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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-06-26 | 124010 | 42-015-30489 | BRENHAM DOME DISPOSAL #1 D | SEMINOLE PIPELINE COMPANY | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1981-06-14 | 124785 | 42-015-00224 | THOMPSON, R. W. #20 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,140 | |
| 1981-06-02 | 120209 | 42-015-00224 | WATERFLOOD UNIT NO. 1 #64 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,140 | |
| 1981-06-02 | 120208 | 42-015-80344 | PAINE, ROBERT G. #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,070 | |
| 1981-05-28 | 124399 | 42-015-30486 | WILSON, J. W. #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,464 | |
| 1981-05-28 | 124383 | 42-015-30487 | THOMPSON, R W #13 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,152 | |
| 1981-05-28 | 124372 | 42-015-30485 | HELLMUTH, SARAH E #20 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1981-05-12 | 118222 | 42-015-30482 | HINTZ ESTATE "A" #4 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1981-04-23 | 119655 | 42-015-30476 | EBEN, MANFRIED #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-04-16 | 115260 | 42-015-30481 | KNOLLE, W.C. #1 | BRENHAM DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 3,205 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115236 | 42-015-30480 | BELLEVILLE IND. SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 | PLACID OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 22,500 | |
| 1981-03-26 | 118969 | 42-015-00168 | WATERFLOOD UNIT NO. 2 #2-23 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,950 | |
| 1981-03-25 | 113173 | 42-015-30479 | SLOVAK GAS #3 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,124 | |
| 1981-03-23 | 112916 | 42-015-30478 | COLES, G. W., JR. #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-03-19 | 119039 | 42-015-30073 | THOMPSON, R.W. #28-D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,150 | |
| 1981-03-13 | 112187 | 42-015-30477 | SPIESS, ROBERT #1 | HARDWICK OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-03-04 | 110658 | 42-015-30475 | PERLITZ #W-7 | AGOIL, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1981-03-03 | 113255 | 42-015-30474 | SCHROEDER, EDWARD #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-02-24 | 109376 | 42-015-30423 | BLEZINGER, A. J. ET AL #1 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,401 | |
| 1981-02-24 | 109371 | 42-015-30473 | PHILLIPS, H. S. #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 17,500 | |
| 1981-02-24 | 109371 | 42-015-30473 | H. S. PHILLIPS ET AL #1 | PIERCE JUNCTION PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 16,761 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 106381 | 42-015-30139 | SUROVIK, FRANK #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,082 | |
| 1981-01-15 | 105428 | 42-015-30472 | SCHRADER #6 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1981-01-14 | 106609 | 42-015-80382 | WOODLEY, R. B. #21D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,250 | |
| 1981-01-13 | 105424 | 42-015-30471 | BUTLER RANCH #4 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1980-12-29 | 103303 | 42-015-30456 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #2 #132 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103208 | 42-015-30470 | HILLBOLDT, MRS D. C. #1 | JOYCE & HILTY, INC. | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103112 | 42-015-30291 | SCHRADER, ERNA B.A. ET AL GU #1 #1 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 11,013 | |
| 1980-12-01 | 132654 | 42-015-30456 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #32 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1980-10-24 | 96763 | 42-015-30469 | BASTIAN, OTTO G.U. #1 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 16,600 | |
| 1980-10-24 | 96738 | 42-015-30468 | YELDERMAN, G. C. UNIT #1 | HARDWICK OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,814 | |
| 1980-10-22 | 96338 | 42-015-30466 | BUTLER #3 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 50,515 | |
| 1980-10-17 | 95906 | 42-015-30467 | KRAUSE, EDWIN #2 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1980-10-09 | 95170 | 42-015-00269 | COLE GAS UNIT #2 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,507 | |
| 1980-09-26 | 93973 | 42-015-30465 | HUEBNER, SADIE #1 | KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 19,000 | |
| 1980-09-19 | 93401 | 42-015-80381 | PALM, FRED ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,870 | |
| 1980-09-17 | 96933 | 42-015-30152 | SHERROD, LUTHER R. #26 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,175 | |
| 1980-09-15 | 94658 | 42-015-30450 | SCHIER, W. E. ESTATE ET AL #1 | REB PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 9,224 | |
| 1980-09-11 | 92653 | 42-015-00293 | DEUTRICH, R. A/C 2 #5 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,578 | |
| 1980-09-10 | 92103 | 42-015-30464 | GRAF UNIT #2 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,158 | |
| 1980-08-14 | 93164 | 42-015-30457 | WATERFLOOD UNIT #1 #64U | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1980-08-11 | 93505 | 42-015-80438 | BEELEVILLE SCHOOL LAND #19 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,800 | |
| 1980-08-06 | 88813 | 42-015-30463 | WOODS PETROLEUM GAS UNIT #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 16,370 | |
| 1980-07-31 | 88353 | 42-015-30462 | HINTZ ESTATE "B" #2 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,817 | |
| 1980-07-29 | 88035 | 42-015-30132 | WINTERBOTHAM, JOHN M. #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,816 | |
| 1980-07-16 | 86857 | 42-015-00361 | PAINE, ROBERT G. #15 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,112 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85796 | 42-015-30461 | BLEZINGER, A. J. ET AL #2A | ALAMO PET. CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84832 | 42-015-30460 | SCHRADER #5A | ALAMO PET. CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84791 | 42-015-30459 | WOODLEY, R. W. #1 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1980-06-02 | 83703 | 42-015-00623 | MIKESKA, GEORGE JR. UNIT 1 #1 | OLEUM INCORPORATED | RECOMP | 9,050 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Austin County.