Oil and Gas Permit Tracking Guides
Permit records are useful early signals, but they need source-aware follow-up. This hub collects permit, rig, and operator activity workflows.
How to Track Drilling Permits by Operator Before Production Shows Up (2026)
Learn how to track drilling permits by operator, connect permits to later production signals, and avoid common state-source mistakes.
Read articleGuides for tracking drilling permits, operator activity, permit-to-production workflows, and rig inference from public records.
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Tracking Active Drilling Rigs Without Expensive GPS Feeds
Use drilling permits and reported spud dates to research operator and county activity, with clear limits on modeled rig-location claims.
RRC Production Data Query | Texas Oil & Gas by Lease
Look up Texas RRC production data by lease, operator, and month. Lease grain, not well.
New Mexico Oil and Gas Production Data: OCD Records, Permits & Spuds
New Mexico OCD production data guide covering wells, operators, counties, permits, reported spuds, source dates, and current table access.
Loving County Texas Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Loving County Texas drilling permits: 79 recent permits, 14 reported spuds, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
Upton County Texas Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Upton County Texas drilling permits: 90 recent permits, 1 reported spud, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
Martin County Texas Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Martin County Texas drilling permits: 72 recent permits, 4 reported spuds, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
Glasscock County Texas Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Glasscock County Texas drilling permits: 31 recent permits, 2 reported spuds, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
Eddy County New Mexico Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Eddy County New Mexico drilling permits: 640 recent permits, 151 reported spuds, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
Lea County New Mexico Drilling Permits And Reported Spuds (2026)
Current Lea County New Mexico drilling permits: 557 recent permits, 151 reported spuds, operator labels, source dates, and lookup access.
EOG Resources Q2 2026: Texas & New Mexico Permits, Spuds & Production
EOG Resources Q2 2026 results with Texas and New Mexico permits, reported spuds, county rows, production months, and source dates from public records.
Permian Resources Q2 2026: Delaware Basin Permits, Spuds & Acquisitions
Permian Resources Q2 2026 results alongside New Mexico and Texas permits, reported spuds, county records, production month, and facilities.
Diamondback Energy Q2 2026: Permian Permits, Spuds & Production
Diamondback Energy Q2 2026 production and guidance alongside current Texas permits, reported spuds, counties, production-month, and facility records.
Occidental Q2 2026: Permian Permits, Spuds & Production
Occidental Q2 2026 production alongside separate OXY-family Texas and New Mexico permit, reported-spud, production-month, county, and facility records.
Ovintiv Q2 2026: Permian Permits, Spuds & the Anadarko Sale
Ovintiv Q2 2026 production and Anadarko sale context alongside current Texas permits, reported spuds, counties, production month, and facilities.
Matador & San Mateo Q2 2026: Delaware Permits, Spuds & Midstream Records
Matador Q2 2026 production and San Mateo context alongside New Mexico permits, reported spuds, Texas facility labels, and source dates.
ConocoPhillips Q2 2026: Bakken Production, Permits & Spuds
ConocoPhillips and Burlington research with corrected North Dakota date interpretation: well-status dates do not establish permit issuance.
SM Energy & Civitas Q2 2026: Texas Permits, Spuds & Production
SM Energy Q2 2026 production and guidance alongside current Texas permits, reported spuds, source labels, and separate source clocks.
Devon & Coterra Q2 2026: New Mexico Permits, Spuds & Results
Devon Q2 2026 results alongside current Devon- and Coterra-linked New Mexico permits, reported spuds, counties, and source clocks.
How To Evaluate An Oil And Gas Operator Using Public Records
Use permits, reported spuds, production, county concentration, and source dates to evaluate an oil and gas operator without collapsing unlike records.
Devon & Coterra Operator Intelligence: New Mexico Permits, Spuds & Lease Context
Devon and Coterra New Mexico permits and reported spuds, with Lea and Eddy County records, source labels, lease context, and dates.
