WALLER County
District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-13 · Data through 2026-01-14
Waller County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-01-14. PALOMA OPERATING, LLC leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county. One operator filed a first Waller County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 5,000 ft (prior year: 4,130 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
1647
Operators (all)
132
Avg Depth (all)
5,674
Hz % (all)
0%
All Time
1,647
Depth Range: 0 - 25,000 ft
SWD wells in WALLER County → 42 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
1195
RECOMP
418
RENTR
24
OTHER
10
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 912436 | KURATTI | DRILL | 2026-01-14 |
| 902678 | HARDY, RUFUS -B- | RECOMP | 2024-09-17 |
| 890953 | LGB | DRILL | 2023-06-02 |
| 890953 | LGB | DRILL | 2023-06-02 |
| 884356 | BAINS-MONTGOMERY UNIT #12 | DRILL | 2022-09-30 |
| 884356 | BAINS-MONTGOMERY UNIT #12 | DRILL | 2022-09-30 |
| 883563 | MORGAN | DRILL | 2022-09-07 |
| 883563 | MORGAN | DRILL | 2022-09-07 |
| 879261 | KGFCU (III-A) | RECOMP | 2022-04-25 |
| 876610 | SANFORD-MARINER | DRILL | 2022-02-02 |
New to WALLER County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALOMA OPERATING, LLC | 2026-01-14 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath WALLER County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Catahoula | 193 | 2,312 |
| Frio | 193 | 3,000 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 155 | 1,200 |
| Wilcox | 74 | 10,048 |
| Yegua | 62 | 6,385 |
| Caprock | 23 | 1,900 |
| Vicksburg | 20 | 4,563 |
| Cook Mountain | 13 | 7,576 |