VAN ZANDT County
District 6 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-05-18 · Data through 2026-08-11
Van Zandt County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 4 in the prior quarter). BASA RESOURCES, INC. leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Van Zandt County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 3,000 ft (prior year: 3,242 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
6
vs Prior
-14%
Operators (6mo)
2
Avg Depth (6mo)
3,749
Hz % (6mo)
0%
All Time
1,330
Depth Range: 240 - 17,200 ft
SWD wells in VAN ZANDT County → 39 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
RECOMP
4
-1 vs prior
DRILL
1
= vs prior
RENTR
1
= vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BASA RESOURCES, INC. | 9 | 526 |
| S N D ENERGY COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 82 |
| BLACK GOLD INDUSTRIES OPRTNG LLC | 1 | 0 |
| PETRO-OPS, LLC | 1 | 0 |
| TAM2 SQUARED OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917376 | CENTRAL VAN WOODBINE UNIT | RECOMP | 2026-08-11 |
| 916482 | ROBINSON | DRILL | 2026-06-19 |
| 913960 | BLAKE, R. S. | RECOMP | 2026-04-16 |
| 914126 | BLAKE, R. S. | RECOMP | 2026-04-13 |
| 914131 | BLAKE, R. S. | RECOMP | 2026-04-13 |
| 914224 | TUNNELL, I. P. 300 | RENTR | 2026-03-20 |
| 913828 | BLAKE, R. S. | RECOMP | 2026-03-04 |
| 913691 | YORK, W. A. 13 | RECOMP | 2026-02-27 |
| 913503 | BLAKE, R. S. | RECOMP | 2026-02-19 |
| 911962 | MAXFIELD, A. G. 38 | RECOMP | 2025-12-02 |
New to VAN ZANDT County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK GOLD INDUSTRIES OPRTNG LLC | 2026-06-19 | 1 | first TX permits |
| PETRO-OPS, LLC | 2025-10-09 | 1 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath VAN ZANDT County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 387 | 2,240 |
| Pecan Gap | 342 | 1,681 |
| Woodbine | 262 | 2,613 |
| Nacatoch | 128 | 1,188 |
| Rodessa | 88 | 7,695 |
| Wilcox | 71 | 300 |
| James Lime | 67 | 5,272 |
| Navarro | 62 | 1,140 |