SCURRY County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-09 · Data through 2026-07-17
Scurry County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC leads with 31 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Scurry County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 7,800 ft; 8% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
29
vs Prior
+263%
Operators (6mo)
2
Avg Depth (6mo)
7,814
Hz % (6mo)
7%
All Time
6,251
Depth Range: 0 - 35,006 ft
SWD wells in SCURRY County → 1,529 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in SCURRY County → 87 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
DRILL
24
+21 vs prior
RENTR
5
+4 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC | 31 | 2816 |
| THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC. | 3 | 31 |
| NORTH FORK OPERATING LP | 1 | 26 |
| THREE SUMMITS OPERATING LLC | 1 | 8 |
| MUD CREEK OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917184 | LION DIAMOND 'M' UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-17 |
| 916519 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-18 |
| 916521 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-18 |
| 916527 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-18 |
| 916524 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-18 |
| 916516 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916517 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 916514 | SACROC UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-17 |
| 915436 | LION DIAMOND 'M' UNIT | RENTR | 2026-05-11 |
| 915437 | LION DIAMOND 'M' UNIT | RENTR | 2026-05-11 |
New to SCURRY County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH FORK OPERATING LP | 2025-08-28 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath SCURRY County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,329 | 1,670 |
| Clear Fork | 2,059 | 2,675 |
| Wolfcamp | 1,898 | 4,810 |
| Glorieta | 1,880 | 2,451 |
| Yates | 1,531 | 835 |
| Canyon | 1,525 | 6,708 |
| Cisco | 1,206 | 6,638 |
| Wichita-Albany | 1,107 | 4,342 |