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	23,644
2	Hilcorp Energy Company	10,580
3	Diamondback Energy	10,242
4	Pioneer Natural Resources	9,319
5	Bcemach Iii LLC	5,962
6	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	4,872
7	Apache	4,537
8	Kinder Morgan Production	3,274
9	Burk Royalty	2,956
10	Cog Operating	2,796

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)
2026-06-09	Txl-Driver 1830d 12d	`4217339486`	Glasscock	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	12,936
2026-06-09	Txl-Driver 1830i 10d	`4217339487`	Glasscock	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	13,051
2026-06-08	Big Show 20-5 L 3ls	`4232948210`	Midland	Diamondback	14,769
2026-06-08	Big Show 20-5 E 1wd	`4232948207`	Midland	Diamondback	19,757
2026-06-08	Big Show 20-5 D 1wb	`4232948206`	Midland	Diamondback	11,946
2026-06-08	Ul Cazador 16/4 E F101pi	`4210337777`	Crane	Mewbourne Oil Company	—
2026-06-08	Ul Cazador 16/4 F F101oj	`4210337812`	Crane	Mewbourne Oil Company	—
2026-06-08	Big Show 20-5 K 3jm	`4232948208`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-06-08	Elliott Ranch Swd 2	`4246143630`	Upton	Xri Disposal Holdings LLC	—
2026-06-08	Big Show 20-5 K 3wa	`4232948209`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-06-08	Big Show 20-5 M 3wb	`4232948211`	Midland	Diamondback	—
2026-06-05	Latrelle Unit 3wc	`4230137865`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	10,799
2026-06-05	Latrelle Unit 2wc	`4230137864`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	10,696
2026-06-05	Fernwood 6-4 Rb 1sb	`4237140534`	Pecos	Blue Arrow Operating LLC	—
2026-06-05	Latrelle 1bs	`4230137862`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	5,382
2026-06-05	Latrelle 1wc Unit 1wc	`4230137867`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	8,121
2026-06-05	Fernwood 6-5 Ri 3wa	`4237140535`	Pecos	Blue Arrow Operating LLC	—
2026-06-05	Gt Unit 13b21 21h	`4238941719`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	11,071
2026-06-05	Latrelle 1wb Unit 1wb	`4230137866`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	806
2026-06-05	Tex Q 103hu	`4232947555`	Midland	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	244
2026-06-05	Thunderbolt East O 40-45 4415h	`4217339347`	Glasscock	De Central Operating LLC	11,073
2026-06-04	Coyote Unit 411h	`4203332848`	Borden	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	—
2026-06-04	Woody 4-9 Unit 1h	`4217339507`	Glasscock	Diamondback	10,398
2026-06-04	Woody 4-9 Unit 2h	`4217339508`	Glasscock	Diamondback	—
2026-06-04	Ul Comanche 42-28 C 3wd	`4231747312`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-06-04	Ul Comanche 42-28 B 2wd	`4231747311`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-06-04	Utl Ponderosa 3233a 01h	`4247539020`	Ward	Continental	10,718
2026-06-03	Utl Rio Bravo 3143a 01h	`4247539021`	Ward	Continental	10,326
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 101bs	`4230137868`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	—
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 204sh	`4230137874`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	8,549
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 301bc	`4230137876`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	—
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 201bs	`4230137871`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	—
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 102bs	`4230137870`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	2,005
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 205bs	`4230137875`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	7,072
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 203bs	`4230137873`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	10,468
2026-06-03	Berman 3-33 A 1bn	`4232948350`	Midland	Diamondback	11,184
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 302bc	`4230137877`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	1,976
2026-06-03	Berman 3-33 C 3bn	`4232948352`	Midland	Diamondback	11,118
2026-06-03	Berman 3-33 B 2bn	`4232948351`	Midland	Diamondback	11,075
2026-06-03	Berman 3-33 D 4bn	`4232948353`	Midland	Diamondback	11,308
2026-06-03	Red Ryder Unit 202sh	`4230137872`	Loving	Admiral Permian Operating LLC	—
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 J 2wd	`4232948002`	Midland	Diamondback	18,639
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 A 1wa	`4232948003`	Midland	Diamondback	18,706
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 I 2ls	`4232948110`	Midland	Diamondback	19,756
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 G 2jm	`4232948109`	Midland	Diamondback	18,594
2026-06-02	Coyote Unit 409h	`4203332845`	Borden	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	—
2026-06-02	Coyote Unit 410h	`4203332846`	Borden	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	—
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 D 1ls	`4232948108`	Midland	Diamondback	19,785
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 E 2wb	`4232948005`	Midland	Diamondback	18,642
2026-06-02	Show Stopper 20-5 B 1jm	`4232948107`	Midland	Diamondback	18,349

