Where does ENSIGN OPERATING LLC operate in Texas?

ENSIGN OPERATING LLC has filed drilling permits in Karnes County, Live Oak County, Bee County, Dewitt County.

Is ENSIGN OPERATING LLC still drilling?

ENSIGN OPERATING LLC has filed no new drilling permits in the last year. Its most recent permit on record was 2022-12-08.

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ENSIGN OPERATING LLC

RRC operator #253102 · permits 2026-08-26 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-09

ENSIGN OPERATING LLC is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #253102. It holds 690 wellbores on record, 654 of them producing. It has 14 drilling permits on record across 4 Texas counties (Karnes, Live Oak, Bee and 1 more), most recently on 2022-12-08. 14 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.

Drilling permits

0 last year

Wells on record

690

654 producing

Horizontal permits

Counties

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Recent permits by ENSIGN OPERATING LLC

Filed	County	Lease	Type	Flags
2022-12-08	Live Oak	FRANK MALEK 02	Drill	Horiz
2022-12-08	Live Oak	FRANK MALEK 02	Drill	Horiz
2022-12-08	Live Oak	FRANK MALEK 02	Drill	Horiz
2022-12-08	Live Oak	FRANK MALEK 02	Drill	Horiz
2022-11-01	Karnes	MANGIONE 01 - HANDY 02 AC B	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-11-01	Karnes	MANGIONE 01 - HANDY 02 AC A	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-10-31	Bee	WALTER WERNLI 01	Drill	HorizRule 38
2022-10-31	Bee	WALTER WERNLI 01	Drill	HorizRule 38
2020-12-03	Dewitt	STRAUBE 01 - K01 - LS02 B	Drill	HorizRule 37
2020-12-03	Dewitt	STRAUBE 01 - K01 - LS02 A	Drill	HorizRule 37
2019-12-13	Karnes	RIDLEY FARMS 01	Drill	Horiz
2019-12-13	Karnes	RIDLEY FARMS 01	Drill	Horiz
2019-12-13	Karnes	RIDLEY FARMS 01	Drill	Horiz
2019-12-13	Karnes	RIDLEY FARMS 01	Drill	Horiz

Where ENSIGN OPERATING LLC operates

County	Permits	Most recent
Karnes County	6	2022-11-01
Live Oak County	4	2022-12-08
Bee County	2	2022-10-31
Dewitt County	2	2020-12-03

Fields ENSIGN OPERATING LLC holds wells in

Field	Wells	Producing
SUGARKANE (EAGLE FORD)	360	340
DE WITT (EAGLE FORD SHALE)	208	199
PAWNEE (EDWARDS)	67	64
SUGARKANE (AUSTIN CHALK)	1	0

Permits filed by year

Year	Permits	Horizontal
2022	8	8
2020	2	2
2019	4	4

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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