Occidental Operator Intelligence: TX/NM Permits, Spuds & Labels
Occidental and OXY-family permit and reported-spud activity in Texas and New Mexico, with source labels, counties, dates, and data limits.
SM Energy & Civitas Operator Intelligence: Texas Permits & Labels
SM Energy and Civitas Texas permit activity with reported spuds, source-filed labels, counties, dates, and post-merger record context.
ConocoPhillips & Burlington Operator Intelligence: Bakken Permits & Labels
ConocoPhillips and Burlington research with corrected North Dakota date interpretation: well-status dates do not establish permit issuance.
Texas PS-48 Pipeline Construction Signals: Source-Backed Project Watchlist
Texas PS-48 construction signals with source rows, reported miles, operator concentration, county concentration, timing windows, T-4 status, and caveats.
Texas PS-48 Pipeline Construction Signals: June 2026 Source Review
June 2026 Texas PS-48 source review with 144 construction-notice rows, 1,348.4 reported miles, timing windows, product mix, operator concentration, county concentration, and T-4 status.
Mewbourne Oil Co New Mexico Operator Brief: Eddy And Lea Permit Activity (2026)
Mewbourne Oil Co permit and reported-spud activity in Eddy and Lea County, New Mexico, with source dates, operator labels, and data limits.
Spur Energy Partners New Mexico Operator Brief: Eddy County Permit And Spud Follow-Through
Spur Energy Partners permit and reported-spud activity in Eddy County, New Mexico, with source dates, operator context, and data limits.
Chevron Q1 2026 Brief: Hess, Bakken, Permian, and State-Record Production Signals
Chevron operator intelligence brief covering Q1 2026 production, Hess/Bakken context, Permian follow-up, and state-source label discipline.
Antero Resources Q1 2026 Brief: Appalachia Gas, HG, And WV/OH State Records
Antero Resources operator intelligence brief covering WV/OH source records, HG label context, gas production, permits, wells, and source clocks.
Expand Energy Q1 2026 Brief: Gas Scale, Chesapeake/SWN Labels, And State Records
Expand Energy operator intelligence brief covering gas scale, current Expand labels, Chesapeake/SWN legacy labels, production clocks, and permit context.
EQT Q1 2026 Brief: Appalachian Gas, Curtailments, and PA/WV State-Source Signals
EQT operator intelligence brief covering Appalachian gas scale, PA/WV source clocks, permit freshness, and curtailment context.
ExxonMobil Q1 2026 Brief: Permian, Pioneer, XTO, and State-Source Signals
ExxonMobil operator intelligence brief covering Permian, Pioneer, XTO, Denbury, and state-source identity follow-up after Q1 2026.
EOG Q1 2026 Brief: Liquids Guidance and TX/NM Permit-Spud Follow-Through
EOG operator intelligence brief covering Texas and New Mexico permits, reported spuds, county follow-through, and Q1 2026 activity context.
Diamondback Energy Texas Drilling Permits: Q1 2026 Follow-Through
Diamondback operator intelligence brief covering Texas permit rank, reported-spud follow-through, sample well context, and T-4 infrastructure lead evidence.
Ovintiv Q1 2026: Permian Activity and Infrastructure Permits
Ovintiv operator intelligence brief covering current OVV labels, Texas permits, spuds, completions, facility permits, and Anadarko sale context.
Devon Q1 2026 Brief: Coterra Merger, New Mexico Lease, and State-Source Activity
Devon/Coterra operator intelligence brief covering New Mexico permit-spud follow-through, lease context, and merger label review.
SM Energy & Civitas Q1 2026 Signals: Texas Permits, Spuds & Labels
Review SM Energy and Civitas Q1 2026 source records across Texas permits, reported spuds, production context, counties, and legacy labels.
Permian Resources Operator Activity: TX/NM Permits And Spuds (2026)
Permian Resources operator intelligence brief covering TX/NM permits, reported spuds, county concentration, wells, production-month context, and facility records.
