3,071 Texas and Oklahoma oil and gas operators currently have at least one drilling permit on file (1,993 in TX, 862 in OK). Click any operator to see their full permit history — API numbers, counties, formations, and lateral lengths.
Aggregated from public state regulator filings; refreshed weekly.
The Active Permits Directory lists 3,071 Texas and Oklahoma oil and gas operators (1,993 in Texas, 862 in Oklahoma) that currently have at least one drilling permit on file in state regulator data. Each operator links to its full permit history.
An active permit is a well that has been permitted but has not yet started producing. The directory includes drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) wells; producing wells are excluded.
The directory is aggregated from public Texas Railroad Commission and Oklahoma Corporation Commission filings and is updated weekly.
If your tract sits inside one of these operators' acreage, Valor's mineral management tracks permit activity by section so you know what drilling is coming.
Valor's regulatory compliance services handle state regulator filings, including Texas Railroad Commission Form W-1 and P-5 and Oklahoma Corporation Commission pooling applications.