{
  "name": "Permian Basin Drilling Permits by County",
  "humanPage": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/permian-basin-by-the-numbers",
  "countyTotalsAsOf": "2026-06-11",
  "countyTotalsAsOfLabel": "June 11, 2026",
  "operatorBreakdownAsOf": "2026-06-13",
  "operatorBreakdownAsOfLabel": "June 13, 2026",
  "permitWindow": "trailing 90 days (March 13 – June 11, 2026)",
  "source": "Texas Railroad Commission + New Mexico OCD filings via Energy Domain DataStream",
  "attribution": "American Royalty Buyers — Permian permits by county, county totals as of June 11, 2026, operator breakdown as of June 13, 2026 (https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/permian-basin-by-the-numbers)",
  "updateCadence": "quarterly",
  "note": "Drilling-activity counts only — not valuations. countyPermitTotal is the all-operator county total from the permian-stats pull (null where that county is outside the top-counties list); operatorAttributedPermits sums only the tracked operators permitting in that county.",
  "count": 19,
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    {
      "county": "Eddy",
      "state": "NM",
      "stateSlug": "newmexico",
      "countySlug": "eddy",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/newmexico/eddy",
      "countyPermitTotal": 333,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 315,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Permian Resources",
          "slug": "permian-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/permian-resources",
          "permits": 103
        },
        {
          "name": "ExxonMobil",
          "slug": "exxonmobil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/exxonmobil",
          "permits": 61
        },
        {
          "name": "Mewbourne Oil",
          "slug": "mewbourne-oil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/mewbourne-oil",
          "permits": 45
        },
        {
          "name": "Devon Energy",
          "slug": "devon-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/devon-energy",
          "permits": 29
        },
        {
          "name": "Spur Energy Partners",
          "slug": "spur-energy-partners",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/spur-energy-partners",
          "permits": 23
        },
        {
          "name": "Occidental Petroleum",
          "slug": "occidental-petroleum",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/occidental-petroleum",
          "permits": 11
        },
        {
          "name": "Tap Rock Operating",
          "slug": "tap-rock-operating",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/tap-rock-operating",
          "permits": 10
        },
        {
          "name": "Chevron",
          "slug": "chevron",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/chevron",
          "permits": 9
        },
        {
          "name": "EOG Resources",
          "slug": "eog-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/eog-resources",
          "permits": 8
        },
        {
          "name": "Coterra Energy",
          "slug": "coterra-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/coterra-energy",
          "permits": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "ConocoPhillips",
          "slug": "conocophillips",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/conocophillips",
          "permits": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Avant Operating",
          "slug": "avant-operating",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/avant-operating",
          "permits": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Matador Resources",
          "slug": "matador-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/matador-resources",
          "permits": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Lea",
      "state": "NM",
      "stateSlug": "newmexico",
      "countySlug": "lea",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/newmexico/lea",
      "countyPermitTotal": 244,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 244,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "EOG Resources",
          "slug": "eog-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/eog-resources",
          "permits": 91
        },
        {
          "name": "Permian Resources",
          "slug": "permian-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/permian-resources",
          "permits": 41
        },
        {
          "name": "Avant Operating",
          "slug": "avant-operating",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/avant-operating",
          "permits": 28
        },
        {
          "name": "Mewbourne Oil",
          "slug": "mewbourne-oil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/mewbourne-oil",
          "permits": 22
        },
        {
          "name": "Devon Energy",
          "slug": "devon-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/devon-energy",
          "permits": 17
        },
        {
          "name": "Matador Resources",
          "slug": "matador-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/matador-resources",
          "permits": 14
        },
        {
          "name": "Coterra Energy",
          "slug": "coterra-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/coterra-energy",
          "permits": 11
        },
        {
          "name": "Civitas Resources",
          "slug": "civitas-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/civitas-resources",
          "permits": 9
        },
        {
          "name": "ConocoPhillips",
          "slug": "conocophillips",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/conocophillips",
          "permits": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Tap Rock Operating",
          "slug": "tap-rock-operating",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/tap-rock-operating",
          "permits": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Chevron",
          "slug": "chevron",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/chevron",
          "permits": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Midland",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "midland",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/midland",
      "countyPermitTotal": 113,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 73,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "ExxonMobil",
          "slug": "exxonmobil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/exxonmobil",
          "permits": 40
        },
        {
          "name": "Diamondback Energy",
          "slug": "diamondback-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/diamondback-energy",
          "permits": 33
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Loving",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "loving",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/loving",
      "countyPermitTotal": 76,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 40,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Occidental Petroleum",
          "slug": "occidental-petroleum",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/occidental-petroleum",
          "permits": 18
        },
        {
          "name": "EOG Resources",
          "slug": "eog-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/eog-resources",
          "permits": 14
        },
        {
          "name": "ConocoPhillips",
          "slug": "conocophillips",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/conocophillips",
          "permits": 8
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Upton",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "upton",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/upton",
      "countyPermitTotal": 66,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 68,
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        {
          "name": "APA (Apache)",
          "slug": "apache",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/apache",
          "permits": 22
        },
        {
          "name": "ExxonMobil",
          "slug": "exxonmobil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/exxonmobil",
          "permits": 20
        },
        {
          "name": "Firebird Energy",
          "slug": "firebird-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/firebird-energy",
          "permits": 10
        },
        {
          "name": "ConocoPhillips",
          "slug": "conocophillips",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/conocophillips",
          "permits": 8
