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COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 8A · CODE 263

Kent County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Kent County at 1,837,304 bbl of oil and 4,344,080 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; oil is down 19% on the twelve months before.

133 leases under 38 operators had production in those months.

1 drilling permit was issued in Kent County in the past 90 days, 2 in the 90 days before.

OXY USA WTP LP leads with 6 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county.

One operator filed a first Kent County permit in the past year.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 7,200 ft (prior year: 7,000 ft); 20% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 257 active disposal and injection permits of 581 on file, with 97.4M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

7 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the county's permit footprint over the past two years, the largest M3.1.

1,957 drilling permits have been issued in Kent County since 1977.

1,957 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 19, 2026

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604
active wells · 2,430 on file
38
producing operators, 12 months
133
producing leases, 12 months
1.8M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −19%
4.3M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −24%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 53 IN OIL AND NO. 103 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Kent 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. Leases are still filing for Aug 2026, so that month and the twelve-month totals will rise.

12 months through Aug 2026 1,837,304 · prior 12 2,276,705(-19%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 2026still arriving107,093 bbl387,598 Mcf
Jul 2026118,278 bbl456,154 Mcf
Jun 2026151,257 bbl360,983 Mcf
May 2026104,907 bbl308,006 Mcf
Apr 2026159,016 bbl279,674 Mcf
Mar 2026181,790 bbl326,099 Mcf
Feb 2026155,620 bbl293,817 Mcf
Jan 2026168,322 bbl426,913 Mcf
Dec 2025179,037 bbl393,051 Mcf
Nov 2025162,352 bbl365,424 Mcf
Oct 2025176,654 bbl378,579 Mcf
Sep 2025172,978 bbl367,782 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. OXY USA WTP LP1 lease

    1.31M bbl · 3.91M Mcf

  2. Occidental Permian Ltd.2 leases

    168K bbl · 435K Mcf

  3. Sharp Image Energy, Inc.30 leases

    101K bbl · 0 Mcf

  4. Sojourner Drilling Corporation12 leases

    51.7K bbl · 726 Mcf

  5. Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.6 leases

    25.4K bbl · 0 Mcf

  6. Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC4 leases

    21.8K bbl · 0 Mcf

  7. Extex Operating Company6 leases

    17.5K bbl · 0 Mcf

  8. Basa Resources, Inc.4 leases

    16.1K bbl · 0 Mcf

38 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

133 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Salt Creek Field UnitOil 5254OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek1,309,665 bbl3,907,927 Mcf
Cogdell Canyon Reef UnitOil 8325Occidental Permian Ltd.Cogdell (Area)143,583 bbl429,893 Mcf
Girard (Tannehill) UnitOil 70738Sojourner Drilling CorporationLong-Hall (Tannehill)26,970 bbl0 Mcf
P.L. Fuller NCT-1Oil 70306Occidental Permian Ltd.Fuller (Strawn -B- )24,658 bbl4,802 Mcf
Five Resources 39Oil 70541Sharp Image Energy, Inc.S.N.B. (Cisco)22,275 bbl0 Mcf
CatesOil 69204Extex Operating CompanyLong-Hall (Tannehill)16,499 bbl0 Mcf
Double Mountain 37Oil 69302Sharp Image Energy, Inc.Spires16,321 bbl0 Mcf
Hagar UnitOil 70147MWL Energy LLCWild Turkey (Tannehill)12,345 bbl0 Mcf
Double Mountain 56-1 P.U.Oil 69499Sharp Image Energy, Inc.Double Mountain (Canyon Sand)11,175 bbl0 Mcf
Maben Cisco UnitOil 68530Sojourner Drilling CorporationMaben (Cisco)10,074 bbl0 Mcf
Long-Hall UnitOil 69837Halliburton Operating CompanyLong-Hall (Tannehill)8,880 bbl0 Mcf
Strayhorn, D. P.Oil 19146Brown, Geo. R Partnership,lp,theFullerville, NE. (San Andres)8,664 bbl0 Mcf
Godfrey "B"Oil 64889Basa Resources, Inc.Michelle Kay (Cisco)8,433 bbl0 Mcf
KronosOil 70301Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCClairemont, East (Strawn)7,892 bbl0 Mcf
Kronos "2A"Oil 70563Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCClairemont, East (Strawn)7,307 bbl0 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

