REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026
Texas
wells permitted · 167 in the week before −12%
45 operators · 112 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 16, 2026
New Mexico
wells permitted · 71 in the week before −27%
8 operators · 52 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 16, 2026
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 21 in the week before +14%
15 operators · 1 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 16, 2026
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Oct 18, 2026, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Oct 12 to Oct 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Country Disposal LLC | Oct 16, 2026 | 1 | 1 | Carter, OK |
| Per Operating LLC | Oct 12, 2026 | 1 | 2 | Nolan, TX |
| Occidental Permian EOR, LLC | Oct 14, 2026 | 0 | 2 | Hockley, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Oct 12 to Oct 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | Pecos, TXWells around it | 4 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC | Jefferson, TXWells around it | 1 | Oct 14, 2026 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026, by who they went from and to: 168 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Corporation | Hilcorp Energy Company, NM | 151 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | Devon Energy Production Company, LP, NM | 16 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | Devon Energy Production Company, LP, NM | 1 | Oct 15, 2026 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Oct 12 to Oct 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tensora #1BM42-329-48620Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Tensora #2AM42-329-48621Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Tensora #2BM42-329-48622Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Tensora #3AM42-329-48623Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Tensora #3BM42-329-48624Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Tensora #22AM42-329-48625Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Tensora #1AM42-329-48626Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.661 of 670 horizontal | Midland, TX | Oct 16, 2026 | 700 ft | — |
| Jones #1D42-301-38020Wells around it | TRP Operating LLC33 of 36 horizontal | Loving, TX | Oct 13, 2026 | 9,000 ft | — |
| Slash #1D42-389-42341Wells around it | TRP Operating LLC33 of 36 horizontal | Reeves, TX | Oct 13, 2026 | 9,000 ft | — |
| Williams #1D42-389-42342Wells around it | TRP Operating LLC33 of 36 horizontal | Reeves, TX | Oct 13, 2026 | 9,000 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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