MONTAGUE County
District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-08 · Data through 2025-08-29
Montague County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2025-08-29. KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. Median permitted depth over the past year is 3,500 ft (prior year: 6,600 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
6402
Operators (all)
630
Avg Depth (all)
6,054
Hz % (all)
31%
All Time
6,402
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 (all)
DRILL
5532
OTHER
364
RECOMP
264
RENTR
217
FLD-XFR
17
RECLASS
8
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | 1 | 6 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 902954 | WOLF UNIT | DRILL | 2024-09-30 |
| 902952 | WOLF UNIT | DRILL | 2024-09-30 |
| 902952 | WOLF UNIT | DRILL | 2024-09-30 |
| 902953 | WOLF UNIT | DRILL | 2024-09-30 |
| 902954 | WOLF UNIT | DRILL | 2024-09-30 |
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 |