Live Oak County Texas Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Live Oak County Texas drilling permits: 19 recent permits, 5 reported spuds, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
By Johnathan · Reviewed by EnergyNetWatch Research · Maintained page · Content updated 2026-09-01
Living county activity page
This page tracks county-level permits, reported spuds, source dates, and operator activity while keeping each record stage separate.
Key Takeaways
- Live Oak County has 19 permit records in the 90-day window ending August 27, 2026 and 21 permit records over the trailing 12 months.
- BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads the source-filed preview with 10 recent permits.
- 5 deduplicated reported-spud events appear in the separate reviewed window.
Live Oak County had 19 Texas drilling permit records in the 90-day window ending August 27, 2026. The same review found 21 trailing-12-month permit records, 7 source-filed operator labels, and 5 reported-spud events in the separate source window.
Among the 138 Texas counties with current permit activity in this reviewed cut, Live Oak ranks 30 by 90-day permit count. Use that rank as a filing-volume comparison only. It does not measure acreage, production, rig count, capital spending, or commercial awards.
Current Live Oak County permit snapshot
| Metric | Current reviewed value |
|---|---|
| 90-day drilling permits | 19 |
| Trailing-12-month drilling permits | 21 |
| 90-day reported-spud events | 5 |
| Recent source-filed operator labels | 7 |
| Latest county permit in the reviewed window | August 3, 2026 |
| Latest county reported spud in the reviewed window | June 13, 2026 |
The permit source runs through August 27, 2026. The reported-spud source runs through August 11, 2026. Those clocks are shown separately because permits and reported spuds are different record stages.
Leading source-filed operator labels
| Operator label | 90-day permits | 12-month permits | Latest reviewed permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP | 10 | 12 | July 24, 2026 |
| 1893 OIL & GAS LTD UNIT A | 2 | 2 | August 3, 2026 |
| 1893 OIL & GAS, LTD. UNIT A | 2 | 2 | August 3, 2026 |
| AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION | 2 | 2 | June 26, 2026 |
| 1893 OIL & GAS, LTD. UNIT D | 1 | 1 | August 3, 2026 |
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads this public preview with 10 permits, or 52.6% of the county total. The 5 displayed labels account for 17 permits (89.5%). Operator names are preserved as filed; similarly named entities are not consolidated without separate identity evidence.
Permit and reported-spud timing
5 deduplicated reported-spud events appear in the separate window through August 11, 2026.
A permit is an authorization or filing-stage record. A reported spud is a later drilling-stage record. The two totals should not be added together or divided into a conversion rate because their reporting cadence, coverage, and population differ.
How Live Oak County records are assigned
Texas county assignment uses the three-digit county FIPS segment in a valid API identifier. Field geography is not used as a substitute because an oil or gas field can cross county boundaries. Rows that cannot support valid county attribution stay in the statewide dataset and are not forced into Live Oak County.
This method produces a county lookup page that can be refreshed from the same state snapshot. It does not publish individual permit numbers, API identifiers, well names, coordinates, or the complete operator table. Those record-level fields remain in the app and API workflow.
Browse the Texas active county permit directory to compare current county totals, or use the Texas and New Mexico county permit hub to switch states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many recent drilling permits are in Live Oak County?
Live Oak County has 19 permit records in the reviewed 90-day window ending August 27, 2026 and 21 permit records in the trailing 12 months.
Which operator has the most recent Live Oak County permits?
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads the current source-filed preview with 10 permits. This is a filing-label ranking, not a corporate-family, acreage, production, or spending ranking.
Does a drilling permit mean the well was drilled?
No. A permit is a filing-stage record. Reported-spud, completion, and production records are later stages and should be checked separately.
Where can I get the individual Live Oak County permit records?
The EnergyNetWatch app and API workflow provide the record-level identifiers, dates, operator labels, map context, filters, exports, and monitoring options that are intentionally omitted from this public county summary.
Data notes
EnergyNetWatch read-only TX/NM county review run September 1, 2026. County assignment uses the valid Texas API county FIPS segment. Reported-spud events are deduplicated by API-10 and spud date. Permit and reported-spud records are separate stages and use the source dates shown on the page.
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