REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Apr 20 to Apr 26, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 132 in the week before +58%
66 operators · 154 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 24, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 48 in the week before +4%
10 operators · 50 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 24, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 20 in the week before −40%
7 operators · 2 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 24, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Apr 26, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 32 | 32 | Martin, TX |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 26 | 26 | Martin, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 14 | 14 | Upton, TX |
| XTO Energy, Inc | 11 | 11 | Eddy, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 10 | 10 | Eddy, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 9 | 9 | Eddy, NM |
| Energy Transfer Company | 7 | 0 | Jones, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 6 | 6 | Martin, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 6 | 1 | Andrews, TX |
| Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Karnes, TX |
| Caturus Energy, LLC | 5 | 4 | Webb, TX |
| Brookston Energy Inc. | 5 | 0 | Harrison, TX |
| Deep Blue Operating I LLC | 4 | 0 | Martin, TX |
| Sanguine Gas Exploration LLC | 4 | 2 | Pittsburg, OK |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Apr 20 to Apr 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Energy LLCPetrora groups this registration with 1 other under Jonah Energy LLC | Apr 20, 2026 | 2 | 42 | Dimmit, TX |
| Outlaw Water Services LLC | Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | 2 | Howard, TX |
| Redemption Ranch Oil & Gas LLC | Apr 21, 2026 | 0 | 1 | Gonzales, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Apr 20 to Apr 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continental Resources, Inc. | Glasscock, TX | 3 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Pinon Operating II, LLC | Ward, TX | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Bull Run Resources, LLC | Robertson, TX | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| BKV Dcarbon Ventures, LLC | Houston, TX | 1 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Hominy Consulting, LLC | Calhoun, TX | 1 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Caturus Energy, LLC | Cherokee, TXWells around it | 1 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Energy Transfer Company | Fisher, TX | 1 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Energy Transfer Company | Shackelford, TX | 1 | Apr 20, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Apr 20 to Apr 26, 2026, by who they went from and to: 337 wells between 2 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 | 333 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | XTO Energy, Inc, NM | 4 | Apr 24, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Apr 20 to Apr 26, 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/2026-04-26, documented in the API reference.