Midland County, Texas

Midland County drilling permits: what the state recorded

Name: Drilling permits, completions and first production in Midland County, Texas, last twelve months
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672drilling permits
602completions
184first-production reports
in the last twelve months

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Oil wells and drilling locations in Midland County

Map of Midland County, Texas, with 15,018 oil and gas wells and 1,227 recent drilling locations as dots. — Drilling locations1,227Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells9,509On a lease reporting production now
Not producing1,121Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged4,388The 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.
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15,018 wells with a location on the state's map and 1,227 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

672 drilling permits, 602 completions and 184 first-production reports in the last twelve months. Follow the county or one abstract and get one email a week when something new is recorded.

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Midland County is one of the 61 counties of the Permian Basin

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Midland4,854 wells

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The last twelve months

Month by month in Midland County

Drilling events by month in Midland County
Month	Permits	Completions	First production
Nov 2026	31	0	0
Oct 2026	44	0	0
Sep 2026	44	0	0
Aug 2026	59	3	17
Jul 2026	35	26	13
Jun 2026	83	44	19
May 2026	62	54	13
Apr 2026	75	72	13
Mar 2026	61	116	46
Feb 2026	38	93	18
Jan 2026	60	106	27
Dec 2025	46	60	18
Nov 2025	34	28	0

Counted from November 15, 2025 to November 13, 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 Midland County

The 50 newest W-1 permits the Railroad Commission issued here, through November 13, 2026.