Matador Resources Operator Activity: NM Permits And Spuds (2026)
Matador Resources operator intelligence brief covering New Mexico permits, reported spuds, wells, production-month context, and Texas facility records.
ConocoPhillips & Burlington Q1 2026 Signals: Bakken and Lower 48
ConocoPhillips and Burlington research with corrected North Dakota date interpretation: well-status dates do not establish permit issuance.
Occidental Q1 2026 Permian Signals: TX/NM Permits, Spuds & Labels
Review Occidental Q1 2026 Permian source records across Texas and New Mexico permits, reported spuds, production context, and OXY-family labels.
Texas T-4 Pipeline Permit Watchlist: RRC Routes, Counties & Operators
Track Texas RRC T-4 pipeline permit rows by operator, county, commodity, source clock, route evidence, and current table availability.
Texas T-4 Pipeline Permit Watchlist: June 2026 Source Review
June 2026 Texas RRC T-4 source review with operators, counties, commodity mix, source-clock caveats, and route-evidence request path.
New Mexico Oil & Gas Permit Watchlist: Eddy, Lea, Operators & Spuds
Track New Mexico OCD permit activity by operator and county, with Eddy and Lea context, reported-spud evidence, source dates, and table access.
North Dakota Bakken Operator Activity Watchlist: June 2026 Review
North Dakota operator research with corrected date definitions: distinguish well-status changes, permit issuance, spuds and production before building a watchlist.
Oklahoma OCC Permit Activity Watchlist: June 2026 Review
Oklahoma OCC permit activity, spud-notice context, operator and county movement, and production-parity caveats.
Wyoming WOGCC APD And Operator Activity Watchlist: June 2026 Review
Wyoming WOGCC APD activity, operator and county concentration, spud follow-through caveats, and source-aware workflow context.
Operator Activity Chase Lists: Turning Public Oil And Gas Records Into Account Workflows (2026)
Build operator activity chase lists from oil and gas permits, spuds, completions, source dates, and account-ready EnergyNetWatch records.
Oil and Gas Data API for Public Energy Data Workflows
Learn how to evaluate oil and gas data APIs, source context, coverage, fields, and delivery choices before comparing commercial integration options.
T-4 Permit Search | Texas RRC Pipeline Permits & GIS Routes
Search Texas RRC T-4 permits by operator, county, and route. Review GIS evidence, source dates, and related PS-48 construction records.
Texas Drilling Permits By Operator: May Permits, Reported Spuds, And Production (2026)
Texas drilling permits by operator for May 2026, with latest reported production and 2026 reported spud leaders from EnergyNetWatch.
Texas RRC Data Guide: Production, Permits, Well Records, And Source Dates (2026)
Texas RRC data guide for production, drilling permits, well records, source-date lag, and EnergyNetWatch workflows.
Oil And Gas Data Freshness: Why Permits, Spuds, And Production Dates Differ (2026)
Oil and gas data freshness guide explaining why permits, reported spuds, and production records have different source dates.
Oil And Gas Infrastructure Records: Facility Evidence vs Lead Signals (2026)
EnergyNetWatch separates oil and gas infrastructure records by evidence basis: Texas facility permits, New Mexico leads, T-4 signals, and state-source leads.
New Mexico Drilling Activity Snapshot: Permits and Reported Spuds by Operator
New Mexico operators ranked by trailing 90-day permit records and independent reported spud records from EnergyNetWatch app data.
Texas Infrastructure Records: Chase-Ready Oil And Gas Leads (2026)
EnergyNetWatch reviews 36,112 Texas infrastructure records by source date, facility type, operator, county, and chase-ready lead quality.
Texas T-4 Pipeline Permits: How Midstream Infrastructure Leads Work
Texas T-4 pipeline permits can become midstream infrastructure leads when matched to route, operator, county, and source context.
Texas Drilling Permits by Operator: May 2026 Permit and Spud Activity Snapshot
Texas operators ranked by trailing 90-day drilling permits, with recent reported spuds and source freshness notes from EnergyNetWatch.