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
2022-07-06	880840	42-329-45767	LOCKLAR-HOLIMAN 28A #101H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,563	Y
2022-07-06	880601	42-329-45744	VIBRANIUM E #15LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-07-06	880601	42-329-45744	VIBRANIUM E #15LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-07-06	880597	42-329-45743	VIBRANIUM E #13LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-07-06	880597	42-329-45743	VIBRANIUM E #13LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,200	Y
2022-07-06	880595	42-329-45736	VIBRANIUM #12LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,200	Y
2022-07-06	880595	42-329-45736	VIBRANIUM #12LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,200	Y
2022-07-01	881654	42-329-45824	FOUR CORNERS 1423 H #203H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,890	Y
2022-07-01	881654	42-329-45824	FOUR CORNERS 1423 H #203H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,890	Y
2022-07-01	881654	42-329-45824	FOUR CORNERS 1423 H #203H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,268	Y
2022-07-01	881651	42-329-45823	FOUR CORNERS 1423 G #103H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,590	Y
2022-07-01	881651	42-329-45823	FOUR CORNERS 1423 G #103H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,948	Y
2022-07-01	880613	42-329-45747	MITHRIL #14LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-07-01	880613	42-329-45747	MITHRIL C #14LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,150	Y
2022-07-01	880606	42-329-45745	MITHRIL E #16LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2022-07-01	880606	42-329-45745	MITHRIL E #16LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,150	Y
2022-07-01	880541	42-329-45742	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880541	42-329-45742	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880540	42-329-45741	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880540	42-329-45741	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880539	42-329-45740	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880539	42-329-45740	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880538	42-329-45739	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880538	42-329-45739	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880537	42-329-45738	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-07-01	880537	42-329-45738	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-06-30	880656	42-329-45759	TURNER W41L #12H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880655	42-329-45758	TURNER W41K #11H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880654	42-329-45757	TURNER W41J #10H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880653	42-329-45756	TURNER W41I #9H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880652	42-329-45755	TURNER W41H #8H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880651	42-329-45754	TURNER W41G #7H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880650	42-329-45753	TURNER W41F #6H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880649	42-329-45752	TURNER W41E #5H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880648	42-329-45751	TURNER W41D #4H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880647	42-329-45750	TURNER W41C #3H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880646	42-329-45749	TURNER W41B #2H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880645	42-329-45748	TURNER W41A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,305	Y
2022-06-30	880609	42-329-45746	MITHRIL #11LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2022-06-30	880609	42-329-45746	MITHRIL #11LM	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,150	Y
2022-06-29	880536	42-329-45737	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-06-29	880536	42-329-45737	DRIVER 4C-W 3-46A #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	10,523	Y
2022-06-28	881629	42-329-45822	FOUR CORNERS 1423 F #202H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	10,220	Y
2022-06-28	881629	42-329-45822	FOUR CORNERS 1423 F #202H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	10,220	Y
2022-06-28	881629	42-329-45822	FOUR CORNERS 1423 F #202H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	9,279	Y
2022-06-28	881624	42-329-41605	NITROGEN FR 30 UNIT #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	11,400
2022-06-28	881622	42-329-45821	FOUR CORNERS 1423 E #102H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,890	Y
2022-06-28	881622	42-329-45821	FOUR CORNERS 1423 E #102H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,890	Y
2022-06-28	881622	42-329-45821	FOUR CORNERS 1423 E #102H	DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	DRILL	8,945	Y
2022-06-28	881618	42-329-45820	FOUR CORNERS 1423 D #002H	FIREBIRD ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,590	Y

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