The newest drilling permits issued in Midland County
Issued	Lease and well	Operator	Depth, ft	API number	Coordinates	Permit
2026-11-13	CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT 2253JMnew drill · horizontalChevron U. S. A. Inc.API 42-329-48673 · permit 092001531.71671, -101.946009,107 ft	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	9,107	42-329-48673	31.71671, -101.94600	0920015
2026-11-13	CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT 2252JMnew drill · horizontalChevron U. S. A. Inc.API 42-329-48672 · permit 092001431.71669, -101.946079,107 ft	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	9,107	42-329-48672	31.71669, -101.94607	0920014
2026-11-13	CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT 2251JMnew drill · horizontalChevron U. S. A. Inc.API 42-329-48671 · permit 092001331.71668, -101.946139,107 ft	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	9,107	42-329-48671	31.71668, -101.94613	0920013
2026-11-12	GRAND PRIX 28-09 D 1WBnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48635 · permit 091948131.85695, -102.2845111,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48635	31.85695, -102.28451	0919481
2026-11-12	GRAND PRIX 28-09 B 1LSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48632 · permit 091947931.85715, -102.2845811,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48632	31.85715, -102.28458	0919479
2026-11-10	FASKEN TR 7X 115HDnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48618 · permit 091907532.03442, -102.2592111,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48618	32.03442, -102.25921	0919075
2026-11-10	FASKEN TR 7X 114HJnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48617 · permit 091907332.03441, -102.2592811,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48617	32.03441, -102.25928	0919073
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 F 3JMnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48613 · permit 091902131.99065, -101.9492711,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48613	31.99065, -101.94927	0919021
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 E 3WBnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48611 · permit 091901831.99060, -101.9495111,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48611	31.99060, -101.94951	0919018
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 E 3LSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48612 · permit 091902031.99062, -101.9494311,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48612	31.99062, -101.94943	0919020
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 E 2MSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48610 · permit 091901531.99063, -101.9493511,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48610	31.99063, -101.94935	0919015
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 D 2WDnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48614 · permit 091903431.99005, -101.9517911,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48614	31.99005, -101.95179	0919034
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 D 2WAnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48608 · permit 091900431.99056, -101.9496611,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48608	31.99056, -101.94966	0919004
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-48 D 2JMnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48609 · permit 091901331.99054, -101.9497411,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48609	31.99054, -101.94974	0919013
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-38 C 2WBnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48607 · permit 091899931.99058, -101.9495811,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48607	31.99058, -101.94958	0918999
2026-11-10	HULK HOGAN 12-38 C 2LSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48606 · permit 091899831.99011, -101.9515611,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48606	31.99011, -101.95156	0918998
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 160 MIPA UNIT H160NWnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-47363 · permit 091992432.03872, -102.0911412,500 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	12,500	42-329-47363	32.03872, -102.09114	0919924
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 150 MIPA UNIT H150NBnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-47362 · permit 091992132.03869, -102.0910912,000 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	12,000	42-329-47362	32.03869, -102.09109	0919921
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 140 MIPA UNIT H140NWnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-47361 · permit 091992332.03866, -102.0910312,500 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	12,500	42-329-47361	32.03866, -102.09103	0919923
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 130 MIPA UNIT H130NBnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-47360 · permit 091992032.03864, -102.0909812,000 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	12,000	42-329-47360	32.03864, -102.09098	0919920
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 120 MIPA UNIT H120NWnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-47359 · permit 091992232.03861, -102.0909212,500 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	12,500	42-329-47359	32.03861, -102.09092	0919922
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 120 MIPA UNIT H120CFnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-48666 · permit 091991832.03855, -102.091008,300 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	8,300	42-329-48666	32.03855, -102.09100	0919918
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 110 MIPA UNIT H110NBnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-47357 · permit 091991932.03858, -102.0908712,000 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	12,000	42-329-47357	32.03858, -102.09087	0919919
2026-11-06	KNIGHT 110 MIPA UNIT H110CFnew drill · horizontalPermian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLCAPI 42-329-48665 · permit 091991732.03852, -102.090948,300 ft	Permian Deep Rock Oil Co., LLC	8,300	42-329-48665	32.03852, -102.09094	0919917
2026-11-06	GRAND PRIX 28-09 C 1WAnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48633 · permit 091948031.85702, -102.2845311,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48633	31.85702, -102.28453	0919480
2026-11-06	GRAND PRIX 28-09 A 1JMnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48630 · permit 091947731.85708, -102.2845611,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48630	31.85708, -102.28456	0919477
2026-11-05	HULK HOGAN 12-38 B 1WDnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48604 · permit 091896331.99004, -101.9518711,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48604	31.99004, -101.95187	0918963
2026-11-05	HULK HOGAN 12-38 B 1WAnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48603 · permit 091895631.99007, -101.9517111,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48603	31.99007, -101.95171	0918956
2026-11-05	HULK HOGAN 12-38 B 1JMnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48602 · permit 091895531.99000, -101.9520211,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48602	31.99000, -101.95202	0918955
2026-11-04	HULK HOGAN 12-38 A 1WBnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48601 · permit 091895431.99002, -101.9519411,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48601	31.99002, -101.95194	0918954
2026-11-04	JOURNEY SWD 1new drill · verticalDeep Blue Operating I LLCAPI 42-329-48664 · permit 091991331.72183, -102.010896,700 ft	Deep Blue Operating I LLC	6,700	42-329-48664	31.72183, -102.01089	0919913
2026-10-29	HULK HOGAN 12-38 C 1MSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48605 · permit 091899731.99009, -101.9516311,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48605	31.99009, -101.95163	0918997
2026-10-29	HULK HOGAN 12-38 A 1LSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48600 · permit 091895331.98998, -101.9521011,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48600	31.98998, -101.95210	0918953
2026-10-27	CMC SPARKLEBERRY 1-46 C 4113USnew drill · horizontalChevron U. S. A. Inc.API 42-329-48655 · permit 091962931.76353, -101.986888,900 ft	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	8,900	42-329-48655	31.76353, -101.98688	0919629
2026-10-27	CMC SPARKLEBERRY 1-46 B 4112USnew drill · horizontalChevron U. S. A. Inc.API 42-329-48654 · permit 091962831.76352, -101.986948,900 ft	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	8,900	42-329-48654	31.76352, -101.98694	0919628
2026-10-27	CMC SPARKLEBERRY 1-46 A 4111USnew drill · horizontalChevron U. S. A. Inc.API 42-329-48653 · permit 091962731.76350, -101.987008,900 ft	Chevron U. S. A. Inc.	8,900	42-329-48653	31.76350, -101.98700	0919627
2026-10-26	GRAND PRIX 28-09 H 2WBnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48641 · permit 091948631.85689, -102.2844911,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48641	31.85689, -102.28449	0919486
2026-10-26	GRAND PRIX 28-09 G 2WAnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48640 · permit 091948531.85682, -102.2844611,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48640	31.85682, -102.28446	0919485
2026-10-26	GRAND PRIX 28-09 F 2LSnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48639 · permit 091948331.85675, -102.2844411,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48639	31.85675, -102.28444	0919483
2026-10-26	GRAND PRIX 28-09 E 2JMnew drill · horizontalDiamondback E&P LLCAPI 42-329-48637 · permit 091948231.85669, -102.2844211,000 ft	Diamondback E&P LLC	11,000	42-329-48637	31.85669, -102.28442	0919482
2026-10-22	CUNNINGHAM-HUTT 9B 202Hnew drill · horizontalPioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.API 42-329-48595 · permit 091885731.76249, -101.9267810,754 ft	Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.	10,754	42-329-48595	31.76249, -101.92678	0918857
2026-10-22	FASKEN TR 7G 111HCnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48652 · permit 091953832.03435, -102.2595211,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48652	32.03435, -102.25952	0919538
2026-10-22	FASKEN TR 7G 110HJnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48649 · permit 091953532.03433, -102.2596011,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48649	32.03433, -102.25960	0919535
2026-10-22	FASKEN TR 7G 109HDnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48651 · permit 091953732.03431, -102.2596711,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48651	32.03431, -102.25967	0919537
2026-10-22	FASKEN TR 7G 108HFnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48650 · permit 091953632.03430, -102.2597511,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48650	32.03430, -102.25975	0919536
2026-10-22	FASKEN TR 7F-U 107HMnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48648 · permit 091953132.03428, -102.2598311,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48648	32.03428, -102.25983	0919531
2026-10-22	FASKEN TR 7F-U 106HJnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48647 · permit 091953032.03403, -102.2608511,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48647	32.03403, -102.26085	0919530
2026-10-21	FASKEN TR 7E 105HFnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48645 · permit 091952832.03401, -102.2609311,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48645	32.03401, -102.26093	0919528
2026-10-21	FASKEN TR 7E 104HDnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48646 · permit 091952932.03398, -102.2610911,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48646	32.03398, -102.26109	0919529
2026-10-21	FASKEN TR 7D-U 102HFnew drill · horizontalOvintiv USA Inc.API 42-329-48643 · permit 091952432.03391, -102.2614011,000 ft	Ovintiv USA Inc.	11,000	42-329-48643	32.03391, -102.26140	0919524

