Johnson County, Texas
Johnson County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 1drilling permit
- 3completions
- 0first-production reports
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Johnson County
- Drilling locations4Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells2,015On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing1,094Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged480The 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.
3,589 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.
Johnson County is one of the 25 counties of the Barnett Shale
Wells near each town in Johnson County
- Alvarado1,422 wells
- Burleson2,278 wells
- Cleburne1,485 wells
- Godley1,911 wells
- Grandview403 wells
- Joshua2,183 wells
- Keene1,903 wells
- Venus1,004 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/johnson-county-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/county-wells/johnson-county-tx.svg" alt="Map of Johnson County, Texas, with 3,589 oil and gas wells and 4 recent drilling locations as dots." width="1000" height="1223" 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/johnson-county-tx">Johnson 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 Johnson County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to September 10, 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 Johnson County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | THREE TRACTS 1new drill · verticalHalliburton Energy Services, IncAPI 42-251-34599 · permit 091610132.35896, -97.2057565 ft | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc | |||||
| 2024-12-20 | BRICE UNIT 6new drill · verticalDelta Oil & Gas Ltd.API 42-251-34598 · permit 090479032.41584, -97.58265drilling began 2025-02-05 · 6,000 ft | Delta Oil & Gas Ltd. | |||||
| 2024-12-19 | ACU UNIT 6new drill · verticalDelta Oil & Gas Ltd.API 42-251-34597 · permit 090478132.49535, -97.570746,000 ft | Delta Oil & Gas Ltd. | |||||
| 2024-12-13 | FERGUSON FOUNDATION SWD 2new drill · verticalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-251-34596 · permit 090457932.44985, -97.13117drilling began 2025-11-07 · 13,500 ft | Upp Operating, 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 Johnson County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2024; 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCRICE UNIT · A-95 |
| 2026-07-14 | Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCCOLONIAL B UNIT · A-734 |
| 2026-06-03 | Permit issued: Halliburton Energy Services, IncTHREE TRACTS · A-665 · permit 0916101 |
| 2026-01-10 | Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCHARPER CATTLE C UNIT · A-283 |
Coming up
First checks coming due in Johnson County
- COLONIAL B UNIT, BKV North Texas, LLCby November 28, 2026
- RICE UNIT, BKV North Texas, LLCby January 28, 2027
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Johnson County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 1 drilling permit in Johnson County in the twelve months to September 10, 2026, and recorded 3 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 Johnson 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.