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)
2026-06-09	3	Sandhills Orbit T 1xh	Ring Energy	Crane	—
2026-06-08	4	Sandhills Orbit M 1xh	Ring Energy	Crane	—
2026-05-29	14	Godzilla Unit 4109u	Greenlake Energy Operating LLC	Reeves	1,330
2026-05-29	14	Davis 201-200-199 Unit 222h	Permian Resources Operating LLC	Ward	10,984
2026-05-29	14	State Lemur W11 11h	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	Reeves	—
2026-05-29	14	Ring C Bar Swd 1	Ring Energy	Crane	143
2026-05-29	14	Fee Bar B 4	Fasken Oil And Ranch	Andrews	11,089
2026-05-29	14	W A State 8h	Capitan Energy Incorporated	Culberson	8,156
2026-05-29	14	Antietam E 7lm	Oxyrock Operating, LLC	Midland	10,829
2026-05-29	14	Remora West G 153h	Permian Resources Operating LLC	Reeves	11,350
2026-05-29	14	Ul Cazador 15/3 D F101ml	Mewbourne Oil Company	Crane	—
2026-05-29	14	Sallie B 48-12 L 3wb	Diamondback Energy	Ector	—
2026-05-29	14	Jaffar 12-35 B 1wa	Diamondback Energy	Upton	—
2026-05-29	14	Allen 114-138 A Unit A 1h	Highpeak Energy Holdings	Borden	—
2026-05-29	14	Lucille 12b 1hg	Ovintiv USA INC	Howard	—
2026-05-29	14	Scott, F.h. -33- 7	Jetta Operating Company	Ward	1,662
2026-05-29	14	Triple Hop 24ha	Oxyrock Operating, LLC	Midland	10,245
2026-05-29	14	Miller 732 B 13h	Amtex Energy	Yoakum	5,260
2026-05-29	14	Starlight 56-1-25-36 L 23h	Anadarko Petroleum	Loving	11,714
2026-05-29	14	Lion Diamond 'M' Unit G 6b	Kinder Morgan Production	Scurry	170
2026-05-29	14	Yogurt B 2dn	Petrolegacy Energy Iii, LLC	Dawson	—
2026-05-29	14	Odin F 222h	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	Upton	—
2026-05-29	14	Antelope Draw Bd N03 5h	Triple Crown Resources	Irion	—
2026-05-29	14	Skaggs-Robbie 44d 104h	Pioneer Natural Resources	Upton	20,023
2026-05-29	14	Waddell Tr A 4314h	Blackbeard Operating	Crane	8,487
2026-05-29	14	White A 4xh	Ring Energy	Andrews	—
2026-05-29	14	Careless Whisper E 19-15 3sh	Surge Operating	Howard	—
2026-05-29	14	Dik Dik 18 11hc	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	Reeves	3,351
2026-05-29	14	Odin G 171h	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	Upton	15,349
2026-05-29	14	Battleground 30-7 C 1wa	Diamondback Energy	Midland	17,915

About the Permian Basin Formation in Texas

The Permian Basin is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 252,988 wells on file across 8,456 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 11,082 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.