Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-12.

Midland County permitting is running 66 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (197 total, down 19% on the prior quarter). 23 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 295 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

38

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-08-12

All Time

23,411

23,411 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1985-05-0227389842-329-31516TANK FARM #4FELMONT OIL CORP.DRILL12,700
1985-05-0227392342-329-31517TANK FARM #2FELMONT OIL CORP.DRILL12,700
1985-05-0227397442-329-31518PARKS FIELD UNIT #2412MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL11,200
1985-04-2927351242-329-31515TEXAS TEN #4EXXON CORP.DRILL11,600
1985-04-2627346242-329-31388SCHARBAUER #1019HERITAGE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP13,500
1985-04-2427305942-329-30226WESTERFELD #1TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.RECOMP12,791
1985-04-2327309542-329-31513FASKEN E #1111ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL11,800
1985-04-2327309742-329-31514FASKEN D #613ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THERECOMP11,800
1985-04-2327314742-329-31191JONES #5SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANYOTHER4,470
1985-04-2227301442-329-31512FLOYD #1CASS OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1985-04-1927276542-329-01062PARKS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #2207MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,375
1985-04-1727257942-329-00808OLDHAM, IDA MAE "D" #5ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP11,900
1985-04-1627246442-329-31510OLDHAM, IDA MAE #1ULTRAMAR OIL AND GAS LIMITEDDRILL12,000
1985-04-1627250542-329-31511SHULL #2TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.DRILL9,400
1985-04-1527234042-329-31507MCKANDLES #1030HERITAGE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000
1985-04-1527234242-329-31508BARRON "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL12,500
1985-04-1227209842-329-31506BROOKS, LINDA #1WILSON ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,800
1985-04-1127238942-329-31509JONES #108ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,500
1985-04-1027172742-329-00637LEONARD #1WALKER, CHAS. L.RECOMP10,700
1985-04-1027206742-329-31505BUCHANAN "E" #2COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,200
1985-04-0927197042-329-31504BOONE #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL9,000
1985-04-0227137542-329-31500HUTT, DONALD L. FEE #19EXXON CORP.DRILL11,300
1985-04-0227152542-329-31503HUTT, DONALD L. FEE #18EXXON CORP.DRILL11,300
1985-04-0227137942-329-31502HUTT, DONALD L. FEE #17EXXON CORP.DRILL11,300
1985-04-0227137742-329-31501HUTT, DONALD L. FEE #16EXXON CORP.DRILL11,300
1985-03-2627060042-329-31289NOBLES #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.OTHER13,700
1985-03-2027016242-329-31499PARKS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #2617MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,200
1985-03-2027009742-329-31498PARKS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #26A9MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,200
1985-03-2027009442-329-31497PARKS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #2702MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,200
1985-03-1926984942-329-30431ROCK, FLOYD "A" #15-POINT-SWDRECOMP9,250
1985-03-1826975642-329-31496WILSON, ET AL 39 #1CONTINENTAL U S EXPLORATION, INCDRILL9,900
1985-03-1326923242-329-30791FEE AD #1FASKEN, DAVID & INEZ G.OTHER11,800
1985-03-0526850542-329-31494EDDY #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL12,000
1985-03-0526850642-329-31495BIRD #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,200
1985-03-0526850242-329-31493FRED #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,200
1985-03-0526845842-329-31492BRAUN 10 #2OGR OPERATING CO, INC.DRILL10,900
1985-03-0126837442-329-31491KIMBALL "35" #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,000
1985-02-2726791442-329-00908HALEY, J. F. #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,538
1985-02-2626781642-329-10372COLEMAN, BEULAH #6TEXACO INC.RECOMP8,774
1985-02-2226759342-329-31229SCHARBAUER #138HCW EXPLORATION, INC.OTHER13,500
1985-02-2126744742-329-31490GOLLADAY #3ABAXTER, MURPHY H.DRILL4,400
1985-02-1426692342-329-00999REED, S. J. #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP10,600
1985-02-1226675242-329-31235PARKS FIELD UNIT #2 #2208MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP12,800
1985-02-0626614542-329-31489TEDDY #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,000
1985-02-0626613742-329-31488DONOVAN, G. N. #4EXXON CORP.DRILL11,100
1985-01-3126569542-329-31487OLDHAM #3ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL11,733
1985-01-3126603442-329-31427BRAUN 10 #1OGR OPERATING CO, INC.DRILL13,769
1985-01-3026561642-329-31486BARRON #414ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL12,300
1985-01-2426499842-329-31485SCHARBAUER #427ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL13,800
1985-01-2126469842-329-31484PENROSE OLDHAM "34" #2UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Midland County.