REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jul 14 to Jul 20, 2025
Texas
wells permitted · 148 in the week before +3%
59 operators · 118 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 18, 2025
New Mexico
wells permitted · 45 in the week before +60%
12 operators · 69 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 20, 2025
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 12 in the week before −17%
10 operators · 2 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 18, 2025
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jul 20, 2025, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 19 | 19 | Martin, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 18 | 18 | Eddy, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 13 | 13 | Lea, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 11 | 11 | Eddy, NM |
| Logos Operating, LLC | 8 | 8 | Rio Arriba, NM |
| De Central Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Reagan, TX |
| El Toro Resources LLC | 6 | 6 | Dimmit, TX |
| Bayswater Operating Company LLC | 6 | 5 | Mitchell, TX |
| Firebird Energy II LLC | 5 | 5 | Upton, TX |
| DJR Operating, LLC | 5 | 5 | San Juan, NM |
| Surge Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Howard, TX |
| BPX Operating Company | 5 | 5 | Reeves, TX |
| Blue Arrow Operating LLC | 4 | 4 | Reeves, TX |
| Caturus Energy LLC | 4 | 4 | McMullen, TX |
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | 4 | 4 | Eddy, NM |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jul 14 to Jul 20, 2025. A registration is one operator number with one regulator, so a new one is not always a new company: where Petrora groups it with other registrations, the company is named.
| Operator | First permit | Wells permitted | Permits on file | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW Eagle Ford I, LLC | Jul 17, 2025 | 3 | 46 | Lavaca, TX |
| Mesa Seco Operating, LLC | Jul 14, 2025 | 1 | 1 | OK |
| Magnetar Operating LLC | Jul 16, 2025 | 0 | 11 | Chambers, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jul 14 to Jul 20, 2025 where the operator has no other well of record. The map shows the wells around the first of them, by operator. Registrations that are new altogether are in the list above.
| Operator | County | Wells permitted | First approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| No operator permitted a first well in a county in this period. | |||
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jul 14 to Jul 20, 2025, by who they went from and to. The record says the operator changed, not why. Operator history is not available for Texas or Oklahoma, so this list is New Mexico only.
| From | To | Wells | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| No well changed operator in this period. | |||
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jul 14 to Jul 20, 2025 by operators whose wells permitted over the twelve months before were at least 90% horizontal, out of 10 or more. New wells only, where the record says what a permit is for. The record says the well is vertical, not what it is for; its name and depth are what there is to read.
| Well | Operator | County | Approved | Target depth | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scharbauer Ranch H #19D42-317-44823Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc.570 of 576 horizontal | Martin, TX | Jul 18, 2025 | — | Injection |
| Rooster SWD #00130-005-64417Wells around it | Mack Energy Corp35 of 38 horizontal | Chaves, NM | Jul 16, 2025 | 13,700 ft | Salt water disposal |
| Iceberg SWD #00130-015-56978Wells around it | Mack Energy Corp35 of 38 horizontal | Eddy, NM | Jul 16, 2025 | 9,705 ft | Salt water disposal |
About this data
Each state regulator's well record (Texas: RRC; New Mexico: OCD; Oklahoma: OCC). A count is wells permitted: one row per well under its latest approved permit, on the approval date. The week is recounted from the record each time the page is opened, so a well whose permit is amended later moves to the amendment's week. An operator is one registration with one regulator. Nothing is estimated or scored: each list is the rule stated above it.
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