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COG OPERATING LLC
COG OPERATING LLC is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #166150. It holds 4,268 wellbores on record, 2,761 of them producing. It has 244 drilling permits on record across 10 Texas counties (Upton, Andrews, Midland and 7 more), most recently on 2026-08-31. 243 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under COG OPERATING LLC's new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when COG OPERATING LLC 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 COG OPERATING LLC
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Martin | JOHNSON RANCH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-31 | Martin | JOHNSON RANCH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-31 | Martin | JOHNSON RANCH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-31 | Martin | JOHNSON RANCH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-31 | Martin | JOHNSON RANCH | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-27 | Upton | NOELIA B4 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-05 | Upton | BRAWNDO B19 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-05 | Upton | BRAWNDO B18 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-05 | Upton | BRAWNDO B17 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-05 | Upton | BRAWNDO B16 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-05 | Upton | BRAWNDO B15 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-28 | Andrews | UNIMAK C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A68 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A55 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A54 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A52 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A51 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A50 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A43 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A42 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-13 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A40 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-09 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A39 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-09 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A38 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-09 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A37 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-09 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A36 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-09 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A35 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-07 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A34 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-07 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A33 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-07 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A32 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-07 | Andrews | MABEE DDA A31 | Drill | Horiz |
Where COG OPERATING LLC operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Upton County | 98 | 2026-08-27 |
| Andrews County | 41 | 2026-07-28 |
| Midland County | 39 | 2026-05-12 |
| Martin County | 27 | 2026-08-31 |
| Loving County | 18 | 2024-12-17 |
| Reeves County | 10 | 2021-12-09 |
| Ector County | 7 | 2025-11-19 |
| Ward County | 2 | 2024-10-17 |
| Glasscock County | 1 | 2017-12-13 |
| Winkler County | 1 | 2023-10-30 |
Fields COG OPERATING LLC holds wells in
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | 1,520 | 978 |
| SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | 1,186 | 895 |
| PARKS (CONSOLIDATED) | 244 | 123 |
| PEGASUS (CONSOLIDATED) | 232 | 189 |
| PHANTOM (WOLFCAMP) | 165 | 161 |
| HOEFS T-K (WOLFCAMP) | 116 | 104 |
| WOLFBONE (TREND AREA) | 113 | 104 |
| PEGASUS (SPRABERRY) | 112 | 0 |
| GARDEN CITY S. (WOLFCAMP) | 85 | 66 |
| SANDBAR (BONE SPRING) | 58 | 33 |
| PEGASUS (PENNSYLVANIAN) | 52 | 0 |
| FORD WEST (WOLFCAMP) | 49 | 46 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 117 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.