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, after a quiet prior quarter). MPG PETROLEUM, INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first San Patricio County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 5,600 ft (prior year: 6,950 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
Custom to

Permits (1yr)

3

vs Prior

-25%

Operators (1yr)

3

Avg Depth (1yr)

8,133

Hz % (1yr)

0%

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 (1yr)

DRILL

2

-2 vs prior

RENTR

1

NEW vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
15
11
10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
BARRETT-BERRYRENTR2026-07-20
GORMANDRILL2026-03-06
GULLEYDRILL2025-10-01
BERRY RANCHDRILL2025-09-05
NEYDRILL2025-08-25
NEYDRILL2025-08-25
GODWIN FARMSDRILL2024-12-20
RIVERSIDE RANCHDRILL2024-06-20
ST. PAULDRILL2023-10-09
DIMMICKDRILL2023-10-03

New to SAN PATRICIO County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
2025-10-011active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath SAN PATRICIO County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Frio3515,199
Catahoula3054,000
Miocene (undifferentiated)2142,100
Greta1484,820
Vicksburg1185,738
Oakville1133,250
Anahuac884,606
Midway205,880