Archer County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Archer County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-03.
Archer County permitting is running 7.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (23 total, up 53% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. EAGLE OIL & GAS CO. leads with 11 permits in the past 12 months, one of 20 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
5
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-08-03
All Time
11,467
11,467 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-20 | 67373 | 42-009-34112 | WALSH, S. L. #1 | TAYLOR OPER. CO. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-12-20 | 67372 | 42-009-34111 | YOUNG, L. C. #1 | TAYLOR OPER. CO. | DRILL | 1,324 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 67262 | 42-009-84633 | MCANALLY, FRANK #1D | BROWN & JONES OIL CO. | OTHER | 2,000 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67150 | 42-009-34110 | JACKSON 'D' #6 | SHAPPELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67149 | 42-009-34109 | AMINEX "A" #1D | 2-C OPERATING | DRILL | 1,560 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67148 | 42-009-34108 | TRIBUNE "E" #1 | KNIGHT, MACK | DRILL | 1,650 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67135 | 42-009-34107 | GILLISPIE #1 | FRONTIER OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-12-17 | 66981 | 42-009-34106 | HOUSE #1 | BUCHANAN, WAYMAN W. | DRILL | 5,821 | |
| 1979-12-17 | 66979 | 42-009-34105 | PERKINS #1 | BURNS PETROLEUM | DRILL | 5,186 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66909 | 42-009-34103 | RICHARDSON, J. T. TRUST #3 | BOYD, DICK | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66895 | 42-009-34102 | CITY NATIONAL BANK #6 | GAGE, H. L. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66864 | 42-009-34101 | BELL, GRACE #1 | GHO-MOR DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66861 | 42-009-34100 | MELIGUN -B- #1 | GHO-MOR DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66859 | 42-009-34099 | MELIGUN -A- #1 | GHO-MOR DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66855 | 42-009-34098 | BELL -A- #1 | GHO-MOR DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66852 | 42-009-34097 | DONAHUE #1A | GHO-MOR DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-12-14 | 66848 | 42-009-34096 | AMINEX -A- #1 | DEEN DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,589 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66768 | 42-009-34095 | MCKINNEY, COWAN #1 | STRANGE, D. D. | DRILL | 1,450 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66960 | 42-009-34104 | WILLIAMS, GOLDIE #20 | WILSON, NEVA B. | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66686 | 42-009-34094 | KEY #1 | UNITED-KNUCKLEY CO. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66624 | 42-009-34093 | PERKINS "C" #1 | KNIGHT, MACK | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66615 | 42-009-34092 | WHITTENTON, BRUCE #1 | LINDEMANN, W. L., DRLG. CO. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66534 | 42-009-34091 | ROACH & ANZ #3 | M. S. & W. | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66532 | 42-009-34090 | MCGREGOR-ARCO #1 | MCCLENDON, LARRY | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66531 | 42-009-34089 | MCGREGOR #1 | MCCLENDON, LARRY | DRILL | 900 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66530 | 42-009-34088 | AMINEX "N" #2 | KNIGHT, MACK | DRILL | 1,510 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66529 | 42-009-34087 | COWAN-MCKINNEY "B" #1 | KNIGHT, MACK | DRILL | 1,507 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66528 | 42-009-34086 | ELENBURG "A" #1 | SOUTH RANCH OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66527 | 42-009-01262 | RAY #1 | SPRAGINS, ED | OTHER | 5,400 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66501 | 42-009-34085 | RICHARDSON, J. T. TRUST #2 | BOYD, DICK | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66500 | 42-009-34084 | RICHARDSON, J. T. TRUST #1 | BOYD, DICK | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66498 | 42-009-34083 | PARISH "B" #6 | KNIGHT, MACK | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1979-12-10 | 66372 | 42-009-34026 | HASSEN #1 | WARE, ALLEN A. | DRILL | 1,325 | |
| 1979-12-10 | 66245 | 42-009-34082 | GARDNER #1 | C. & S. BATTEN OIL CO.*******P-5 | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-12-06 | 65790 | 42-009-34081 | HOUSE RANCH "C" #3 | LIFESTYLE ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 5,823 | |
| 1979-12-06 | 65789 | 42-009-34080 | HOUSE RANCH "B" #2 | LIFESTYLE ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 5,808 | |
| 1979-12-05 | 65571 | 42-009-34079 | YORK ESTATE "B" #17 | BURNS PETROLEUM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1979-12-05 | 65567 | 42-009-34078 | WHITE, J. H. #2 | HELMCAMP, INC. | DRILL | 1,750 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65302 | 42-009-34072 | PRIDEAUX, H. O. #59W | FRESNO OIL CO. | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65261 | 42-009-34077 | EATON #1 | DYER OIL | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65259 | 42-009-34076 | PARISH "B" #5 | KNIGHT, MACK | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65254 | 42-009-34074 | ICKERT, A. F. (B) #21 | SHERLEY, O. C. | DRILL | 1,236 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65179 | 42-009-34073 | SMITH, W. J. #1 | LEAGUE OIL AND GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65172 | 42-009-34071 | HANNIS #1 | LUNN, RAY | DRILL | 1,097 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65125 | 42-009-34070 | AMINEX "B" #1 | BURKETT OPERATING CO., THE | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65124 | 42-009-34069 | TRIBUNE "A" #1 | BURKETT OPERATING CO., THE | DRILL | 1,650 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65123 | 42-009-34068 | AMINEX C #1 | BURKETT OPERATING CO., THE | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65120 | 42-009-34066 | IRWIN #1 | PHILLIPS, M. J. | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65059 | 42-009-34065 | KUNKEL, R. H. #1 S | MERCURY EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 1,493 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65058 | 42-009-34064 | SMITH, SAMUEL #1S | MERCURY EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 1,600 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Archer County.