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GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY
RRC operator #328780 · permits 2026-08-26 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-09
GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #328780. It holds 625 wellbores on record, 185 of them producing. It has 3 drilling permits on record across 2 Texas counties (Nueces, Andrews), most recently on 2018-12-19.
Drilling permits
3
0 last year
Wells on record
625
185 producing
Horizontal permits
0
Counties
2
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Recent permits by GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-19 | Nueces | GANDY TRUST | Drill | |
| 2018-11-21 | Andrews | UNIVERSITY 42 | Re-enter | |
| 2017-11-30 | Nueces | PERKINS-LAGASSE | Recompletion |
Where GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Nueces County | 2 | 2018-12-19 |
| Andrews County | 1 | 2018-11-21 |
Fields GREAT WESTERN DRILLING COMPANY holds wells in
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| DUNE | 119 | 42 |
| TWOFREDS (DELAWARE) | 97 | 27 |
| JO-MILL (SPRABERRY) | 67 | 26 |
| LINKER (CLEAR FORK) | 46 | 12 |
| SUNTURA (LOWER CLEAR FORK) | 44 | 6 |
| FOSTER | 26 | 12 |
| KINGDOM (ABO REEF) | 18 | 7 |
| SLAUGHTER | 17 | 0 |
| ABELL (PERMIAN-GENERAL) | 16 | 10 |
| LEVELLAND | 12 | 3 |
| OWNBY | 11 | 0 |
| SAXET | 7 | 0 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
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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