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
2020-05-11	863281	42-329-44264	PRESTON 9F #106H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-05-11	863281	42-329-44264	PRESTON 9F #106H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-05-11	863281	42-329-44264	PRESTON 9E #105H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-05-06	863540	42-329-44292	MISSOULA UNIT #817MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,470	Y
2020-05-06	863540	42-329-44292	MISSOULA UNIT #817MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-05-06	863540	42-329-44292	MISSOULA UNIT #817MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-05-06	863539	42-329-44291	MISSOULA UNIT #806LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,470	Y
2020-05-06	863539	42-329-44291	MISSOULA UNIT #806LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-05-06	863539	42-329-44291	MISSOULA UNIT #806LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-05-06	863407	42-329-44288	ORION MP 30 DEEPWELL #1	MAGELLAN PIPELINES HOLDINGS,L.P.	DRILL	420
2020-04-23	863355	42-329-44277	BLACKFOOT EAST B #705JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,480	Y
2020-04-23	863355	42-329-44277	BLACKFOOT EAST B #705JM	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,480	Y
2020-04-21	863356	42-329-44278	BLACKFOOT EAST C #705LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,480	Y
2020-04-21	863356	42-329-44278	BLACKFOOT EAST C #705LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,480	Y
2020-04-17	863358	42-329-44275	FRASER TXL A7 #504BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-17	863357	42-329-44274	FRASER TXL A6 #503LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-17	863354	42-329-44273	FRASER TXL A5 #503MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-17	863347	42-329-44272	FRASER TXL A4 #503BH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-17	863346	42-329-44271	FRASER TXL A3 #512LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-17	863344	42-329-44270	FRASER TXL A2 #502MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-17	863342	42-329-44269	FRASER TXL #501LH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-04-16	862870	42-329-44220	PRESTON 9B #102H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,486	Y
2020-04-16	862870	42-329-44220	PRESTON 9B #102H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,486	Y
2020-04-16	862865	42-329-44219	PRESTON 9A #101H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,486	Y
2020-04-16	862865	42-329-44219	PRESTON 9A #101H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,486	Y
2020-04-15	862874	42-329-44223	PRESTON 9E #105H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-04-15	862874	42-329-44223	PRESTON 9E #105H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-04-15	862874	42-329-44223	PRESTON 9F #106H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-04-15	862873	42-329-44222	PRESTON 9D #104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-04-15	862873	42-329-44222	PRESTON 9D #104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-04-15	862873	42-329-44222	PRESTON 9D #104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,482	Y
2020-04-15	862872	42-329-44221	PRESTON 9C #103H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,486	Y
2020-04-15	862872	42-329-44221	PRESTON 9C #103H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,486	Y
2020-04-15	862834	42-329-44218	ALKALINE EARTH G #103HD	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-15	862826	42-329-44217	CRAWFORD-BAUMANN 7X #124H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,501	Y
2020-04-15	862824	42-329-44216	CRAWFORD-BAUMANN 7W #123H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,501	Y
2020-04-15	862823	42-329-44215	CRAWFORD-BAUMANN 7V #122H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,501	Y
2020-04-15	862820	42-329-44213	CRAWFORD-BAUMANN 7U #121H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,501	Y
2020-04-15	862819	42-329-44211	BOMBARDIER C UNIT #R402WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-04-15	862818	42-329-44212	CRAWFORD-BAUMANN 7T #120H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,501	Y
2020-04-15	862816	42-329-44210	CRAWFORD-BAUMANN 7S #119H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,501	Y
2020-04-15	862792	42-329-44204	ALKALINE EARTH G #12HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,800	Y
2020-04-15	862790	42-329-44203	ALKALINE EARTH G #10HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,100	Y
2020-04-15	862783	42-329-44202	ALKALINE EARTH G #9HA	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,800	Y
2020-04-15	862781	42-329-44201	ALKALINE EARTH F #7HB	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,100	Y
2020-04-14	863290	42-329-44265	MP 27.6 ROV #1	MAGELLAN PIPELINES HOLDINGS,L.P.	DRILL	470
2020-04-14	862748	42-329-44196	MCCLINTIC-BRUNSON 31F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,205	Y
2020-04-14	862748	42-329-44196	MCCLINTIC-BRUNSON 31F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,205	Y
2020-04-14	862747	42-329-44195	MCCLINTIC-BRUNSON 31E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,205	Y
2020-04-14	862747	42-329-44195	MCCLINTIC-BRUNSON 31E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,205	Y

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