REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Aug 24 to Aug 30, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 132 in the week before −6%
14 operators · 124 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Aug 28, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 163 in the week before −29%
51 operators · 79 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Aug 28, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 13 in the week before +0%
8 operators
Latest approval on file: Aug 28, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Aug 30, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avant Operating II, LLC | 27 | 27 | Lea, NM |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 19 | 19 | Eddy, NM |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 16 | 16 | Lea, NM |
| COG Operating LLC | 12 | 12 | Lea, NM |
| BPX Operating Company | 9 | 9 | Reeves, TX |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 8 | 8 | Reeves, TX |
| Tap Rock Operating, LLC | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| Chevron U S A Inc | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| U.S. Energy Development Corp | 8 | 8 | Reeves, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 7 | 7 | Lea, NM |
| Aethon Energy Operating LLC | 7 | 0 | Washington, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Conocophillips Company | 5 | 5 | Reeves, TX |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 5 | 5 | Ector, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Aug 24 to Aug 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosouthern Operating II, LLCPetrora groups this registration with 1 other under Geosouthern Operating II, LLC | Aug 25, 2026 | 2 | 2 | Custer, OK |
| Neches Bend Resources, LLC | Aug 26, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Cherokee, TX |
| HPX, LLC | Aug 26, 2026 | 1 | 5 | Custer, OK |
| Out West Operating, LLC | Aug 24, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Concho, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Aug 24 to Aug 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Natural Resources LLC | Fayette, TXWells around it | 2 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Dry Fork Production Co., LLC | Schleicher, TX | 1 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Atmos Pipeline - Texas | Ector, TXWells around it | 1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Kodiak Oil & Gas, Inc. | Wichita, TX | 1 | Aug 24, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Aug 24 to Aug 30, 2026, by who they went from and to: 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | Coterra Energy Operating Co., NM | 8 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Pride Energy Company | Waylander LLC, NM | 4 | Aug 27, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Aug 24 to Aug 30, 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/2026-08-30, documented in the API reference.