Texas public oil and gas records

Texas Oil & Gas Well Activity, Drilling Permits & Public RRC Data

FutureWells Texas organizes public Texas oil and gas records into searchable maps, county pages, operator views, lease/well activity, and early signals for future wells.

Explore

What FutureWells Texas helps you explore

Use the platform to get oriented faster, identify useful records, and decide what deserves official-source review.

Workflow

Well and lease activity

Review known wells, lease references, API numbers, fields, operators, and nearby activity context from organized public records.

Workflow

Drilling permit signals

Use permit and document-derived activity as a starting point for finding possible future well activity.

Workflow

County and tract clues

Search by county, county FIPS, abstract, block, section, survey, lease, operator, or rough field-note text.

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Completion reports

Surface W-2 and G-1 completion report filings as readable activity events tied back to well and source-document context.

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Operator changes

Spot P-4 operator-change filings so lease and well activity can be reviewed when responsibility shifts.

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Plugging and surveys

Review plugging notices, directional surveys, and injection-related filings as nearby activity signals.

Map and search

Texas well map and activity search

The public map page is lightweight. The full beta map supports deeper well cards, tract search, estimated areas, watch areas, and recent activity review.

Public preview

Start with the map workflow.

Preview how FutureWells Texas approaches Texas well records, permit signals, county context, and source-aware review without loading the full beta map.

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Beta workspace

Use heavier tools after login.

The authenticated user area keeps the active map, saved watch areas, and performance-testing workflows separate from the public marketing site.

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Records

Drilling permits, leases, operators, counties

FutureWells Texas is built for practical lookup workflows, not abstract dashboards or hype.

Record type

Drilling permits

Track permit-related signals and connect them to nearby wells, documents, operators, and map context where records support it.

Record type

Leases and wells

Move from lease names, well numbers, API identifiers, and field records into a cleaner exploration workflow.

Record type

Operators and counties

Start with county pages and operator context, then open the beta workspace for deeper map review.

Record type

Plugging Notice

Review W-3A plugging notice events when older wells near an area need source-backed attention.

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Injection Activity

Surface injection and disposal-related filing events so nearby activity can be checked against source records.

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Production Detected

Use production data events to spot wells that appear to have recently started producing.

Public records

Built from public records

FutureWells Texas organizes and visualizes public oil and gas records, including Railroad Commission of Texas materials and related public files. It is not an official government website.

Verification notice

Data limitations and verification notice

Public oil and gas data may be incomplete, delayed, corrected, duplicated, stale, transformed, or interpreted incorrectly. Map points and estimated areas are not official parcel, survey, mineral, lease, title, or legal boundaries.

Use FutureWells Texas as a discovery and organization layer. Verify important facts with official sources, original documents, county records, qualified professionals, and the relevant agencies before making legal, financial, mineral-rights, engineering, drilling, tax, or investment decisions.

Read the full disclaimer and review data sources.

Live entry points

Recent activity and data coverage

Start with public activity feeds or check the data coverage behind the pages.

Latest activity

Texas oil and gas activity

Browse permits, completions, operator changes, plugging notices, production signals, surveys, and documents.

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Data transparency

Coverage and ingestion status

Review live table counts, source families, and the latest import history behind public pages.

Open data coverage
Featured entry points

Explore wells, counties, operators, and fields

Use these public-record paths as starting points for deeper review.

Sample wells

Producing public well records

ELLIOT-JOHNSON #1

Howard County - DKL WATER GATHERING PERMIAN, LLC

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MORGAN SWD #1

Howard County - HIGHPEAK ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC

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HULKSTER SWD #1

Howard County - BIRCH OPERATIONS, INC.

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5 counties

County pages

Midland CountyOpenReeves CountyOpenAndrews CountyOpenHoward CountyOpenLoving CountyOpen
4 operators

Operator pages

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY18,565PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.18,069DIAMONDBACK E&P LLC12,644OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.10,566
4 fields

Field pages

SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)59,878WILDCAT39,885NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE)21,019EAST TEXAS16,922
Early beta

Early beta notice

The public site is ready for discovery. The full product is still being tested, especially map performance, search behavior, document workflows, watch areas, and activity signals.

FAQ

Common questions

Is FutureWells Texas an official government website?

No. FutureWells Texas is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Texas Railroad Commission.

Does a permit mean a well will be drilled?

No. A permit can be an important signal, but it does not guarantee drilling, completion, production, economics, or timing.

Can I use this for mineral ownership or title decisions?

No. Use FutureWells Texas for exploration only. Verify important decisions with official sources, county records, original documents, and qualified professionals.

Why is the full map inside the beta account area?

The full interactive map, watch areas, and heavier workflows are still being tested for performance and product fit.

Beta access

Explore Texas well activity in the beta workspace.

FutureWells Texas is currently in beta. Data coverage, search tools, and map layers are actively being expanded and verified.