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COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 8A · CODE 115

Dawson County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Dawson County at 26,246,353 bbl of oil and 18,796,858 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is up 38% on the twelve months before.

552 leases under 87 operators had production in those months.

Dawson County permitting is running 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, versus 4 in the prior quarter).

Deep Blue Central LLC leads with 12 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

3 operators filed a first Dawson County permit in the past year.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 9,000 ft; 59% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 636 active disposal and injection permits of 1,162 on file, with 93.3M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

34 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the county's permit footprint over the past two years, the largest M3.7.

3,397 drilling permits have been issued in Dawson County since 1977.

3,397 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 27, 2026

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1,498
active wells · 4,603 on file
87
producing operators, 12 months
552
producing leases, 12 months
26.2M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · +38%
18.8M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · +50%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 17 IN OIL AND NO. 63 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Dawson County oil and gas production

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · THROUGH AUG 2026

Texas operators report production by lease, and the Railroad Commission totals it by county. Where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's. Oil includes condensate; gas includes casinghead gas.

12 months through Aug 2026 26,246,353 · prior 12 18,963,693(+38%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 20261,935,070 bbl1,723,579 Mcf
Jul 20261,999,575 bbl1,641,661 Mcf
Jun 20261,956,015 bbl1,542,626 Mcf
May 20262,099,332 bbl1,583,040 Mcf
Apr 20262,227,754 bbl1,607,131 Mcf
Mar 20262,443,727 bbl1,691,807 Mcf
Feb 20262,347,556 bbl1,522,265 Mcf
Jan 20262,402,224 bbl1,599,858 Mcf
Dec 20252,363,005 bbl1,565,926 Mcf
Nov 20252,300,428 bbl1,510,800 Mcf
Oct 20252,167,133 bbl1,449,861 Mcf
Sep 20252,004,534 bbl1,358,304 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Hibernia Resources IV, LLC45 leases

    11M bbl · 7.24M Mcf

  2. Ike Operating, LLC52 leases

    6.26M bbl · 3.19M Mcf

  3. Birch Operations, Inc.33 leases

    3.31M bbl · 2.7M Mcf

  4. Laguna Texas Resources, LLC42 leases

    1.39M bbl · 2.29M Mcf

  5. SM Energy Company17 leases

    1.33M bbl · 868K Mcf

  6. Apache Corporation14 leases

    508K bbl · 1.68M Mcf

  7. Burleson Petroleum, Inc.9 leases

    416K bbl · 88.4K Mcf

  8. Pbex-MCM Operating, LLC2 leases

    316K bbl · 96.3K Mcf

87 operators had production here in the twelve months. Each month is credited to the operator that reported it; ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel.

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Largest leases

552 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Robyn Lee BOil 64125Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)575,557 bbl348,533 Mcf
Robyn Lee GOil 63785Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)545,339 bbl442,787 Mcf
Robyn Lee FOil 63525Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)523,498 bbl453,592 Mcf
Robyn Lee EOil 63496Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)528,872 bbl420,621 Mcf
Robyn Lee AOil 64099Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)544,499 bbl322,199 Mcf
Robyn Lee HOil 63786Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)518,268 bbl423,644 Mcf
Robyn Lee COil 62322Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)482,082 bbl324,057 Mcf
Katherine EOil 64157Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)475,084 bbl231,228 Mcf
Katherine FOil 64143Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)471,407 bbl225,836 Mcf
Robyn Lee DOil 62392Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)446,051 bbl339,145 Mcf
Katherine DOil 64314Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)460,041 bbl234,867 Mcf
Katherine COil 64315Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)418,668 bbl212,443 Mcf
Katherine BOil 64265Hibernia Resources IV, LLCSpraberry (Trend Area)387,456 bbl209,651 Mcf
Breaker of Chains 42-43 COil 65154Birch Operations, Inc.Spraberry (Trend Area)350,230 bbl200,362 Mcf
Breaker of Chains 42-43 AOil 64945Birch Operations, Inc.Spraberry (Trend Area)346,224 bbl184,435 Mcf

Ranked by barrels of oil equivalent, 6 Mcf to the barrel. A lease in two counties is listed with its share in this one.

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Wells by status

4,603 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    1,917

  2. Producing

    994

  3. Shut In

    661

  4. Injection

    460

  5. Not on schedule

    375

  6. No Production

    79

  7. Water Supply

    43

  8. Spudded

    42

From the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Other sites count the RRC's map locations, which include dry holes and locations this file does not hold, so their totals differ.

Wells spudded, by year

HorizontalVertical and directional

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Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
10
permits issued, 90d
+150%
vs prior 90d (4)
4
operators filing
60%
horizontal
8,180
avg permitted depth, ft

WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 12, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER

Permits issued by month

LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 57 · prior 12 68(-16%)

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Operators by permits, last 12 months

By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.

