The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 771 original drilling permits in July 2024. The total includes 685 to drill new oil or gas wells, 12 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 68 for re-completions of existing wellbores.
The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in July 2024 is: 137 oil, 48 gas, 544 oil and gas, 28 injection, and 14 other permits.
In July 2024, Commission staff processed 805 oil, 222 gas, and 355 injection completions for new drills, re-entries and re-completions.
Detailed data on drilling permits and well completions for the month can be found here.
