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.

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Permits (6mo)

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Operators (6mo)

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Avg Depth (6mo)

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Hz % (6mo)

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All Time

1,534

Depth Range: 400 - 22,500 ft
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Permit Activity

Permit Types (6mo)

No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-02-06. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
154
124

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
WING, SARAH F.RECOMP2026-02-06
KIRBY WEST 'C'RECOMP2025-10-22
PIXLEYRECOMP2025-09-10
BULL RUN UNITDRILL2025-03-12
KIRBY LUMBER CO.RECOMP2025-02-05
TOMCATDRILL2024-12-16
TOMCATDRILL2024-12-16
WING, SARAH F.RECOMP2024-10-16
CHEVRONRENTR2024-09-20
HOCKLEYRECOMP2024-08-23

Formations Beneath POLK County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Yegua3534,800
Wilcox2826,999
Austin Chalk14113,637
Jackson1183,578
Frio1122,846
Woodbine10913,971
Midway8210,722
Sparta756,286