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 (191 total, down 11% 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
2016-11-07	819681	42-329-41311	FEE 'CK' #2H	FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.	DRILL	9,818	Y
2016-11-07	819680	42-329-41310	FEE 'CK' #1H	FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.	DRILL	9,806	Y
2016-11-07	818959	42-329-41261	KETCHUP 8 #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2016-11-04	818644	42-329-39635	JOHN BRAUN A UNIT 1 #0103BH	XTO ENERGY INC.	FLD-XFR	10,000	Y
2016-11-03	819643	42-329-41306	ROBERTSON A #1D	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	6,634
2016-11-03	818869	42-329-41257	BRADFORD 35L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-11-03	818868	42-329-41256	BRADFORD 35K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-11-03	818867	42-329-41255	BRADFORD 35J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-11-03	818866	42-329-41254	BRADFORD 35I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-11-03	818865	42-329-41252	BRADFORD 35H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-11-03	818864	42-329-41251	BRADFORD 35G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-31	818651	42-329-39236	SMITH-HUGHES 9 #2	DE OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	11,457
2016-10-28	819448	42-329-41303	BRD CAMDEN 23/12 F #0113WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2016-10-28	819443	42-329-41302	BRD CAMDEN 23/12 E #0112WA	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2016-10-28	819442	42-329-41301	BRD CAMDEN 23/12 E #0111WB	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2016-10-28	819377	42-329-41300	MILES 25J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-27	819658	42-329-37593	ST NW #3608	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	RECOMP	11,413
2016-10-27	819658	42-329-37593	ST NW #3608	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	RECOMP	11,413
2016-10-26	819363	42-329-41299	MILES 25I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819363	42-329-41299	MILES 25I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819355	42-329-41298	MILES 25H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819355	42-329-41298	MILES 25H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819353	42-329-41297	MILES 25G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819353	42-329-41297	MILES 25G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819351	42-329-41296	MILES 25F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-26	819351	42-329-41296	MILES 25F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,200	Y
2016-10-25	818455	42-329-41222	JW 16 #9	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000
2016-10-24	819241	42-329-41287	MCC HZ UNIT #1107H	RSP PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-24	819241	42-329-41287	MCC HZ UNIT #1107H	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-21	819369	42-329-41291	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701MS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,400	Y
2016-10-21	819369	42-329-41291	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #702LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,400	Y
2016-10-21	819366	42-329-41290	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,480	Y
2016-10-21	819366	42-329-41290	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701WA	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,480	Y
2016-10-21	819362	42-329-41289	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,100	Y
2016-10-21	819362	42-329-41289	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701LS	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,100	Y
2016-10-21	819361	42-329-41288	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,760	Y
2016-10-21	819361	42-329-41288	BLACKFOOT WEST UNIT #701WB	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	10,760	Y
2016-10-21	819239	42-329-41286	MCC HZ UNIT #1106H	RSP PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-21	819239	42-329-41286	MCC HZ UNIT #1106H	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-21	819239	42-329-41286	MCC HZ UNIT #1106H	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-21	819238	42-329-41285	MCC HZ UNIT #1105H	RSP PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-21	819238	42-329-41285	MCC HZ UNIT #1105H	COG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-10-20	819212	42-329-41284	FEE 'BJ' #3705R	FASKEN OIL AND RANCH, LTD.	DRILL	11,500
2016-10-20	819080	42-329-41280	PRESTON 18L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,050	Y
2016-10-20	819079	42-329-41279	PRESTON 18K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,050	Y
2016-10-20	819078	42-329-41278	PRESTON 18J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,050	Y
2016-10-20	819077	42-329-41277	PRESTON 18I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,050	Y
2016-10-20	819076	42-329-41276	PRESTON 18H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,050	Y
2016-10-20	819075	42-329-41275	PRESTON 18G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,050	Y
2016-10-18	819062	42-329-41274	DONALD L. HUTT FEE F #4506H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y

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