REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jul 20 to Jul 26, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 116 in the week before +47%
58 operators · 141 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 24, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 66 in the week before +77%
17 operators · 115 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 24, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 18 in the week before −22%
11 operators
Latest approval on file: Jul 24, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jul 26, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXY USA Inc | 19 | 19 | Eddy, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 17 | 17 | Eddy, NM |
| Longfellow Energy, LP | 16 | 15 | Eddy, NM |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 13 | 13 | Reeves, TX |
| De Central Operating, LLC | 12 | 12 | Reagan, TX |
| BPX Operating Company | 12 | 12 | Karnes, TX |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 11 | 11 | Reagan, TX |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 10 | 10 | De Witt, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 10 | 10 | Lea, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 10 | 10 | Lea, NM |
| Avant Operating II, LLC | 9 | 9 | Eddy, NM |
| Paloma Permian AssetCo, LLC | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| Sabalo II Operating, LLC | 7 | 7 | Andrews, TX |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 6 | 6 | Winkler, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jul 20 to Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No registration filed its first permit in this period. | ||||
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jul 20 to Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Cass, TXWells around it | 1 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Everest Resource Company | Bee, TXWells around it | 1 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Oil Capital Operating, LLC | Custer, OKWells around it | 1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Felderhoff Production Company | Reagan, TXWells around it | 1 | Jul 20, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jul 20 to Jul 26, 2026, by who they went from and to: 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXY USA Inc | Select Water Solutions, LLC, NM | 13 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Apache Corporation | Hilcorp Energy Company, NM | 3 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC | BCE-Mach III LLC, NM | 1 | Jul 20, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jul 20 to Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper #142-067-30984Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.87 of 88 horizontal | Cass, TX | Jul 23, 2026 | 12,000 ft | — |
| Van Halen 33V Federal #00130-015-58532Wells around it | Longfellow Energy, LP36 of 38 horizontal | Eddy, NM | Jul 20, 2026 | 6,599 ft | 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/reports/weekly/2026-07-26, documented in the API reference.