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Lavaca · Fayette · Lee counties, Texas

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What moved in the Giddings / Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford trend across the three counties, rebuilt twice a day.

Generated 2026-09-08 06:45 CT 06:00 CT run Data as of 2026-09-08
0
permits approved since last run
0
amended since last run
0
permits month to date
3
rigs on the ground
5
filings pending at the RRC
15
permits aging without a spud

Since the last run

06:00 CT run
Nothing new since the last run. No permit was approved, amended, or newly filed as pending across Lavaca, Fayette, or Lee since the previous build. At this AOI's real volume - roughly one permit every five days across all three counties - a quiet run is the ordinary case, not a failure.

Watchlist

Leasing pace
GEOSOUTHERN CHALK III LLC recorded 13 leases in Fayette, 2.2× its usual pace vs. its own trailing average
Leasing pace
TIDAL PETROLEUM INC recorded 3 leases in Fayette, 6.5× its usual pace vs. its own trailing average
Leasing pace
SAGE NATURAL RESOURCES LLC recorded 97 leases in Lee, 2.5× its usual pace vs. its own trailing average
Leasing pace
WHR EAGLE FORD LLC recorded 43 leases in Lee, 4.4× its usual pace vs. its own trailing average

Benchmark prices

as of 2026-09-01
Benchmark Latest 30-day change Where it sits in its recent range
WTI USD/bbl 91.48 +6.2% 69.60 95.00
Henry Hub USD/MMBtu 2.90 +12.0% 2.56 3.34

Spot prices are published with a lag of several days at the source. This panel's date is the most recent trading day published, not the most recent run.

Where the recent permits are

22 permits with a surface location, last 90 days

Every permit shown here is also in the Permits & Plats table — the map is a second view of it, never the only one.