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DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.
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.
The mineral owners under DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.'s new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when DISCOVERY OPERATING, 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 DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Upton County | 14 | 2026-04-29 |
| Midland County | 13 | 2026-07-15 |
| Mcculloch County | 1 | 2020-12-11 |
Fields DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC. holds wells in
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.