Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County drilling permits: what the state recorded

Name: Drilling permits, completions and first production in Tarrant County, Texas, last twelve months
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27drilling permits
30completions
10first-production reports
in the last twelve months

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Oil wells and drilling locations in Tarrant County

Map of Tarrant County, Texas, with 4,490 oil and gas wells and 42 recent drilling locations as dots. — Drilling locations42Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells3,431On a lease reporting production now
Not producing821Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged238The 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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4,490 wells with a location on the state's map and 42 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

27 drilling permits, 30 completions and 10 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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Tarrant County is one of the 25 counties of the Barnett Shale

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The last twelve months

Month by month in Tarrant County

Drilling events by month in Tarrant County
Month	Permits	Completions	First production
Sep 2026	0	1	0
Aug 2026	1	3	0
Jul 2026	0	2	0
Jun 2026	1	9	10
May 2026	0	4	0
Apr 2026	4	5	0
Mar 2026	0	3	0
Feb 2026	6	0	0
Jan 2026	3	1	0
Dec 2025	4	0	0
Nov 2025	8	2	0

Counted from November 15, 2025 to September 9, 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 Tarrant County

The 50 newest W-1 permits the Railroad Commission issued here, through August 6, 2026.

The newest drilling permits issued in Tarrant County
Issued	Lease and well	Operator	Drilling began	Depth, ft	API number	Coordinates	Permit
2026-08-06	DIDO B 2 (AW) 2Hrecompletion · horizontalBKV North Texas, LLCAPI 42-439-30927 · permit 091747932.94176, -97.485968,500 ft	BKV North Texas, LLC		8,500	42-439-30927	32.94176, -97.48596	0917479
2026-06-25	LEWISVILLE '7' UNIT 1Hrecompletion · horizontalBKV North Texas, LLCAPI 42-439-31434 · permit 091661232.58630, -97.302898,880 ft	BKV North Texas, LLC		8,880	42-439-31434	32.58630, -97.30289	0916612
2026-04-22	ZION D MIPA UNIT 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37394 · permit 091493432.65038, -97.063739,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37394	32.65038, -97.06373	0914934
2026-04-22	ZION B MIPA UNIT 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37393 · permit 091493332.65043, -97.063739,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37393	32.65043, -97.06373	0914933
2026-04-22	ZION A MIPA UNIT 1Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37392 · permit 091493232.65046, -97.063739,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37392	32.65046, -97.06373	0914932
2026-04-22	ZION C MIPA UNIT 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37391 · permit 091478032.65041, -97.063739,500 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,500	42-439-37391	32.65041, -97.06373	0914780
2026-02-27	TRADERS VILLAGE FISH CREEK MIPAC 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37390 · permit 091371032.69077, -97.052199,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37390	32.69077, -97.05219	0913710
2026-02-27	TRADERS VILLAGE FISH CREEK MIPAB 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37389 · permit 091370832.69081, -97.052199,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37389	32.69081, -97.05219	0913708
2026-02-27	TRADERS VILLAGE FISH CREEK MIPAA 1Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37388 · permit 091370632.69085, -97.052199,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37388	32.69085, -97.05219	0913706
2026-02-18	YU UNIT 4Hrecompletion · horizontalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-439-34820 · permit 091294532.64713, -97.128729,000 ft	Upp Operating, LLC		9,000	42-439-34820	32.64713, -97.12872	0912945
2026-02-12	TRWD 'E' NORTH UNIT E 22Hrecompletion · horizontalBKV North Texas, LLCAPI 42-439-31264 · permit 091337932.95073, -97.50007drilling began 2005-09-10 · 10,216 ft	BKV North Texas, LLC	2005-09-10	10,216	42-439-31264	32.95073, -97.50007	0913379
2026-02-12	TRWD GANTT A UNIT 1Hrecompletion · horizontalBKV North Texas, LLCAPI 42-439-31842 · permit 091337132.96401, -97.51638drilling began 2007-07-04 · 9,835 ft	BKV North Texas, LLC	2007-07-04	9,835	42-439-31842	32.96401, -97.51638	0913371
2026-01-09	YU UNIT 7Hnew drill · horizontalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-439-37374 · permit 091163732.64724, -97.1287017,000 ft	Upp Operating, LLC		17,000	42-439-37374	32.64724, -97.12870	0911637
2026-01-09	YU UNIT 5Hnew drill · horizontalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-439-37373 · permit 091158032.64719, -97.1287017,000 ft	Upp Operating, LLC		17,000	42-439-37373	32.64719, -97.12870	0911580
2026-01-07	YU UNIT 6Hnew drill · horizontalUpp Operating, LLCAPI 42-439-37375 · permit 091158132.64721, -97.1287017,000 ft	Upp Operating, LLC		17,000	42-439-37375	32.64721, -97.12870	0911581
2025-12-01	FLIGHT PATH 8Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37387 · permit 091189232.67551, -97.102649,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37387	32.67551, -97.10264	0911892
2025-12-01	FLIGHT PATH 7Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37386 · permit 091187332.67559, -97.102649,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37386	32.67559, -97.10264	0911873
2025-12-01	FLIGHT PATH 6Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37385 · permit 091187232.67556, -97.102649,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37385	32.67556, -97.10264	0911872
2025-12-01	FLIGHT PATH 5Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37384 · permit 091187132.67553, -97.102649,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37384	32.67553, -97.10264	0911871
2025-11-24	LANDING 7Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37382 · permit 091186632.66837, -97.102799,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37382	32.66837, -97.10279	0911866
2025-11-24	LANDING 6Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37381 · permit 091186532.66838, -97.102849,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37381	32.66838, -97.10284	0911865
2025-11-24	LANDING 5Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37379 · permit 091186432.66838, -97.102899,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37379	32.66838, -97.10289	0911864
