Austin County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin County — updated daily, data through 2026-03-18.
Austin County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-03-18. ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
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Latest Permit
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1,335 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-11-15 | 366384 | 42-015-30603 | BEST ET AL #1 | AMERICAN COMETRA, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1989-10-26 | 365325 | 42-015-00431 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #47 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,663 | |
| 1989-10-17 | 365245 | 42-015-00167 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #216 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,133 | |
| 1989-10-10 | 364832 | 42-015-30602 | GRAWUNDER, HERMAN #2A | SHAMROCK OIL CO. | DRILL | 2,350 | |
| 1989-10-09 | 364861 | 42-015-00361 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #72 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,112 | |
| 1989-10-06 | 363469 | 42-015-30584 | JACKSON, R. R. #7 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,250 | |
| 1989-10-03 | 364693 | 42-015-30601 | SODOLAK #1 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1989-09-21 | 364205 | 42-015-30038 | WOODLEY, R.B. #22 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,693 | |
| 1989-09-21 | 364203 | 42-015-30193 | WATERFLOOD UNIT # 2 #129 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,210 | |
| 1989-09-21 | 364201 | 42-015-30454 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #31 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,257 | |
| 1989-09-14 | 362590 | 42-015-30599 | WILSON, OLLIE #6 | SHAMROCK OIL CO. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1989-09-07 | 362971 | 42-015-30600 | GRAWUNDER, H. #1A | SHAMROCK OIL CO. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1989-08-31 | 374752 | 42-015-00339 | THOMPSON, R. W. #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,100 | |
| 1989-08-31 | 363456 | 42-015-00365 | PAINE, ROBERT G. #19 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,117 | |
| 1989-08-31 | 363455 | 42-015-30072 | DIEMER, ALBERTA MRS. #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,262 | |
| 1989-08-24 | 361842 | 42-015-30598 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E. #24 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,250 | |
| 1989-08-14 | 362719 | 42-015-30456 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #32 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,200 | |
| 1989-08-08 | 362420 | 42-015-00442 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #65I | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,220 | |
| 1989-08-08 | 362419 | 42-015-00322 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #64I | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,200 | |
| 1989-08-08 | 362418 | 42-015-30485 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #61I | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,200 | |
| 1989-07-19 | 361708 | 42-015-30565 | PAINE, ROBERST G. #40 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,510 | |
| 1989-07-12 | 361309 | 42-015-30597 | BROOKSHIRE GAS UNIT #1 | TRACE OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 3,250 | |
| 1989-07-06 | 361140 | 42-015-30596 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E. #23 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,335 | |
| 1989-07-03 | 360817 | 42-015-30293 | FINKE, R. E. #1 | AMPOLEX (TEXAS) INC. | RECOMP | 11,698 | |
| 1989-06-13 | 360358 | 42-015-00289 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #71 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,123 | |
| 1989-06-13 | 360214 | 42-015-30595 | AUSTIN COLLEGE #24 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 1989-05-19 | 358592 | 42-015-30158 | REMMERT, WILLIAM -B- #5 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,150 | |
| 1989-05-18 | 359325 | 42-015-30594 | RACCOON BEND WATERFLOOD #234 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 3,654 | |
| 1989-05-16 | 359328 | 42-015-00359 | PAINE, ROBERT G. #13 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,117 | |
| 1989-04-03 | 357696 | 42-015-00176 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #107 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,114 | |
| 1989-04-03 | 357695 | 42-015-00339 | THOMPSON, R. W. #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,100 | |
| 1989-04-03 | 357694 | 42-015-00343 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #224 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,250 | |
| 1989-03-31 | 357663 | 42-015-30593 | SCHROEDER ET AL #1 | ATAPCO | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1989-03-29 | 357536 | 42-015-30198 | MCCASLAND, A. T. A/C 1 #19 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,250 | |
| 1989-02-22 | 356297 | 42-015-30552 | KOEHN "C" #1 | ATAPCO | OTHER | 9,861 | |
| 1989-02-17 | 356157 | 42-015-30592 | KAECHELE, C. R. #1 | ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1989-01-03 | 368215 | 42-015-00363 | PAINE, ROBERT G. #17 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,095 | |
| 1988-12-20 | 354485 | 42-015-30209 | BLEZINGER, GEORGE #1 | ATAPCO | DRILL | 10,742 | |
| 1988-12-15 | 354295 | 42-015-30193 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #129 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,210 | |
| 1988-12-09 | 354135 | 42-015-00084 | BELLVILLE SCHOOL LAND #26D | EXXON CORP. | RENTR | 6,200 | |
| 1988-12-08 | 353270 | 42-015-30591 | CARPENTER #1 | RIO BRAZOS RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1988-12-08 | 353265 | 42-015-30590 | GUTOWSKY #2 | RIO BRAZOS RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1988-12-06 | 354001 | 42-015-00119 | REMMERT, WM #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,140 | |
| 1988-11-28 | 352794 | 42-015-30581 | GUTOWSKY #1 | RIO BRAZOS RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,712 | |
| 1988-11-16 | 353367 | 42-015-00134 | MCCASLAND, A. T. A/C 1 #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,132 | |
| 1988-11-04 | 352115 | 42-015-30584 | JACKSON, R. R. #7 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,250 | |
| 1988-10-11 | 352056 | 42-015-00344 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #225 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,200 | |
| 1988-10-11 | 351329 | 42-015-30589 | AUSTIN COLLEGE #23 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,250 | |
| 1988-10-10 | 352057 | 42-015-30558 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #136 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,825 | |
| 1988-09-23 | 350671 | 42-015-30588 | JACKSON, R. R. #8 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 3,600 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Austin County.