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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-10-24 | 255855 | 42-039-05002 | PAUL STEVE UNIT #30 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,265 | |
| 1984-10-23 | 256034 | 42-039-31365 | SHAW, LAURA D., ESTATE #20 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,200 | |
| 1984-10-19 | 255165 | 42-039-32023 | CLARK, D. D. #1 | MATZINGER PETROLEUM CO | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1984-10-17 | 254830 | 42-039-32022 | HOGG #2 | SCOGGINS OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1984-10-17 | 254772 | 42-039-30663 | PHILLIPS, JIMMY #1 | CARTER OPERATING COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,984 | |
| 1984-10-15 | 255531 | 42-039-31348 | E. J. FORCE UNIT #1 | BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1984-10-15 | 255532 | 42-039-31348 | E. J. FORCE UNIT #1 | BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1984-10-11 | 254191 | 42-039-32021 | MARSHALL, A. B. #1 | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1984-10-09 | 253903 | 42-039-32020 | SMITH HEIRS ET AL UNIT #1 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1984-10-09 | 253973 | 42-039-01262 | WAY, H. J. -B- #2 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 4,200 | |
| 1984-10-02 | 253276 | 42-039-32019 | MIDWAY COLLEGE "A" #58 | MARTIN, WILLIAM C. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-10-01 | 253160 | 42-039-32018 | T.D.C. RAMSEY UNIT #1K | SPARTAN PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1984-10-01 | 253205 | 42-039-00357 | O'CONNOR, CECIL #1 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,080 | |
| 1984-09-25 | 252452 | 42-039-31723 | MASTERSON UNIT #1 | VENUS OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,450 | |
| 1984-09-25 | 252433 | 42-039-32135 | SUN FEE #1 | CLUSTER PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1984-09-21 | 252564 | 42-039-00398 | AVITTS, W. H. -B- #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1984-09-21 | 252575 | 42-039-30166 | GROTE, EMIL #16 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,735 | |
| 1984-09-20 | 252068 | 42-039-32016 | RAMSEY STATE PRISON FARM B #12 | SAGE ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1984-09-13 | 251729 | 42-039-32007 | BAYOU PROPERTIES #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1984-09-06 | 250598 | 42-039-32015 | TRI-STATE #1 | EXPLORATION, LTD. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1984-09-05 | 250538 | 42-039-31552 | PRICE, J. E. ET AL #2 | HOWARD, DOUGLAS J. | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 1984-09-04 | 250346 | 42-039-32009 | BROWN, CECIL #20 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,650 | |
| 1984-08-31 | 251084 | 42-039-03839 | GRIFFITH, J.P.S. FEE #1 | IOC PRODUCTION, INC. | RECOMP | 9,204 | |
| 1984-08-31 | 250106 | 42-039-31202 | PLEDGER GAS UNIT 3 #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 8,200 | |
| 1984-08-30 | 249970 | 42-039-32010 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS #1 | BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1984-08-29 | 249786 | 42-039-04049 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #192 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,861 | |
| 1984-08-28 | 249878 | 42-039-32014 | TDC-RAMSEY UNIT #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1984-08-23 | 249649 | 42-039-01532 | ROWAN GAS POOL UNIT 1-HUBBARD #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 10,010 | |
| 1984-08-16 | 248651 | 42-039-04135 | HEIM, JOE JR. #3 | RAINBOW RESOURCES, INC. | OTHER | 8,594 | |
| 1984-08-14 | 248255 | 42-039-30656 | FITE & ALLEN #2 | SHEPPERD, WILLIAM M. | RECOMP | 7,020 | |
| 1984-08-13 | 248364 | 42-039-32013 | HARRISON, U. M. #1A | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1984-08-10 | 248017 | 42-039-32012 | BLACKBURN ET AL UNIT #1 | ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1984-08-10 | 247899 | 42-039-32011 | HARRIS, MARGARET #1 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 1984-08-10 | 248109 | 42-039-04482 | MARTIN, T. FEE A #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | RECOMP | 15,157 | |
| 1984-08-03 | 247318 | 42-039-32008 | HAMPIL, BETTY LEE #1 | HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1984-08-03 | 247597 | 42-039-31950 | KOG HOWARD, S. A. #1 | KIMBARK OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,850 | |
| 1984-08-03 | 247153 | 42-039-32006 | WISDOM ESTATE #3 | BULLARD OIL CO | DRILL | 811 | |
| 1984-08-02 | 247112 | 42-039-20361 | BROWN, CECIL #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,165 | |
| 1984-07-30 | 246837 | 42-039-30748 | DONNELLY, ANNA #5 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,416 | |
| 1984-07-27 | 246482 | 42-039-32005 | MIDWAY COLLEGE D #4 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1984-07-27 | 246493 | 42-039-31657 | PRICE, J. E. #3 | HOWARD, DOUGLAS J. | RECOMP | 10,400 | |
| 1984-07-26 | 246259 | 42-039-32004 | REESE, J. T. #7 | KEPLINGER OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-07-25 | 246144 | 42-039-32003 | RYAN UNIT #1 | A-N-A OPERATING COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1984-07-19 | 245600 | 42-039-32002 | ARCO #1 | MARTIN, WILLIAM C. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1984-07-18 | 245408 | 42-039-32001 | TRAVELERS LIFE ET AL #1 | CLUSTER PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1984-07-18 | 245407 | 42-039-32000 | POWERS, MARIE B. #1 | SIERRA PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1984-07-16 | 245277 | 42-039-31889 | FRANCIS CRAIG FREEMAN UNIT #2 | GRAHAM OIL & GAS, LTD.-YATES | RECOMP | 10,150 | |
| 1984-07-11 | 244691 | 42-039-03955 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #74 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 1984-07-09 | 247073 | 42-039-31562 | JAMISON, THOMAS #96 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 2,900 | |
| 1984-07-06 | 244236 | 42-039-31997 | SOUTH FREEWAY LTD #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 9,200 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.