POTTER County
District 14 · Panhandle / Haynesville · Permits since 1977-07-05 · Data through 2026-09-24
Potter County permitting is running about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. KING OPERATING CORPORATION leads with 4 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Potter County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,500 ft (prior year: 11,000 ft); 44% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (30d)
2
vs Prior
NEW
Operators (30d)
1
Avg Depth (30d)
11,000
Hz % (30d)
100%
All Time
1,737
Depth Range: 300 - 14,000 ft
SWD wells in POTTER County → 14 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (30d)
DRILL
2
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| KING OPERATING CORPORATION | 4 | 0 |
| MESSER HELIUM CLIFFSIDE LLC | 3 | 26 |
| BEREXCO LLC | 1 | 49 |
| SUNLIGHT EXPLORATION, INC. | 1 | 18 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918784 | BIVINS | DRILL | 2026-09-24 |
| 918706 | BIVINS | DRILL | 2026-09-22 |
| 916828 | EXELL RANCH 'A' | DRILL | 2026-07-08 |
| 915765 | MASTERSON G | DRILL | 2026-05-29 |
| 911513 | BIVINS | DRILL | 2025-11-07 |
| 911511 | BIVINS | DRILL | 2025-11-05 |
| 910672 | B.H. BUSH 'B' | RENTR | 2025-09-30 |
| 910673 | BUSH 23 | RENTR | 2025-09-30 |
| 910677 | BIVINS 26 | RENTR | 2025-09-30 |
| 907376 | SEP01 | DRILL | 2025-04-16 |
New to POTTER County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSER HELIUM CLIFFSIDE LLC | 2025-09-30 | 3 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath POTTER County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Red Cave | 745 | 1,875 |
| Brown Dolomite | 406 | 2,386 |
| Panhandle Lime | 298 | 2,196 |
| Granite Wash | 244 | 2,520 |
| Tubb | 236 | 1,545 |
| Wolfcamp | 62 | 4,925 |
| Glorieta | 57 | 931 |
| Canyon | 38 | 7,320 |