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 7, 2026
Recent Activity
As of August 7, 2026
Year over Year
Top Operators in Texas
| Rank | Operator | Permits (30d) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | 47 | 5.9% |
| 2 | COG OPERATING LLC | 31 | 3.9% |
| 3 | DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC | 31 | 3.9% |
| 4 | CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. | 28 | 3.5% |
| 5 | DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC | 27 | 3.4% |
| 6 | BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP | 27 | 3.4% |
| 7 | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 27 | 3.4% |
| 8 | BPX OPERATING COMPANY | 25 | 3.1% |
| 9 | APACHE CORPORATION | 22 | 2.8% |
| 10 | OVINTIV USA INC. | 18 | 2.3% |
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 2026-08-07
Source Check Schedule
Configured daily (business days)
Last successful check: August 10, 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": 419293,
"last_30_days": 797,
"last_365_days": 6611,
"year_over_year_change": "+416.9%",
"top_operators": [
{
"name": "PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.",
"permits": 47,
"pct_share": "5.9%"
},
{
"name": "COG OPERATING LLC",
"permits": 31,
"pct_share": "3.9%"
},
{
"name": "DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC",
"permits": 31,
"pct_share": "3.9%"
}
]
},
"meta": {
"source": "Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC)",
"data_as_of": "2026-08-07",
"source_checked_at": "2026-08-10T20:03:21Z",
"configured_check_cadence": "daily"
}
}Texas Drilling Permit FAQs
Texas has 419,293 historical drilling permits in the returned dataset, with 797 records in its latest 30-day calculation. The latest returned permit date is August 7, 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: PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. (5.9%), COG OPERATING LLC (3.9%), DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC (3.9%).
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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