REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Oct 27 to Nov 2, 2025
Texas
wells permitted · 142 in the week before −4%
43 operators · 97 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 31, 2025
New Mexico
wells permitted · 40 in the week before +48%
11 operators · 58 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 31, 2025
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 12 in the week before −42%
5 operators
Latest approval on file: Oct 31, 2025
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Nov 2, 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 | Glasscock, TX |
| XTO Energy Inc. | 15 | 15 | Midland, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc | 13 | 13 | Lea, NM |
| OXY USA Inc | 10 | 10 | Eddy, NM |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 9 | 9 | Upton, TX |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| Firebird Energy II LLC | 7 | 7 | Upton, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 7 | 7 | Loving, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 6 | 6 | Loving, TX |
| Apache Corporation | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| Basin Oil & Gas Operating, LLC | 6 | 0 | Terry, TX |
| Permian Resources Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Reeves, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 5 | 5 | Lea, NM |
| Matador Production Company | 5 | 5 | Lea, NM |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Oct 27 to Nov 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Midstream, LLC | Oct 27, 2025 | 1 | 1 | NM |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Oct 27 to Nov 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craaybeek's Pro Energy, L.L.C. | Young, TXWells around it | 2 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Ogris Operating LLC | Crockett, TXWells around it | 1 | Oct 28, 2025 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Oct 27 to Nov 2, 2025, by who they went from and to: 7 wells between 3 pairs of operators. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG Interests I Ltd | Petro Mex LLC, NM | 3 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | Coterra Energy Operating Co., NM | 3 | Oct 27 to Oct 28, 2025 |
| Mulloy Operating, Inc. | Sarvis Permian Land Fund I, LLC, NM | 1 | Oct 31, 2025 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Oct 27 to Nov 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred White 545 #1V42-501-37636Wells around it | Riley Permian Operating Co, LLC20 of 21 horizontal | Yoakum, TX | Oct 28, 2025 | 13,500 ft | — |
| Dead Water #18SD42-475-39019Wells around it | Blackbeard Operating, LLC146 of 161 horizontal | Ward, TX | Oct 27, 2025 | 7,999 ft | — |
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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/reports/weekly/2025-11-02, documented in the API reference.