WEBB County
District 8 · Eagle Ford / Maverick · Permits since 1977-06-03 · Data through 2026-07-23
Webb County permitting is running 22 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (67 total, down 1% on the prior quarter). 7 were issued in the past week. EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 81 permits in the past 12 months, one of 19 operators active in the county. 3 operators filed a first Webb County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 12,000 ft (prior year: 10,500 ft); 99% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (1yr)
295
vs Prior
+8%
Operators (1yr)
19
Avg Depth (1yr)
12,122
Hz % (1yr)
99%
All Time
17,739
Depth Range: 0 - 25,000 ft
SWD wells in WEBB County → 66 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (1yr)
DRILL
293
+23 vs prior
FLD-XFR
2
NEW vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 81 | 374 |
| SM ENERGY COMPANY | 37 | 1084 |
| LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. | 34 | 2107 |
| CATURUS ENERGY, LLC | 30 | 284 |
| SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC | 25 | 25 |
| ROSETTA RESOURCES OPERATING LP | 13 | 555 |
| MITSUI E&P USA LLC | 11 | 26 |
| KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC | 9 | 3 |
| AGERON ENERGY, LLC | 9 | 0 |
| KILLAM OIL CO., LTD. | 8 | 523 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917353 | STATE OF TEXAS RAFTER O UNIT B | DRILL | 2026-07-23 |
| 917290 | STATE OF TEXAS RAFTER O UNIT C | DRILL | 2026-07-22 |
| 917143 | WORTHEY RANCH | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
| 917144 | WORTHEY RANCH | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
| 917145 | WORTHEY RANCH | DRILL | 2026-07-21 |
| 917080 | AI SAN ROMAN | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917226 | LA MESA SA A | DRILL | 2026-07-20 |
| 917057 | STANLEY RANCH | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917058 | STANLEY RANCH | DRILL | 2026-07-16 |
| 917082 | AI SAN ROMAN | DRILL | 2026-07-14 |
New to WEBB County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARWICK POSEIDON, GP | 2026-07-13 | 5 | first TX permits |
| CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC | 2026-05-26 | 5 | active elsewhere in TX |
| STRIKE OPERATING COMPANY LLC | 2025-12-29 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath WEBB County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,400 | 4,645 |
| Olmos | 4,016 | 5,882 |
| Escondido | 3,926 | 4,479 |
| Eagle Ford | 2,606 | 8,640 |
| Queen City | 2,173 | 2,222 |
| Austin Chalk | 1,834 | 8,172 |
| Wills Point | 1,329 | 9,712 |
| Anacacho | 925 | 7,436 |