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COUNTIES · PERMIAN BASIN · DISTRICT 08 · CODE 389

Reeves County, Texas

The RRC's county figures put Reeves County at 167,305,928 bbl of oil and 1,163,907,182 Mcf of gas in the twelve months through August 2026; gas is down 4% on the twelve months before.

4,639 leases under 97 operators had production in those months.

Reeves County permitting is running 41 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (122 total, down 10% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week.

Permian Resources Operating, LLC leads with 64 permits in the past 12 months, one of 35 operators active in the county.

4 operators filed a first Reeves County permit in the past year.

Median permitted depth over the past year is 12,000 ft; 94% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

The county has 458 active disposal and injection permits of 1,237 on file, with 1.29B barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.

873 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the county's permit footprint over the past two years, the largest M3.9.

11,789 drilling permits have been issued in Reeves County since 1977.

11,789 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Nov 6, 2026

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6,253
active wells · 12,575 on file
97
producing operators, 12 months
4,639
producing leases, 12 months
167M
bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026 · −8%
1.16B
Mcf gas, same 12 months · −4%

RRC COUNTY FIGURES · NO. 4 IN OIL AND NO. 2 IN GAS OF 219 PRODUCING TEXAS COUNTIES

Reeves 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 1,163,907,182 · prior 12 1,208,447,891(-4%)

050M100M150M2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Latest months

MonthOilGas
Aug 202612,056,569 bbl97,104,115 Mcf
Jul 202613,641,039 bbl101,084,739 Mcf
Jun 202613,682,801 bbl93,785,344 Mcf
May 202613,955,522 bbl94,832,868 Mcf
Apr 202613,675,857 bbl91,877,645 Mcf
Mar 202614,063,145 bbl96,581,207 Mcf
Feb 202613,006,325 bbl91,126,511 Mcf
Jan 202614,356,212 bbl97,683,721 Mcf
Dec 202515,442,243 bbl103,214,429 Mcf
Nov 202514,612,594 bbl98,706,317 Mcf
Oct 202514,369,572 bbl96,914,913 Mcf
Sep 202514,444,049 bbl100,995,373 Mcf

Operators by production

12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

  1. BPX Operating Company441 leases

    23.2M bbl · 172M Mcf

  2. Permian Resources Operating, LLC676 leases

    25.3M bbl · 119M Mcf

  3. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC435 leases

    20M bbl · 134M Mcf

  4. EOG Resources, Inc.312 leases

    7.91M bbl · 126M Mcf

  5. Apache Corporation462 leases

    6.15M bbl · 104M Mcf

  6. VTX Energy Operating, LLC223 leases

    11.2M bbl · 27.4M Mcf

  7. Coterra Energy Operating Co.226 leases

    5.89M bbl · 58.2M Mcf

  8. Conocophillips Company95 leases

    4.09M bbl · 41M Mcf

97 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

4,639 LEASES WITH PRODUCTION · 12 MONTHS THROUGH AUG 2026

LeaseOperatorFieldOil, 12 moGas, 12 mo
Rev Con T8-50-7 UnitOil 61731Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Wolfbone (Trend Area)1,381,000 bbl1,264,120 Mcf
Rev Dragons Breath T8-51-22Oil 62996Noble Energy IncWolfbone (Trend Area)1,302,821 bbl1,367,177 Mcf
Rambo State UnitOil 64684Crescent Energy Operating, LLCHoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)539,372 bbl2,627,709 Mcf
WahaOil 47501VTX Energy Operating, LLCSandbar (Bone Spring)694,958 bbl1,412,638 Mcf
Hackberry SpringsOil 63529U.S. Energy Development CorpPhantom (Wolfcamp)569,976 bbl1,607,346 Mcf
WahaOil 47318VTX Energy Operating, LLCPhantom (Wolfcamp)595,071 bbl1,435,345 Mcf
Rev GF State T7 50Oil 50122Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)464,084 bbl1,914,345 Mcf
State Creek 17-8 UnitGas 300522EOG Resources, Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)169,734 bbl3,160,897 Mcf
Graves StateOil 40374Permian Resources Operating, LLCWolfbone (Trend Area)470,703 bbl1,255,379 Mcf
Big ChiefOil 44043Scout Energy Management LLCHoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)411,429 bbl1,590,314 Mcf
State Streek B2Gas 300058EOG Resources, Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)127,280 bbl3,261,963 Mcf
NO Biscuit Unit 274-273Oil 61119Greenlake Energy Operating, LLCPhantom (Wolfcamp)449,542 bbl1,197,154 Mcf
Sharktooth 3-4Oil 51998Diamondback E&P LLCHoefs T-K (Wolfcamp)342,991 bbl1,763,700 Mcf
State Dragonfly BGas 300545EOG Resources, Inc.Phantom (Wolfcamp)162,404 bbl2,841,739 Mcf
Brother NatureOil 63809Civitas Permian Operating, LLCWolfbone (Trend Area)447,748 bbl698,805 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

12,575 WELLBORES ON FILE

  1. Producing

    5,780

  2. Plugged

    2,127

  3. Not on schedule

    2,001

  4. Shut In

    1,139

  5. Spudded

    453

  6. Injection

    374

  7. Temp Abandoned

    233

  8. Permitted

    231

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
122
permits issued, 90d
-10%
vs prior 90d (136)
22
operators filing
87%
horizontal
11,310
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 468 · prior 12 459(+2%)

0501001502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Operators by permits, last 12 months

By permits issued. Wells are the operator’s current inventory here from the RRC wellbore file.

