SAN PATRICIO County
District 4 · Gulf Coast (Southwest) · Permits since 1977-06-03 · Data through 2026-07-20
San Patricio County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first San Patricio County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 6,350 ft (prior year: 6,900 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
4203
Operators (all)
690
Avg Depth (all)
7,424
Hz % (all)
1%
All Time
4,203
Depth Range: 235 - 17,966 ft
SWD wells in SAN PATRICIO County → 54 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
2255
RECOMP
1689
OTHER
158
RENTR
94
FLD-XFR
6
RECLASS
1
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION | 2 | 1 |
| PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | 2 | 0 |
| MPG PETROLEUM, INC. | 1 | 5 |
| OZONA CCS LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917216 | BARRETT-BERRY | RENTR | 2026-07-20 |
| 913835 | GORMAN | DRILL | 2026-03-06 |
| 910790 | GULLEY | DRILL | 2025-10-01 |
| 909764 | BERRY RANCH | DRILL | 2025-09-05 |
| 909503 | NEY | DRILL | 2025-08-25 |
| 909503 | NEY | DRILL | 2025-08-25 |
| 904823 | GODWIN FARMS | DRILL | 2024-12-20 |
| 900323 | RIVERSIDE RANCH | DRILL | 2024-06-20 |
| 894371 | ST. PAUL | DRILL | 2023-10-09 |
| 894242 | DIMMICK | DRILL | 2023-10-03 |
New to SAN PATRICIO County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | 2025-08-25 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| OZONA CCS LLC | 2025-10-01 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |