SAN ANGELO, TX — The San Angelo area recorded 69 permits to drill new oil or gas wells and 120 new oil completions in September 2026, with no new gas completions, according to monthly statistics released by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Statewide, the RRC issued 759 original drilling permits in September. That total included 684 to drill new oil or gas wells, seven to re-enter plugged wellbores, one field transfer, 63 for re-completion, and four reclassifications.
The commission classified the original permits as 120 oil, 66 gas, 541 oil and gas, 11 injection, four service and 17 other.
Commission staff processed 961 oil, 280 gas and 95 injection completions during the month.
By district, Midland led with 323 permits to drill new oil or gas holes, 319 new oil completions and 33 new gas completions. The San Angelo area ranked third in new permits, behind Midland and the San Antonio area, which had 101 permits, 33 oil completions and 30 gas completions.
Other districts included East Texas with 43 permits, zero oil completions and 26 gas completions; Refugio with 36 permits, 17 oil and 10 gas; Lubbock with 24 permits, 38 oil and zero gas; and Southeast Texas with 27 permits, eight oil and four gas.
The full district table listed 685 permits to drill new oil/gas holes, 564 new oil completions, and 132 new gas completions statewide.
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