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XTO ENERGY INC.
XTO ENERGY INC. is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #945936. It holds 18,548 wellbores on record, 8,885 of them producing. It has 196 drilling permits on record across 18 Texas counties (Midland, Pecos, Loving and 15 more), most recently on 2026-10-20. 184 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under XTO ENERGY INC.'s new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when XTO ENERGY INC. files a new W-1 drilling permit, the Permit Owner File matches it to the listed mineral owners under the tract and delivers them that Monday with mailing addresses, for every operator filing in the package counties.
Recent permits by XTO ENERGY INC.
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Martin | VISERION UNIT 1 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-19 | Martin | JACK MOHR UNIT 3 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-19 | Martin | JACK MOHR UNIT 3 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-16 | Martin | JACK MOHR UNIT 2 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-16 | Martin | JACK MOHR UNIT 2 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-16 | Martin | JACK MOHR UNIT 1 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-16 | Martin | JACK MOHR UNIT 1 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-10-16 | Loving | ST. CLOUD | Drill | |
| 2026-10-16 | Loving | SAN QUENTIN | Drill | |
| 2026-08-18 | San Augustine | CRGE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-04 | Shelby | CRIMSON TIDE - CARDINALS | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-21 | San Augustine | HIGGINBOTHAM-BISON | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-21 | Shelby | BOM | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-09 | Ward | UNIVERSITY 16-31A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-03 | Ward | PYOTE MONITOR | Reclass | |
| 2025-10-20 | Midland | TXL 33 UNIT 2 | Drill | Horiz |
| 2023-12-12 | San Augustine | VMO | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-11-03 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-11-03 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-11-03 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-31 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-30 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-30 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-30 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-16 | La Salle | IMN-SCHORP #7 | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-16 | La Salle | IMN-SCHORP #4 | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-16 | La Salle | IMN-SCHORP #1 | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-13 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-13 | La Salle | IRVIN MINERALS NORTH | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2023-10-13 | La Salle | IMN-SCHORP #8 | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
Where XTO ENERGY INC. operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Midland County | 37 | 2025-10-20 |
| Pecos County | 30 | 2022-11-17 |
| Loving County | 25 | 2026-10-16 |
| Martin County | 24 | 2026-10-20 |
| La Salle County | 20 | 2023-11-03 |
| Upton County | 13 | 2018-12-19 |
| San Augustine County | 7 | 2026-08-18 |
| Ward County | 7 | 2026-04-09 |
| Shelby County | 6 | 2026-08-04 |
| Ector County | 5 | 2018-12-03 |
| Leon County | 5 | 2018-12-13 |
| Atascosa County | 4 | 2017-12-05 |
| Glasscock County | 4 | 2020-11-24 |
| Wood County | 4 | 2018-12-19 |
| Freestone County | 2 | 2018-12-10 |
| Andrews County | 1 | 2017-12-20 |
| Karnes County | 1 | 2021-09-08 |
| Reeves County | 1 | 2020-12-10 |
Fields XTO ENERGY INC. holds wells in
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| NEWARK EAST (BARNETT SHALE) | 2,313 | 1,870 |
| FULLERTON | 1,402 | 503 |
| MEANS | 1,145 | 365 |
| SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | 972 | 396 |
| GOLDSMITH | 697 | 65 |
| GOLDSMITH (5600) | 669 | 0 |
| TEAGUE (CV-BOSSIER CONS.) | 538 | 476 |
| HAWKINS | 519 | 183 |
| PRENTICE (6700) | 475 | 200 |
| ROBERTSON N. (CLEAR FORK 7100) | 413 | 144 |
| BALD PRAIRIE (CV CONSOLIDATED) | 411 | 399 |
| RUSSELL (CLEARFORK CONSOLIDATED | 393 | 92 |
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 |
| 2018 | 38 | 32 |
| 2017 | 38 | 36 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.