WICHITA County
District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-02 · Data through 2026-09-09
Wichita County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 8 in the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Wichita County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 4,200 ft (prior year: 2,000 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (6mo)
10
vs Prior
+25%
Operators (6mo)
6
Avg Depth (6mo)
3,115
Hz % (6mo)
0%
All Time
12,810
Depth Range: 0 - 19,991 ft
SWD wells in WICHITA County → 1,278 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in WICHITA County → 32 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet
Permit Activity
Permit Types (6mo)
DRILL
10
+2 vs prior
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | 9 | 440 |
| R2Q OPERATING LLC | 4 | 2059 |
| BONFIRE OPERATING LLC | 2 | 19 |
| MOUNTAIN CREEK OIL COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 30 |
| KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | 1 | 0 |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 1 | 0 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 918384 | GRAY, NOBLE MRS. | DRILL | 2026-09-09 |
| 917938 | THROCKMORTON | DRILL | 2026-08-24 |
| 915644 | SB1-MP 187.432 | DRILL | 2026-06-02 |
| 915842 | FIRST NATIONAL SH.B | DRILL | 2026-05-27 |
| 914538 | GILLIS, BRUCE | DRILL | 2026-05-12 |
| 914537 | GILLIS, BRUCE | DRILL | 2026-05-12 |
| 914706 | POTTS TWO | DRILL | 2026-04-10 |
| 914700 | SAUDER A | DRILL | 2026-04-09 |
| 914688 | SAUDER A | DRILL | 2026-04-09 |
| 914701 | WILLIS | DRILL | 2026-04-09 |
New to WICHITA County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | 2026-08-24 | 1 | active elsewhere in TX |
Formations Beneath WICHITA County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 2,207 | 686 |
| Gunsight | 1,823 | 1,758 |
| Thomas Sand | 819 | 1,460 |
| Canyon | 368 | 2,296 |
| KMA | 359 | 3,800 |
| Coleman Junction | 296 | 658 |
| Tannehill | 289 | 520 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 161 | 480 |