COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 08 · CODE 141
EL Paso County
El Paso County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued August 10, 1995.
7 drilling permits have been issued in El Paso County since 1980.
7 permits on file since 1980 · last issued Aug 10, 1995
Watch EL Paso CountyAlso: every EL Paso County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
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- permits issued, 365d
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- vs prior 365d (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
Operators by well inventory
No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | — | 1 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in EL Paso County came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438316 | Aug 10, 1995 | Aug 10, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Rectifier, C. P. #35CP | 500 | 14130102 |
| 424915 | Jun 22, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Rectifier, C. P. #145CP | 500 | 14130100 |
| 424916 | Jun 20, 1994 | Jun 20, 1994 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Rectifier, C. P. #16CP | 500 | 14130101 |
| 356148 | Feb 17, 1989 | Feb 17, 1989 | Navajo Refining Co. | Wildcat #126 | 400 | 14130099 |
| 249665 | Aug 24, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | State 359 #1 | 16,000 | 14130098 |
| 244843 | Jul 12, 1984 | Jul 12, 1984 | Medallion Oil Co. | Wood, R. & E. R. #1 | 10,000 | 14130097 |
| 98450 | Nov 7, 1980 | Nov 7, 1980 | Phillips Petroleum Company | Hueco Tanks #1 | 2,000 | 14130096 |
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/el-paso?days=365, documented in the API reference.