REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jul 27 to Aug 2, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 170 in the week before −16%
50 operators · 106 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 31, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 117 in the week before +21%
14 operators · 141 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 31, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 14 in the week before +7%
11 operators · 1 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jul 31, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Aug 2, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 31 | 31 | Eddy, NM |
| XTO Energy, Inc | 20 | 20 | Eddy, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 18 | 18 | Lea, NM |
| Kaiser-Francis Oil Co | 17 | 17 | Lea, NM |
| WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 12 | 12 | Eddy, NM |
| Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | 10 | 0 | Scurry, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 9 | 9 | Andrews, TX |
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | 9 | 9 | Lea, NM |
| Ovintiv USA Inc. | 9 | 9 | Martin, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 8 | 8 | Midland, TX |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 8 | 8 | Atascosa, TX |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 7 | 7 | Pecos, TX |
| Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jul 27 to Aug 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gepard Energy Inc | Jul 29, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Jefferson, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jul 27 to Aug 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xri Disposal Holdings, LLC | Winkler, TX | 3 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Oil Capital Operating, LLC | Canadian, OKWells around it | 2 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Cimarron Engineering, LLC | Kleberg, TX | 1 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Basin Operating Services LLC | Washita, OKWells around it | 1 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Summit Petroleum LLC | Roberts, TX | 1 | Jul 28, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jul 27 to Aug 2, 2026, by who they went from and to. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No well changed operator in this period. | |||
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jul 27 to Aug 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiprock 671 #1W42-501-37713 | Riley Permian Operating Co, LLC37 of 40 horizontal | Yoakum, TX | Jul 30, 2026 | 12,500 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.
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