SCHLEICHER County
District 9 · Eagle Ford / Maverick · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-04-07
Schleicher County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-04-07. TXP, INCORPORATED leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Schleicher County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 5,200 ft (prior year: 6,939 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
3147
Operators (all)
475
Avg Depth (all)
6,647
Hz % (all)
2%
All Time
3,147
Depth Range: 0 - 13,043 ft
SWD wells in SCHLEICHER County → 37 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
2639
RECOMP
284
RENTR
120
OTHER
88
FLD-XFR
13
RECLASS
3
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| TXP, INCORPORATED | 2 | 67 |
| OIL PROJECTS, LLC | 2 | 3 |
| VX OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 7 |
| BUSTAMANTE OIL COMPANY | 1 | 2 |
| REATTA ENERGY, INC. | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 912526 | HOUSTON | DRILL | 2026-04-07 |
| 913577 | WHITTEN, L.I. | RECOMP | 2026-02-20 |
| 913577 | WHITTEN, L.I. | RECOMP | 2026-02-20 |
| 912586 | THORNBURG | RECOMP | 2026-01-09 |
| 911210 | SIMMONS | DRILL | 2025-10-20 |
| 911167 | UNIVERSITY 5 | RECOMP | 2025-10-17 |
| 910430 | HARZKE 29 | RENTR | 2025-09-15 |
| 908426 | RUTH 'A' | RECOMP | 2025-06-05 |
| 907280 | SAM HOUSTON | DRILL | 2025-04-09 |
| 904112 | MEADOR | RECOMP | 2024-11-19 |
New to SCHLEICHER County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSTAMANTE OIL COMPANY | 2025-10-17 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath SCHLEICHER County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 961 | 6,436 |
| Wolfcamp | 762 | 4,582 |
| Strawn | 585 | 6,424 |
| Base Cretaceous (marker) | 412 | 804 |
| Palo Pinto | 220 | 4,038 |
| Clear Fork | 177 | 2,392 |
| Leonard | 172 | 2,810 |
| Ellenburger | 127 | 7,845 |