2,430 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Plugged

    1,290

  2. Producing

    396

  3. Not on schedule

    261

  4. Shut In

    258

  5. Injection

    201

  6. No Production

    8

  7. Water Supply

    7

  8. Spudded

    7

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
1
permits issued, 90d
-50%
vs prior 90d (2)
1
operators filing
0%
horizontal
4,500
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 10 · prior 12 7(+43%)

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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
OXY USA WTP LP6518
Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC210
Sojourner Drilling Corporation153
Salida Exploration, LLC12

Full operator directory: 338 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Kent County came in the last year. 1 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill111,594
Recompletion01257

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Kent County the Tubb is reported in 47 wells, median top 2,770 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Canyon567266,3005,913–6,600
Strawn26146,6306,520–7,072
Wolfcamp211174,0483,826–5,300
Clear Fork206202,1162,033–2,534
San Andres199191,2581,100–1,826
Yates13817700206–1,253
Coleman Junction9023,7612,500–4,360
Wichita-Albany70202,9552,843–3,040
Pennsylvanian6606,4505,020–6,775
Cisco6025,6874,799–6,152
Mississippian5507,4007,220–7,594
Tannehill5014,2843,907–4,689
Tubb4732,7702,087–2,832
Ellenburger4107,6167,528–7,801
Glorieta4042,1321,838–2,392

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

257
active UIC permits of 581
2.22M
permitted bbl/day, active
97.4M
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

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

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

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

7
M2+ events in the area
M3.1
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
919045Oct 21, 2026Oct 19, 2026Sojourner Drilling CorporationHot Springs #54,50026332184
916893Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 2026Salida Exploration, LLCBeadle #1A5,00026332183
916012Jun 3, 2026Jun 3, 2026OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek Field Unit #F043H7,20026332154
915311May 7, 2026May 7, 2026Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCMolly #35017,20026332182
915204Apr 29, 2026Apr 29, 2026Canan Mowrey Operating, LLCBrynn #21017,20026332181
915047Apr 24, 2026Apr 24, 2026OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek Field Unit #N049AH7,20026332023
914539Apr 8, 2026Apr 8, 2026OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek Field Unit #F6157,00026331510
914511Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 2026OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek Field Unit #H6109,00026331279
914507Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 2026OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek Field Unit #F2159,00026331183
913300Feb 9, 2026Feb 9, 2026OXY USA WTP LPSalt Creek Field Unit #F 119,00026300227

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Questions about Kent County

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

10 permits were issued in Kent County in the last 12 months, up 43% from 7 in the 12 months before. 20% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 19, 2026. 1,957 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Kent County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, OXY USA WTP LP is the most active operator in Kent County, with 6 of 10, followed by Canan Mowrey Operating, LLC (2) and Sojourner Drilling Corporation (1). 1 operator filed permits here in the last 90 days.

Operators in Kent County →

How many oil and gas wells are in Kent County?

2,430 wells are on file in Kent County, including 604 active, 1,290 plugged, and 2 permitted and not yet drilled. 17 are horizontal. The active wells are under 35 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Kent County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 1.8 million barrels of oil and 4.3 million Mcf of gas in Kent County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 133 leases under 38 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 Kent County →

Who are the largest producers in Kent County?

By oil and gas produced in Kent County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is OXY USA WTP LP, with 1.3 million barrels of oil and 3.9 million Mcf of gas from 1 lease, followed by Occidental Permian Ltd. and Sharp Image Energy, Inc.. 38 operators had production here in those months.

Operators in Kent County →

How much water is injected in Kent County?

97.4 million barrels of water were injected in Kent County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 257 of the county's 581 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Kent County →

What formations are drilled in Kent County?

Completion filings for wells in Kent County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Canyon (567 wells, median top 6,300 ft), the Strawn (261 wells, median top 6,630 ft), and the Wolfcamp (211 wells, median top 4,048 ft).

Formations in Kent County →

What basin is Kent County in?

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

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Have there been earthquakes in Kent County?

7 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Kent County's permitted wells in the last 2 years; the largest was M3.1.

Earthquakes in Kent 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/kent?days=90, documented in the API reference.