Texas drilling permits
640
-108 vs Apr. (-14.4%)
May source window through May 28, 2026. April comparison uses the same permit-date basis and cancellation filter.
State watchlists
TX · Friday update · Quality score 9.7
Texas Oil And Gas Permit Activity Watchlist
Texas drilling permits by operator, reported spud freshness, latest production month, and county concentration for a weekly source-record activity review.
The recurring Friday report should answer what changed in Texas permit activity this week or month, which counties/operators drove it, and what source clock limits the read.
Formatted app data
What the current source pull shows
These rows are selected proof points from the EnergyNetWatch workflow. They show the signal before asking for access.
Type
Record
Current
Movement
Latest
Buyer read
Operator
RecordOXY USA INC.
Current44 May permits
Movement+28 vs Apr. (+175.0%)
LatestMay 27
Buyer readFresh permit leader; check county concentration and acquired-label scope.
Operator
RecordDIAMONDBACK E&P LLC
Current34 May permits
Movement-39 vs Apr. (-53.4%)
LatestMay 20
Buyer readCompare permit activity with latest reported production leadership.
Operator
RecordPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.
Current29 May permits
Movement+15 vs Apr. (+107.1%)
LatestMay 26
Buyer readStrong reported-spud count in the loaded 2026 spud window.
County
RecordReeves
Current44 May permits
Movement+10 vs Apr.
LatestMay 20
Buyer readLargest resolved county count; follow Coterra and nearby Delaware Basin accounts.
County
RecordUpton
Current42 May permits
Movement+25 vs Apr.
LatestMay 21
Buyer readLargest month-over-month county increase in the top group; Pioneer led the visible operator set.
County
RecordMidland
Current40 May permits
Movement-14 vs Apr.
LatestMay 22
Buyer readStill high volume despite cooling; Diamondback led the reviewed county operator count.
Commercial takeaways
What the source records are telling a buyer
May Texas W-1 permit records were down 14.4% versus April on the same permit-date basis.
The latest loaded week cooled sharply: 65 records from May 22-28 versus 188 in the prior week.
County concentration still matters: Reeves, Upton, Midland, Crane, Gaines, and Loving carried the clearest public follow-up set.
The public page should show enough selected evidence to prove the workflow while keeping the full current table, maps, exports, alerts, and API-ready data behind access.
Buyer question
Which state-source records show current activity, and what should my team do next?
This page is designed to be useful before a sales conversation. It shows selected evidence and caveats, then points qualified users to the current EnergyNetWatch table, map, export, alert, or API workflow.
Top-line SEO activity targets
Permits, spuds, production, and county activity
This is the shape of the recurring Friday page. The weekly pull should fill week-over-week and month-over-month deltas before anything is published.
Latest loaded week
65
-123 WoW (-65.4%)
May 22-28 permit records versus 188 records in the May 15-21 prior-week comparison window.
Texas production activity
181.9MM
BOE · +2.21% MoM
Latest reported production month is March 2026. This shows production scale and direction, not current drilling activity.
County concentration
Reeves
44 May permits
Resolved Texas permit place labels show Reeves, Upton, Midland, Crane, Gaines, and Loving as the top county concentration set.
Operator permit activity
Texas drilling permits by operator
The weekly version should keep this table style: current permit count, prior-period comparison, latest source date, and a plain commercial read.
Rank
Operator
Current
MoM change
Latest
Read
Rank 1
OperatorOXY USA INC.
Current44 May permits
MoM change+28 vs Apr. (+175.0%)
LatestMay 27
ReadFresh permit leader; check county concentration and acquired-label scope.
Rank 2
OperatorDIAMONDBACK E&P LLC
Current34 May permits
MoM change-39 vs Apr. (-53.4%)
LatestMay 20
ReadCompare permit activity with latest reported production leadership.
Rank 3
OperatorPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.
Current29 May permits
MoM change+15 vs Apr. (+107.1%)
LatestMay 26
ReadStrong reported-spud count in the loaded 2026 spud window.
Rank 4
OperatorAPACHE CORPORATION
Current27 May permits
MoM change+16 vs Apr. (+145.5%)
LatestMay 26
ReadGood weekly follow-up candidate if county concentration is rising.
Rank 5
OperatorEOG RESOURCES, INC.
