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Railroad Commission of Texas · the 7 days to November 13, 2026

New Texas drilling permits, Nov 7–13, 2026

  • 103permits issued
  • 91horizontal
  • 36counties
  • 41operators

This week

Where the state permitted wells

Map of Texas with the 98 drilling permits of November 7–13, 2026 that have a location on file, as red dots, and the 36 counties with a permit outlined.
A permit, at the well's surface location (98 of 103 on file so far)A county with a new permit
5 of the week's permits have no location in the state's files yet; they are in the list below. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit file (with latitudes and longitudes), loaded every night. County lines: US Census Bureau. Towns: GeoNames. Map: Royalty Clerk.
The Railroad Commission of Texas issued 103 permits to drill from November 7, 2026 to November 13, 2026: 90 for new wells, 91 of them horizontal, in 36 counties. Most were in Midland County (16) and Martin County (9). A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

This address always shows the newest seven days. Follow by feed (Atom) · Earlier weeks

The permits, day by dayWatch a county

Counties and operators

Who drills, and where

Each county links to its Well Watch page, with its own map and every permit of the last two years. Each operator links to its page.

By county

  1. 1Midland County16
  2. 2Martin County9
  3. 3Glasscock County6
  4. 4Yoakum County6
  5. 5Karnes County5
  6. 6Reagan County5
  7. 7Ector County4
  8. 8Frio County4
  9. 9Crane County3
  10. 10Gonzales County3
  11. 11Harrison County3
  12. 12Irion County3
  13. 13Live Oak County3
  14. 14Reeves County3
  15. 15Borden County2

And 21 more counties with fewer, in the list below.

By operator

  1. 1Diamondback E&P LLC18
  2. 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLC5
  3. 3Discovery Natural Resources LLC5
  4. 4FW Eagle Ford I, LLC5
  5. 5Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC5
  6. 6Bta Oil Producers, LLC4
  7. 7Occidental Permian Ltd.4
  8. 8Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.4
  9. 9Blackbeard Operating, LLC3
  10. 10Burlington Resources O & G Co LP3
  11. 11Chevron U. S. A. Inc.3
  12. 12Hilcorp Energy Company3
  13. 13Rfe Operating, LLC3
  14. 14Triple Crown Resources, LLC3
  15. 15BPX Operating Company2

And 26 more operators with fewer.

Register · November 7–13, 2026

Every permit, newest first

As the state files them: the lease and well, the operator, the kind of permit and the depth. “On the map” opens the county's live map at the well's spot.

Friday, November 1331 permits

Thursday, November 1235 permits

Tuesday, November 1026 permits

Monday, November 911 permits

Cancelled permits are left out. To look a permit up at the source, use the Railroad Commission's drilling permit query with its permit number.

Archive

Earlier weeks

Each finished week, Monday to Sunday, has its own page that does not change. The feed gets one entry per week.

  1. Nov 2–8, 2026164
  2. Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026242
  3. Oct 19–25, 2026215
  4. Oct 12–18, 2026147
  5. Oct 5–11, 2026167
  6. Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026156
  7. Sep 21–27, 2026194
  8. Sep 14–20, 2026167
  9. Sep 7–13, 2026133
  10. Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026182
  11. Aug 24–30, 2026118
  12. Aug 17–23, 2026167
Every week since January 1, 2024 (149 weeks)

FAQ

Questions people ask

What is a drilling permit?

Permission from the Railroad Commission of Texas to drill a well, or to re-enter or deepen an old one, at a stated spot and to a stated depth. An operator files for it before the rig comes; it lasts two years. Many permitted wells are drilled within months, some never are.

Why does the week end on this day?

The page shows the seven days through the newest issue date on file, November 13, 2026. The state publishes its permit file every night, and a day's permits can keep arriving for a few days, so the newest days fill in.

Some permits are not on the map. Why?

The map draws a permit at the well's surface location as the state files it. A new permit's location can take a few days to reach the state's files; until then it is listed here but not drawn.

Does a new permit near my land mean I will be paid?

No. A permit says where a well may be drilled, not whose minerals it will produce or who is paid. That depends on your lease, the unit the well is pooled in and the division order. If a well is drilled on or next to your tract, watch for a division order from the operator.

Texas division orders

Can I get these by email or in a feed?

Yes. The feed on this page has one entry for each finished week, for any feed reader. For one county, an abstract or a lease, Texas Well Watch sends one email a week when the state files something new there; it is free with an account.

Texas Well Watch

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