Texas RRC releases September 2021 drilling permit, completions

AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 801 original drilling permits in September 2021 compared to 437 in September 2020. The total includes 714 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, four to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 77 for recompletions of existing wellbores. The breakdown of well types for original drilling perm…