Winkler County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Winkler County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-21.

Winkler County permitting is running 16 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (49 total, down 9% on the prior quarter). CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 14 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-21

All Time

6,942

6,942 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2016-02-05	813662	42-495-33714	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1311H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813662	42-495-33714	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1311H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813662	42-495-33714	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1311H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813661	42-495-33713	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1310H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813661	42-495-33713	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1310H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813661	42-495-33713	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1310H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813661	42-495-33713	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1310H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813660	42-495-33712	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1309H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813660	42-495-33712	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1309H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813660	42-495-33712	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1309H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813659	42-495-33711	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1308H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813659	42-495-33711	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1308H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813659	42-495-33711	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1308H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813658	42-495-33710	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1307H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813658	42-495-33710	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1307H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813658	42-495-33710	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1307H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813657	42-495-33709	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1204H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813657	42-495-33709	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1204H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813657	42-495-33709	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1204H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813654	42-495-33708	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1203H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-05	813654	42-495-33708	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1203H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-05	813654	42-495-33708	UNIVERSITY BLK 20 #1203H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-01	813552	42-495-33707	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1808H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-01	813552	42-495-33707	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1808H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-01	813552	42-495-33707	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1808H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-01	813551	42-495-33706	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1805H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2016-02-01	813551	42-495-33706	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1805H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-01	813551	42-495-33706	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1805H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-02-01	813551	42-495-33706	UNIVERSITY BLK 21 #1805H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,400	Y
2016-01-28	813250	42-495-32963	HALLEY, S. M. 'B' #43	MECO IV, LLC	RECOMP	11,800
2016-01-26	813467	42-495-33705	UNIVERSITY 20 #1503H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	12,300	Y
2016-01-26	813467	42-495-33705	UNIVERSITY 20 #1503H	SHELL WESTERN E&P	DRILL	12,300	Y
2016-01-22	813228	42-495-33704	GRANT CAMPBELL #C 3	FOUNDERS OIL & GAS OPERATING,LLC	DRILL	6,000
2016-01-21	813329	42-495-33703	UNIVERSITY B21 5 #W101NC	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2016-01-21	813178	42-495-33702	GRANT CAMPBELL #C 2	FOUNDERS OIL & GAS OPERATING,LLC	DRILL	6,000
2016-01-14	813081	42-495-33700	HALLEY, S. M. -B- #44	MECO IV, LLC	DRILL	11,800
2016-01-14	813081	42-495-33700	HALLEY, S. M. -B- #44	MECO IV, LLC	DRILL	11,800
2016-01-11	813084	42-495-33699	HALLEY, S. M. -B- #45	MECO IV, LLC	DRILL	5,100
2016-01-11	813054	42-495-33698	GRANT CAMPBELL #C 1	FOUNDERS OIL & GAS OPERATING,LLC	DRILL	6,000
2015-12-30	812914	42-495-33697	DAUNTLESS 75-34 #1H	ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2015-12-29	812832	42-495-33696	UL 21 BIGHORN #1H	FORGE ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2015-12-29	812832	42-495-33696	UL BIGHORN A 21-30-19 #5201H	OASIS PETROLEUM PERMIAN LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2015-11-17	811959	42-495-33695	HENTZ FAMILY 7 #1	QEP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,856
2015-11-17	811959	42-495-33695	HENTZ FAMILY A56-0407 #N 02WS	QEP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,856	Y
2015-11-12	809744	42-495-32408	SEALY & SMITH FOUNDATION A #57	APACHE CORPORATION	RECOMP	12,200
2015-10-14	810837	42-495-31391	BROWN ALTMAN B #20	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	6,897
2015-10-12	811012	42-495-33694	BULLET 27-11 #2H	SILVER HILL ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2015-10-12	808708	42-495-33682	VEST 1 #7	EXL PETROLEUM OPERATING INC.	DRILL	10,000
2015-09-11	810147	42-495-32885	HOULIHAN #1	OXY USA WTP LP	RECOMP	9,000
2015-09-09	809979	42-495-33690	UNIVERSITY B20 2 #W101MD	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Winkler County.