Active 2026 Texas Panhandle drilling rigs and permit activity. How to verify ongoing operator activity in your section.
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Mineral owners in the Texas Panhandle can verify ongoing drilling rigs, permits, and completion activity in any section through public Texas Railroad Commission data:
Texas RRC Online Research Queries — search wells, permits, and operator activity
Texas RRC Oil & Gas Research and Statistics
Baker Hughes Rig Count — weekly U.S. rig count by basin and play
Public Texas RRC filings show continuing 2026 activity across multiple Panhandle producing horizons:
Granite Wash horizontal — Hemphill, Wheeler, Roberts, Lipscomb counties
Cleveland Sand horizontal — Roberts, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hemphill counties
Tonkawa horizontal — Ochiltree, Lipscomb counties
Hugoton, Brown Dolomite shallow gas — long-life production across Hutchinson, Moore, Hansford, Carson
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