These are the newest 50 of 2,368 permits on file for Midland County. The rest follow, 50 to a page.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

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Year by year

Drilling permits issued in Midland County, by year

Drilling permits issued in Midland County by year
Year	Permits issued
2026 so far	592
2025	515
2024	841
2023	264
2022	86
2021	20
2020	6
2019	1
2018	21
2017	11
2016	9
2014	2

Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2014; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

The latest

The most recent records

The latest drilling records in Midland County
Date	What, who and where
2026-11-13	Permit issued: Chevron U. S. A. Inc.CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT · A-175 · permit 0920013
2026-11-13	Permit issued: Chevron U. S. A. Inc.CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT · A-175 · permit 0920014
2026-11-13	Permit issued: Chevron U. S. A. Inc.CMC SUNFLOWER JM UNIT · A-171 · permit 0920015
2026-11-12	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCGRAND PRIX 28-09 D · A-77 · permit 0919481
2026-11-12	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCGRAND PRIX 28-09 B · A-77 · permit 0919479
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 F · A-731 · permit 0919021
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 E · A-731 · permit 0919018
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 E · A-731 · permit 0919020
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 E · A-731 · permit 0919015
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Ovintiv USA Inc.FASKEN TR 7X · A-244 · permit 0919075
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-38 C · A-731 · permit 0918999
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-38 C · A-731 · permit 0918998
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 D · A-731 · permit 0919034
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 D · A-731 · permit 0919004
2026-11-10	Permit issued: Diamondback E&P LLCHULK HOGAN 12-48 D · A-731 · permit 0919013

Coming up

First checks coming due in Midland County

Worked out from the state's first-production month: 120 days after the end of the month. The earliest date, not a certainty.

Macho Man 11-47 K, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 G, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 D, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 F, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 J, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 E, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 I, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 L, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-47 H, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026
Macho Man 11-38 A, Diamondback E&P LLCby November 28, 2026

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How many wells were permitted in Midland County in the last year?

The Railroad Commission issued 672 drilling permits in Midland County in the twelve months to November 13, 2026, and recorded 602 completions and 184 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

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Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.