How many drilling permits were filed in Madison County in the last 12 months?

7 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Madison County, Texas over the last 12 months — 1 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Madison County?

EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC is the most active operator in Madison County with 4 permits over the last 12 months, followed by BULL RUN RESOURCES, LLC (1).

Where does Madison County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$96.38USD/BBL · AS OF 3:44 PM CTBRENT$97.98USD/BBL · AS OF 3:44 PM CTPERMITS TODAY—TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,324OPERATOR LINEAGESCOUTCALL LIST · PIPELINE · PSA

Madison County · 1 permits this week
7 permits filed last 12 months
Top operator: EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC (4)
Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission

Madison County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Madison County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Jun 3, 2026

1: Permits filed; Last 7 days
7: Permits filed; Last 12 months
EMPIRE: Top operator; 4 permits
4: Active operators; Last 12 months

02 · Madison on the map

Madison · Texas drillingLast 7 days

Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (1)

Top operators · 12m

01
EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC: —; 4 permits
02
BULL RUN RESOURCES, LLC: —; 1 permits
03
WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION: —; 1 permits
04
SOUTHWEST OPERATING, INC.-TYLER: —; 1 permits

03 · Latest Madison filings

7 rows · last 12 months · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Madison County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-05-31	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	31331015	10605	Vertical	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-05-04	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	31300068	20705	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-04-09	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	31331038	10350	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-03-24	BULL RUN RESOURCES, LLC	31331415	9000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2025-10-09	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	31300068	21227	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-06-24	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	31331400	9600	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-06-04	SOUTHWEST OPERATING, INC.-TYLER	31330515	8710	Vertical	APPROVED

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06 · Sources