MITCHELL County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-07-16
Mitchell County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, versus 6 in the prior quarter). BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC leads with 16 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Mitchell County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 7,300 ft (prior year: 6,800 ft); 42% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
5835
Operators (all)
430
Avg Depth (all)
3,861
Hz % (all)
2%
All Time
5,835
Depth Range: 300 - 15,000 ft
SWD wells in MITCHELL County → 1,118 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in MITCHELL County → 132 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
5193
RECOMP
467
RENTR
81
OTHER
49
RECLASS
32
FLD-XFR
13
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BAYSWATER OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 16 | 26 |
| SAGUARO PETROLEUM, LLC | 13 | 14 |
| KEK EXPLORATION LLC | 4 | 5 |
| RHB EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION,LLC | 2 | 16 |
| SD ROYALE ENERGY, INC. | 1 | 149 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 1 | 0 |
| ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917122 | MEMPHIS 9-3-60 | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917121 | LUXOR 9-3-60 | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 915988 | OASIS 9-16-33-40 | DRILL | 2026-06-29 |
| 915987 | OASIS 9-16-33-40 | DRILL | 2026-06-29 |
| 916708 | SPADE 18 | DRILL | 2026-06-26 |
| 916293 | NILE 9-16-33-40 | DRILL | 2026-06-15 |
| 916292 | NILE 9-16-33-40 | DRILL | 2026-06-15 |
| 915657 | SE-118 | DRILL | 2026-05-19 |
| 914339 | MCCABE, V. T. | RECOMP | 2026-03-24 |
| 913974 | SPADE 15 | DRILL | 2026-03-11 |
New to MITCHELL County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEK EXPLORATION LLC | 2025-09-02 | 4 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath MITCHELL County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork | 2,660 | 2,578 |
| San Andres | 1,585 | 1,620 |
| Yates | 1,087 | 601 |
| Queen | 992 | 1,077 |
| Glorieta | 651 | 2,332 |
| San Angelo | 559 | 2,375 |
| Seven Rivers | 349 | 765 |
| Grayburg | 262 | 1,500 |