OperatorPermitsWells
Permian Resources Operating, LLC641,302
BPX Operating Company45482
Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC41482
U.S. Energy Development Corp36162
VTX Energy Operating, LLC32380
TRP Operating LLC28162
Mewbourne Oil Company2644
EOG Resources, Inc.22346
Apache Corporation16748
Perun Energy LLC1686

Full operator directory: 592 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →

New entrants, last 12 months

Operators whose first permit in Reeves County came in the last year. 4 in total.

Permit types, 90d

TypeWindowPriorAll time
Drill12213511,075
Recompletion01348

What the types mean →

Formations in completed wells

RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS

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

In Reeves County the Permian (undifferentiated) is reported in 1,538 wells, median top 2,604 ft, highlighted below. Back to the formation →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrsMedian top, ftP10–P90
Bone Spring6,5527217,7486,596–8,395
Cherry Canyon6,3097575,3003,800–6,039
Bell Canyon5,8276814,4902,981–5,198
Wolfcamp5,26430010,2829,388–10,622
Delaware4,9553374,0172,500–5,114
Castile3,1742682,5241,030–3,670
Permian (undifferentiated)1,538212,604812–11,300
Lamar8601494,7422,800–5,180
Brushy Canyon8071556,1955,072–7,207
Rustler519129994764–1,852
Avalon328287,8666,976–8,150
Salado196581,5631,222–2,092
Atoka126212,4029,566–16,342
Pennsylvanian113011,0009,083–13,740
Devonian107013,33610,683–17,183

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

458
active UIC permits of 1,237
10M
permitted bbl/day, active
1.29B
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Sep 2025
reported through

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

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

USGS catalog, Texas

Seismicity, last 2 years

873
M2+ events in the area
M3.9
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
919971Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Admiral Permian Operating LLCStapleton Flowers #302BCH10,50038942389
919970Nov 9, 2026Nov 6, 2026Admiral Permian Operating LLCStapleton Flowers #301BCH10,50038942388
919864Nov 7, 2026Nov 5, 2026Greenlake Energy Operating, LLCSoda Popinski 27 #4902UH12,40038942378
919863Nov 7, 2026Nov 5, 2026Greenlake Energy Operating, LLCSoda Popinski 27 #4514HH12,40038942377
919346Nov 7, 2026Nov 4, 2026Apache CorporationQuigley 26 B #302HH9,99938942363
919345Nov 6, 2026Nov 4, 2026Apache CorporationQuigley 26 A #301HH9,99938942362
919810Nov 4, 2026Nov 2, 2026BPX Operating CompanyJr 56-T3-21X26 BC W203H #W203HH12,83838942376
919406Nov 1, 2026Oct 30, 2026Apache CorporationQuigley 26 #503HH11,20038942365
919344Oct 30, 2026Oct 28, 2026Apache CorporationQuigley 26 #312HH10,50038942361
919343Oct 30, 2026Oct 28, 2026Apache CorporationQuigley 26 #303HH10,20038942360

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Questions about Reeves County

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

474 permits were issued in Reeves County in the last 12 months, level with 472 in the 12 months before. 94% were for horizontal wells. The most recent was issued Nov 6, 2026. 11,789 are on file since 1977.

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Who is the most active operator in Reeves County?

By drilling permits filed in the last 12 months, Permian Resources Operating, LLC is the most active operator in Reeves County, with 64 of 474, followed by BPX Operating Company (45) and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (41). 22 operators filed permits here in the last 90 days.

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How many oil and gas wells are in Reeves County?

12,575 wells are on file in Reeves County, including 6,253 active, 2,127 plugged, and 231 permitted and not yet drilled. 6,872 are horizontal. The active wells are under 131 operators.

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How much oil and gas does Reeves County produce?

The Railroad Commission's county figures show 167 million barrels of oil and 1.16 billion Mcf of gas in Reeves County in the 12 months through August 2026, from 4,639 leases under 97 operators. Texas operators report production by lease; where a lease lies in more than one county, the split between them is the RRC's.

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Who are the largest producers in Reeves County?

By oil and gas produced in Reeves County in the 12 months through August 2026, the largest operator is BPX Operating Company, with 23.2 million barrels of oil and 172 million Mcf of gas from 441 leases, followed by Permian Resources Operating, LLC and Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC. 97 operators had production here in those months.

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How much water is injected in Reeves County?

1.29 billion barrels of water were injected in Reeves County in the 12 months through September 2025, reported on form H-10. 458 of the county's 1,237 disposal and injection permits are active.

Disposal and injection in Reeves County →

What formations are drilled in Reeves County?

Completion filings for wells in Reeves County report tops for 15 formations in at least ten wells each. The most reported are the Bone Spring (6,552 wells, median top 7,748 ft), the Cherry Canyon (6,309 wells, median top 5,300 ft), and the Bell Canyon (5,827 wells, median top 4,490 ft).

Formations in Reeves County →

What basin is Reeves County in?

Petrora lists Reeves County in the Permian Basin. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 08.

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Have there been earthquakes in Reeves County?

873 earthquakes of magnitude 2 or more were located in the area of Reeves County's permitted wells in the last 2 years; the largest was M3.9.

Earthquakes in Reeves 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/reeves?days=90, documented in the API reference.