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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-07-18 | 87275 | 42-039-31584 | CANNAN, G. C. UNIT #1A | HERITAGE OPERATING CO., INC. THE | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1980-07-18 | 86999 | 42-039-31624 | BASTROP BAY #1 | CHRISTIE ENERGY CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1980-07-15 | 88147 | 42-039-31581 | TURNER, B. L. #28 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-07-15 | 86740 | 42-039-31579 | DOW FEE #9 | DOW CHEMICAL CO., THE | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 1980-07-14 | 86444 | 42-039-31580 | AMERADA-LIGNUM #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 11,954 | |
| 1980-07-11 | 86374 | 42-039-31577 | KENTZELMAN, A. R. UNIT #1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 11,689 | |
| 1980-07-10 | 86239 | 42-039-31576 | POOLE HEIRS #1 | K-B EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 7,136 | |
| 1980-07-10 | 86238 | 42-039-31575 | RAMSEY STATE FARM #1 | FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,828 | |
| 1980-07-09 | 86162 | 42-039-31574 | SMITH, J.R. ESTATE UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85826 | 42-039-00724 | PAUL, STEVE UNIT #11D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85824 | 42-039-00347 | CONDON, E. J. #1D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85823 | 42-039-00344 | BARNETT, NORMA E. #2D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85783 | 42-039-31180 | MILLER, RALPH K. ET AL #1 | PINNACLE COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1980-07-01 | 85518 | 42-039-31573 | DAMON OIL UNIT #1 | NELSON, W. PAUL & COMPANY | DRILL | 5,620 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85705 | 42-039-02189 | SMITH, T. L. #18 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | RECOMP | 4,295 | |
| 1980-06-27 | 85366 | 42-039-31572 | MASSEY-WALKER UNIT #1 | BIRDWELL, BAKER & WALKER, T. A. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1980-06-23 | 84713 | 42-039-31571 | WOOD, GRIFFITH L. #1 | INVESTOR'S OIL AND GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 8,578 | |
| 1980-06-23 | 84633 | 42-039-01678 | BLAKELY, BASSETT "B" #8 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,802 | |
| 1980-06-20 | 85733 | 42-039-31569 | BELCHER, W. T. "B" #57 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1980-06-20 | 85715 | 42-039-31570 | BELCHER, W. T. "B" #56 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 5,530 | |
| 1980-06-18 | 84276 | 42-039-30575 | VIEMAN, L. D. #3 | WHITSON, JAMES A., JR. | RECOMP | 10,410 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84244 | 42-039-31567 | ARMSTRONG, R. A. ET AL #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84193 | 42-039-00422 | CURKEET, WILLIAM R. R/A "B" #4D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,050 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84192 | 42-039-01091 | LAW, J. F. #3D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84191 | 42-039-01089 | LAW, J. F. #1D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84184 | 42-039-00740 | PAUL, STEVE UNIT #27D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,050 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84182 | 42-039-01094 | LAW, J. F. #6D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84180 | 42-039-00743 | SNEED, GILBERT #1D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84176 | 42-039-81788 | PRICE, J. #1D | QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP. | OTHER | 8,200 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84173 | 42-039-00719 | PAUL, STEVE UNIT #6D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,050 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84171 | 42-039-01105 | SHAW, LAURA D. #9D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,250 | |
| 1980-06-16 | 85091 | 42-039-31566 | RESOFT, LYDIA R/A "A" #4 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1980-06-13 | 85234 | 42-039-31557 | MARTIN, ISABEL B. UNIT #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 10,525 | |
| 1980-06-12 | 83774 | 42-039-31565 | MOLLER, W. A. "B" A/C 3 #11R | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,150 | |
| 1980-06-04 | 82954 | 42-039-31564 | HEIM, JOSEPH #1 | BISHOP, R. H. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 85060 | 42-039-31563 | DRAKE, FANNIE #32 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82319 | 42-039-31562 | JAMISON, THOMAS #96 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82318 | 42-039-31561 | JAMISON, THOMAS #92 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82316 | 42-039-31560 | JAMISON, THOMAS #95 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,850 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82315 | 42-039-31559 | JAMISON, THOMAS #93 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 2,750 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82314 | 42-039-31558 | JAMISON, THOMAS #94 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 2,746 | |
| 1980-05-23 | 82032 | 42-039-31578 | SMITH, A. N. #1 | DAVIS BROS. OIL PRODUCERS, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1980-05-23 | 82023 | 42-039-31556 | SMITH, E. S. ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 13,750 | |
| 1980-05-23 | 82021 | 42-039-31555 | GIBRALTAR SAVINGS ASSOC. #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 13,521 | |
| 1980-05-23 | 82019 | 42-039-31554 | BROTHERS, IRVING S. #2 | HALBOUTY, MICHEL T. | DRILL | 11,359 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 83323 | 42-039-01585 | CLEMENT, H. #1 | CREST RESOURCES & EXPL. CORP. | RECOMP | 9,800 | |
| 1980-05-20 | 81604 | 42-039-31553 | WILLIAMSON #2 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 10,255 | |
| 1980-05-19 | 83510 | 42-039-31647 | HARTMAN, VERNON W. UNIT #1 | LOST MULE OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,650 | |
| 1980-05-19 | 83053 | 42-039-31547 | SURFACE, R. O. #12 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1980-05-16 | 81322 | 42-039-31552 | PRICE, J. E. ET AL #2 | K-B EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 11,300 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.