Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-09.

Midland County permitting is running 59 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (176 total, down 25% on the prior quarter). 11 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 331 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-10

All Time

23,490

23,490 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2024-08-23	902074	42-329-47325	TEX Q #601HU	FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC	DRILL	9,950	Y
2024-08-23	902074	42-329-47325	TEX Q #601HU	FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC	DRILL	9,950	Y
2024-08-22	902081	42-329-47327	TEX Q #301HU	FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC	DRILL	9,400	Y
2024-08-22	902197	42-329-47346	YELLOW BELLY #21HJ	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902197	42-329-47346	YELLOW BELLY #21HJ	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902194	42-329-47345	YELLOW BELLY #11HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902194	42-329-47345	YELLOW BELLY #11HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902193	42-329-47344	YELLOW BELLY #20HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902193	42-329-47344	YELLOW BELLY #20HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902188	42-329-47343	YELLOW BELLY #10HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902188	42-329-47343	YELLOW BELLY #10HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902184	42-329-47342	YELLOW BELLY #19HJ	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902184	42-329-47342	YELLOW BELLY #19HJ	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902180	42-329-47341	YELLOW BELLY #18HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902180	42-329-47341	YELLOW BELLY #18HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902176	42-329-47340	YELLOW BELLY #9HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902176	42-329-47340	YELLOW BELLY #9HS	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2024-08-22	902081	42-329-47327	TEX Q #301HU	FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC	DRILL	9,400	Y
2024-08-22	902081	42-329-47327	TEX Q #301HU	FIREBIRD ENERGY II LLC	DRILL	9,400	Y
2024-08-20	902095	42-329-47336	GERMANIA 45 #30H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,228	Y
2024-08-20	902094	42-329-47335	GERMANIA 45 #29H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,228	Y
2024-08-20	902093	42-329-47334	GERMANIA 45 #28H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,228	Y
2024-08-20	902092	42-329-47333	GERMANIA 45 #27H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,228	Y
2024-08-20	902091	42-329-47332	GERMANIA 45 #26H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,228	Y
2024-08-20	902090	42-329-47331	GERMANIA 45 #25H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,228	Y
2024-08-19	902061	42-329-47330	SPINKS 55 #1D	MID-STATES OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	5,400
2024-08-19	902059	42-329-47329	SPINKS 51 #1D	MID-STATES OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	5,400
2024-08-13	901854	42-329-47321	BABB 25Q #17H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,672	Y
2024-08-13	901853	42-329-47319	BABB 25M #13H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,672	Y
2024-08-12	901152	42-329-47211	PRATT-VAUGHN 15N #114H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,567	Y
2024-08-12	901151	42-329-47210	PRATT-VAUGHN 15M #113H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,567	Y
2024-08-12	901150	42-329-47209	PRATT-VAUGHN 21G #107H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,567	Y
2024-08-12	901149	42-329-47208	PRATT-VAUGHN 21F #106H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,567	Y
2024-08-12	901148	42-329-47207	PRATT-VAUGHN 21E #105H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,567	Y
2024-08-12	901147	42-329-47206	PRATT-VAUGHN 21D #104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,567	Y
2024-08-09	901194	42-329-47222	DICKENSON-JACKSON 19F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,436	Y
2024-08-09	901193	42-329-47221	DICKENSON-JACKSON 19E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,436	Y
2024-08-09	901192	42-329-47220	DICKENSON-JACKSON 19D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,436	Y
2024-08-09	901191	42-329-47219	DICKENSON-JACKSON 19C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,436	Y
2024-08-09	901190	42-329-47218	DICKENSON-JACKSON 19B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,436	Y
2024-08-09	901188	42-329-47217	DICKENSON-JACKSON 19A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,436	Y
2024-08-08	900944	42-329-47184	WTH 7-18 E #252	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2024-08-06	901431	42-329-47268	SOA SCHARBAUER SE #2032US	CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2024-08-06	900942	42-329-47169	WTH 7-18 E #254	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2024-08-06	900940	42-329-47168	WTH 7-18 E #253	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2024-08-02	900758	42-329-47152	FISCHER-ERWIN 10O #115H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,272	Y
2024-08-02	900757	42-329-47151	FISCHER-ERWIN 10N #114H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,272	Y
2024-08-02	900756	42-329-47150	FISCHER-ERWIN 10M #113H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,272	Y
2024-08-02	900752	42-329-47149	FISCHER-ERWIN 10L #112H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,272	Y
2024-08-02	900751	42-329-47148	FISCHER-ERWIN 10K #111H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,272	Y

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