Texas regulator issued 639 drilling oil, gas drilling permits in November 2023

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 639 original drilling permits in November 2023. The total includes 588 to drill new oil or gas wells, five to re-enter plugged wellbores and 37 for re-completions of existing wellbores.

The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in November 2023 is:  138 oil, 33 gas, 449 oil and gas, 8 injection, one service, and 10 other permits.

In November 2023, Commission staff processed 627 oil, 196 gas and 143 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions.

San Antonio area

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 62
• New oil completions: 57
• New gas completions: 37

Refugio area

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 33
• New oil completions: 31
• New gas completions: 29

Southeast Texas

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 20
• New oil completions: 11
• New gas completions: 4

Deep South Texas

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 9
• New oil completions: 1
• New gas completions: 6

East Central Texas

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 2
• New oil completions: 2
• New gas completions: 1

East Texas

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 28
• New oil completions: 3
• New gas completions: 35

West Central Texas

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 17
• New oil completions: 9
• New gas completions: 1

San Angelo Area

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 65
• New oil completions: 79
• New gas completions: 1

Midland

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 290
• New oil completions: 315
• New gas completions: 65

Lubbock area

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 32
• New oil completions: 11
• New gas completions: 0

North Texas

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 25
• New oil completions: 17
• New gas completions: 6

Panhandle

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 5
• New oil completions: 1
• New gas completions: 1

Total

• Permits to drill new oil/gas holes: 588
• New oil completions: 537
• New gas completions: 186