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.

1,250

Drilling permits · last 90 days

293

Rigs running now

277

Counties with drilling records

Where Texas is drilling right now

County	Permits · 90 days	Rigs now
Midland County	136	22
Reeves County	70	22
Upton County	67	24
Loving County	61	22
Martin County	54	12
Andrews County	47	7
Glasscock County	38	14
DeWitt County	33	7
La Salle County	32	3
Dimmit County	31	6
Gaines County	29	1
Webb County	28	8
Karnes County	28	7
Winkler County	28	6
Ward County	25	7
San Augustine County	24	12
Reagan County	24	8
Pecos County	24	1
McMullen County	23	5
Crane County	18	7
Panola County	18	6
Howard County	15	6
Ector County	14	7
Frio County	14	6
Yoakum County	13	2
Gonzales County	13	—
Archer County	12	—
Harrison County	11	5
Wilbarger County	11	—
Irion County	10	4
Live Oak County	10	2
Rusk County	10	2
Brazoria County	10	—
Scurry County	10	—
Atascosa County	9	1
Borden County	9	1
Washington County	8	2
Zavala County	8	1
Shackelford County	8	—
Culberson County	7	4
Lavaca County	7	1
Cooke County	7	—
Freestone County	7	—
Mitchell County	7	—
Taylor County	7	—
Fisher County	6	2
Wilson County	6	1
Leon County	5	3
Shelby County	5	3
Robertson County	5	2
Hockley County	5	1
Jack County	5	1
Lee County	5	1
Wood County	5	1
Crockett County	5	—
Nacogdoches County	4	5
Burleson County	4	1
Cherokee County	4	1
Maverick County	4	1
Nolan County	4	1
Refugio County	4	1
Wise County	4	1
Anderson County	4	—
Baylor County	4	—
Grayson County	4	—
Jasper County	3	1
Madison County	3	1
Caldwell County	3	—
Duval County	3	—
Hale County	3	—
Houston County	3	—
King County	3	—
Young County	3	—
Cass County	2	1
Dawson County	2	1
Morris County	2	1
Roberts County	2	1
Smith County	2	1
Terry County	2	1
Callahan County	2	—
Denton County	2	—
Dickens County	2	—
Guadalupe County	2	—
Jefferson County	2	—
Liberty County	2	—
Marion County	2	—
Sterling County	2	—
Fayette County	1	1
Kent County	1	1
Ochiltree County	1	1
Aransas County	1	—
Bexar County	1	—
Brazos County	1	—
Clay County	1	—
Coke County	1	—
Galveston County	1	—
Garza County	1	—
Hardeman County	1	—
Henderson County	1	—
Hidalgo County	1	—
Johnson County	1	—
Kaufman County	1	—
Kenedy County	1	—
Knox County	1	—
Limestone County	1	—
McLennan County	1	—
Menard County	1	—
Navarro County	1	—
Nueces County	1	—
Orange County	1	—
Potter County	1	—
Sherman County	1	—
Tarrant County	1	—
Throckmorton County	1	—
Trinity County	1	—
Upshur County	1	—
Van Zandt County	1	—
Wichita County	1	—
Angelina County	0	2
Chambers County	0	1
Hemphill County	0	1
Newton County	0	1

Who's drilling Texas right now

Operator	Rigs
PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	25
DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC	17
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.	9
APEX NATURAL GAS, LLC	8
EOG RESOURCES, INC.	8
ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC	7
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	6
DE CENTRAL OPERATING, LLC	6
OXYROCK OPERATING, LLC	6
PDEH LLC	6
ADAMAS ENERGY LLC	5
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	5
OVINTIV USA INC.	5
APACHE CORPORATION	4
BLACKBEARD OPERATING, LLC	4
BPX OPERATING COMPANY	4
CATURUS ENERGY, LLC	4
COG OPERATING LLC	4
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.	4
MARATHON OIL EF LLC	4