ABOUT DOWNHOLE DIGITAL
Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit data, parsed and delivered in real time. Built for the operators and service companies that move first.
THE PRODUCT
DownHole Digital continuously monitors the Texas Railroad Commission permit database — the public record of every new drilling permit filed in the state of Texas.
Our system monitors Texas RRC permit activity, parses new permit filings, and delivers the most relevant details in a simple Telegram-first workflow.
No app to download. No dashboard to check. No login to remember. You get a Telegram message with the operator name, county, district, proposed depth, lease name, and well number — the moment it hits the RRC system.
This is the kind of intelligence that enterprise platforms charge $2,000+/month for, locked behind complex UIs and annual contracts. We deliver the same data for $197/month, no contract.
// SAMPLE TELEGRAM ALERT
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NEW PERMIT FILED
2026-04-12 07:14 CST
Operator: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY
County: MIDLAND
District: 08
Depth: 12,450 ft
Type: NEW DRILL
Lease: SPRABERRY TREND UNIT 47-H
Well #: 4H
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Delivered via Telegram — no login required
THE PROCESS
Texas Railroad Commission servers polled every 4 hours. No delay. No middleman. Direct from the source.
Permit details such as county, depth, operator, and filing context are parsed into a faster review workflow.
Permit alerts can be delivered through Telegram after access is reviewed and activated.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Know about new wells before the operator calls for bids. Get on location first with real-time permit intel.
Track horizontal permits across the basin. See depth targets and lease positions before competitors.
New permits mean new completions. Stay ahead of demand cycles with early permit visibility.
Frac crews, wireline, cementing, trucking — every new permit is a pipeline of future service work.
Track competitor activity in your area. See what the majors are doing on adjacent leases.
Monitor operator activity on or near your mineral interests. Track permit trends across your portfolio.
PHILOSOPHY
The oilfield doesn't need another dashboard. It doesn't need another platform with 47 features you'll never use. It doesn't need an annual contract or a sales call to get started.
What it needs is the right information, at the right time, in the right place. That place is your phone. The format is a Telegram message. The timing is within hours of an RRC filing.
We built DownHole Digital because the existing tools in this space — Enverus, Rextag, DrillingInfo — are designed for enterprise teams with enterprise budgets. They charge thousands per month and lock you into annual contracts for data that's publicly available from the Texas Railroad Commission.
We took the same public data, built automated polling and parsing around it, and deliver it straight to Telegram. No logins. No dashboards. No complexity. Just the permits that matter, the moment they're filed.
"The best intelligence system is the one you actually check. Nobody opens another dashboard. Everyone checks Telegram."
— JAKE MITCHELL, FOUNDER
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