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

5 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Newton County, Texas over the last 12 months — 0 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Newton County?

THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC is the most active operator in Newton County with 3 permits over the last 12 months, followed by FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC (1).

Where does Newton 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

Newton County · 0 permits this week
5 permits filed last 12 months
Top operator: THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC (3)
Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission

Newton County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Newton 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

0: Permits filed; Last 7 days
5: Permits filed; Last 12 months
THERON: Top operator; 3 permits
3: Active operators; Last 12 months

02 · Newton on the map

Newton · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

01
THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC: —; 3 permits
02
FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC: —; 1 permits
03
EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC: —; 1 permits

03 · Latest Newton filings

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

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Newton County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-04-30	FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC	35130939	8100	Directional	APPROVED
2026-03-09	THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	35130944	13700	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-01-09	EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC	35130943	8500	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-11-21	THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	35130942	5000	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-11-13	THERON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	35130940	5000	Horizontal	APPROVED

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06 · Sources