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COUNTIES · TEXAS PANHANDLE · DISTRICT 10 · CODE 375

Potter County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Potter County at 182,057 bbl of oil and 7,433,332 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; gas is down 33% on the twelve months before.

563 leases under 16 operators had production in those months.

3 drilling permits were issued in Potter County in the past 90 days, 2 in the 90 days before.

The past 12 months' permits were filed by Berexco LLC (2), King Operating Corporation (2), and Sunlight Exploration, Inc. (1).

Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,500 ft (prior year: 4,000 ft); 40% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 12 active disposal and injection permits of 73 on file, with 354K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

6 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the county's permit footprint over the past two years, the largest M2.8.

1,637 drilling permits have been issued in Potter County since 1977.

1,637 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Oct 29, 2026

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811
active wells · 1,990 on file
16
producing operators, 12 months
563
producing leases, 12 months
182,057
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −7%
7.4M
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −33%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 140 IN OIL AND NO. 81 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Potter 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 7,433,332 · prior 12 11,164,177(-33%)

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Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 202615,071 bbl539,284 Mcf
Jul 202617,161 bbl512,831 Mcf
Jun 202615,838 bbl495,559 Mcf
May 202615,158 bbl528,964 Mcf
Apr 202615,111 bbl546,333 Mcf
Mar 202614,581 bbl592,156 Mcf
Feb 202613,190 bbl522,664 Mcf
Jan 202614,883 bbl598,155 Mcf
Dec 202515,879 bbl604,054 Mcf
Nov 202513,765 bbl592,963 Mcf
Oct 202515,918 bbl954,987 Mcf
Sep 202515,502 bbl945,382 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. Scout Energy Management LLC474 leases

    1.39K bbl · 3.32M Mcf

  2. Presidio Petroleum LLC22 leases

    104K bbl · 1.68M Mcf

  3. Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.469 leases

    1.9K bbl · 1.36M Mcf

  4. Messer Helium Cliffside LLC19 leases

    0 bbl · 663K Mcf

  5. High River Res Operating, LLC24 leases

    0 bbl · 337K Mcf

  6. Berexco LLC1 lease

    19.6K bbl · 36.5K Mcf

  7. P.o.&g. Operating, LLC1 lease

    19.9K bbl · 0 Mcf

  8. Beren Corporation1 lease

    9.29K bbl · 11.8K Mcf

16 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.

Every operator in Potter County →

Largest leases

563 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Bivins EastOil 9336Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)34,017 bbl907,513 Mcf
QuanahOil 9467Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)2,764 bbl193,738 Mcf
Masterson GOil 3749Berexco LLCPanhandle (Red Cave)19,565 bbl36,479 Mcf
Chennault 57Gas 287944Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)1,975 bbl117,884 Mcf
Bivins RanchOil 6832P.o.&g. Operating, LLCErt (Pennsylvanian)19,927 bbl0 Mcf
Lair Ranch 58Oil 9457Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)2,971 bbl98,073 Mcf
Black StoneOil 9689Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)9,916 bbl48,929 Mcf
BivinsGas 23322Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Panhandle, West0 bbl96,835 Mcf
Black StoneGas 287505Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)5,320 bbl62,942 Mcf
Bivins 52-17 EastOil 9532Presidio Petroleum LLCAmarillo, North (Canyon Lime)9,504 bbl19,856 Mcf
BivinsGas 170872Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Panhandle, West0 bbl74,053 Mcf
Chennault 57Gas 285672Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)1,509 bbl62,207 Mcf
Charles 56Gas 287499Presidio Petroleum LLCBivins Lit (Canyon Lime)1,204 bbl63,402 Mcf
McBrideGas 193845High River Res Operating, LLCPanhandle, West0 bbl70,032 Mcf
Masterson EstateOil 2324Beren CorporationPanhandle (Red Cave)9,288 bbl11,758 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

