Texas Drilling Permits
Texas hosts the prolific Permian Basin, the largest oil-producing region in the US. The Delaware and Midland sub-basins contain stacked pay zones including Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, and Spraberry formations.
Texas monitoring is in beta while RRC source reconciliation is verified. This page reports the latest permit-record date above; it does not treat a successful source check as proof that the dataset is current or complete.
All Time
As of August 14, 2026
Recent Activity
As of August 14, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Texas
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC | 60 | 6.7% |
| 2 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 58 | 6.5% |
| 3 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 34 | 3.8% |
| 4 | DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC | 32 | 3.6% |
| 5 | APACHE CORPORATION | 27 | 3.0% |
| 6 | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | 26 | 2.9% |
| 7 | BPX OPERATING COMPANY | 24 | 2.7% |
| 8 | BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP | 23 | 2.6% |
| 9 | OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | 22 | 2.5% |
| 10 | COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO. | 19 | 2.1% |
Find Wells Near You in Texas
Search for oil wells, gas wells, and drilling permits near any Texas address. Enter a city, ZIP code, or street address to find recent well permit activity in your area.
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Major Basins in Texas
Permian (Delaware Basin)
View Permian (Delaware Basin) rig count →Permian (Midland Basin)
View Permian (Midland Basin) rig count →Eagle Ford Shale
View Eagle Ford Shale rig count →Haynesville Shale
View Haynesville Shale rig count →Barnett Shale
View Barnett Shale rig count →Data Source
Data Coverage
1966-07-28 to 2026-08-14
Source Check Schedule
Configured daily (business days)
Last successful check: August 16, 2026. This is separate from the permit-record date.
Access This Data via API
Access Texas well permit data programmatically. Historical data, trends, and more.
/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=TXcurl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/well-permits?state=TX"
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"state": "Texas",
"state_code": "TX",
"total_permits": 419536,
"last_30_days": 895,
"last_365_days": 6849,
"year_over_year_change": "+433.8%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC",
"permits": 60,
"pct_share": "6.7%"
},
{
"name": "PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.",
"permits": 58,
"pct_share": "6.5%"
},
{
"name": "EOG RESOURCES, INC.",
"permits": 34,
"pct_share": "3.8%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC)",
"data_as_of": "2026-08-14",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-16T20:03:21Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "daily"
}
}Texas Drilling Permit FAQs
Texas has 419,536 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 895 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is August 14, 2026. The configured daily source-check schedule is not a guarantee that the dataset is current to the regulator.
Texas includes the Permian (Delaware Basin), Permian (Midland Basin), Eagle Ford Shale, Haynesville Shale, Barnett Shale basins. Texas hosts the prolific Permian Basin, the largest oil-producing region in the US. The Delaware and Midland sub-basins contain stacked pay zones including Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, and Spraberry formations.
The top operators in Texas by permit count are: DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC (6.7%), PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. (6.5%), EOG RESOURCES, INC. (3.8%).
Official permit data comes from the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) (https://www.rrc.texas.gov/). OilPriceAPI aggregates this data and provides it via API with historical trends and operator analytics.
Weekly Drilling Report
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