-329-44293	ELKIN-CRAWFORD 34A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,634	Y
2020-06-16	863797	42-329-42133	MCCLINTIC-ODANIEL 60R #18H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	RECOMP	10,300	Y
2020-06-16	863538	42-329-44290	GARRETT 17-8 UNIT 2 #284	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-16	863538	42-329-44290	GARRETT A #284	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-16	863537	42-329-44289	GARRETT 17-8 UNIT 2 #182	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-16	863537	42-329-44289	GARRETT A #182	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2020-06-11	863865	42-329-44331	COLONIAL N 1-12 #2814H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-06-11	863863	42-329-44330	COLONIAL N 1-12 #4314H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-06-11	863862	42-329-44329	COLONIAL O 1-12 #2815H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2020-06-11	863860	42-329-44324	COLONIAL O 1-12 #4215H	DE3 OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2020-06-10	863821	42-329-39533	JOHN BRAUN B UNIT 2 #0706BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	FLD-XFR	9,980	Y
2020-06-10	863820	42-329-39532	JOHN BRAUN B UNIT 1 #0703BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	FLD-XFR	9,980	Y
2020-06-08	863415	42-329-44285	FRASER TXL A9 #514LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-06-01	863749	42-329-44317	CORA 18-19-G #4314H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,530	Y
2020-06-01	863749	42-329-44317	CORA 18-19-G #4314H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,530	Y
2020-06-01	863747	42-329-44316	CORA 18-19-F #4411VH	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,830	Y
2020-06-01	863747	42-329-44316	CORA 18-19-F #4411VH	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,830	Y
2020-06-01	863746	42-329-44315	CORA 18-19-E #4309H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,530	Y

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