The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 382 original drilling permits in November 2020 compared to 958 in November 2019.
The November 2020 total includes 321 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, three to re-enter plugged well bores, and 36 for recompletions of existing well bores.
The breakdown of well types for original drilling permits in November 2020 is 102 oil, 36 gas, 226 oil or g…