ORANGE County
District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-15 · Data through 2026-07-16
Orange County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, after a quiet prior quarter). BLOCK "T" PETROLEUM, INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first Orange County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 11,000 ft; 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (30d)
1
vs Prior
NEW
Operators (30d)
1
Avg Depth (30d)
8,500
Hz % (30d)
0%
All Time
1,029
Depth Range: 300 - 20,000 ft
SWD wells in ORANGE County → 26 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (30d)
DRILL
1
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BLOCK "T" PETROLEUM, INC. | 1 | 0 |
| BRUINGTON OPERATING II, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| BLOCK T OPERATING (TEXAS), LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917101 | POWELL GROUP | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 911148 | STATE-DARNEILLE | DRILL | 2025-10-20 |
| 911148 | STATE-DARNEILLE | DRILL | 2025-10-20 |
| 901553 | NORTH LAKEVIEW | DRILL | 2024-07-29 |
| 895283 | TEN MILE | DRILL | 2023-11-17 |
| 882461 | BREECE UNIT | RECOMP | 2022-07-28 |
| 873392 | EMERALD | DRILL | 2021-10-13 |
| 872548 | MOONSHINE | DRILL | 2021-09-29 |
| 868962 | WILLIAMS | RECOMP | 2021-04-13 |
| 862643 | ALLAR | DRILL | 2020-03-11 |
New to ORANGE County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUINGTON OPERATING II, LLC | 2026-07-16 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| BLOCK "T" PETROLEUM, INC. | 2025-10-20 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| BLOCK T OPERATING (TEXAS), LLC | 2025-10-20 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath ORANGE County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 150 | 6,300 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 87 | 3,611 |
| Yegua | 70 | 11,650 |
| Vicksburg | 41 | 8,950 |
| Anahuac | 14 | 5,648 |