Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-31.

Midland County permitting is running 64 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (193 total, down 15% on the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 275 permits in the past 12 months, one of 26 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-31

All Time

23,366

23,366 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2019-01-11	847674	42-329-43006	CASS-ERNEST E20P #16H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,450	Y
2019-01-10	848340	42-329-43043	DAVIDSON 36X #9H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848338	42-329-43042	DAVIDSON 36X #8H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848337	42-329-43041	DAVIDSON 36X #7H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848335	42-329-43040	DAVIDSON 36X #6H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848334	42-329-43039	DAVIDSON 36X #5H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848333	42-329-43038	DAVIDSON 36X #4H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848333	42-329-43038	DAVIDSON 36X #4H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848333	42-329-43038	DAVIDSON 36X #4H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848332	42-329-43037	DAVIDSON 36G #3H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848332	42-329-43037	DAVIDSON 36G #3H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848331	42-329-43036	DAVIDSON 36G #2H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848331	42-329-43036	DAVIDSON 36G #2H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848329	42-329-43035	DAVIDSON 36G #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848329	42-329-43035	DAVIDSON 36G #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-01-10	848275	42-329-43031	KYLA B #11MS	HENRY RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-01-10	848273	42-329-43030	KYLA B #11LA	HENRY RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-01-09	847928	42-329-43016	ULVESTAD-BIRKHEAD E20L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,450	Y
2019-01-09	847652	42-329-43009	DONALD L. HUTT 'C' #3679H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,650	Y
2019-01-09	847497	42-329-43001	DONALD L. HUTT 'C' #3678H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,650	Y
2019-01-07	848378	42-329-43051	CARMANITA #06LS	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-01-07	848377	42-329-43050	CARMANITA #02WB	SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2019-01-04	847285	42-329-42972	BRADFORD TRUST B UNIT 1 #1244SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	8,815	Y
2019-01-04	847285	42-329-42972	BRADFORD TRUST B UNIT 1 #1244SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2019-01-03	848225	42-329-43029	BTA UNIT 1 #0341SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	8,850	Y
2019-01-03	848223	42-329-43027	BTA UNIT 1 #0301BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,880	Y
2019-01-02	848222	42-329-43028	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0311AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,580	Y
2019-01-02	848218	42-329-43026	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0322SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,030	Y
2019-01-02	848217	42-329-43025	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0342SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	8,850	Y
2019-01-02	848216	42-329-43024	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0302BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,880	Y
2019-01-02	848197	42-329-43023	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0312AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,580	Y
2019-01-02	848194	42-329-43022	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0303BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,880	Y
2019-01-02	848189	42-329-43021	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0323SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,030	Y
2019-01-02	848187	42-329-43020	BRADFORD TRUST A UNIT 1 #0314AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,580	Y
2019-01-02	847927	42-329-43015	ULVESTAD-BIRKHEAD E20K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,450	Y
2019-01-02	847926	42-329-43014	ULVESTAD-BIRKHEAD E20J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,450	Y
2019-01-02	847192	42-329-42971	BRADFORD TRUST B UNIT 1 #1204BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,900	Y
2019-01-02	847192	42-329-42971	BRADFORD TRUST B UNIT 1 #1204BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-31	837944	42-329-42402	FAYTH 38E #1HF	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2018-12-31	847784	42-329-41108	TEXAS TEN Y PU #3711H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2018-12-31	847292	42-329-42980	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0127LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847292	42-329-42980	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0127LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847291	42-329-42979	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0126JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847289	42-329-42978	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0125LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847287	42-329-42977	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0124JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847282	42-329-42976	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0123LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847276	42-329-42975	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0122JM	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847230	42-329-42974	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #0121LS	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
2018-12-31	847189	42-329-42970	BRADFORD TRUST B UNIT 1 #1213AH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,560	Y
2018-12-31	847185	42-329-42969	BRADFORD TRUST B UNIT 1 #1223SH	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,015	Y

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