Is there new drilling activity in Denton County, TX?

Denton County has 15 drilling permits filed in the last year and 2,695 producing wells on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Who is drilling in Denton County, TX?

5 operators have drilling permits on record in Denton County, Texas. The most recent permit was filed 2026-10-08. Every operator, lease name and filing date is listed free on this page from Railroad Commission of Texas records.

Have operators filed Rule 37 spacing exceptions in Denton County?

25 Rule 37/38 spacing exceptions are on record in Denton County through mid-2024, when the Railroad Commission stopped publishing the flag in its permit feed. A Rule 37 exception lets an operator drill closer to a lease line than standard spacing allows.

Who owns the minerals under a new drilling permit in Denton County, TX?

The Denton County Appraisal District's certified mineral roll lists the taxpayers of record on producing mineral interests at each legal description, with a mailing address. The Permit Owner File matches each new permit's abstract, block and section to that roll every week. Appraisal-roll listings are prospecting candidates, not title; a permit on a tract with no existing production returns no roll match.

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Denton County, Texas

Oil & gas activity from Railroad Commission records · permits 2026-10-15 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-10

Drilling permits

15 last year

Rule 37/38 exceptions

Horizontal permits

Producing wells

2,695

of 4,509 wellbores

The mineral owners under these permits

Denton County is not in a standing Permit Owner File package yet. Packages are named counties: each new drilling permit is matched by abstract, block and section to the county appraisal district's certified mineral roll and the listed owners are delivered weekly with mailing addresses. How it works, with a two-week Martin County sample → To add Denton County, email [email protected].

Recent drilling permits in Denton County

Filed	Operator	Lease	Type	Flags
2026-10-08	BKV BARNETT, LLC	BILTMORE 4 (AW)	Recompletion	Horiz
2026-10-01	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DAY HEIRS J E 6 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2026-10-01	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DAY HEIRS J E 5 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2026-10-01	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DAY HEIRS J E 4 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2026-09-09	BKV BARNETT, LLC	ADAMS-DAY HEIRS (SA)	Recompletion	Horiz
2026-08-01	BKV BARNETT, LLC	HARDEMAN, DOROTHY JEAN 11 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2026-07-28	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 2 - DCCO 4 (SA)	Recompletion	Horiz
2026-06-14	BKV BARNETT, LLC	HARDEMAN, DOROTHY JEAN 10 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2026-06-14	BKV BARNETT, LLC	ADAMS, CORINNE 8 (AW)	Recompletion	Horiz
2026-06-10	BKV BARNETT, LLC	J.D. DAWSON	Drill
2026-05-05	BKV BARNETT II, LLC	SEXTON	Drill	Horiz
2026-03-06	BKV BARNETT II, LLC	NORTH, JERRY 7 (AW)	Recompletion	Horiz
2026-02-26	BKV BARNETT II, LLC	ROBSON RANCH	Recompletion	Horiz
2025-12-04	BKV BARNETT, LLC	HADDOCK, E. L. GU 21 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2025-12-04	BKV BARNETT, LLC	HADDOCK, E. L. GU 20 (AW)	Drill	Horiz
2023-12-04	MASH OILFIELD SERVICES, LP	HK ARMSTRONG	Re-enter
2023-10-11	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 3 - J H RIGGS 15 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2023-10-11	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 3 - J H RIGGS 14 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2023-10-11	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 3 - J H RIGGS 13 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2023-10-11	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 3 - J H RIGGS 12 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2023-10-11	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 3 - J H RIGGS 11 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-12-21	LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	LEA AH2	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-11-21	BKV BARNETT, LLC	DCCO 3 - GORDON MOORE 32 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-11-20	BKV BARNETT, LLC	RCB LTD 3 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-11-20	BKV BARNETT, LLC	RCB LTD 2 (AW)	Drill	HorizRule 37
2021-12-17	LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	CADDELL 'B' AH5	Drill	HorizRule 37
2021-12-17	LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	CADDELL 'B' AH4	Drill	HorizRule 37
2021-12-17	LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	CADDELL 'B' AH3	Drill	HorizRule 37
2021-12-16	LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	LANGLEY AH2	Drill	HorizRule 37
2021-12-16	LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	CADDELL 'B' AH2	Drill	HorizRule 37

Who is drilling in Denton County

5 companies hold drilling permits in Denton County, Texas. These are the ones on record, by permits filed. Open a company to see every county it drills in and every permit it has filed.

Operator	Permits here	Horizontal	Last filed	Wells on record
BKV BARNETT, LLC	24	23	2026-10-08	4,146
LIME ROCK RESOURCES IV-A, L.P.	9	9	2022-12-21	922
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	4	4	2018-12-11	2,625
BKV BARNETT II, LLC	3	3	2026-05-05	—
MASH OILFIELD SERVICES, LP	1	0	2023-12-04	75

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This report compiles and structures publicly available oil & gas records from the Railroad Commission of Texas — drilling permits, completions, well status, and lease production. We monitor development activity and public filings near a location you tell us about; we do NOT determine mineral ownership, confirm what you own, or provide legal, tax, or investment advice. Nothing here replaces a title opinion, a landman, or reading the official RRC filing. Activity is mapped to the locations the operator filed with the RRC: the permit surface location (NAD27, precision disclaimed by the RRC) and, for horizontal permits in owner files, the W-1H terminus tract. Neither is a title-verified mineral tract. Data is current only as of the source vintage shown on the page. Our total liability for any report is capped at the amount you paid for it. Found an error? Reply to any email and a human will correct it.