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NEWTON County

District 6 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-07-22 · Data through 2026-02-02

All Permits Operators

Newton County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-02-02. THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Newton County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,100 ft (prior year: 8,500 ft); 29% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

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Avg Depth (30d)

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Hz % (30d)

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All Time

1,037

Depth Range: 1,200 - 23,000 ft
SWD wells in NEWTON County → 27 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (30d)

No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-02-02. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC31
FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC215
INDIAN EXPLORATION, INC.15
EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC10

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
912708POTATO AZMDRILL2026-02-02
913053ATHENADRILL2026-01-22
913053ATHENADRILL2026-01-22
911927ARTEMIS SWDDRILL2025-11-21
901441KURTH, J.H., JR. -B-DRILL2025-10-29
900869QUINNDRILL2025-10-29
901441KURTH, J.H., JR. -B-DRILL2025-10-29
908168B. E. QUINN, III ET ALDRILL2025-05-27
905793ARTEMISDRILL2025-03-07
905793ARTEMISDRILL2025-03-07

New to NEWTON County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC2026-02-021active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath NEWTON County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Wilcox1829,479
Austin Chalk13411,149
Frio995,240
Yegua887,010
Midway718,815
Taylor6311,150
Blossom5010,459
Miocene (undifferentiated)353,115