COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 8A · CODE 017
Bailey County
Bailey County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued September 22, 2023.
15 drilling permits have been issued in Bailey County since 1980.
15 permits on file since 1980 · last issued Sep 22, 2023
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- permits issued, 90d
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- vs prior 90d (0)
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- operators filing
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
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- operators, all time
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Permits issued by month
LAST 2 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 2
Operators by well inventory
No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Moncrief W. A. | — | 3 |
| Holloway W. P. | — | 1 |
| Sinclair Oil & Gas Company | — | 1 |
| Bridwell Oil | — | 1 |
| Sharp Frank A. | — | 1 |
| Craig-Hamman Co | — | 1 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Bailey County came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 893586 | Sep 22, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | Atmos Energy,west Texas Division | ATE262 #01 | 450 | 01730109 |
| 880109 | May 18, 2022 | May 18, 2022 | Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div. | ATE45-BLY280-22 #01 | 420 | 01730108 |
| 602194 | Jul 8, 2005 | Jul 8, 2005 | Atmos Energy Corporation | City of Muleshoe Row #C024MS | 430 | 01730107 |
| 510407 | Jun 21, 2001 | Jun 21, 2001 | Energas Company | City of Muleshoe Row #16MS | 550 | 01730106 |
| 452827 | Oct 3, 1996 | Oct 3, 1996 | Energas Company | City of Muleshoe R.O.W. #CO15MS | 480 | 01730105 |
| 428492 | Sep 30, 1994 | Sep 30, 1994 | Energas Company | City of Muleshoe R.O.W. #C014MS | 425 | 01730104 |
| 405857 | Jan 13, 1993 | Jan 13, 1993 | Energas Company | City of Muleshoe R.O.W. #C013MS | 420 | 01730103 |
| 397852 | Mar 30, 1992 | Mar 30, 1992 | Energas Company | Muleshoe #C013MS | 420 | 01730102 |
| 328518 | Apr 1, 1987 | Apr 1, 1987 | Bridwell Oil Co. | Morton Leasing Incorporated #1 | 8,300 | 01730101 |
| 221451 | Nov 18, 1983 | Nov 18, 1983 | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Sanders #1 | 8,450 | 01730100 |
About this data
Drilling permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, rebuilt nightly into per-county figures; windows are on the date issued. Disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports at the last settled month; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog inside the county's located-permit footprint.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/tx/bailey?days=90, documented in the API reference.