WILBARGER County
District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-09 · Data through 2026-08-18
Wilbarger County permitting is running 8.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (25 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. leads with 25 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Wilbarger County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 8,900 ft (prior year: 4,000 ft); 0% of the past year's permits are horizontal.
Permits (all)
2939
Operators (all)
402
Avg Depth (all)
3,733
Hz % (all)
1%
All Time
2,939
Depth Range: 125 - 13,500 ft
SWD wells in WILBARGER County → 216 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory
Permit Activity
Permit Types (all)
DRILL
2575
RECOMP
176
RENTR
79
OTHER
71
FLD-XFR
37
RECLASS
1
Top Operators
by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
| OPERATOR | PERMITS 12MO | WELLS |
|---|---|---|
| BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD. | 25 | 699 |
| WAGGONER OPERATING, L.L.C. | 4 | 825 |
| RIGGINS ENERGY, INC. | 2 | 0 |
| DRY FORK PRODUCTION CO., LLC | 1 | 87 |
| JAMEX, INC. | 1 | 2 |
Recent Permits
View All| PERMIT | LEASE | TYPE | ISSUED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 917672 | SUMNER | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-18 |
| 917737 | WHITEFISH A | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-12 |
| 917736 | WHITEFISH A | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-12 |
| 917738 | WHITEFISH B | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-12 |
| 917734 | SUMNER HEIRS | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-12 |
| 917673 | SUMNER | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-07 |
| 917668 | HANNA TRUST | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-06 |
| 917589 | WAGGONER SOUTH RED | DRILL | 2026-08-06 |
| 917570 | CONDON | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-04 |
| 917569 | CONDON | FLD-XFR | 2026-08-04 |
New to WILBARGER County
first county permit, past 12 mo| OPERATOR | FIRST PERMIT | PERMITS | BACKGROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIGGINS ENERGY, INC. | 2026-01-28 | 2 | first TX permits |
Formations Beneath WILBARGER County
from RRC completion filings| FORMATION | WELLS | MEDIAN TOP (FT) |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 433 | 3,200 |
| Coleman Junction | 403 | 796 |
| Cisco | 379 | 1,340 |
| Gunsight | 203 | 2,233 |
| Palo Pinto | 191 | 3,711 |
| Caddo | 137 | 4,038 |
| Strawn | 130 | 4,112 |
| Ellenburger | 116 | 4,400 |