Midland County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Midland County permitting is running 65 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (194 total, down 15% on the prior quarter). 28 were issued in the past week. DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC leads with 332 permits in the past 12 months, one of 24 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

23,503

23,503 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2022-10-03	884372	42-329-45970	FOUR CORNERS 1423 D #012H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,646	Y
2022-10-03	884127	42-329-45953	MIDNIGHT BOURBON WEST C #3HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-10-03	884126	42-329-45952	MIDNIGHT BOURBON WEST B #2HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-09-29	882679	42-329-45854	ARICK-SIMMS 26M #13H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882678	42-329-45853	ARICK-SIMMS 26L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882678	42-329-45853	ARICK-SIMMS 26L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2022-09-29	882677	42-329-45852	ARICK-SIMMS 26K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882677	42-329-45852	ARICK-SIMMS 26K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2022-09-29	882676	42-329-45850	ARICK-SIMMS 26J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882675	42-329-45849	ARICK-SIMMS 26I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882674	42-329-45848	ARICK-SIMMS 26H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882674	42-329-45848	ARICK-SIMMS 26H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2022-09-29	882670	42-329-45845	ARICK-SIMMS 26F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882670	42-329-45845	ARICK-SIMMS 26F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2022-09-29	882669	42-329-45844	ARICK-SIMMS 26E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882668	42-329-45843	ARICK-SIMMS 26D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,585	Y
2022-09-29	882668	42-329-45843	ARICK-SIMMS 26D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2022-09-27	884117	42-329-45950	MIDNIGHT BOURBON WEST A #1HM	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-09-27	883840	42-329-45942	BUTTER CRUNCH L #3WA	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,350	Y
2022-09-27	883840	42-329-45942	BUTTER CRUNCH L #3WA	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,350	Y
2022-09-27	883839	42-329-45941	BUTTER CRUNCH L #4MS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-09-27	883838	42-329-45940	BUTTER CRUNCH K #5WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-09-27	883838	42-329-45940	BUTTER CRUNCH K #5WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-09-27	883838	42-329-45940	BUTTER CRUNCH K #5WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-09-27	883837	42-329-45939	BUTTER CRUNCH K #3MS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-09-27	883837	42-329-45939	BUTTER CRUNCH K #3MS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-09-27	883837	42-329-45939	BUTTER CRUNCH K #3MS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-09-27	883835	42-329-45938	BUTTER CRUNCH K #5LS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2022-09-27	883835	42-329-45938	BUTTER CRUNCH K #5LS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,100	Y
2022-09-27	883835	42-329-45938	BUTTER CRUNCH K #5LS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,100	Y
2022-09-27	883831	42-329-45937	BUTTER CRUNCH J #4WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-09-27	883831	42-329-45937	BUTTER CRUNCH J #4WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-09-27	883831	42-329-45937	BUTTER CRUNCH J #4WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2022-09-27	883826	42-329-45936	BUTTER CRUNCH J #4LS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2022-09-27	883826	42-329-45936	BUTTER CRUNCH J #4LS	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2022-09-26	884115	42-329-45951	JW (SA) C #771WB	DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,600	Y
2022-09-23	883810	42-329-45954	STEPHENS 6-31 H #182	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2022-09-23	883810	42-329-45954	STEPHENS 6-31 H #182	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2022-09-23	883802	42-329-45904	STEPHENS 6-31 E #254	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2022-09-22	883493	42-329-45900	VALENCE LM #14LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2022-09-22	883493	42-329-45900	VALENCE LM #14LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,499	Y
2022-09-22	883491	42-329-45899	ACTINIDE LM #12LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2022-09-22	883463	42-329-45887	RIO SABINE 39-42 D #245	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883461	42-329-45886	RIO SABINE 39-42 D #244	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883460	42-329-45885	RIO SABINE 39-42 D #143	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883460	42-329-45885	RIO SABINE 39-42 D #143	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883459	42-329-45884	RIO SABINE 39-42 D #142	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883458	42-329-45883	RIO SABINE 39-42 D #141	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883457	42-329-45882	RIO SABINE 39-42 C #234	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	9,946	Y
2022-09-22	883245	42-329-45949	MIDLAND #927	TARGA PL MID-CONT WESTTEX LLC	DRILL	500

page 69 of 471

< prev next >

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