Top Operators in the Permian Basin (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Permian Basin formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Permian Basin
1	Oxy	23,632
2	Hilcorp Energy Company	10,579
3	Diamondback Energy	10,197
4	Pioneer Natural Resources	9,241
5	Bcemach Iii LLC	5,956
6	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	4,851
7	Apache	4,506
8	Kinder Morgan Production	3,269
9	Burk Royalty	2,950
10	Cog Operating	2,770

Primary Texas Counties for the Permian Basin

The Texas counties with the most Permian Basin activity:

Andrews, Martin, Howard, Ector, Reagan

Recent Permian Basin Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 100 drilling permits filed for Permian Basin wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-04-27	Gt Unit 13a31 31h	`4238941721`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-04-24	Link Vj Ranch 30-31 E 591h	`4230137756`	Loving	Eog	11,127
2026-04-24	Utl 4139g 4107h	`4249535167`	Winkler	Continental	—
2026-04-23	Foster 1201b 02h	`4232948096`	Midland	Continental	9,958
2026-04-23	Foster 1201a 01h	`4232948095`	Midland	Continental	10,282
2026-04-22	Mb A 801h	`4232947909`	Midland	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	9,925
2026-04-22	Battleground 30-7 A 1jm	`4232948146`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-22	Big Show 20-5 G 2ls	`4232948213`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-22	Big Show 20-5 I 2wb	`4232948215`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-22	Battleground 30-7 K 3jm	`4232948164`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-22	Big Show 20-5 H 2wa	`4232948214`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-22	Hunt East K 15-7 4311h	`4238342265`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	9,991
2026-04-21	Rio Trinity 22-34 E 3jm	`4232948094`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-17	Meerkat State Unit 17w21 21h	`4238942094`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Merchant Charles West C 13.5-6 4403h	`4238342326`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	10,106
2026-04-17	Merchant Charles West C 13.5-6 4203h	`4238342327`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	10,106
2026-04-17	Merchant Daniel West G 14-7 4407h	`4238342317`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Merchant Daniel West A 14-7 4301h	`4238342313`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Merchant Daniel West C 14-7 4203h	`4238342315`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Ul Victorio West A 8-5 501uj	`4238342233`	Reagan	Iron Orchard Operating LLC	5,968
2026-04-17	Ul Victorio East C 8-5-17 503uj	`4238342235`	Reagan	Iron Orchard Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	State Hindoo Unit 2-11 9h	`4210934590`	Culberson	Coterra	—
2026-04-17	Ul Victorio East D 5-8-17 504uh	`4238342312`	Reagan	Iron Orchard Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Zissou B 3243wa	`4222742871`	Howard	Sm Energy Company	1,367
2026-04-17	Merchant Daniel West E 14-7 4305h	`4238342316`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Merchant Daniel West G 14-7 4207h	`4238342318`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Johnson Ranch 3345 901h	`4213544264`	Ector	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	—
2026-04-17	Ul Victorio East D 8-5-17 507lj	`4238342236`	Reagan	Iron Orchard Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Rio Trinity 22-34 C 2jm	`4232948092`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-04-17	Merchant Charles West E 13.5-6 4305h	`4238342328`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	10,106
2026-04-17	Merchant Charles West G 13.5-6 4407h	`4238342329`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	10,146
2026-04-17	State Hindoo Unit 2-11 10h	`4210934591`	Culberson	Coterra	—
2026-04-17	Meerkat State Unit 17w11 11h	`4238942093`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-04-17	Sheriff Justice B 1ha	`4238342177`	Reagan	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	10,233
2026-04-17	Merchant Charles West A 13.5-6 4301h	`4238342325`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	10,145
2026-04-17	Ul Victorio West B 8-5 505lj	`4238342234`	Reagan	Iron Orchard Operating LLC	5,662
2026-04-17	Merchant Daniel West C 14-7 4403h	`4238342314`	Reagan	De Central Operating LLC	—
2026-04-16	Four Winds 26-20 A 1jm	`4200349313`	Andrews	Sabalo Ii Operating LLC	—
2026-04-16	Four Winds 26-20 A 1wa	`4200349312`	Andrews	Sabalo Ii Operating LLC	—
2026-04-16	Four Winds 26-20 B 1cf	`4200349314`	Andrews	Sabalo Ii Operating LLC	—
2026-04-16	Pula 32 Swd 2	`4211534129`	Dawson	Stonehill Dawson LLC	—
2026-04-16	Dr. Orson R 79h	`4231747222`	Martin	Hibernia Resources Iv LLC	10,316
2026-04-16	Dr. Orson Q 77h	`4231747221`	Martin	Hibernia Resources Iv LLC	10,266
2026-04-16	Mulder 2335d 04h	`4232947992`	Midland	Continental	11,264
2026-04-16	Highline Ridge 54-2 A 3802h	`4230137674`	Loving	Pdeh LLC	10,432
2026-04-16	State Hindoo Unit 2-11 8h	`4210934589`	Culberson	Coterra	—
2026-04-16	Highline Ridge 54-2 B 3801h	`4230137675`	Loving	Pdeh LLC	10,346
2026-04-16	Autry 5-8 B 1jm	`4231747256`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-04-16	Four Winds 26-20 B 1wb	`4200349315`	Andrews	Sabalo Ii Operating LLC	—
2026-04-16	Four Winds 26-20 D 2wa	`4200349317`	Andrews	Sabalo Ii Operating LLC	—

