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	22,850
2	Hilcorp Energy Company	11,379
3	Diamondback Energy	10,237
4	Pioneer Natural Resources	9,381
5	Bcemach Iii LLC	5,966
6	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	4,875
7	Apache	4,540
8	Kinder Morgan Production	3,274
9	Burk Royalty	2,956
10	Cog Operating	2,795

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)
2026-07-09	Ktm 4793op 2h	`4200349258`	Andrews	Oxy	10,421
2026-07-09	Nobles Red 3004bl	`4232948481`	Midland	Continental	9,249
2026-07-09	Nobles Red 3003bl	`4232948480`	Midland	Continental	9,332
2026-07-09	Nobles Red 3002bl	`4232948479`	Midland	Continental	9,583
2026-07-08	Odin D 153h	`4246143398`	Upton	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	—
2026-07-08	Odin A 244h	`4246143399`	Upton	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	10,215
2026-07-08	Odin A 174h	`4246143395`	Upton	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	10,178
2026-07-08	Rwt Katy 9-28 Unit 1551wb	`4246143687`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-08	Odin C 133h	`4246143397`	Upton	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	10,065
2026-07-08	Odin B 224h	`4246143400`	Upton	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	9,968
2026-07-08	Odin B 154h	`4246143396`	Upton	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	9,909
2026-07-08	Rwt Katy 9-28 Unit 1514ls	`4246143684`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-08	Rwt Katy 9-28 Unit 1519wb	`4246143686`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-07	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1528ls	`4246143672`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-07	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1526wb	`4246143670`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-07	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1527us	`4246143671`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-07	Beverly 4726 A 101h	`4246143443`	Upton	Firebird Energy Ii LLC	20,973
2026-07-06	Waha W 31h	`4238941212`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-07-06	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1524us	`4246143667`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-06	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1523wb	`4246143666`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-06	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1525ls	`4246143668`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-06	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1522ls	`4246143665`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-06	Rwt Brazos 9-28 Unit 1521us	`4246143664`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-06	Waha W 12h	`4238941210`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-07-06	Waha W 11h	`4238941209`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-07-06	Waha W 62h	`4238941215`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-07-06	Waha W 21h	`4238941211`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-07-06	Waha W 61h	`4238941214`	Reeves	Vtx Energy Operating LLC	—
2026-07-02	Sasquatch State 56-2-38 Unit 12h	`4238942197`	Reeves	Anadarko Petroleum	11,190
2026-07-02	Sasquatch State 56-2-38 Unit 13h	`4238942198`	Reeves	Anadarko Petroleum	11,206
2026-07-02	Rwt Katy 9-28 Unit 1516ls	`4246143658`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-02	Sasquatch State 56-2-38 Unit 21h	`4238942196`	Reeves	Anadarko Petroleum	11,180
2026-07-02	Rwt Katy 9-28 Unit 1512ls	`4246143655`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-02	Sasquatch State 56-2-38 Unit 14h	`4238942199`	Reeves	Anadarko Petroleum	11,227
2026-07-02	Sasquatch State 56-2-38 Unit 15h	`4238942200`	Reeves	Anadarko Petroleum	11,252
2026-07-02	Rwt Katy 9-28 Unit 1513us	`4246143656`	Upton	Chevron	—
2026-07-01	Golden Wings East O 33-28 4315h	`4217339529`	Glasscock	De Central Operating LLC	10,218
2026-07-01	Ul Acfd 4475 B 0803ub	`4238342401`	Reagan	Black Swan Opco LLC	—
2026-07-01	Ul Acfd 4475 A 0801wa	`4238342399`	Reagan	Black Swan Opco LLC	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 E 4wa	`4231747277`	Martin	Diamondback	15,225
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 F 5wa	`4231747279`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 E 4ms	`4231747278`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 D 3ms	`4231747273`	Martin	Diamondback	15,538
2026-07-01	Ul Acfd 4475 A 0802lb	`4238342400`	Reagan	Black Swan Opco LLC	—
2026-07-01	Long Spring 3083cp 2h	`4222742882`	Howard	Oxy	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 E 5wb	`4231747276`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-07-01	Long Spring 3085cp 3h	`4222742883`	Howard	Oxy	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 F 2us	`4231747280`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 D 3wa	`4231747274`	Martin	Diamondback	—
2026-07-01	Autry 32-8 C 3wb	`4231747272`	Martin	Diamondback	16,189

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)
2026-07-03	9	Ktm 4795op 3h	Oxy	Andrews	8,155
2026-07-03	9	Big George 180 5h	Crescent Energy Operating, LLC	Reeves	—
2026-07-03	9	Raining Mud 47/49 B F101gb	Mewbourne Oil Company	Upton	10,857
2026-07-03	9	Careless Whisper F 19-15 3ah	Surge Operating	Howard	11,109
2026-07-03	9	Lonestar 84-Ttt-B33 Wf F 228h	Matador Production Company	Loving	11,232
2026-07-03	9	Drover State B 3491h	Jetta Operating Company	Ward	—
2026-07-03	9	Sasquatch State 56-2-38 Unit 15h	Anadarko Petroleum	Reeves	11,252
2026-07-03	9	Odin A 174h	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	Upton	10,178
2026-07-03	9	Shovelhead 333h	Blackbeard Operating	Winkler	5,491
2026-07-03	9	Miller 732 B 14h	Amtex Energy	Yoakum	5,258
2026-07-03	9	Odin B 224h	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	Upton	9,968
2026-07-03	9	Del Boca Vista A 5h	Permian Resources Operating LLC	Irion	11,791
2026-07-03	9	Four Winds 26-20 A 1wa	Sabalo Ii Operating, LLC	Andrews	—
2026-07-03	9	Zissou 32-41 A 3245wa	Sm Energy Company	Howard	7,462
2026-07-03	9	State Trivette 7/18 W102cf	Mewbourne Oil Company	Reeves	7,534
2026-07-03	9	Agua Verde 1	Direct Midstream LLC	Reeves	153
2026-07-03	9	South Rockfish B 2wa	Petroplex Energy	Reeves	—
2026-07-03	9	Shady Oak E 8dn	Oxyrock Operating, LLC	Howard	15,748
2026-06-30	12	Epley W7j 110h	Pioneer Natural Resources	Martin	10,130
2026-06-29	13	Buchanan 42h 8h	Pioneer Natural Resources	Midland	—
2026-06-29	13	Mcalister-Golladay 41a 1h	Pioneer Natural Resources	Midland	—
2026-06-28	14	Buchanan 42g 7h	Pioneer Natural Resources	Midland	—
2026-06-27	15	Epley W7h 108h	Pioneer Natural Resources	Martin	10,143
2026-06-26	16	Odin G 131h	Civitas Permian Operating LLC	Upton	—
2026-06-26	16	Sawmill 57-3-43 Unit 2wa	1920 Energy LLC	Reeves	1,443
2026-06-26	16	Coral Sea Unit 1h	Moriah Operatingllc	Tom Green	7,457
2026-06-26	16	Cousin Willard 450 35h	Steward Energy Ii	Yoakum	5,813
2026-06-26	16	South Rockfish E 5wa	Petroplex Energy	Reeves	6,097
2026-06-26	16	Ul 19 Jitterbug G 2653h	Pdeh LLC	Loving	—
2026-06-26	16	Mabee 318e 209he	Ovintiv USA INC	Martin	9,602

About the Permian Basin Formation in Texas

The Permian Basin is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 253,253 wells on file across 8,467 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 10,885 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.