SCHLEICHER County

District 9 · Eagle Ford / Maverick · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-08-27

Schleicher County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). TXP, INCORPORATED leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Schleicher County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 5,265 ft (prior year: 6,939 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
Custom to

Permits (6mo)

2

vs Prior

-60%

Operators (6mo)

2

Avg Depth (6mo)

6,350

Hz % (6mo)

0%

All Time

3,148

Depth Range: 0 - 13,043 ft
SWD wells in SCHLEICHER County → 37 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (6mo)

DRILL

2

+1 vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
267
23
17
12
10
10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
WHEELERDRILL2026-08-27
HOUSTONDRILL2026-04-07
WHITTEN, L.I.RECOMP2026-02-20
WHITTEN, L.I.RECOMP2026-02-20
THORNBURGRECOMP2026-01-09
SIMMONSDRILL2025-10-20
UNIVERSITY 5RECOMP2025-10-17
HARZKE 29RENTR2025-09-15
RUTH 'A'RECOMP2025-06-05
SAM HOUSTONDRILL2025-04-09

New to SCHLEICHER County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
2026-08-271active elsewhere in TX
2025-10-171active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath SCHLEICHER County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Canyon9616,436
Wolfcamp7624,582
Strawn5856,424
Base Cretaceous (marker)412804
Palo Pinto2204,038
Clear Fork1772,392
Leonard1722,810
Ellenburger1277,845