Deaf Smith County, Texas
Deaf Smith County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 4drilling permits
- 0completions
- 0first-production reports
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Deaf Smith County
- Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells0On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing1Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged0The 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.
1 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.
Deaf Smith County is one of the 26 counties of the Granite Wash
Wells near each town in Deaf Smith County
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/deaf-smith-county-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/county-wells/deaf-smith-county-tx.svg" alt="Map of Deaf Smith County, Texas, with 1 oil and gas wells and 4 recent drilling locations as dots." width="1000" height="893" 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/deaf-smith-county-tx">Deaf Smith 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 Deaf Smith County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to August 11, 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 Deaf Smith County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | BRAVO 4new drill · verticalNorth Texas Carbon, LLCAPI 42-117-30122 · permit 091751434.81790, -102.3484310,000 ft | North Texas Carbon, LLC | |||||
| 2026-07-31 | ALPHA 3new drill · verticalNorth Texas Carbon, LLCAPI 42-117-30121 · permit 091751034.81790, -102.3486010,000 ft | North Texas Carbon, LLC | |||||
| 2026-07-20 | OFL 2new drill · verticalNorth Texas Carbon, LLCAPI 42-117-30120 · permit 091722534.82239, -102.3540310,000 ft | North Texas Carbon, LLC | |||||
| 2025-12-16 | GOLDIE 1new drill · verticalNorth Texas Carbon, LLCAPI 42-117-30119 · permit 091225534.78925, -102.22738drilling began 2026-01-08 · 8,000 ft | North Texas Carbon, LLC |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
Year by year
Drilling permits issued in Deaf Smith County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2025; 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Permit issued: North Texas Carbon, LLCBRAVO · A-774 · permit 0917514 |
| 2026-07-31 | Permit issued: North Texas Carbon, LLCALPHA · A-774 · permit 0917510 |
| 2026-07-20 | Permit issued: North Texas Carbon, LLCOFL · A-1209 · permit 0917225 |
| 2025-12-16 | Permit issued: North Texas Carbon, LLCGOLDIE · A-882 · permit 0912255 |
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Deaf Smith County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 4 drilling permits in Deaf Smith County in the twelve months to August 11, 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 Deaf Smith 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.