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Wichita County, Texas
A full read of activity around your Wichita County tract
Recent permits, completions, active operators, horizontal mix, nearby producing wellbores, production on matched leases, and the Rule 37/38 exceptions on record through 2024 — in one report, with sources.
Weighing an offer to sell your Wichita County minerals?
Buyers make unsolicited offers on mineral rights constantly, and the activity on record here is the context that tells you whether an offer is well-timed. Wichita County has 12 new drilling permits in the last year, 3,546 producing wells, 0 horizontal permits and 14 active operators on record. New drilling — especially horizontal wells that can drain a tract from a mile away — is what moves both a mineral tract's value and your leverage in a sale. This page shows that activity free; watching the county tells you the moment it changes, so an offer never lands before you know what's driving it.
This is public Railroad Commission activity — the same data a mineral buyer looks at, in your hands. It is not an appraisal, and not a record of who owns the minerals.
Recent drilling permits in Wichita County
| Filed | Operator | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | THROCKMORTON | Drill | |
| 2026-05-21 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | FIRST NATIONAL SH.B | Drill | |
| 2026-05-13 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | SB1-MP 187.432 | Drill | |
| 2026-04-08 | R2Q OPERATING LLC | WILLIS | Drill | |
| 2026-04-08 | R2Q OPERATING LLC | SAUDER A | Drill | |
| 2026-04-08 | R2Q OPERATING LLC | SAUDER A | Drill | |
| 2026-04-08 | MOUNTAIN CREEK OIL COMPANY, INC. | POTTS TWO | Drill | |
| 2026-03-31 | BONFIRE OPERATING LLC | GILLIS, BRUCE | Drill | |
| 2026-03-31 | BONFIRE OPERATING LLC | GILLIS, BRUCE | Drill | |
| 2025-12-08 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | PACE A | Drill | |
| 2025-11-24 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | WICHITA-TAYLOR | Drill | |
| 2025-11-24 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | WICHITA-TAYLOR | Drill | |
| 2024-12-20 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | PACE | Drill | |
| 2022-12-13 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | FIRST NATIONAL (SHALLOW) | Drill | |
| 2022-12-12 | W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC. | WAGGONER BUOY LEASE | Drill | |
| 2022-12-12 | W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC. | WAGGONER BUOY LEASE | Drill | |
| 2022-12-01 | R2Q OPERATING LLC | SAUDER E SHALLOW | Drill | |
| 2021-12-23 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | FIRST NATIONAL (SHALLOW) | Drill | |
| 2021-12-16 | ROBINSON, EUGENE J. | WHITE A-B LEASE | Drill | |
| 2021-12-13 | R2Q OPERATING LLC | SAUDER B | Drill | |
| 2021-11-30 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | FIRST NATIONAL (SHALLOW) | Drill | |
| 2021-11-23 | ACADIA OIL, LLC | FOSTER | Drill | |
| 2021-11-23 | ACADIA OIL, LLC | FOSTER | Drill | |
| 2020-12-10 | S&G OIL LLC | PARRISH | Drill | |
| 2020-12-04 | VINLAND TEXAS SERVICES LLC | WAGGONER, W.T.-A- NCT-3 | Drill | Rule 37 |
| 2019-12-17 | LMH ENERGY | HODGES -A- & -B- | Drill | |
| 2019-12-10 | LAYLINE ENERGY I LLC | WAGGONER, W.T. 'E' | Drill | Rule 37 |
| 2019-12-10 | LAYLINE ENERGY I LLC | WAGGONER, W. T. 'E' | Drill | |
| 2019-12-02 | S&G OIL LLC | MARRIOTT HEIRS | Drill | |
| 2018-12-18 | NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | ROLLER EXTENSION | Drill |
Who is drilling in Wichita County
14 companies hold drilling permits in Wichita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC | 14 | 0 | 2026-05-21 | 172 |
| R2Q OPERATING LLC | 5 | 0 | 2026-04-08 | 1,344 |
| BONFIRE OPERATING LLC | 2 | 0 | 2026-03-31 | 78 |
| W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC. | 2 | 0 | 2022-12-12 | 286 |
| ACADIA OIL, LLC | 2 | 0 | 2021-11-23 | 548 |
| S&G OIL LLC | 2 | 0 | 2020-12-10 | 227 |
| LAYLINE ENERGY I LLC | 2 | 0 | 2019-12-10 | — |
| KODIAK OIL & GAS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2026-08-17 | — |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-05-13 | 50 |
| MOUNTAIN CREEK OIL COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2026-04-08 | 88 |
| ROBINSON, EUGENE J. | 1 | 0 | 2021-12-16 | 21 |
| VINLAND TEXAS SERVICES LLC | 1 | 0 | 2020-12-04 | 3,252 |
| LMH ENERGY | 1 | 0 | 2019-12-17 | 193 |
| SPRUIELL DRILLING CO., INC. | 1 | 0 | 2017-12-08 | 21 |