1,990 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Producing

    766

  2. Shut In

    398

  3. Plugged

    379

  4. Not on schedule

    269

  5. Temp Abandoned

    81

  6. No Production

    43

  7. Not Eligible For Allowable

    29

  8. Injection

    9

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

0204060802002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Drilling permits

Window30 days90 days180 days365 days
3
permits issued, 90d
+50%
vs prior 90d (2)
2
operators filing
67%
horizontal
8,133
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 5 · prior 12 9(-44%)

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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
Berexco LLC245
King Operating Corporation22
Sunlight Exploration, Inc.121

Full operator directory: 104 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Potter County came in the last year. None.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill321,347

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Potter County the Tubb is reported in 236 wells, median top 1,545 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Red Cave74891,8751,647–2,610
Brown Dolomite40862,3982,026–3,857
Panhandle Lime29832,1961,813–3,002
Granite Wash24402,5072,102–3,003
Tubb23601,5451,332–1,753
Wolfcamp6434,4073,360–6,304
Glorieta570930828–1,035
Canyon4027,6536,602–9,003
Pennsylvanian3315,5364,694–6,770
Clear Fork1202,2181,482–2,512
Wichita-Albany1202,2061,994–3,030
Cisco1007,1686,917–7,329
Ellenburger1003,2002,488–9,360

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

12
active UIC permits of 73
43.2K
permitted bbl/day, active
354K
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

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

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

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

6
M2+ events in the area
M2.8
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
919760Oct 31, 2026Oct 29, 2026Berexco LLCMasterson G #73182,40037531952
918784Sep 26, 2026Sep 24, 2026King Operating CorporationBivins #3902NH11,00037531951
918706Sep 24, 2026Sep 22, 2026King Operating CorporationBivins #3901SH11,00037531950
916828Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Sunlight Exploration, Inc.Exell Ranch 'A' #540110,50037531949
915765May 29, 2026May 29, 2026Berexco LLCMasterson G #73172,40037531948
911513Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 2025King Operating CorporationBivins #1042NH11,00037531947
911511Nov 5, 2025Nov 5, 2025King Operating CorporationBivins #1041SH11,00037531946
910677Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025Messer Helium Cliffside LLCBivins 26 #A 34,00037500027
910673Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025Messer Helium Cliffside LLCBush 23 #A 24,00037500031
910672Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025Messer Helium Cliffside LLCB.H. Bush 'B' #B 14,00037500068

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Questions about Potter County

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

5 permits were issued in Potter County in the last 12 months, down 44% from 9 in the 12 months before. 40% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Oct 29, 2026. 1,637 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Potter County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Berexco LLC is the most active operator in Potter County, with 2 of 5, followed by King Operating Corporation (2) and Sunlight Exploration, Inc. (1). 2 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

Operators in Potter County →

How many oil and gas wells are in Potter County?

1,990 wells are on file in Potter County, including 811 active, 379 plugged, and 2 permitted and not yet drilled. 253 are horizontal. The active wells are under 18 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Potter County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 182,057 barrels of oil and 7.4 million Mcf of gas in Potter County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 563 leases under 16 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 Potter County →

Who are the largest producers in Potter County?

By oil and gas produced in Potter County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is Scout Energy Management LLC, with 1,388 barrels of oil and 3.3 million Mcf of gas from 474 leases, followed by Presidio Petroleum LLC and Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.. 16 operators had production here in those months.

Operators in Potter County →

How much water is injected in Potter County?

354,414 barrels of water were injected in Potter County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 12 of the county's 73 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Potter County →

What formations are drilled in Potter County?

Completion filings for wells in Potter County report tops for 13 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Red Cave (748 wells, median top 1,875 ft), the Brown Dolomite (408 wells, median top 2,398 ft), and the Panhandle Lime (298 wells, median top 2,196 ft).

Formations in Potter County →

What basin is Potter County in?

Petrora lists Potter County in the Texas Panhandle. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 10.

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Have there been earthquakes in Potter County?

6 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Potter County's permitted wells in the last 2 years; the largest was M2.8.

Earthquakes in Potter 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/potter?days=90, documented in the API reference.