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Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for May 2026
AUSTIN, Texas – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 753 original drilling permits in May 2026. The total includes 655 to drill new oil or gas wells, 11 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 2 field transfer, 84 for re-completion and 1 reclass.
The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in May 2026 is: 151 oil, 73 gas, 475 oil and gas, 43 injection, and 11 other permits.
In May 2026, Commission staff processed 914 oil, 313 gas, and 146 injection completions.
Detailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found at this link:
MAY 2026 TEXAS OIL AND GAS NEW DRILLING PERMITS AND COMPLETIONS BY RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS DISTRICT*
|
DISTRICT |
PERMITS TO DRILL NEW OIL/GAS HOLES |
NEW OIL COMPLETIONS |
NEW GAS COMPLETIONS |
|
(1) SAN ANTONIO AREA |
81 |
51 |
19 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
35 |
41 |
22 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
10 |
9 |
4 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
13 |
0 |
16 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
6 |
2 |
5 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
50 |
3 |
19 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
8 |
5 |
1 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
99 |
90 |
0 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
297 |
277 |
44 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
18 |
16 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
29 |
14 |
6 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
655 |
517 |
136 |
*A district map is available on the Railroad Commission of Texas website at https://rrc.texas.gov/media/3bkhbut0/districts_color_8x11.pdf.
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