POLK County
District 6 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-06-08 · Data through 2026-02-06
Polk County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-02-06. PRIME OPERATING COMPANY leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,756 ft (prior year: 8,900 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
1534
Operators (all)
213
Avg Depth (all)
9,530
Hz % (all)
10%
All Time
1,534
Depth Range: 400 - 22,500 ft
SWD wells in POLK County → 42 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
1200
RECOMP
279
RENTR
33
OTHER
17
FLD-XFR
5
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| PRIME OPERATING COMPANY | 1 | 54 |
| ARCADIA OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 24 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 913208 | WING, SARAH F. | RECOMP | 2026-02-06 |
| 911077 | KIRBY WEST 'C' | RECOMP | 2025-10-22 |
| 908706 | PIXLEY | RECOMP | 2025-09-10 |
| 906463 | BULL RUN UNIT | DRILL | 2025-03-12 |
| 905664 | KIRBY LUMBER CO. | RECOMP | 2025-02-05 |
| 904475 | TOMCAT | DRILL | 2024-12-16 |
| 904475 | TOMCAT | DRILL | 2024-12-16 |
| 903221 | WING, SARAH F. | RECOMP | 2024-10-16 |
| 902731 | CHEVRON | RENTR | 2024-09-20 |
| 900931 | HOCKLEY | RECOMP | 2024-08-23 |