The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 626 original drilling permits in September 2024. The total includes 580 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 9 field transfers, 27 for re-completions, and 4 reclass of existing wellbores.
The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in September 2024 is: 116 oil, 29 gas, 445 oil and gas, 29 injection, 1 service and 6 other permits.
In September 2024, Commission staff processed 942 oil, 224 gas, and 422 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.
