Permian Basin Map — Wells, Permits & Production
The Permian Basin spans West Texas and southeastern New Mexico and is the most active oil-producing region in the United States. On the Texas side it divides into two principal sub-basins — the Midland Basin to the east and the Delaware Basin to the west — separated by the Central Basin Platform. Horizontal development across stacked pay has kept it the busiest permitting and completion area in the state.
Latest completions activity
Wells and leases in the Permian Basin reporting their first production in the newest Railroad Commission cycle (2026-06). This measures new activity coming online, not total basin production.
- New wells
- 99
- New leases
- 93
- Oil
- 49,744bbl/d
- Gas
- 133,116mcf/d
| County | Wells | Leases | Oil (bbl/d) | Gas (mcf/d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves | 23 | 23 | 23,919 | 107,994 |
| Midland | 24 | 18 | 6,099 | 5,614 |
| Andrews | 20 | 20 | 6,356 | 3,540 |
| Upton | 12 | 12 | 5,199 | 5,240 |
| Reagan | 5 | 5 | 3,663 | 4,878 |
| Glasscock | 9 | 9 | 3,426 | 3,380 |
| Martin | 1 | 1 | 881 | 1,673 |
| Loving | 4 | 4 | 201 | 797 |
| Fisher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Geology
The section is a thick Permian-age sequence of interbedded carbonates and organic-rich shales deposited across a deep marine basin flanked by carbonate shelves. Repeated cycles of basinal shale, debris flow, and shelf carbonate created the stacked, laterally continuous targets that make multi-bench horizontal development possible — operators commonly develop several benches from a single pad.
Working the play
Use the map to work a Permian lease from any direction: filter wells by operator to see a competitor position, pull permits and completions to spot the leading edge of development, or open a lease to run a decline forecast and PV-10 valuation against strip pricing.
Permian Basin counties (61)
Every Texas county this map covers for the play. Open the map to filter wells, permits, and leases within any of them.
- Andrews
- Bailey
- Borden
- Brewster
- Cochran
- Coke
- Concho
- Cottle
- Crane
- Crockett
- Crosby
- Culberson
- Dawson
- Dickens
- Ector
- Edwards
- El Paso
- Fisher
- Floyd
- Gaines
- Garza
- Glasscock
- Hale
- Hockley
- Howard
- Hudspeth
- Irion
- Jeff Davis
- Kent
- Kimble
- King
- Lamb
- Loving
- Lubbock
- Lynn
- Martin
- Menard
- McCulloch
- Midland
- Mitchell
- Motley
- Nolan
- Pecos
- Presidio
- Reagan
- Real
- Reeves
- Runnels
- Schleicher
- Scurry
- Sterling
- Stonewall
- Sutton
- Terrell
- Terry
- Tom Green
- Upton
- Val Verde
- Ward
- Winkler
- Yoakum
Frequently asked questions
Which counties are in the Permian Basin?
The Texas Permian spans more than sixty counties across West Texas. The most active are Midland, Martin, Reeves, Loving, Howard, Upton, Reagan, Glasscock, Ward and Ector. The full county list this map covers is below.
What is the difference between the Midland and Delaware basins?
They are the two sub-basins of the greater Permian, split by the Central Basin Platform. The Midland Basin sits to the east and is dominated by Spraberry and Wolfcamp development; the Delaware Basin lies to the west, is deeper, and adds the Bone Spring and Delaware sands to the target list.
Where does the data come from?
Well headers, permits, completions, and monthly production all come from Texas Railroad Commission filings and are refreshed as the RRC publishes them.
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Map the Permian Basin yourself
Wells, permits, completions, leases, and pipelines on live Railroad Commission data — filter by operator and formation, then run a decline forecast and PV-10 valuation on any lease.
Open the Permian Basin map