Permian Basin DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Texas

Wells targeting the Permian Basin that have been spudded but are waiting on completion — near-term production upside:

Spud Date	Days Waiting	Well	Operator	County	Lateral (ft)
2026-04-24	9	Jenny Curran F 102h	Trp Operating	Reeves	12,294
2026-04-24	9	Merchant Charles West A 13.5-6 4301h	De Central Operating, LLC	Reagan	10,145
2026-04-24	9	Snidely 1h	Boyd & Mcwilliams Energy Group	Winkler	10,403
2026-04-24	9	Merchant Daniel West G 14-7 4207h	De Central Operating, LLC	Reagan	—
2026-04-24	9	Battleground 30-7 K 3wa	Diamondback Energy	Midland	20,894
2026-04-24	9	Teton 56-2-35-23 L 17h	Anadarko Petroleum	Reeves	15,701
2026-04-24	9	Wheeler 22305 22-14 08h	Bta Oil Producers	Crane	10,116
2026-04-24	9	Marsh 36f 106h	Xto Energy	Midland	20,848
2026-04-24	9	Hughes East I 443h	Permian Resources Operating LLC	Reagan	—
2026-04-24	9	Waddell 13-12 8ud 5731h	Blackbeard Operating	Crane	—
2026-04-24	9	Phoenix State 57-2-36-24 D 21h	Anadarko Petroleum	Reeves	15,492
2026-04-24	9	Allie 14 27jm	Summit Petroleum	Upton	12,532
2026-04-24	9	Butters 5j 210h	Xto Energy	Midland	20,867
2026-04-24	9	Chancellorsville 3br	Oxyrock Operating, LLC	Midland	10,896
2026-04-24	9	Zissou B 3243wa	Sm Energy Company	Howard	1,367
2026-04-24	9	Everglades 5k 311h	Xto Energy	Midland	15,514
2026-04-24	9	Remora East J 222h	Permian Resources Operating LLC	Reeves	10,922
2026-04-24	9	Covered Call E 3441h	Pdeh LLC	Loving	—
2026-04-24	9	State Baffin 44/41 W102md	Mewbourne Oil Company	Reeves	10,385
2026-04-24	9	Thumper 48-24 H 4wa	Diamondback Energy	Ector	21,187
2026-04-24	9	Covered Call D 3454h	Pdeh LLC	Loving	—
2026-04-24	9	Mabee Dda E23 408jh	Cog Operating	Martin	9,899
2026-04-24	9	Thumper 48-24 N 2wb	Diamondback Energy	Ector	21,091
2026-04-24	9	Big Jake A N401h	Triple Crown Resources	Irion	—
2026-04-21	12	Rio Comal 26-31 B U 2jm	Diamondback Energy	Midland	1,685
2026-04-20	13	Fee 'Ar' 2014ms	Fasken Oil And Ranch	Andrews	—
2026-04-19	14	Fee 'Ar' 2016ls	Fasken Oil And Ranch	Andrews	—
2026-04-18	15	Fee 'Ar' 2018wa	Fasken Oil And Ranch	Andrews	—
2026-04-18	15	Fee 'Ar' 2015jm	Fasken Oil And Ranch	Andrews	—
2026-04-18	15	Rio Comal 26-31 C 2ls	Diamondback Energy	Midland	9,435

About the Permian Basin Formation in Texas

The Permian Basin is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 252,292 wells on file across 8,449 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 11,069 drilling permits targeting the Permian Basin in the last 24 months — a measure of how active the play is right now versus its historical baseline.

For mineral owners with interests in Andrews, Martin, Howard, Ector, Reagan, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Permian Basin footprint is a foundational valuation question. Active formations with consistent permit flow command premium pricing; legacy formations with steady but declining production are valued differently.