Current24 May permits
MoM change-3 vs Apr. (-11.1%)
LatestMay 18
ReadTrack permit movement against production and county footprint.
County activity movement
Texas permit activity by county
This table keeps the public view useful without publishing every row: current permit count, month-over-month movement, latest source date, and the buyer read for the county.
Rank
County
Current
MoM change
Latest
Read
Rank 1
CountyReeves
Current44 May permits
MoM change+10 vs Apr.
LatestMay 20
ReadLargest resolved county count; follow Coterra and nearby Delaware Basin accounts.
Rank 2
CountyUpton
Current42 May permits
MoM change+25 vs Apr.
LatestMay 21
ReadLargest month-over-month county increase in the top group; Pioneer led the visible operator set.
Rank 3
CountyMidland
Current40 May permits
MoM change-14 vs Apr.
LatestMay 22
ReadStill high volume despite cooling; Diamondback led the reviewed county operator count.
Rank 4
CountyCrane
Current37 May permits
MoM change+19 vs Apr.
LatestMay 27
ReadFresh late-May records make this a current account and service-territory follow-up.
Rank 5
CountyGaines
Current32 May permits
MoM change+19 vs Apr.
LatestMay 27
ReadLatest-week lift was strongest here; OXY drove the visible county count.
Rank 6
CountyLoving
Current32 May permits
MoM change+18 vs Apr.
LatestMay 21
ReadStill a core Delaware Basin follow-up county even when latest-week records cooled.
County concentration
What the weekly county section should answer
The public page does not need every county row, but it should show where permit activity concentrated, what changed, and which operators drove the move.
County gainers
Upton +25 vs April
Upton moved from 17 April permits to 42 May permits after resolving Texas permit place labels.
County concentration
Reeves leads May count
Reeves carried 44 May permits, or 6.9% of the reviewed Texas May source window.
County follow-up
Gaines latest-week lift
Gaines showed 18 latest-week permits versus 3 in the prior week, driven by OXY USA Inc. in the resolved county view.
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.
May permit records
640
Texas W-1 permit records in the May 2026 source window; latest loaded permit date May 28, 2026.
Reported spuds
439
2026 reported-spud records loaded through Apr. 1, 2026 in the reviewed Texas source table.
Latest nonzero production
Mar. 2026
Public production clock used for source-date context, not a live drilling signal.
Production MoM
+2.21%
March 2026 BOE was 181.9MM versus 178.0MM in February on the same operator-rollup basis.
Activity signals
Source-backed signals and follow-up actions
The watchlist separates source evidence from commercial interpretation. That keeps permit, production, spud, and infrastructure records from being treated as the same type of activity.
Signal
Source Evidence
Commercial Read
Next Action
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.
Commercial Read
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.
Commercial Read
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-week and month-to-date permit records compared with prior periods on the same date basis.
Commercial Read
WoW and MoM movement helps users see whether activity is accelerating, cooling, or shifting counties.
Next Action
Request the Texas weekly activity delta table.
Selected examples
Public examples to anchor the weekly update
These examples are intentionally partial. They prove the workflow without giving away the full current table, map layer, export, alert logic, or API-ready record set.
Statewide
Texas operator permit leadership
Source record
OXY, Diamondback, Pioneer, Apache, and EOG led the reviewed May 2026 W-1 permit snapshot; OXY, Pioneer, Apache, Ovintiv, and Blackbeard showed strong positive April-to-May deltas.
Commercial use
Operator account review, county concentration checks, and weekly activity monitoring.
Statewide
Texas May operator roundup
Source record
640 May permit records, 439 2026 reported-spud records loaded through Apr. 1, and Mar. 2026 production clock.
Commercial use
Weekly activity summary, operator chase list, and source-date education.
Source notes
How to read this page
- Texas W-1 permits are permit records, not drilled wells.
- Reported spud rows are separate source evidence and can trail permit approvals.
- Production records publish on a different clock and should not be used as proof of current drilling.
- Read-only source pull was reviewed on June 19, 2026. Permit date uses COALESCE(issue_date, filed_date); canceled records are excluded where identifiable.
- County concentration uses resolved Texas permit place labels where public county-name rows carry city/place text.
Caveats
What this public page does not claim
- Public watchlists show selected evidence and commercial reads, 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
Request the current Texas permit movement table
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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