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We're still finalizing how we count (details). The data
itself is real, from the RRC's public records, but some numbers could shift
a little once the counting rules are locked in.
Who's moving: 2013Q4 vs 2013Q3
The operators whose permit counts moved the most between 2013Q3 and 2013Q4, statewide. Click a name to see the full comparison in that operator's busiest counties.
Top gainers
| Operator | P-5 | 2013Q3 | 2013Q4 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (2013Q4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD. | Active | 87 | 180 | +93 | +106.9% | YOAKUM · MARTIN · SCURRY |
| CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | Active | 44 | 87 | +43 | +97.7% | UPTON · MIDLAND · ECTOR |
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | Active | 159 | 202 | +43 | +27.0% | MARTIN · MIDLAND · UPTON |
| DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC | Active | 7 | 34 | +27 | +385.7% | HARRIS · CHAMBERS · BRAZORIA |
| KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC | Active | 15 | 42 | +27 | +180.0% | SCURRY · ECTOR · PECOS |
| LAYLINE ENERGY I LLC | Inactive | 1 | 24 | +23 | +2300.0% | WILBARGER · WICHITA · MCMULLEN |
| CUSTER & WRIGHT OPERATING, INC. | Active | 0 | 22 | +22 | n/a (from zero) | CROSBY |
| DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | Active | 74 | 94 | +20 | +27.0% | WISE · IRION · CRANE |
| ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION | Inactive | 20 | 40 | +20 | +100.0% | GLASSCOCK · MARTIN · WARD |
| STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC | Inactive | 39 | 59 | +20 | +51.3% | LA SALLE · DIMMIT · FRIO |
| SUMMIT PETROLEUM LLC | Active | 10 | 27 | +17 | +170.0% | UPTON · SCHLEICHER · MIDLAND |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY | Active | 16 | 29 | +13 | +81.2% | HOWARD · ANDREWS · CULBERSON |
| DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC | Active-Ext | 18 | 31 | +13 | +72.2% | MIDLAND · UPTON · MARTIN |
| SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC | Delinquent | 32 | 45 | +13 | +40.6% | ANDREWS |
| BC OPERATING, INC. | Active | 10 | 22 | +12 | +120.0% | ECTOR |
| DYM ENERGY, INC. | Inactive | 1 | 12 | +11 | +1100.0% | WICHITA |
| RSP PERMIAN, LLC | Inactive | 4 | 15 | +11 | +275.0% | MIDLAND · MARTIN · ANDREWS |
| STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC | Inactive | 9 | 20 | +11 | +122.2% | KARNES · LIVE OAK · DE WITT |
| CIMAREX ENERGY CO. | Delinquent | 21 | 31 | +10 | +47.6% | REEVES · CULBERSON · WARD |
| MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA | Active-Ext | 30 | 40 | +10 | +33.3% | MCMULLEN · ATASCOSA · KARNES |
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP | Active | 74 | 83 | +9 | +12.2% | DE WITT · KARNES · LIVE OAK |
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | Active-Ext | 204 | 213 | +9 | +4.4% | GONZALES · LA SALLE · MONTAGUE |
| LE NORMAN OPERATING LLC | Inactive | 3 | 12 | +9 | +300.0% | HEMPHILL · LIPSCOMB · OCHILTREE |
| PARSLEY ENERGY OPERATIONS, LLC | Inactive | 40 | 49 | +9 | +22.5% | UPTON · DAWSON · MARTIN |
| ROSETTA RESOURCES OPERATING LP | Active | 37 | 46 | +9 | +24.3% | REEVES · WEBB · LA SALLE |
Top decliners
| Operator | P-5 | 2013Q3 | 2013Q4 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (2013Q4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMNI OIL & GAS, INC. | Inactive | 65 | 0 | -65 | -100.0% | |
| XTO ENERGY INC. | Active | 123 | 74 | -49 | -39.8% | GAINES · TITUS · ECTOR |
| CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | Delinquent | 122 | 84 | -38 | -31.1% | MCMULLEN · DIMMIT · LA SALLE |
| ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC | Active | 176 | 142 | -34 | -19.3% | DIMMIT · LA SALLE · BURLESON |
| FIML NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC | Inactive | 37 | 12 | -25 | -67.6% | REAGAN · IRION |
| MERKAZ DRILLING, LLC | Active | 20 | 0 | -20 | -100.0% | |
| QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC. | Delinquent | 20 | 1 | -19 | -95.0% | TARRANT |
| COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LP | Inactive | 24 | 7 | -17 | -70.8% | MCMULLEN · DUVAL · KARNES |
| L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY | Active | 34 | 18 | -16 | -47.1% | STONEWALL · HASKELL · COLEMAN |
| MAVERICK PROD. CO., INC. | Inactive | 45 | 29 | -16 | -35.6% | FORT BEND |
| FAOC OPERATING LLC | Inactive | 15 | 0 | -15 | -100.0% | |
| LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC. | Active | 41 | 26 | -15 | -36.6% | WEBB · DIMMIT · LA SALLE |
| APACHE CORPORATION | Active | 229 | 215 | -14 | -6.1% | GLASSCOCK · REAGAN · HOWARD |
| ATHLON FE OPERATING LLC | Inactive | 37 | 23 | -14 | -37.8% | HOWARD · GLASSCOCK · MIDLAND |
| BERRY OIL COMP. | Inactive | 17 | 3 | -14 | -82.4% | ECTOR · GLASSCOCK · MIDLAND |
| C-D OIL COMPANY, INC. | Active | 15 | 1 | -14 | -93.3% | MILAM |
| JUNO OPERATING COMPANY II, LLC | Inactive | 23 | 9 | -14 | -60.9% | CROSBY · LUBBOCK |
| RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD. | Active | 14 | 0 | -14 | -100.0% | |
| SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC | Inactive | 64 | 50 | -14 | -21.9% | GAINES · ECTOR · ANDREWS |
| CAMBRIAN MANAGEMENT, LTD. | Active | 13 | 0 | -13 | -100.0% | |
| MARATHON OIL EF LLC | Active | 74 | 61 | -13 | -17.6% | KARNES · ATASCOSA · GONZALES |
| URBAN OIL & GAS GROUP, LLC | Active | 15 | 2 | -13 | -86.7% | WICHITA |
| HENRY RESOURCES LLC | Active | 25 | 13 | -12 | -48.0% | CRANE · TERRELL · MARTIN |
| WILLIAMS, CLAYTON ENERGY, INC. | Delinquent | 22 | 10 | -12 | -54.5% | ANDREWS · BURLESON · REEVES |
| LAREDO ENERGY | Inactive | 11 | 0 | -11 | -100.0% |
Counts are original permits by approval date, credited to whoever holds the permit now. Watch the percentage column when the starting number is small: +200% might just mean two permits.