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IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC
IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #426412. It holds 149 wellbores on record, 81 of them producing. It has 14 drilling permits on record across 3 Texas counties (Reagan, Winkler, Upton), most recently on 2026-09-11. 14 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC's new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when IRON ORCHARD 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 IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Winkler | UL WILDEBEEST 11 D | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-11 | Winkler | UL WILDEBEEST 11 C | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-11 | Winkler | UL WILDEBEEST 11 B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-09-11 | Winkler | UL WILDEBEEST 11 A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-13 | Upton | UL THE MACHINE E 29-32 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-13 | Upton | UL THE MACHINE D 29-32 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-07 | Reagan | UL VICTORIO WEST B 5-8 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-07 | Reagan | UL VICTORIO WEST A 5-8 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-07 | Reagan | UL VICTORIO EAST E 5-8-17 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-07 | Reagan | UL VICTORIO EAST D 5-8-17 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-07 | Reagan | UL VICTORIO EAST C 5-8-17 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-16 | Reagan | UL TENTH CAVALRY C 7-6 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-16 | Reagan | UL TENTH CAVALRY B 7-6 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-16 | Reagan | UL TENTH CAVALRY A 7-6 | Drill | Horiz |
Where IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Reagan County | 8 | 2026-04-07 |
| Winkler County | 4 | 2026-09-11 |
| Upton County | 2 | 2026-06-13 |
Fields IRON ORCHARD OPERATING LLC holds wells in
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| KERMIT | 48 | 22 |
| COLEMAN COUNTY REGULAR | 41 | 16 |
| SALT FLAT | 35 | 23 |
| TENNEY CREEK | 4 | 4 |
| SPILLER | 4 | 4 |
| SHEEP MOUNTAIN (CONSOLIDATED) | 4 | 2 |
| KEYSTONE (CONSOLIDATED) | 3 | 3 |
| EMPEROR (HOLT) | 3 | 2 |
| DUNLAP | 2 | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY 31 WEST (U. DEVONIAN) | 1 | 0 |
| LULING-BRANYON | 1 | 1 |
| KEYSTONE (COLBY) | 1 | 1 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.