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Texas Drilling Permit and Completion Statistics for April 2026
AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 752 original drilling permits in April 2026. The total includes 661 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 6 field transfer, 78 for re-completion and 1 reclass.
The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in April 2026 is: 140 oil, 59 gas, 506 oil and gas, 31 injection, 1 service, and 15 other permits.
In April 2026, Commission staff processed 876 oil, 325 gas, and 83 injection completions.
Detailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found at this link:
APRIL 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 |
56 |
26 |
18 |
|
(2) REFUGIO AREA |
44 |
23 |
18 |
|
(3) SOUTHEAST TEXAS |
19 |
26 |
7 |
|
(4) DEEP SOUTH TEXAS |
9 |
2 |
13 |
|
(5) EAST CENTRAL TX |
6 |
3 |
1 |
|
(6) EAST TEXAS |
36 |
3 |
24 |
|
(7B) WEST CENTRAL TX |
12 |
7 |
0 |
|
(7C) SAN ANGELO AREA |
71 |
130 |
0 |
|
(8) MIDLAND |
354 |
320 |
70 |
|
(8A) LUBBOCK AREA |
25 |
19 |
0 |
|
(9) NORTH TEXAS |
25 |
8 |
4 |
|
(10) PANHANDLE |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
661 |
558 |
157 |
*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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