OCHILTREE County
District 14 · Panhandle / Haynesville · Permits since 1977-06-13 · Data through 2026-08-18
Ochiltree County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 4 in the prior quarter). KING OPERATING CORPORATION leads with 5 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Ochiltree County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,500 ft (prior year: 7,422 ft); 82% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (90d)
2
vs Prior
-50%
Operators (90d)
2
Avg Depth (90d)
8,750
Hz % (90d)
50%
All Time
4,305
Depth Range: 520 - 18,000 ft
SWD wells in OCHILTREE County → 85 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (90d)
RECOMP
1
NEW vs prior
DRILL
1
-3 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| KING OPERATING CORPORATION | 5 | 12 |
| MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY | 4 | 358 |
| CAPTUREPOINT LLC | 1 | 223 |
| CARSON BUCKLES EXPLORATION LLC | 1 | 11 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917362 | LANCE | RECOMP | 2026-08-18 |
| 917517 | MCLARTY-LAWRENCE | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 916686 | THURMAN 23 | DRILL | 2026-06-29 |
| 915909 | O'DELL 73 | DRILL | 2026-05-29 |
| 915827 | COURSON HARBAUGH 142/147 A | DRILL | 2026-05-27 |
| 915196 | HALEY 102 | DRILL | 2026-04-30 |
| 914374 | DICKENSON '307' | DRILL | 2026-03-31 |
| 913774 | DAVIS 146 | DRILL | 2026-03-09 |
| 912048 | PRESCOTT - IRVIN | DRILL | 2025-12-09 |
| 909725 | FARNSWORTH UNIT | RECOMP | 2025-10-13 |
New to OCHILTREE County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTUREPOINT LLC | 2025-10-13 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath OCHILTREE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1,316 | 7,056 |
| Kansas City | 928 | 6,672 |
| Douglas | 883 | 5,652 |
| Morrow | 785 | 8,032 |
| Brown Dolomite | 722 | 3,371 |
| Marmaton | 597 | 6,825 |
| Tonkawa | 466 | 6,103 |
| Atoka | 338 | 8,029 |