REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Feb 23 to Mar 1, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 141 in the week before +26%
53 operators · 141 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 27, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 54 in the week before +72%
10 operators · 92 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 27, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 12 in the week before +67%
11 operators
Latest approval on file: Feb 26, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Mar 1, 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 Feb 23 to Mar 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remora Operating, LLCPetrora groups this registration with 1 other under Remora Operating, LLC | Feb 27, 2026 | 1 | 2 | Dimmit, TX |
| Kinder Morgan CO2 Company LLCPetrora groups this registration with 2 others under Kinder Morgan CO2 Co. LP | Feb 26, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Stonewall, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Feb 23 to Mar 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone Enviro Services, LLC | Midland, TXWells around it | 1 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Walker Operating Company | Trinity, TXWells around it | 1 | Feb 25, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Feb 23 to Mar 1, 2026, by who they went from and to: 151 wells between 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLEUM Energy LLC | Cameron Oil & Gas Inc, NM | 137 | Feb 26, 2026 |
| Burnett Oil Co Inc | Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC, NM | 10 | Feb 23, 2026 |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | XTO Energy, Inc, NM | 3 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Chevron U S A Inc | HOG Partnership LP, NM | 1 | Feb 25, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Feb 23 to Mar 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No vertical well was permitted by such an operator in this period. | |||||
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/2026-03-01, documented in the API reference.