2025-11-24	LANDING 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37380 · permit 091186332.66838, -97.102949,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37380	32.66838, -97.10294	0911863
2025-11-24	CLEAR SKIES 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37383 · permit 091186232.67548, -97.102649,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37383	32.67548, -97.10264	0911862
2025-11-18	DAY 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37378 · permit 091177132.60382, -97.081569,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37378	32.60382, -97.08156	0911771
2025-11-18	DAY 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37377 · permit 091177032.60386, -97.081569,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37377	32.60386, -97.08156	0911770
2025-11-18	DAY 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37376 · permit 091176932.60390, -97.081579,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37376	32.60390, -97.08157	0911769
2025-09-18	WESTERFELD MATHIS UNIT 1 6Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37372 · permit 091022732.55248, -97.0837310,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		10,000	42-439-37372	32.55248, -97.08373	0910227
2025-09-11	WESTERFELD MATHIS UNIT 1 5Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37371 · permit 091022632.55247, -97.0837610,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		10,000	42-439-37371	32.55247, -97.08376	0910226
2025-09-11	WESTERFELD MATHIS UNIT 1 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37370 · permit 091022432.55245, -97.0837910,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		10,000	42-439-37370	32.55245, -97.08379	0910224
2025-09-10	WESTERFELD MATHIS UNIT 1 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37369 · permit 091022232.55244, -97.0838210,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		10,000	42-439-37369	32.55244, -97.08382	0910222
2025-08-29	HOWELL OSLER MIPA B 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37367 · permit 091008132.73380, -97.055029,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37367	32.73380, -97.05502	0910081
2025-08-29	HOWELL OSLER MIPA A 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37366 · permit 091008032.73382, -97.055029,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37366	32.73382, -97.05502	0910080
2025-08-29	HOWELL MIPA C 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37368 · permit 091007932.73394, -97.055029,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37368	32.73394, -97.05502	0910079
2025-08-29	HOWELL MIPA B 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37365 · permit 091007832.73388, -97.055029,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37365	32.73388, -97.05502	0910078
2025-08-29	HOWELL MIPA A 1Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37364 · permit 091007732.73385, -97.055029,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37364	32.73385, -97.05502	0910077
2025-03-04	ROCKING HORSE MATADOR MIPA W 7Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37358 · permit 090475832.66553, -97.089279,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37358	32.66553, -97.08927	0904758
2024-12-31	ARKANSAS AGAPE 1H MIPA UT 1Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37362 · permit 090491032.70758, -97.05550drilling began 2025-10-22 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-10-22	9,000	42-439-37362	32.70758, -97.05550	0904910
2024-12-31	ARKANSAS AGAPE 2H MIPA UT 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37361 · permit 090490932.70758, -97.05547drilling began 2025-10-20 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-10-20	9,000	42-439-37361	32.70758, -97.05547	0904909
2024-12-31	ARKANSAS AGAPE 3H MIPA UT 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37360 · permit 090490832.70758, -97.05543drilling began 2025-10-19 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-10-19	9,000	42-439-37360	32.70758, -97.05543	0904908
2024-12-31	ARKANSAS 5H MIPA UNIT 5Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37359 · permit 090490732.70758, -97.05540drilling began 2025-10-17 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-10-17	9,000	42-439-37359	32.70758, -97.05540	0904907
2024-12-19	ROCKING HORSE MATADOR MIPA E 8Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37357 · permit 090475732.66557, -97.089269,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC		9,000	42-439-37357	32.66557, -97.08926	0904757
2024-10-01	COTTON COVE CCS 1new drill · verticalBKV Dcarbon Ventures, LLCAPI 42-439-37356 · permit 090297132.90915, -97.47634drilling began 2025-08-07 · 12,000 ft	BKV Dcarbon Ventures, LLC	2025-08-07	12,000	42-439-37356	32.90915, -97.47634	0902971
2024-09-27	RENFRO CJD 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37355 · permit 090290432.64757, -97.21040drilling began 2025-04-13 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-04-13	9,000	42-439-37355	32.64757, -97.21040	0902904
2024-09-26	RENFRO BEEDY 1Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37354 · permit 090290332.64761, -97.21040drilling began 2025-04-14 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-04-14	9,000	42-439-37354	32.64761, -97.21040	0902903
2024-06-07	AC360 ARKANSAS 3H MIPA UNIT 3Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37352 · permit 090008432.71396, -97.06520drilling began 2025-07-19 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-07-19	9,000	42-439-37352	32.71396, -97.06520	0900084
2024-06-07	AC360-ARKANSAS 2H MIPA UNIT 2Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37351 · permit 090008332.71396, -97.06530drilling began 2025-05-11 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-05-11	9,000	42-439-37351	32.71396, -97.06530	0900083
2024-06-06	MAVERICK OSLER 5H MIPA UNIT 5Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37350 · permit 090008132.71412, -97.06530drilling began 2025-05-17 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-05-17	9,000	42-439-37350	32.71412, -97.06530	0900081
2024-06-03	AC360 5H MIPA UNIT 5Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37346 · permit 090007432.71400, -97.06520drilling began 2025-07-20 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-07-20	9,000	42-439-37346	32.71400, -97.06520	0900074
2024-06-03	AC360 4H MIPA UNIT 4Hnew drill · horizontalTep Barnett USA, LLCAPI 42-439-37353 · permit 090007232.71404, -97.06520drilling began 2025-07-20 · 9,000 ft	Tep Barnett USA, LLC	2025-07-20	9,000	42-439-37353	32.71404, -97.06520	0900072

