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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-03-30 | 45424 | 42-039-31412 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #111C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-30 | 45421 | 42-039-31410 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #111A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45058 | 42-039-31409 | MITCHELL, Z. W. #1 | WHITSON, JAMES A., JR. | DRILL | 10,880 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45018 | 42-039-31398 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #104A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45006 | 42-039-31399 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #104B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45005 | 42-039-31400 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #104C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45004 | 42-039-31401 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #105A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45003 | 42-039-31402 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #105B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45002 | 42-039-31403 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #105C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45001 | 42-039-31404 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #110A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-26 | 45000 | 42-039-31405 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #110B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-23 | 44949 | 42-039-31397 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #4B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1979-03-20 | 45216 | 42-039-31407 | PAUL, STEVE UNIT #34 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-03-20 | 45215 | 42-039-31406 | AVITTS, W. H. "B" #5 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-03-15 | 46287 | 42-039-31300 | TELGE, ET AL UNIT #1 | MCDRILLING COMPANY, INC | DRILL | 9,433 | |
| 1979-03-08 | 43949 | 42-039-31396 | PLEDGER GAS FIELD UNIT #46 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,450 | |
| 1979-03-08 | 43948 | 42-039-31395 | PLEDGER GAS FIELD UNIT #47 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,450 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43851 | 42-039-04257 | VRAZEL, HENRIETTA J. "B" #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,300 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43841 | 42-039-31383 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #101A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43840 | 42-039-31384 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #101B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43839 | 42-039-31385 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #101C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43838 | 42-039-31387 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #102A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43837 | 42-039-31387 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #102B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43836 | 42-039-31388 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #102C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43834 | 42-039-31389 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #103A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43833 | 42-039-31390 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #103C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43832 | 42-039-31391 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #106A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43831 | 42-039-31392 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #106C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43829 | 42-039-31393 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #107A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43822 | 42-039-31394 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #108B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-02 | 43595 | 42-039-04593 | STATE OF TEXAS #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 11,000 | |
| 1979-02-28 | 43548 | 42-039-31382 | CALDWELL-REAVES UNIT #1 | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1979-02-28 | 43379 | 42-039-31380 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #107B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-02-28 | 43378 | 42-039-31379 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #109C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-02-26 | 43124 | 42-039-31381 | SWEET, E. A. "A" #4 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1979-02-23 | 45366 | 42-039-31378 | WOOSTER, W. B. #13 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-02-21 | 42888 | 42-039-31283 | WILLIAMS, H. G. #14 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,200 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42612 | 42-039-31376 | U. S. DEPT. OF ENERGY #109B | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42610 | 42-039-31375 | U. S. DEPT. OF ENERGY #108C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42608 | 42-039-31374 | U. S. DEPT. OF ENERGY #5-C | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42603 | 42-039-31373 | U. S. DEPT. OF ENERGY #4-A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 2,405 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42595 | 42-039-31372 | U. S. DEPT. OF ENERGY #2-A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42592 | 42-039-31371 | U. S. DEPT. OF ENERGY #1-A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 2,425 | |
| 1979-02-15 | 43476 | 42-039-31369 | WOOSTER, W. B. #12 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-02-14 | 42527 | 42-039-31377 | PRATER, DOYLE #2 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,850 | |
| 1979-02-09 | 42503 | 42-039-31370 | DUKE-MOORE UNIT #1 | MCDRILLING COMPANY, INC | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1979-02-07 | 42138 | 42-039-31368 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #108A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-02-02 | 42568 | 42-039-31366 | DRAKE, FANNIE #27 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-02-02 | 42505 | 42-039-31367 | DRAKE, FANNIE #28 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-02-01 | 41864 | 42-039-00699 | MILLER-KIDD GAS UNIT #3 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,150 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.