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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-03-02 | 187256 | 42-039-30722 | PERRY #1B | MONSANTO OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,906 | |
| 1983-03-01 | 187737 | 42-039-31889 | FRANCIS CRAIG FREEMAN UNIT #2 | GRAHAM OIL & GAS, LTD.-YATES | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1983-02-24 | 186766 | 42-039-31166 | DAVIS, CLEVELAND ET AL #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,674 | |
| 1983-02-23 | 186707 | 42-039-31884 | TRACT 6, DARRINGTON UNIT T.D.C. #1 | SOMAC EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1983-02-17 | 186257 | 42-039-00943 | BANFIELD #3 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,005 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 189826 | 42-039-30646 | WILSON #1 | VAL-CAP MARKETING, INC. | OTHER | 1,950 | |
| 1983-02-01 | 184970 | 42-039-00672 | HUTCHESON, J. C. JR. #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,110 | |
| 1983-01-25 | 185404 | 42-039-00509 | BROWN, CECIL "B" #1 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,130 | |
| 1983-01-21 | 185410 | 42-039-31324 | SHEFFIELD, GEORGE W. #3 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,240 | |
| 1983-01-20 | 184446 | 42-039-00908 | TRIANGLE UNIT #1 | PCU, INC. OF TEXAS | OTHER | 11,600 | |
| 1983-01-20 | 183723 | 42-039-31879 | RAMSEY STATE FARM #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,688 | |
| 1983-01-13 | 184467 | 42-039-81845 | W. L. GOLDSTON FEE #1 | LORENZATO, EUGENE | RECOMP | 6,050 | |
| 1983-01-13 | 184464 | 42-039-81844 | W. L. GOLDSTON FEE #2 | LORENZATO, EUGENE | RECOMP | 6,184 | |
| 1983-01-11 | 187377 | 42-039-81695 | POOLE, ARMOUR #1 | KEPLINGER OPERATING COMPANY | OTHER | 3,949 | |
| 1983-01-04 | 183206 | 42-039-00205 | BELCHER, W.T. "A" #8 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 4,048 | |
| 1983-01-03 | 183082 | 42-039-04255 | VRAZEL, HENRIETTA J. #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 8,900 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 185238 | 42-039-31878 | COLLINS LAKE-R. MILLER #2 #2 | PINNACLE COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182926 | 42-039-31877 | LAWSON #1 | MCRAE OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,618 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182319 | 42-039-31303 | MARSHALL, A. B. #1 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 14,500 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182283 | 42-039-03996 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #135 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ALVIN | RECOMP | 10,832 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182070 | 42-039-31876 | FITE #1 | MCRAE OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,418 | |
| 1982-12-23 | 181141 | 42-039-31873 | ARCOLA PROPERTIES LTD., ET AL #1 | MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 8,326 | |
| 1982-12-20 | 181972 | 42-039-31875 | CANNAN, G. C. #1 | TOWNER PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 14,200 | |
| 1982-12-20 | 180784 | 42-039-31872 | SMITH, MAURICE S. ET AL #1 | GRAHAM EXPLORATION, LTD. | DRILL | 10,050 | |
| 1982-12-09 | 179549 | 42-039-31871 | LOCKHART BANK UNIT NO. 1 #5 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1982-12-09 | 179547 | 42-039-31870 | REESE, J. T. #6A | KEPLINGER OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 179635 | 42-039-31282 | SNEED, GILBERT #25D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,276 | |
| 1982-12-06 | 179110 | 42-039-31869 | BAIRD #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1982-11-24 | 179855 | 42-039-31867 | CANNAN, G. C. #01 | STONE PETROLEUM CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1982-11-23 | 178255 | 42-039-31868 | FINGER, MARVIN HEIRS, ET AL #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1982-11-16 | 177415 | 42-039-02198 | SMITH, T. L. #9D | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | RECOMP | 4,905 | |
| 1982-11-10 | 177013 | 42-039-31866 | CALDWELL, J. H. #3 | DERRICK OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1982-11-09 | 176827 | 42-039-31865 | MURDOCK, CLARA #4 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1982-11-08 | 177008 | 42-039-31645 | FREEMAN, FRANCES CRAIG #1 | GRAHAM OIL AND GAS, LTD. | OTHER | 10,248 | |
| 1982-11-05 | 178145 | 42-039-31826 | LOCKHART BANK OIL UNIT NO. 3 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1982-11-03 | 176377 | 42-039-01533 | ROWAN GAS POOL UNIT 1-HUBBARD #2 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 9,006 | |
| 1982-10-29 | 176317 | 42-039-31861 | STANGER "A" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 10,802 | |
| 1982-10-29 | 175918 | 42-039-31863 | MIDWAY COLLEGE "C" #4 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1982-10-28 | 176006 | 42-039-31864 | VIVA HUFFMAN EST. UNIT #1 | BAY ROCK CORP. | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1982-10-18 | 174714 | 42-039-31862 | HENSON, J. C. #1 | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1982-10-18 | 174658 | 42-039-00774 | STOCKWELL, VELMA F. MRS. 'B' #2D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,200 | |
| 1982-10-14 | 185408 | 42-039-00128 | H.O.F.A. NCT-1 #8 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 5,713 | |
| 1982-10-14 | 175098 | 42-039-01248 | RASH, O. L. #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 5,690 | |
| 1982-10-12 | 174102 | 42-039-30664 | HILLJE-WIETING UNIT O/A #4 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1982-10-08 | 174267 | 42-039-31860 | CEIDEBURG, J. W. #1 | EQUITABLE PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 9,802 | |
| 1982-10-07 | 174842 | 42-039-31202 | PLEDGER GAS UNIT 3 #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 8,200 | |
| 1982-10-07 | 173860 | 42-039-04782 | DAVIS, ELSIE F. TRUSTEE #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 4,518 | |
| 1982-10-06 | 175006 | 42-039-30748 | DONNELLY, ANNA #5 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ALVIN | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 1982-09-28 | 173014 | 42-039-31859 | MIDWAY COLLEGE "C" #3 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1982-09-28 | 173007 | 42-039-03229 | MASTERSON, H. ET AL #2 | BROOKS, M. A. | OTHER | 3,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.