TAYLOR County
District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-06-07 · Data through 2026-06-26
Taylor County permitting is running 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY leads with 7 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first Taylor County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 4,600 ft (prior year: 1,300 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
21
vs Prior
-5%
Operators (1yr)
10
Avg Depth (1yr)
3,671
Hz % (1yr)
0%
All Time
4,439
Depth Range: 60 - 8,000 ft
SWD wells in TAYLOR County → 89 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
19
+1 vs prior
RENTR
2
-1 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY | 7 | 61 |
| QUAIL WELL SERVICE, INC. | 3 | 18 |
| VX OPERATING, LLC | 2 | 1 |
| REO OPERATING LLC | 2 | 0 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 2 | 0 |
| WINCHESTER ENERGY, LLC | 1 | 4 |
| MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. | 1 | 0 |
| CANAN MOWREY OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 916649 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-26 |
| 916728 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-26 |
| 916645 | KISSELL | DRILL | 2026-06-23 |
| 916444 | FORREST-KENNEDY | DRILL | 2026-06-22 |
| 916487 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-19 |
| 916508 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-19 |
| 916296 | KISSELL UNIT | DRILL | 2026-06-15 |
| 915648 | CH-160 | DRILL | 2026-05-19 |
| 915651 | CH-180 | DRILL | 2026-05-19 |
| 915666 | KISSELL | RENTR | 2026-05-19 |
New to TAYLOR County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| REO OPERATING LLC | 2025-08-15 | 2 | active elsewhere in TX |
| CANAN MOWREY OPERATING, LLC | 2025-11-18 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
| DELEK CRUDE LOGISTICS, LLC | 2025-09-11 | 1 | first TX permits |
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 |