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
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
2020-06-01	863746	42-329-44315	CORA 18-19-E #4309H	PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC	DRILL	9,530	Y
2020-06-01	863730	42-329-44313	TEXAS TEN AA #613H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-06-01	863729	42-329-44312	TEXAS TEN AA #612H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-06-01	863728	42-329-44311	TEXAS TEN AA #69H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-06-01	863727	42-329-44310	TEXAS TEN AA #68H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-06-01	863522	42-329-44287	BUTTE UNIT #805LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,470	Y
2020-06-01	863522	42-329-44287	MISSOULA UNIT #805LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-06-01	863515	42-329-44286	BUTTE UNIT #816MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,470	Y
2020-06-01	863515	42-329-44286	MISSOULA UNIT #816MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-05-29	863726	42-329-44309	TEXAS TEN AA #67H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2020-05-28	863732	42-329-44314	MIDKIFF 12 #1DD	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	13,730
2020-05-28	863359	42-329-44276	FRASER TXL A8 #504MH	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-05-19	863382	42-329-44284	OLDHAM-GRAHAM 35F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,231	Y
2020-05-19	863382	42-329-44284	OLDHAM-GRAHAM 35F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,231	Y
2020-05-19	863381	42-329-44283	OLDHAM-GRAHAM 35E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,231	Y

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