REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Aug 31 to Sep 6, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 116 in the week before +56%
58 operators · 139 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Sep 4, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 124 in the week before −40%
11 operators · 74 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Sep 3, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 13 in the week before +54%
13 operators · 1 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Sep 4, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Sep 6, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 23 | 23 | Lea, NM |
| Avant Operating II, LLC | 20 | 20 | Lea, NM |
| Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 14 | 14 | Martin, TX |
| De Central Operating, LLC | 12 | 12 | Reagan, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc | 12 | 12 | Lea, NM |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 11 | 11 | Midland, TX |
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | 10 | 9 | Yoakum, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 9 | 9 | Loving, TX |
| Aethon Energy Operating LLC | 9 | 0 | Washington, TX |
| Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 8 | 3 | Crane, TX |
| De V Operating, LLC | 6 | 6 | Glasscock, TX |
| Uep Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Reeves, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 6 | 6 | Lea, NM |
| Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 6 | 6 | Reagan, TX |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 6 | 6 | Atascosa, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Aug 31 to Sep 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uep Operating LLC | Sep 2, 2026 | 6 | 6 | Reeves, TX |
| Powderhorn Operating, LLCPetrora groups this registration with 1 other under Powderhorn Operating, LLC | Sep 1, 2026 | 4 | 7 | Loving, TX |
| Active Iron Energy, LLC | Sep 3, 2026 | 1 | 5 | Gaines, TX |
| Excel Operating, LLC | Sep 3, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Caldwell, TX |
| Cotula Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Petrora groups this registration with 1 other under Cotula Oil & Gas Co., Inc. | Sep 2, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Callahan, TX |
| Aviator Energy, LLC | Sep 4, 2026 | 0 | 2 | Terry, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Aug 31 to Sep 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanguine Gas Exploration LLC | Carter, OKWells around it | 2 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Big Mountain Operating LLC | Callahan, TXWells around it | 1 | Sep 4, 2026 |
| R.D.S. Ranch-Water SVS, Inc. | Howard, TXWells around it | 1 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Atmos Pipeline - Texas | Collin, TXWells around it | 1 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| K & K Operating Co. | Haskell, TXWells around it | 1 | Sep 2, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Aug 31 to Sep 6, 2026, by who they went from and to: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Water Midstream, LLC | WaterBridge Stateline LLC, NM | 3 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Pride Energy Company | Waylander LLC, NM | 1 | Sep 1, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Aug 31 to Sep 6, 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.
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