These are the newest 50 of 79 permits on file for Tarrant 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 Tarrant County, by year

Drilling permits issued in Tarrant County by year
Year	Permits issued
2026 so far	15
2025	22
2024	23
2023	9
2022	8
2008	1
2005	1

Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2005; 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 Tarrant County
Date	What, who and where
2026-09-09	Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCJOE POOL GEE UNIT · A-43
2026-08-27	Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCTRWD · A-505
2026-08-25	Completed: BKV Barnett, LLCGARNETT-LAPRELLE · A-225
2026-08-21	Completed: BKV Barnett, LLCBOAZ-MORRIS MATSON (SA) · A-1268
2026-08-06	Permit issued: BKV North Texas, LLCDIDO B 2 (AW) · A-1722 · permit 0917479
2026-07-17	Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCFEDERAL NORTH · A-427
2026-07-06	Completed: BKV North Texas, LLCINDIAN CREEK · A-1574
2026-06-25	Permit issued: BKV North Texas, LLCLEWISVILLE '7' UNIT · A-930 · permit 0916612
2026-06-16	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCMAVERICK OSLER 5H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900081
2026-06-16	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCMAVERICK 4H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900078
2026-06-15	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCAC360 1H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900070
2026-06-15	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCAC360 ARKANSAS 3H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900084
2026-06-15	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCMAVERICK 2H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900076
2026-06-15	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCAC360 4H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900072
2026-06-15	Completed: Tep Barnett USA, LLCAC360-ARKANSAS 2H MIPA UNIT · A-364 · permit 0900083

Coming up

First checks coming due in Tarrant County

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

INDIAN CREEK, BKV North Texas, LLCby November 28, 2026
FEDERAL NORTH, BKV North Texas, LLCby November 28, 2026
TRWD, BKV North Texas, LLCby December 29, 2026
GARNETT-LAPRELLE, BKV Barnett, LLCby December 29, 2026
BOAZ-MORRIS MATSON (SA), BKV Barnett, LLCby December 29, 2026
JOE POOL GEE UNIT, BKV North Texas, LLCby January 28, 2027

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

The Railroad Commission issued 27 drilling permits in Tarrant County in the twelve months to September 9, 2026, and recorded 30 completions and 10 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.