Brazoria County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Brazoria County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-22.
Brazoria County permitting is running 3.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (11 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC leads with 17 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county.
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4,173 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-02-09 | 369576 | 42-039-31157 | MCFARLAND, ROBERT ET AL #5 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 8,900 | |
| 1990-02-09 | 369575 | 42-039-30827 | MCFARLAND, ROBERT ET AL #4 | PENNZOIL EXPLORATION & PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 8,930 | |
| 1990-02-05 | 369124 | 42-039-32372 | VIEMAN #1A | PG&E RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1990-02-05 | 369124 | 42-039-32372 | VIEMAN #1A | PG&E RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,659 | |
| 1990-01-26 | 369136 | 42-039-32375 | SMITH, WM. A. #2 | MCCARTER, A. NELSON | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1990-01-26 | 369136 | 42-039-32375 | SMITH, WM. A. #2 | MCCARTER, A. NELSON | RECOMP | 8,700 | |
| 1990-01-24 | 369011 | 42-039-32374 | WEEMS, A.H. #1 | M-P PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1990-01-17 | 368733 | 42-604-30010 | TEXAS GULF 65213 (307) #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,040 | |
| 1990-01-12 | 368421 | 42-039-31213 | BRIGHT GAS UNIT #1 | LACY, F. B. INC. | RECOMP | 9,690 | |
| 1990-01-12 | 366325 | 42-039-04966 | WORRELL, R. J. COMMUNITY #2 | WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 12,012 | |
| 1990-01-09 | 368375 | 42-039-03956 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #75 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,940 | |
| 1990-01-04 | 368228 | 42-039-81921 | HUBBAARD, GILVIE #1 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | RENTR | 8,565 | |
| 1989-12-14 | 367505 | 42-039-32371 | MCCLEARY, L. L. #1 | SANTA FE ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 16,500 | |
| 1989-12-14 | 367505 | 42-039-32371 | MCCLEARY, L. L. #1 | SANTA FE ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 16,500 | |
| 1989-12-14 | 367459 | 42-039-01080 | DRAKE, FANNIE #22 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,080 | |
| 1989-12-12 | 367576 | 42-039-32373 | MOBIL - I P FARMS #3A | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1989-12-08 | 367448 | 42-039-32370 | WOMACK, E.P. JR. #1 | BRYANT & CARR, INC. | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1989-12-08 | 367439 | 42-039-32369 | JESSIE MCLARTY UNIT #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 18,000 | |
| 1989-12-08 | 367439 | 42-039-32369 | JESSIE MCLARTY UNIT #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 18,000 | Y |
| 1989-12-01 | 367125 | 42-039-32368 | MASSEY #6 | GULF TIDE OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1989-12-01 | 367057 | 42-039-32367 | WIETING, A. M. #24 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1989-12-01 | 367057 | 42-039-32367 | WIETING, A. M. #24 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1989-12-01 | 367057 | 42-039-32367 | WIETING, A. M. #24 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1989-11-27 | 366674 | 42-039-02828 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #60 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,737 | |
| 1989-11-27 | 366673 | 42-039-04003 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #142 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,095 | |
| 1989-11-27 | 366672 | 42-039-04047 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #190 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,859 | |
| 1989-11-27 | 366671 | 42-039-04052 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #195 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,989 | |
| 1989-11-27 | 366353 | 42-039-32366 | FARMS, I. P. #1 | PG&E RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1989-11-13 | 366348 | 42-039-32365 | T. L. SMITH HEIRS UNIT #1 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 11,900 | |
| 1989-11-13 | 366348 | 42-039-32365 | T. L. SMITH HEIRS UNIT #1 | KRITI EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 11,750 | |
| 1989-11-09 | 366222 | 42-039-32364 | MASSEY #5 | GULF TIDE OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1989-11-09 | 365842 | 42-039-01039 | HOUSTON FARMS DEV. CO. UT. 1-A #1 | KENNE PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 16,540 | |
| 1989-11-06 | 365843 | 42-039-32362 | GEWIL #4 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 15,250 | |
| 1989-11-02 | 365939 | 42-039-32363 | BROCK, F. A., JR ET AL #1A | PB-KBB INC | DRILL | 1,350 | |
| 1989-10-27 | 365530 | 42-039-32360 | VIEMAN #1 | PG&E RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1989-10-27 | 365530 | 42-039-32360 | VIEMAN SWD #1 | PG&E RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1989-10-26 | 365676 | 42-039-32361 | FARMS, I. P. #3 | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1989-10-16 | 364896 | 42-039-03987 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #119 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,136 | |
| 1989-10-12 | 364899 | 42-039-31700 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #230 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 16,000 | |
| 1989-10-09 | 364757 | 42-039-32359 | AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY #2NG | AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1989-09-28 | 363070 | 42-039-01869 | GIBSON, K. M. ET AL #3 | J.F.S. PRODUCTION CO., INC. | RECOMP | 6,366 | |
| 1989-09-22 | 356973 | 42-039-31674 | JAMES L. DUCROZ GAS UNIT #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 19,908 | |
| 1989-09-21 | 364229 | 42-704-30279 | STATE TRACT 335-L SW/4 #8 | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1989-09-15 | 362259 | 42-039-32160 | HEIM #1 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 9,716 | |
| 1989-09-07 | 363518 | 42-039-32055 | WORRELL-NORTHRUP #1 | WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,525 | |
| 1989-09-01 | 363527 | 42-039-32357 | CHANG, S. M. TRUSTEE #1 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1989-08-29 | 363289 | 42-039-32356 | BERNARD RIVER LAND DEV. CO. -A- #5 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1989-08-29 | 363289 | 42-039-32356 | BERNARD RIVER LAND DEV. CO. -A- #5 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1989-08-21 | 363071 | 42-039-01532 | ROWAN GAS POOL UNIT 1-HUBBARD #1 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,800 | |
| 1989-08-21 | 362944 | 42-039-32355 | RAMSEY #2 | FORNEY & MCCOMBS | DRILL | 11,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.