REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jan 12 to Jan 18, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 131 in the week before +114%
54 operators · 234 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 16, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 84 in the week before +18%
12 operators · 93 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 16, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 11 in the week before +9%
6 operators
Latest approval on file: Jan 16, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jan 18, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jan 12 to Jan 18, 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Gold Energy Management LLC | Jan 15, 2026 | 2 | 2 | Blaine, OK |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jan 12 to Jan 18, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | High IS-LB, TXWells around it | 1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC | High IS-SB, TX | 1 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| C & C Productions LLC | Lincoln, OKWells around it | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Paloma Operating, LLC | Waller, TX | 1 | Jan 14, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jan 12 to Jan 18, 2026, by who they went from and to: 1,733 wells between 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | EQV Operating NM LLC, NM | 1,339 | Jan 12 to Jan 15, 2026 |
| Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado | Coterra Energy Operating Co., NM | 346 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Petro Mex LLC | Richardson Operating Co, NM | 35 | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Petro Mex LLC | SG Interests I Ltd, NM | 4 | Jan 14, 2026 |
| McI Operating of NM, LLC | 3 Knight's LLC, NM | 2 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | Devon Energy Production Company, LP, NM | 2 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| XTO Energy, Inc | XTO Permian Operating LLC., NM | 2 | Jan 12, 2026 |
| FE-NM, LLC | Mewbourne Oil Co, NM | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| EQV Operating NM LLC | Spur Energy Partners LLC, NM | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Earthstone Operating, LLC | Permian Resources Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Jan 15, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jan 12 to Jan 18, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragin Rutley SWD #00130-025-55800Wells around it | Matador Production Company240 of 242 horizontal | Lea, NM | Jan 14, 2026 | 14,463 ft | Salt water disposal |
| San Pedro #1D42-371-39799Wells around it | Diamondback E&P LLC441 of 442 horizontal | Pecos, TX | Jan 12, 2026 | — | Oil |
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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