Texas RRC reports May 2022 drilling permit and completion statistics AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 963 original drilling permits in May 2022 compared to 631 in May 2021. The May 2022 total includes 849 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, nine to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 93 for recompletions of existing wellbores. The breakdown of well types ...