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VITAL ENERGY, INC.
VITAL ENERGY, INC. is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #100951. It has 51 drilling permits on record across 5 Texas counties (Ward, Glasscock, Reeves and 2 more), most recently on 2025-12-29. 48 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under VITAL ENERGY, INC.'s new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when VITAL ENERGY, INC. files a new W-1 drilling permit, the Permit Owner File matches it to the listed mineral owners under the tract and delivers them that Monday with mailing addresses, for every operator filing in the package counties.
Recent permits by VITAL ENERGY, INC.
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | Ward | UL AIR FORCE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-29 | Ward | UL AIR FORCE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-29 | Ward | UL AIR FORCE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-29 | Ward | UL AIR FORCE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-23 | Glasscock | BARBEE Q B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-23 | Glasscock | BARBEE Q A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-18 | Glasscock | SCHWARTZ Q | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-09 | Upton | JUNIPER EAST H | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-09 | Upton | JUNIPER EAST G | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-08 | Upton | JUNIPER EAST E | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-10-21 | Ward | DIRE WOLF H | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-10-21 | Ward | DIRE WOLF G | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-10-21 | Ward | DIRE WOLF F | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-10-21 | Ward | DIRE WOLF E | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-30 | Ward | CAVE BEAR 50 WA E | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-30 | Ward | CAVE BEAR 50 WA C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-30 | Ward | CAVE BEAR 50 WA A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-30 | Glasscock | SOUTH BOXCAR 3 | Recompletion | |
| 2024-12-30 | Glasscock | CURRIE RANCH 14 | Recompletion | |
| 2024-12-30 | Glasscock | CALVERLEY 40 | Recompletion | |
| 2024-12-23 | Ward | UL ARMY SOUTH C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-18 | Reeves | HOEFS TRUST | Field Transfer | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH HH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH HH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH H | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH G | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH FF | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH F | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH EE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2024-12-17 | Ward | UL NAVY SOUTH E | Drill | Horiz |
Where VITAL ENERGY, INC. operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Ward County | 35 | 2025-12-29 |
| Glasscock County | 6 | 2025-12-23 |
| Reeves County | 5 | 2024-12-18 |
| Upton County | 3 | 2025-12-09 |
| Borden County | 2 | 2024-10-07 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 36 | 33 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.