COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 7C · CODE 267
Kimble County
Kimble County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued July 29, 2014.
178 drilling permits have been issued in Kimble County since 1977.
178 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Jul 29, 2014
Watch Kimble CountyAlso: every Kimble 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Concho Oilfield Serv & Oper Co. | — | 18 |
| Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | — | 11 |
| MWJ Producing Company | — | 10 |
| J.W.S. | — | 8 |
| Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | — | 8 |
| Kamlok Inc. | — | 6 |
| Norwood A. N. Inc. | — | 5 |
| Casex | — | 5 |
| Adobe Oil Company | — | 4 |
| Troporo Oil & Gas Co. | — | 4 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Kimble County came in the last year. None.
Formations in completed wells
RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS
Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Kimble County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs | Median top, ft | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 20 | 0 | 1,505 | 962–1,730 |
| Strawn | 19 | 0 | 1,767 | 1,157–2,673 |
| Palo Pinto | 11 | 0 | 1,392 | 746–1,780 |
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
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| 775428 | Jul 29, 2014 | Jul 29, 2014 | Southwest Resources, Inc. | Kennedy B #2 | 2,170 | 26730020 |
| 775427 | Jul 28, 2014 | Jul 28, 2014 | Southwest Resources, Inc. | Kennedy A #1 | 2,170 | 26700053 |
| 692982 | Mar 30, 2010 | Mar 30, 2010 | Mextex Operating Company | Lozano a Unit #1 | 2,000 | 26730434 |
| 679515 | Mar 17, 2009 | Mar 17, 2009 | Sed Energy Inc. | Shajumar Hope #1 | 2,500 | 26730433 |
| 645141 | Aug 29, 2007 | Aug 29, 2007 | Osborn Heirs Company | Csta Ranch LP #1 | 4,000 | 26730432 |
| 634256 | Feb 28, 2007 | Feb 28, 2007 | Simpson Energy, Inc. | Mason Martindale Group L.P. #2 | 3,500 | 26730431 |
| 626004 | Sep 22, 2006 | Sep 22, 2006 | Leclair Operating Co., Inc. | Pfluger "L" #6 | 2,000 | 26730430 |
| 623231 | Jul 26, 2006 | Jul 26, 2006 | Simpson Energy, Inc. | Mason Martindale Group L.P. #1R | 3,300 | 26730429 |
| 620815 | Jun 16, 2006 | Jun 16, 2006 | Drill-Co., Inc. | Kothmann "88" #1 | 1,700 | 26730428 |
| 617075 | Apr 5, 2006 | Apr 5, 2006 | Leclair Operating Co., Inc. | Pfluger "L" #5 | 2,000 | 26730427 |
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/kimble?days=180, documented in the API reference.