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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-04-03 | 235283 | 42-015-00458 | WILSON, J. W. #15 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,026 | |
| 1984-03-28 | 233887 | 42-015-00181 | WATERFLOOD UNIT II #112 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,149 | |
| 1984-03-16 | 232627 | 42-015-00337 | WATERFLOOD UNIT II #212 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,107 | |
| 1984-03-14 | 232325 | 42-015-30539 | WOODS PETROLEUM GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 21,000 | |
| 1984-03-08 | 231763 | 42-015-30097 | WATERFLOOD UNIT 1 #23 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,250 | |
| 1984-03-07 | 231534 | 42-015-30463 | WOODS PETROLEUM GAS UNIT NO. 3 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 16,370 | |
| 1984-03-05 | 231400 | 42-015-30460 | SCHRADER #5A | SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 1984-03-02 | 231270 | 42-015-30538 | WUBBENHORST, L. W. #1 | SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1984-02-23 | 234088 | 42-015-00329 | SANDER, A. A. #6 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,500 | |
| 1984-02-22 | 230255 | 42-015-00431 | WOODLEY, R. B. #20 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,669 | |
| 1984-02-13 | 229232 | 42-015-30139 | SUROVIK, FRANK #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,082 | |
| 1984-02-10 | 229018 | 42-015-00511 | AUSTIN COLLEGE #13 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,503 | |
| 1983-12-30 | 225988 | 42-015-30537 | CAMERON IRON WORKS #1 | CALLON PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1983-12-29 | 225277 | 42-015-30536 | ENGLAND, C. R. ESTATE #1 | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1983-12-23 | 224332 | 42-015-80403 | RACCOON BEND WATERFLOOD UNIT 1 #21D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,030 | |
| 1983-12-02 | 222487 | 42-015-30535 | KEMPER-BYLER, ET AL #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 18,000 | |
| 1983-11-30 | 222141 | 42-015-30534 | KAECHELE, C. R. #1 | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 7,050 | |
| 1983-10-25 | 218513 | 42-015-00418 | WOODLEY, R. B. #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,448 | |
| 1983-09-29 | 218880 | 42-015-30533 | RACCOON BEND MIOCENE UNIT NO. 1 #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 2,750 | |
| 1983-09-23 | 214347 | 42-015-00437 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #109 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,090 | |
| 1983-09-22 | 217558 | 42-015-30159 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E. #19 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,225 | |
| 1983-09-07 | 210170 | 42-015-00339 | THOMPSON, R. W. #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,100 | |
| 1983-09-07 | 210166 | 42-015-00173 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #4 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,381 | |
| 1983-07-08 | 201394 | 42-015-00431 | WOODLEY, R. B. #20 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 2,993 | |
| 1983-06-22 | 199128 | 42-015-30532 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E. #21 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1983-06-20 | 198860 | 42-015-30216 | C.E. FENNER UNIT 2 #2 | SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,415 | |
| 1983-06-17 | 198644 | 42-015-30531 | GULF-EXXON #1 | PURE ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1983-05-31 | 196693 | 42-015-30393 | GRAF UNIT #1 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,442 | |
| 1983-05-17 | 223345 | 42-015-30423 | BLEZINGER, A. J. ET AL #1 | SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,394 | |
| 1983-04-25 | 192732 | 42-015-80400 | WILSON, OLLIE #12 | C.B. RESOURCES INC | OTHER | 4,500 | |
| 1983-04-25 | 192724 | 42-015-30501 | HARDY, R. #1 | CARDINAL WELL SERVICE INC. | OTHER | 3,500 | |
| 1983-04-18 | 192759 | 42-015-00337 | THOMPSON, R. W. #12 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,107 | |
| 1983-03-22 | 204681 | 42-015-00049 | HARDY, RUFUS #10 | CARDINAL WELL SERVICE INC. | OTHER | 6,393 | |
| 1983-03-07 | 189716 | 42-015-00403 | JACKSON, R. R. #4 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,133 | |
| 1983-02-25 | 189817 | 42-015-30488 | PAINE, ROBERT G. #37 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,200 | |
| 1982-12-10 | 179626 | 42-015-30530 | ZARUBA, M. H. #1 | PERRYMAN OIL & GAS INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-12-06 | 179372 | 42-015-30109 | HOLZMAN HEIRS UNIT #1 | ATAPCO | RECOMP | 10,819 | |
| 1982-12-03 | 180088 | 42-015-80397 | WALTON, J. C. -A- #11 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,126 | |
| 1982-11-16 | 169594 | 42-015-80393 | JACKSON, R. R. #4 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,133 | |
| 1982-11-09 | 176925 | 42-015-30295 | LIEBERMAN #1 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 1982-10-20 | 175831 | 42-015-30157 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #27 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,215 | |
| 1982-10-07 | 173873 | 42-015-00511 | AUSTIN COLLEGE #13 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,503 | |
| 1982-10-06 | 174823 | 42-015-00308 | URBAN, E.E. #12-M | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,650 | |
| 1982-09-20 | 172684 | 42-015-80395 | PAINE, R. G. #27-M | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,726 | |
| 1982-09-17 | 172169 | 42-015-80394 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #22D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,800 | |
| 1982-09-03 | 170869 | 42-015-30528 | HILLBOLDT ET AL #1 | INEXCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,374 | |
| 1982-08-24 | 170060 | 42-015-30527 | KAECHELE #1 | MARSHALL EXPL. INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-08-24 | 170015 | 42-015-00458 | WILSON, J. W. #15 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,026 | |
| 1982-08-03 | 168038 | 42-015-00462 | WILSON, J. W. #19-F | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,729 | |
| 1982-08-02 | 168269 | 42-015-30526 | SCHILLER, CHARLES #1 | PLACID OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 15,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Austin County.