OperatorPermitsWells
Deep Blue Central LLC121
Laguna Texas Resources, LLC951
Pbex-MCM Operating, LLC94
Petrolegacy Energy III, LLC70
Apache Corporation642
Hibernia Resources IV, LLC584
Birch Operations, Inc.538
Stonehill Dawson, LLC39
Lithos Resources II, LLC30
Estancia Oil & Gas, LLC257

Full operator directory: 509 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Dawson County came in the last year. 3 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill1042,955

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Dawson County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →

Fewer than ten wells in Dawson County report the Tansill, so it is below this table's cutoff. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
San Andres1,5491304,4083,610–4,869
Spraberry1,2031237,3126,592–8,076
Yates8311302,6352,118–3,017
Dean6031088,5008,144–9,304
Clear Fork3711105,7804,839–6,592
Wolfcamp31399,0868,338–9,600
Rustler242112,1141,568–2,209
Mississippian191110,88010,128–11,337
Strawn176010,74010,116–10,954
Pennsylvanian13129,0858,322–10,246
Grayburg125104,1223,350–4,322
Canyon8949,1808,647–10,314
Woodford70011,66810,601–12,060
Atoka68010,98810,336–11,121
Jo Mill6827,6707,390–8,355

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

636
active UIC permits of 1,162
2.84M
permitted bbl/day, active
93.3M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

Every active well, operator, and daily reporter in Dawson County →

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

34
M2+ events in the area
M3.7
largest

Monthly counts, magnitudes, and every recent event in the area →

Events are not tagged with a county; this counts M2+ events inside the bounding box of the county’s located permits, padded 0.1°. About TexNet →

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorLease / wellDepthAPI
919605Oct 29, 2026Oct 27, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCTrinity C Unit #5HH9,00011534147
918235AmendmentOct 18, 2026Sep 8, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCOverton D 4 #A 4HH9,20011534143
918235AmendmentSep 11, 2026Sep 8, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCOverton D 4 #A 4HH9,20011534143
918235Sep 10, 2026Sep 8, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCOverton D 4 #A 4HH8,60011534143
918404Sep 10, 2026Sep 8, 2026Estancia Oil & Gas, LLCJO-Mill West Unit #2087,60011534146
918400Sep 10, 2026Sep 8, 2026Estancia Oil & Gas, LLCJO-Mill West Unit #2077,60011534144
918234AmendmentOct 18, 2026Sep 4, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCOverton D #A 3HH9,20011534141
918234AmendmentSep 11, 2026Sep 4, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCOverton D #A 3HH9,20011534141
918234Sep 6, 2026Sep 4, 2026Laguna Texas Resources, LLCOverton D #A 3HH8,60011534141
918231Sep 3, 2026Sep 1, 2026Stonehill Dawson, LLCSinj 3 SWD #26,50011534142

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Questions about Dawson County

How many drilling permits were issued in Dawson County in the last 12 months?

64 permits were issued in Dawson County in the last 12 months, down 12% from 73 in the 12 months before. 59% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 27, 2026. 3,397 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Dawson County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Deep Blue Central LLC is the most active operator in Dawson County, with 12 of 64, followed by Laguna Texas Resources, LLC (9) and Pbex-MCM Operating, LLC (9). 4 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

Operators in Dawson County →

How many oil and gas wells are in Dawson County?

4,603 wells are on file in Dawson County, including 1,498 active, 1,917 plugged, and 30 permitted and not yet drilled. 302 are horizontal. The active wells are under 91 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Dawson County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 26.2 million barrels of oil and 18.8 million Mcf of gas in Dawson County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 552 leases under 87 operators. Texas operators report production by lease; where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's.

Production by month in Dawson County →

Who are the largest producers in Dawson County?

By oil and gas produced in Dawson County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Hibernia Resources IV, LLC, with 11.0 million barrels of oil and 7.2 million Mcf of gas from 45 leases, followed by Ike Operating, LLC and Birch Operations, Inc.. 87 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Dawson County?

93.3 million barrels of water were injected in Dawson County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 636 of the county's 1,162 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Dawson County →

What formations are drilled in Dawson County?

Completion filings for wells in Dawson County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the San Andres (1,549 wells, median top 4,408 ft), the Spraberry (1,203 wells, median top 7,312 ft), and the Yates (831 wells, median top 2,635 ft).

Formations in Dawson County →

What basin is Dawson County in?

Petrora lists Dawson County in the Permian Basin. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 8A.

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Have there been earthquakes in Dawson County?

34 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Dawson County's permitted wells in the last 2 years; the largest was M3.7.

Earthquakes in Dawson County →

About this data

Oil and gas are the Railroad Commission's county figures from its Production Data Query, through Aug 2026: Texas files production by lease, and where a lease lies in more than one county the split is the RRC's. Nothing here is estimated by Petrora. Wells from the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. 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/dawson?days=90, documented in the API reference.