COUNTIES · TEXAS PANHANDLE · DISTRICT 10 · CODE 129
Donley County, Texas
Donley County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued July 16, 2012.
29 drilling permits have been issued in Donley County since 1977.
29 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Jul 16, 2012
Watch Donley CountyAlso: every Donley County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
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- permits issued, 180d
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- vs prior 180d (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 NOV 6, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Permits issued by month
LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Operators by well inventory
No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Bce-Mach III LLC | — | 9 |
| First Exploration Ltd. | — | 1 |
| Kasle Energy Inc. | — | 1 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Donley County came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744175 | Jul 16, 2012 | Jul 16, 2012 | First Exploration, Ltd. | Salt Fork #103 | 6,500 | 12930121 |
| 626416 | Sep 29, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 | Questa Energy Corporation | McMurtry #1 | 2,900 | 12900022 |
| 478508 | Sep 11, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Lewis #6 | 3,000 | 12900027 |
| 476892 | Jun 5, 1998 | Jun 5, 1998 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Hommel #2 | 4,000 | 12930120 |
| 476891 | Jun 5, 1998 | Jun 5, 1998 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Simmons #2 | 4,000 | 12930119 |
| 473002 | Feb 5, 1998 | Feb 5, 1998 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Brown #2 | 2,750 | 12930118 |
| 472589 | Jan 23, 1998 | Jan 23, 1998 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Baptist #1 | 3,000 | 12930117 |
| 471602 | Dec 23, 1997 | Dec 23, 1997 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Brown -A- #2 | 3,000 | 12930116 |
| 469670 | Nov 4, 1997 | Nov 4, 1997 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Martinez #2 | 3,000 | 12930115 |
| 469487 | Oct 30, 1997 | Oct 30, 1997 | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Martinez #4 | 3,000 | 12930114 |
Questions about Donley County
How many drilling permits were issued in Donley County in the last 12 months?
0 permits were issued in Donley County in the last 12 months. The most recent was issued Jul 16, 2012. 29 are on file since 1977.
Every Donley County permit →Which operator has the most wells in Donley County?
No operator has filed a drilling permit in Donley County in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Bce-Mach III LLC, with 9, followed by First Exploration Ltd. (1) and Kasle Energy Inc. (1).
Operators in Donley County →How many oil and gas wells are in Donley County?
30 wells are on file in Donley County: 4 active and 7 plugged. 0 are horizontal, and 1 operator holds them.
Every well in Donley County →How much oil and gas does Donley County produce?
The Railroad Commission files oil and gas production by lease, not by well or by county. Each lease with wells in Donley County is listed with its reported production on the county's Leases tab.
Leases in Donley County →What basin is Donley County in?
Petrora lists Donley County in the Texas Panhandle. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 10.
The Texas Panhandle →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/donley?days=180, documented in the API reference.