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Texas Oil And Gas Permit Activity Watchlist

Texas drilling permits by operator, reported spuds, production-month context, and county concentration in the August 3, 2026 source review.

In the August 3 review, Texas permit activity eased 6.2% across the reviewed equal 30-day window, while the reviewed seven-day window rose 45.3%. Reeves, Midland, and Reagan led the reviewed county permit counts, with each source clock shown separately.

Dated public review from August 3, 2026; the source windows below have not been refreshed. All figures below retain that review's cohorts and dates; they are not a fresh activity count.

Browse the October 15, 2026 Texas county collection for a separate county snapshot. Its county coverage, source windows, and record grains differ; its totals are not a like-for-like change from this state review.

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Formatted app data

What the August 3 source review showed

These rows show the leading source-record signals from the EnergyNetWatch workflow before the full table, map, export, alert, or API view.

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Operator
RecordPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.
Review window74 latest-30d permits
Movement+32 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 23
What to checkLargest current source-label count; review legacy/acquired-operator identity before company rollup.
Operator
RecordCOG OPERATING LLC
Review window30 latest-30d permits
Movement+21 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 16
What to checkA strong equal-window increase; check county concentration and operator-label normalization.
Operator
RecordCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Review window23 latest-30d permits
Movement+9 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 21
What to checkPositive current-window movement; review counties and project profile before outreach.
County
RecordReeves
Review window55 latest-30d permits
Movement+21 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 23
What to checkLargest resolved current-window county count; review operator mix and Delaware Basin service exposure.
County
RecordMidland
Review window53 latest-30d permits
Movement-6 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 20
What to checkHigh-volume county despite a modest equal-window decline; review operator and service-territory concentration.
County
RecordReagan
Review window42 latest-30d permits
Movement+36 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 24
What to checkLargest absolute gain among the current top counties, with 24 permits in the latest seven-day window.
Action takeaways

What the source records show

Texas W-1 permit records eased 6.2% across equal 30-day windows: 639 from June 25-July 24 versus 681 in the prior period.
The latest seven-day window accelerated: 170 records from July 18-24 versus 117 in the prior week.
Reeves, Midland, and Reagan led current county permit concentration; Reagan showed the largest gain among the top counties.
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Business question

What did the August 3 state-source review show, and what can my team check next?

This page is designed to be useful before a sales conversation. It shows leading evidence and caveats, then points qualified teams to the current EnergyNetWatch table, map, export, alert, or API workflow.

Activity summary

Permits, spuds, production, and county activity

These indicators retain the August 3, 2026 review and keep permit, spud, production, and county evidence separate. Relative labels refer to that review, not to today's source availability.

Texas drilling permits
639
-42 vs prior 30d (-6.2%)

June 25-July 24 versus May 26-June 24. Both windows use the same permit-date basis and cancellation filter.

Latest loaded week
170
+53 vs prior 7d (+45.3%)

July 18-24 permit records versus 117 records from July 11-17 on the same basis.

Texas production activity
170.1MM
BOE · -11.09% MoM

April 2026 was the production month used in the August 3 review. This shows production scale and direction, not current drilling activity.

County concentration
Reeves
55 latest-30d permits

Reeves led the latest equal 30-day window, followed by Midland and Reagan on resolved Texas county identifiers.

Operator permit activity

Texas drilling permits by operator

This table shows permit count from the August 3 review, its prior-period comparison, source date, and what to check next.

Rank 1
OperatorPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.
Review window74 latest-30d permits
Prior period+32 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 23
What to checkLargest current source-label count; review legacy/acquired-operator identity before company rollup.
Rank 2
OperatorCOG OPERATING LLC
Review window30 latest-30d permits
Prior period+21 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 16
What to checkA strong equal-window increase; check county concentration and operator-label normalization.
Rank 3
OperatorCONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
Review window23 latest-30d permits
Prior period+9 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 21
What to checkPositive current-window movement; review counties and project profile before outreach.
Rank 4
OperatorEOG RESOURCES, INC.
Review window19 latest-30d permits
Prior period-30 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 20
What to checkThe 30-day count cooled, but 13 records landed in the latest seven-day window.
Rank 5
OperatorDE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC
Review window19 latest-30d permits
Prior period+13 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 24
What to checkFresh current-window gain with 12 records in the latest seven-day window.
County activity movement

Texas permit activity by county

This table highlights permit count from the August 3 review, prior-period movement, source date, and what to check for each county.

Rank 1
CountyReeves
Review window55 latest-30d permits
Prior period+21 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 23
What to checkLargest resolved current-window county count; review operator mix and Delaware Basin service exposure.
Rank 2
CountyMidland
Review window53 latest-30d permits
Prior period-6 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 20
What to checkHigh-volume county despite a modest equal-window decline; review operator and service-territory concentration.
Rank 3
CountyReagan
Review window42 latest-30d permits
Prior period+36 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 24
What to checkLargest absolute gain among the current top counties, with 24 permits in the latest seven-day window.
Rank 4
CountyAndrews
Review window38 latest-30d permits
Prior period+28 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 21
What to checkStrong equal-window gain, although latest-week activity cooled versus the prior seven days.
Rank 5
CountyUpton
Review window32 latest-30d permits
Prior periodFlat vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 14
What to checkStable 30-day concentration, but no records landed in the latest seven-day window.
Rank 6
CountyWinkler
Review window25 latest-30d permits
Prior period+18 vs prior 30d
Source dateJuly 21
What to checkMeaningful current-window increase with seven records in the latest seven-day window.
County concentration

Where activity is concentrating

These county cards show where permit activity concentrated, what changed, and which operators may deserve follow-up.

