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Texas Drilling Activity by County

Texas is the heart of American drilling: the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, and Anadarko plays all run through Texas counties.

2,033

Drilling permits · last 90 days

301

Rigs running now

275

Counties with drilling records

Where Texas is drilling right now

CountyPermits · 90 daysRigs now
Martin County20313
Midland County14133
Reeves County13129
Upton County1159
Loving County9618
Reagan County8713
Webb County6911
Andrews County5710
Ector County507
Karnes County476
Gaines County461
Yoakum County461
Dimmit County435
Crane County426
Howard County354
Ward County313
Nacogdoches County268
Glasscock County266
Atascosa County263
DeWitt County258
La Salle County242
Winkler County2310
Live Oak County224
McMullen County223
Culberson County214
Pecos County208
Borden County193
Gonzales County191
Panola County178
San Augustine County157
Fayette County154
Irion County152
Shelby County152
Washington County151
Wilbarger County14–
Frio County133
Rusk County131
Jack County13–
Taylor County13–
Refugio County121
Dawson County101
Harrison County95
Wilson County91
Wise County91
Archer County9–
Hale County9–
Leon County82
Burleson County81
Freestone County81
Garza County71
Haskell County71
Hemphill County71
Baylor County7–
Crockett County7–
Denton County7–
Shackelford County7–
Hockley County61
Scurry County61
Young County61
Coke County6–
Grayson County6–
Terry County6–
Wichita County6–
Lavaca County52
Robertson County52
Cooke County51
Austin County5–
Callahan County5–
King County5–
Limestone County5–
Madison County5–
Angelina County41
Brazoria County41
Houston County41
Jefferson County41
Lee County41
Roberts County41
Smith County41
Zavala County41
Galveston County4–
Jackson County4–
Jones County4–
Nolan County4–
Ochiltree County4–
Hardin County31
Kleberg County31
Anderson County3–
Caldwell County3–
Concho County3–
Fisher County3–
Jasper County3–
Marion County3–
Runnels County3–
Cass County21
Clay County21
Deaf Smith County21
Hopkins County21
Montague County21
Potter County21
Tom Green County21
Collin County2–
Duval County2–
Hardeman County2–
Jim Wells County2–
Liberty County2–
Maverick County2–
Mitchell County2–
Oldham County2–
Wood County2–
Brazos County11
Morris County11
Tarrant County11
Bowie County1–
Chambers County1–
Cherokee County1–
Cochran County1–
Colorado County1–
Dickens County1–
Eastland County1–
Foard County1–
Goliad County1–
Gregg County1–
Grimes County1–
Harris County1–
Hidalgo County1–
Kent County1–
Milam County1–
Navarro County1–
Nueces County1–
Palo Pinto County1–
Schleicher County1–
Stonewall County1–
Titus County1–
Trinity County1–
Tyler County1–
Van Zandt County1–
Victoria County1–
Waller County1–
Wharton County1–

Who's drilling Texas right now

OperatorRigs
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.22
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC19
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.12
EOG RESOURCES, INC.12
ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC6
BPX OPERATING COMPANY6
COG OPERATING LLC6
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC6
DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC6
OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC6
ADAMAS ENERGY LLC5
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP5
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY5
OVINTIV USA INC.5
PDEH LLC5
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC5
APACHE CORPORATION4
BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC4
CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC4
SM ENERGY COMPANY4

All Texas counties with drilling records

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