Bowie County, Texas
Bowie County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 1drilling permit
- 0completions
- 0first-production reports
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Bowie County
- Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells12On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing3Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged4The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
19 wells with a location on the state's map and 4 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
A permit is not a well.
Wells near each town in Bowie County
- Maud23 wells
- Nash12 wells
- New Boston6 wells
- Red Lick12 wells
- Redwater10 wells
- Texarkana12 wells
- Wake Village12 wells
Wells within 10 miles of each town, on either side of the county line.
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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/bowie-county-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/county-wells/bowie-county-tx.svg" alt="Map of Bowie County, Texas, with 19 oil and gas wells and 4 recent drilling locations as dots." width="1000" height="1072" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/bowie-county-tx">Bowie County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>The last twelve months
Month by month in Bowie County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to October 7, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.
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The newest drilling permits in Bowie County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | RUNNERS REFUGE 1new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30359 · permit 091911133.39714, -94.46522drilling began 2026-10-14 · 5,200 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2025-09-15 | ELLIOTT 1recompletion · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30357 · permit 091038333.40133, -94.450739,500 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2025-05-05 | TELFORD UNIT 1new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30358 · permit 090774433.40579, -94.46982drilling began 2025-06-20 · 5,200 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2025-02-04 | MCDANIEL SWD 4re-entry · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30353 · permit 090556133.40324, -94.450143,000 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-10-24 | ELLIOTT 1new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30357 · permit 090329633.40133, -94.45073drilling began 2024-11-14 · 4,750 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-07-03 | BESSIE 2STrecompletion · verticalMertz Energy Texas LLCAPI 42-037-30354 · permit 090089133.36248, -94.481209,000 ft | Mertz Energy Texas LLC | |||||
| 2024-05-16 | SUMMERS 'A' 2new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30356 · permit 089962233.40518, -94.45852drilling began 2024-06-24 · 5,200 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-05-15 | SUMMERS 1new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30355 · permit 089962133.40427, -94.46187drilling began 2024-06-10 · 5,200 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-02-09 | BESSIE 2new drill · verticalMertz Energy Texas LLCAPI 42-037-30354 · permit 089711533.36248, -94.481209,000 ft | Mertz Energy Texas LLC | |||||
| 2023-12-05 | GRAY OWL 1new drill · verticalTV Operating, LLCAPI 42-037-30352 · permit 089528733.33263, -94.08768drilling began 2024-02-29 · 11,000 ft | TV Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2023-11-27 | MCDANIEL 4new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30353 · permit 089546833.40324, -94.45014drilling began 2023-12-08 · 4,750 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. | |||||
| 2023-07-11 | MCDANIEL 2new drill · verticalMachin & Associates, Inc.API 42-037-30350 · permit 089194333.40166, -94.45321drilling began 2023-07-14 · 4,750 ft | Machin & Associates, Inc. |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
Year by year
Drilling permits issued in Bowie County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2023; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
The latest
The most recent records
| Date | What, who and where |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Permit issued: Machin & Associates, Inc.RUNNERS REFUGE · A-494 · permit 0919111 |
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Bowie County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 1 drilling permit in Bowie County in the twelve months to October 7, 2026, and recorded 0 completions and 0 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
How do I get an alert when a permit is issued near my land in Bowie County?
Choose your abstract on this page, or the whole county, and sign in. You get one email a week, only when something new is recorded after you sign up. The alert says whether an event is on an interest in your Mineral File, on a place you follow, or only nearby.
When is my first royalty check due after a new well?
Natural Resources Code section 91.402(a) says on or before 120 days after the end of the month of first sale of production from the well. The state's first-production month is the closest public marker, so the date on this page is the earliest, not a certainty.
Got a new well on your land?
The first check is due within 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.