After almost grinding to a halt for a while, oilfield drilling activity in Dawson County is picking back up. Only five permits for new drilling ventures in Dawson County were approved by state officials last year in the nine-month period between the first of March and end of November. Since the first of December, however, six permits for drilling in Dawson County have been issued by the Texas Railroad Commission. While one of those While one of those permits is for a well near O’Donnell, the other five are for drilling activity in the southwestern part of the county. Four of those five ...