Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-10.

Midland County permitting is running 63 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (188 total, down 21% on the prior quarter). 16 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 291 permits in the past 12 months, one of 25 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

29

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-10

All Time

23,396

23,396 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1997-12-0847069842-329-33957COWDEN "32" #2ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-12-0847003142-329-33943"AV" FEE #9PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,700
1997-12-0447021442-329-33950DAVIDSON "42" #2ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-12-0447021342-329-33949DAVIDSON "42" #3ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-12-0447021242-329-33948DAVIDSON "42" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-12-0247072942-329-33960LYNCH, JUNE T. "48" #5ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-11-2647060442-329-33956MIDKIFF UNIT #2112PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,200
1997-11-2647060342-329-33955MIDKIFF UNIT #3004APIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,000
1997-11-2447027142-329-33953BRAUN "10" #4ARCO PERMIANDRILL12,500Y
1997-11-2447027142-329-33953BRAUN "10" #4ARCO PERMIANDRILL12,500Y
1997-11-2447027042-329-33952BRAUN "10" #3ARCO PERMIANDRILL12,500Y
1997-11-2447027042-329-33952BRAUN "10" #3ARCO PERMIANDRILL12,500Y
1997-11-2147043842-329-33954SHACKELFORD SPRABERRY UNIT #2439APIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL8,900
1997-11-1947021642-329-33951DAVIDSON "42" #4ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-11-1847009742-329-33947BARROW "28" #5TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1997-11-1346999742-329-33946ARMSTRONG "48" #5TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1997-11-1346998742-329-33944ARCO WINDHAM "30" #6TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1997-11-1346998642-329-33945ARCO WINDHAM "30" #5TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1997-11-1246974042-329-33941COWDEN "30" #3ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-11-1246973942-329-33939COWDEN "30' #4ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-11-1246973842-329-33938COWDEN "30" #2ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-11-1246973742-329-33940COWDEN "30" #1ARCO PERMIANDRILL10,150
1997-11-1046992942-329-33942DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #3001OXY USA INC.DRILL6,500
1997-11-1046983242-329-01509PEGASUS FIELD UNIT #3 #901MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP11,980
1997-11-0646977242-329-33937COWDEN "F' #5PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL10,600
1997-11-0446958542-329-33936LYNCH, JUNE T. #6TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1997-10-3046941942-329-33935ATRELLE #1STEPHENS, AUTRY C.DRILL11,000
1997-10-3046941942-329-33935ATRELLE #1STEPHENS, AUTRY C.DRILL11,000
1997-10-2946906742-329-33934TEXAS TEN NCT-1 #4HTEXACO E & P INC.DRILL16,000Y
1997-10-2846935842-329-00402DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #4208OXY USA INC.RECOMP10,220
1997-10-2846935742-329-00397DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #4212OXY USA INC.RECOMP10,330
1997-10-2846935642-329-30793DORA ROBERTS RANCH UNIT #1702OXY USA INC.RECOMP10,500
1997-10-2746921742-329-02205PEGASUS FIELD UNIT #3 #702MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP11,980
1997-10-2046898942-329-33933ELKIN, P. B. #4ODESSA EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,600
1997-10-1746892242-329-33932HALEY-REED (DEVONIAN) UNIT #1HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,500Y
1997-10-1746892142-329-33931PARKS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #1422HMOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL12,200Y
1997-10-1646889442-329-33930MCCLINTIC "60" #1COLLINS & WARE, INC.DRILL12,000Y
1997-10-1546875242-329-33929PARKS "26" #4STEPHENS, AUTRY C.DRILL11,000
1997-10-1546875042-329-33928PARKS "26" #3STEPHENS, AUTRY C.DRILL11,000
1997-10-1446761842-329-33907SHACKELFORD SPRABERRY UNIT #2516APIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL9,000
1997-10-1046859942-329-33927BRAUN "10" #5TERRACE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1997-10-0846723442-329-33902MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #16TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL9,200
1997-10-0846723442-329-33902MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #16CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,500
1997-10-0846723342-329-33901MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #15TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL10,800
1997-10-0846723242-329-33900MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #14TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL10,800
1997-10-0846723142-329-33899MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #13TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL9,200
1997-10-0846723142-329-33899MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #13CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL9,500
1997-10-0846723042-329-33898MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #12TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL10,800
1997-10-0846722942-329-33897MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #11TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL10,800
1997-10-0846722842-329-33896MIDLAND 'AR' FEE #10TEXACO E & P INC.DRILL10,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Midland County.