Winkler County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Winkler County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Winkler County permitting is running 17 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (50 total, down 11% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 15 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

6,945

6,945 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
2007-07-31	642906	42-495-01597	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #506W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-31	642905	42-495-01598	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #505W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-31	642904	42-495-01490	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #483W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-31	642903	42-495-01466	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #301W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-31	642897	42-495-01661	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #788W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-31	642872	42-495-33262	MCDANIEL 27-9 #1	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	20,000
2007-07-31	641110	42-495-31050	BAIRD, W. E. #1844	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	10,608
2007-07-30	642738	42-495-01663	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #790W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-30	642734	42-495-01484	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #468W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-30	642732	42-495-01634	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #746W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-30	642730	42-495-01604	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #713W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-30	642729	42-495-01633	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #745W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-30	642727	42-495-01675	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #808W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-27	642633	42-495-10743	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #877	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-27	642631	42-495-01666	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #793W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-27	642628	42-495-01630	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #742W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-27	566015	42-495-01631	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #743W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-24	642394	42-495-20176	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #968	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642353	42-495-01579	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #556W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642352	42-495-01576	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #553W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642351	42-495-01585	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #543W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642349	42-495-01491	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #484W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642348	42-495-01481	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #456W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642347	42-495-01480	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #455W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642346	42-495-01479	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #454W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642344	42-495-01474	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #442W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642343	42-495-01470	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #438W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642341	42-495-20195	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #988	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642337	42-495-20166	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #922	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642332	42-495-32015	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1520	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642330	42-495-20177	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #967	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642329	42-495-20258	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #887	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-23	642327	42-495-31143	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1194	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-21	642305	42-495-01488	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #478W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-21	642302	42-495-01547	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #575W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642232	42-495-20160	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #440W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642224	42-495-20157	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #910	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642221	42-495-01635	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #747W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642217	42-495-01667	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #794W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642214	42-495-01589	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #517W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642209	42-495-01665	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #792W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642208	42-495-01632	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #744W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642206	42-495-01629	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #741W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-19	642204	42-495-01485	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #471W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-17	642119	42-495-01517	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #687W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-17	642117	42-495-01643	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #761W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-17	642109	42-495-30131	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1130	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-17	642050	42-495-33261	UNIVERSITY 20-27 #1	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	20,000
2007-07-16	641742	42-495-01669	O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #796W	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000
2007-07-14	641949	42-495-11044	O'BRIEN, G.W., ETAL #1059	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	4,000

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