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WICHITA County

District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-02 · Data through 2026-06-02

All Permits Operators

Wichita County permitting is running 1.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (4 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county. 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.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (30d)

0

vs Prior

-100%

Operators (30d)

0

Avg Depth (30d)

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Hz % (30d)

0%

All Time

12,808

Depth Range: 0 - 19,991 ft
SWD wells in WICHITA County → 1,278 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Earthquakes in WICHITA County → 34 M2+ events in 24mo · TexNet

Permit Activity

Permit Types (30d)

No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-06-02. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC9440
R2Q OPERATING LLC52059
STONE, GREGORY W.2119
BONFIRE OPERATING LLC219
MOUNTAIN CREEK OIL COMPANY, INC.130
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
915644SB1-MP 187.432DRILL2026-06-02
915842FIRST NATIONAL SH.BDRILL2026-05-27
914537GILLIS, BRUCEDRILL2026-05-12
914538GILLIS, BRUCEDRILL2026-05-12
914706POTTS TWODRILL2026-04-10
914688SAUDER ADRILL2026-04-09
914701WILLISDRILL2026-04-09
914700SAUDER ADRILL2026-04-09
913693FIRST NATIONAL CO. BDRILL2026-02-26
912135PACE ADRILL2025-12-12

Formations Beneath WICHITA County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Cisco2,207686
Gunsight1,8211,758
Thomas Sand8151,460
Canyon3682,296
KMA3593,800
Coleman Junction296658
Tannehill288522
Permian (undifferentiated)161480