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WASHINGTON County

District 3 · Gulf Coast (Southeast) · Permits since 1977-06-09 · Data through 2026-09-02

All Permits Operators

Washington County permitting is running 11 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (32 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC leads with 46 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Washington County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 12,000 ft; 75% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (6mo)

41

vs Prior

+71%

Operators (6mo)

3

Avg Depth (6mo)

8,207

Hz % (6mo)

61%

All Time

1,518

Depth Range: 226 - 21,000 ft
SWD wells in WASHINGTON County → 5 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (6mo)

DRILL

41

+17 vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC46284
AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC160
GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC344

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
918225CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-09-02
918157CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918165CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918197CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918198CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918223CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918144CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918160CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918166CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-31
918090CLAY CREEK EAST UNITDRILL2026-08-26

New to WASHINGTON County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC2026-08-2516active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath WASHINGTON County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Austin Chalk54911,154
Pecan Gap3239,664
Wilcox2863,674
Navarro1897,967
Midway1877,111
Taylor1198,744
Eagle Ford6810,908
Queen City551,224