TAYLOR County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-08-31
Taylor County permitting is running 5.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (17 total, versus 4 in the prior quarter). L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY leads with 15 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Taylor County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 4,999 ft (prior year: 3,000 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
4449
Operators (all)
856
Avg Depth (all)
3,691
Hz % (all)
0%
All Time
4,449
Depth Range: 60 - 8,000 ft
SWD wells in TAYLOR County → 89 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
3719
RECOMP
240
OTHER
240
RENTR
234
FLD-XFR
12
RECLASS
4
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY | 15 | 61 |
| VX OPERATING, LLC | 3 | 1 |
| DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC | 2 | 0 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 2 | 0 |
| WINCHESTER ENERGY, LLC | 1 | 4 |
| MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. | 1 | 0 |
| REO OPERATING LLC | 1 | 0 |
| CANAN MOWREY OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918207 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-31 |
| 917750 | TYE-SOUTH STREET | DRILL | 2026-08-14 |
| 917448 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-06 |
| 917409 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-04 |
| 917532 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-04 |
| 917559 | KISSELL UNIT | RENTR | 2026-08-04 |
| 917433 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-04 |
| 917408 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-08-03 |
| 917401 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-07-29 |
| 916649 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-26 |
New to TAYLOR County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC | 2025-09-11 | 2 | first TX permits |
| CANAN MOWREY OPERATING, LLC | 2025-11-18 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath TAYLOR County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek | 324 | 2,292 |
| Palo Pinto | 259 | 3,652 |
| Coleman Junction | 235 | 1,540 |
| Canyon | 103 | 3,928 |
| Tannehill | 92 | 2,303 |
| Ellenburger | 84 | 5,054 |
| Caddo | 79 | 5,197 |
| Cisco | 51 | 3,002 |