        },
        {
          "name": "Ovintiv",
          "slug": "ovintiv",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/ovintiv",
          "permits": 8
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Martin",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "martin",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/martin",
      "countyPermitTotal": 60,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 48,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Diamondback Energy",
          "slug": "diamondback-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/diamondback-energy",
          "permits": 22
        },
        {
          "name": "ExxonMobil",
          "slug": "exxonmobil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/exxonmobil",
          "permits": 20
        },
        {
          "name": "Occidental Petroleum",
          "slug": "occidental-petroleum",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/occidental-petroleum",
          "permits": 6
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Crane",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "crane",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/crane",
      "countyPermitTotal": 60,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 59,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Blackbeard Operating",
          "slug": "blackbeard-operating",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/blackbeard-operating",
          "permits": 53
        },
        {
          "name": "Ring Energy",
          "slug": "ring-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/ring-energy",
          "permits": 6
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Glasscock",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "glasscock",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/glasscock",
      "countyPermitTotal": 55,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 35,
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        {
          "name": "ExxonMobil",
          "slug": "exxonmobil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/exxonmobil",
          "permits": 17
        },
        {
          "name": "Civitas Resources",
          "slug": "civitas-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/civitas-resources",
          "permits": 9
        },
        {
          "name": "Occidental Petroleum",
          "slug": "occidental-petroleum",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/occidental-petroleum",
          "permits": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "Continental Resources",
          "slug": "continental-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/continental-resources",
          "permits": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Reagan",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "reagan",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/reagan",
      "countyPermitTotal": 43,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 9,
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        {
          "name": "Permian Resources",
          "slug": "permian-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/permian-resources",
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        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Andrews",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "andrews",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/andrews",
      "countyPermitTotal": 43,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 28,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Fasken Oil and Ranch",
          "slug": "fasken-oil-and-ranch",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/fasken-oil-and-ranch",
          "permits": 25
        },
        {
          "name": "Ring Energy",
          "slug": "ring-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/ring-energy",
          "permits": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Gaines",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "gaines",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/gaines",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 29,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Occidental Petroleum",
          "slug": "occidental-petroleum",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/occidental-petroleum",
          "permits": 29
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Howard",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "howard",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/howard",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 22,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Diamondback Energy",
          "slug": "diamondback-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/diamondback-energy",
          "permits": 18
        },
        {
          "name": "Ovintiv",
          "slug": "ovintiv",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/ovintiv",
          "permits": 4
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Culberson",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "culberson",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/culberson",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 18,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Coterra Energy",
          "slug": "coterra-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/coterra-energy",
          "permits": 18
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Ector",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "ector",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/ector",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 17,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Diamondback Energy",
          "slug": "diamondback-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/diamondback-energy",
          "permits": 14
        },
        {
          "name": "Continental Resources",
          "slug": "continental-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/continental-resources",
          "permits": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Winkler",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "winkler",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/winkler",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
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        {
          "name": "Continental Resources",
          "slug": "continental-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/continental-resources",
          "permits": 10
        },
        {
          "name": "Mewbourne Oil",
          "slug": "mewbourne-oil",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/mewbourne-oil",
          "permits": 3
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Dawson",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "dawson",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/dawson",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 6,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "APA (Apache)",
          "slug": "apache",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/apache",
          "permits": 6
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Pecos",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "pecos",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/pecos",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 4,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Continental Resources",
          "slug": "continental-resources",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/continental-resources",
          "permits": 4
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Borden",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "borden",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/borden",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 4,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Firebird Energy",
          "slug": "firebird-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/firebird-energy",
          "permits": 4
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "county": "Yoakum",
      "state": "TX",
      "stateSlug": "texas",
      "countySlug": "yoakum",
      "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/mineral-rights/texas/yoakum",
      "countyPermitTotal": null,
      "operatorAttributedPermits": 2,
      "operators": [
        {
          "name": "Ring Energy",
          "slug": "ring-energy",
          "url": "https://www.americanroyaltybuyers.com/operators/ring-energy",
          "permits": 2
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}