MONTAGUE County
District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-08 · Data through 2026-09-02
Montague County permitting is running 1.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (4 total, after a quiet prior quarter). V & H OIL, L.P. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Montague County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 1,999 ft (prior year: 6,700 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
4
vs Prior
NEW
Operators (90d)
2
Avg Depth (90d)
3,249
Hz % (90d)
0%
All Time
6,406
Depth Range: 260 - 15,000 ft
SWD wells in MONTAGUE County → 350 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in MONTAGUE County → 26 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
DRILL
4
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| V & H OIL, L.P. | 3 | 373 |
| TEXXOL OPERATING COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918221 | SALMON D & E | DRILL | 2026-09-02 |
| 918064 | SALMON D & E | DRILL | 2026-08-31 |
| 918066 | SALMON D & E | DRILL | 2026-08-31 |
| 917911 | HARDY | DRILL | 2026-08-21 |
| 910050 | STORY | DRILL | 2025-08-29 |
| 903827 | BEAR UNIT | DRILL | 2024-11-06 |
| 903825 | BEAR UNIT | DRILL | 2024-11-06 |
| 903826 | BEAR UNIT | DRILL | 2024-11-06 |
| 902920 | MALLARD | RENTR | 2024-10-01 |
| 902952 | WOLF UNIT | DRILL | 2024-09-30 |
New to MONTAGUE County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEXXOL OPERATING COMPANY, INC. | 2026-08-21 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath MONTAGUE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Barnett | 1,186 | 6,998 |
| Caddo | 1,081 | 6,048 |
| Marble Falls | 879 | 6,608 |
| Cisco | 510 | 876 |
| Strawn | 355 | 3,284 |
| Forestburg | 337 | 6,906 |
| Atoka | 285 | 6,114 |
| Viola | 195 | 7,374 |