County gainer

Reagan +36 vs prior 30d

Reagan moved from 6 to 42 permits across equal 30-day windows; 24 landed in the latest seven-day window.

County concentration

Reeves leads current count

Reeves carried 55 permits in the latest 30-day window, up from 34 in the prior equal window.

County follow-up

Midland remains concentrated

Midland carried 53 latest-30d permits, down modestly from 59 in the prior window; the latest permit was July 20.

Signal report packages

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TX/NM midstream project signals

TX/NM Midstream Project Signals

An August 22, 2026 source-backed report of verified company projects, federal named projects, Texas pipeline construction notices, and Texas facility activity. New Mexico permit and spud activity remains supporting context and is not counted as midstream project rows.

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Source clocks

Source windows and freshness context

These source clocks keep permit, spud, production, and activity records separated instead of forcing them into one misleading total.

Latest 30-day permits
639

Texas W-1 permit records from June 25-July 24, 2026; canceled records are excluded where identifiable.

90-day reported spuds
78

Deduplicated Texas reported-spud records from Apr. 22-July 21, 2026, tracked separately from permits.

Production month in review
Apr. 2026

Public production clock used for source-date context, not a live drilling signal.

Production MoM
-11.09%

April 2026 BOE was 170.1MM versus 191.3MM in March on the same statewide rollup basis.

Activity signals

Source-backed signals and follow-up actions

The watchlist separates source evidence from follow-up context. That keeps permit, production, spud, and infrastructure records from being treated as the same type of activity.

Signal
Operator permit cluster
Source Evidence
W-1 drilling permit records with operator, county, field, purpose, profile, filed date, approved date, and depth where available.
Why it matters
Service, supply, land, and commercial teams can identify where operator activity is concentrating.
Next Action
Request the current Texas W-1 permit and project workflow.
Signal
County activity concentration
Source Evidence
Texas county-level permit and reported-spud counts reviewed against source-date clocks.
Why it matters
County concentration helps territory teams choose where to review accounts, maps, and nearby infrastructure.
Next Action
Request a county-filtered Texas activity table.
Signal
Week/month movement
Source Evidence
Latest seven-day and equal 30-day permit records compared with immediately preceding periods on the same date basis.
Why it matters
Equal-window movement shows whether activity is accelerating, cooling, or shifting counties.
Next Action
Request the Texas weekly activity delta table.
Selected examples

Public examples from the dated review

These examples show how a source record becomes an account, county, project, or activity workflow.

Statewide

Texas operator permit leadership

Selected example
Source record

Pioneer, COG, Continental, EOG, and DE Central led the June 25-July 24 W-1 source-label snapshot; operator labels are not consolidated company identities.

Use case

Operator account review, county concentration checks, and weekly activity monitoring.

Statewide

Texas reviewed-window activity

Selected example
Source record

639 latest-30d permit records through July 24, 78 deduplicated 90-day reported spuds through July 21, and the April 2026 production clock used in that review.

Use case

Weekly activity summary, operator chase list, and source-date education.

Statewide

Texas PS-48 construction signals

Selected example
Source record

144 PS-48 construction-notice rows, 1,348.4 reported miles, 55 operator names, 85 rows with T-4 numbers, and 30 stated starts inside roughly 90 days.

Use case

Pipeline construction project screening, county concentration checks, T-4 follow-up, and infrastructure account research.

Source notes

How to use this page

  • Texas W-1 permits are permit records, not drilled wells.
  • Texas PS-48 construction notices are project signals, not proof of contract award, in-service status, exact route geometry, or field progress.
  • Reported spud rows are separate source evidence and can trail permit approvals.
  • Production records publish on a different clock and are not proof of current drilling.
  • Read-only source pull was reviewed on Aug. 3, 2026. Permit date uses COALESCE(issue_date, filed_date); canceled records are excluded where identifiable.
  • County concentration prefers the county FIPS segment embedded in API identifiers and uses the documented Texas RRC county sequence only when that segment is absent; field_county_code is excluded.
Caveats

What this public page does not claim

  • Public watchlists show leading evidence and commercial signals, not the full EnergyNetWatch source table.
  • Operator labels and acquired assets may require identity review before being rolled into a company-level total.
  • Exact identifiers, maps, exports, alerts, and API access are app workflows.
Current table

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Public watchlists show selected examples. EnergyNetWatch access adds exact records, source dates, maps, exports, alerts, saved workflows, and API-ready data where coverage supports it.

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Related EnergyNetWatch signals

Texas RRC data guide

Source guide for production, permits, and well records.

Texas operator activity roundup

Recent operator activity example.

Texas T-4 GIS evidence

Infrastructure source-record example.

Texas PS-48 construction signals

Construction-notice project signal workflow and June 2026 source review.