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DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.

RRC operator #220865 · permits 2026-08-26 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-09

DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #220865. It holds 454 wellbores on record, 255 of them producing. It has 28 drilling permits on record across 3 Texas counties (Upton, Midland, Mcculloch), most recently on 2026-07-15. 25 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.

Drilling permits
28
19 last year
Wells on record
454
255 producing
Horizontal permits
25
Counties
3
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Recent permits by DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.

FiledCountyLeaseTypeFlags
2026-07-15 Midland JW L Drill Horiz
2026-06-02 Midland JW H Drill Horiz
2026-06-02 Midland JW H Drill Horiz
2026-05-29 Midland JW X Drill Horiz
2026-05-29 Midland JW X Drill Horiz
2026-05-27 Midland JW H Drill Horiz
2026-05-27 Midland JW H Drill Horiz
2026-05-26 Midland JW H Drill Horiz
2026-05-22 Midland JW L Drill Horiz
2026-05-22 Midland JW X Drill Horiz
2026-05-22 Midland JW (SA) J Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF A Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF A Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF Drill Horiz
2026-04-29 Upton AF Drill Horiz
2026-04-21 Midland BUTTER CRUNCH N Drill Horiz
2020-12-18 Upton HOLZGRAF GERONIMO (SA) B Drill HorizRule 37
2020-12-18 Upton HOLZGRAF GERONIMO (SA) A Drill HorizRule 37
2020-12-18 Upton HOLZGRAF GERONIMO (SA) A Drill HorizRule 37
2020-12-11 Mcculloch WHITE RANCH A Recompletion
2019-09-18 Upton HOLZGRAF CT (SA) X Drill HorizRule 37
2019-09-18 Upton HOLZGRAF CT (SA) W Drill HorizRule 37
2019-09-18 Upton HOLZGRAF CT (SA) H Drill HorizRule 37
2018-11-26 Upton HOLZGRAF 34 Drill Rule 38
2018-11-26 Midland WINDHAM 40 Drill Rule 38

Where DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. operates

CountyPermitsMost recent
Upton County142026-04-29
Midland County132026-07-15
Mcculloch County12020-12-11

Fields DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. holds wells in

FieldWellsProducing
SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)184130
SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)5335
MARTIN (CONSOLIDATED)1816
TWIN (DES MOINES)110
ACKERLY (DEAN SAND)114
CODY BELL (CANYON)74
TEXAS HUGOTON40
COLEMAN COUNTY REGULAR40
BAKER RANCH (CANYON)44
WOLFBONE (TREND AREA)32
DOVE CREEK (CANYON -D-)32
WILDCAT30

Permits filed by year

YearPermitsHorizontal
20261919
202043
201933
201820

The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.

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