Elevation Resources’ Midland Farms activity illustrates how a focused drilling program can progress from well licensing to production-facility permitting within five months. The supplied 2026 dataset identifies five horizontal well records across two surface pads in Andrews County, Texas, all targeting the Emma Barnett Shale field and listing AKITA 801.
Elevation Resources is a Midland-based exploration and production company focused on the Permian Basin. Co-founded in 2013, the company is led by President and CEO Steven Pruett and has established a development position in the Permian’s Barnett oil play.
Two Pads, One Consistent Development Profile
The five records describe a concentrated Midland Farms program in Block 1, with two wells in Section 36 and three in Section 37. Surface-coordinate clustering identifies two separate pads approximately 1.28 kilometres apart.
Development group Wells Surface location Recorded rig Activity Date range Midland Farms 40 C and 40 D 2 Block 1, Section 36, Abstract U36 AKITA 801 September 5–20, 2026 Midland Farms 25 A, B and C 3 Block 1, Section 37, Abstract U37 AKITA 801 June 19–August 5, 2026
Every record lists horizontal drilling and a projected depth of 15,000, indicating a consistent planning profile. The CSV does not specify depth units or distinguish measured depth from vertical depth, so the values should be treated as projected depths rather than verified footage drilled.
The common field, depth and pad configurations suggest coordinated development of the Barnett target. However, the records do not identify separate landing benches or vertical intervals sufficient to establish stacked reservoir development.
From May Licences to an October Facility Permit
All five records carry a May 12, 2026 licence date. The first recorded activity followed 38 days later, on June 19, beginning with the Midland Farms 25 group.
Milestone Date Days from first licence All five records licensed May 12, 2026 0 First Midland Farms 25 activity June 19, 2026 38 Last Midland Farms 25 activity August 5, 2026 85 First Midland Farms 40 activity September 5, 2026 116 Last Midland Farms 40 activity September 20, 2026 131 MIDLAND FARMS 3940 CTB air permit issued October 8, 2026 149
The three Midland Farms 25 Activity Dates span 47 days, averaging 23.5 days between consecutive entries. The two Midland Farms 40 entries are 15 days apart. Across all five records, the average interval is 23.25 days over a 93-day activity window. These intervals describe recorded activity cadence; they do not establish individual well drilling durations or continuous rig operation.
Production Infrastructure Adds Another Milestone
The supplied air-permit record shows Permit 185669, Project 416428, issued October 8 for MIDLAND FARMS 3940 CTB in Andrews County. The initial Permit by Rule registration was marked complete, with approved entries for oil and gas production facilities under Rule 106.352 and flares under Rule 106.492.
The facility authorization arrived 149 days after the well licence date and 18 days after the latest recorded well activity. Its name and location suggest a relationship to the broader Midland Farms development, although the supplied permit does not identify connected wells or confirm facility startup.
For oilfield service companies, the combined drilling and permitting record points to a concentrated development area with potential requirements extending from drilling and completions into production handling, facility tie-ins, instrumentation and maintenance. The five-record dataset captures a specific Midland Farms program, rather than Elevation’s entire 2026 drilling portfolio.
Author: phinds