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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-21 | 30882 | 42-039-30244 | SAFT, HELEN #1 | TEXAS CITY REFG. INC. | OTHER | 8,006 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 31269 | 42-039-31262 | KIDD, MARGARET #7 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 30603 | 42-039-00594 | WILLIAMS, H. G. #9 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,350 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 30593 | 42-039-30831 | WISCH-SAINT UNIT #7 | SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 8,150 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 30555 | 42-039-30804 | STANGER G.U. #1 #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 1,676 | |
| 1978-08-11 | 31292 | 42-039-31277 | DRAKE, FANNIE #25 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1978-08-11 | 30471 | 42-039-31280 | ALLIGATOR POINT UNIT #4 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1978-08-10 | 31291 | 42-039-31179 | WALKER-VIEMAN UNIT #1 | GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 30485 | 42-039-31278 | GUIDO, DORA FRANK #9 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 30480 | 42-039-31279 | GUIDEO, DORA FRANK, ET AL #10 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 30035 | 42-039-31276 | WILLIAMSON ET AL #1 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 12,300 | |
| 1978-08-03 | 29845 | 42-039-31274 | GLASSCOCK, MABEL ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 4,673 | |
| 1978-08-03 | 29794 | 42-039-31263 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #5A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-08-02 | 30449 | 42-039-31273 | GEISSEN, H. W. #1-B | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1978-08-02 | 29695 | 42-039-31272 | MOORE #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1978-07-28 | 29316 | 42-039-30560 | HOWARD, STEVEN A. #1-A | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 11,200 | |
| 1978-07-27 | 29889 | 42-039-81753 | SMITH, T. L. JR. #9 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1978-07-27 | 29284 | 42-039-31175 | MOODY, DAN -A- #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 11,300 | |
| 1978-07-26 | 29886 | 42-039-31261 | TURNER, B. L. #26 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-07-26 | 29194 | 42-039-31270 | MOORE, B. A. ET AL #1 | DALE GAS | DRILL | 8,752 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29978 | 42-039-31268 | MILLER, WILLIAM J. ESTATE #6 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-07-17 | 28593 | 42-039-31269 | ANDERSON "J" #1 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1978-07-14 | 29977 | 42-039-31265 | PLEDGER GAS FIELD UNIT #44 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1978-07-14 | 29898 | 42-039-31264 | SNEED, HATTIE #4 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-07-14 | 28526 | 42-039-31267 | CRECEY, ROBERT ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 16,500 | |
| 1978-06-30 | 27681 | 42-039-31260 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #3A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 6,810 | |
| 1978-06-30 | 27680 | 42-039-31259 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #2A | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-06-29 | 27637 | 42-039-00647 | TURNER, B. L. #4 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,350 | |
| 1978-06-26 | 27406 | 42-039-31258 | WISDOM, BELLE EST. #58 | HARRISON, DAN J., JR. | DRILL | 5,336 | |
| 1978-06-23 | 27180 | 42-039-30688 | STANDCLIFF, K. M. GAS UNIT #1 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 9,493 | |
| 1978-06-21 | 28057 | 42-039-30648 | SMITH -A- SAND GAS UNIT #1 | DOW CHEMICAL CO., THE | RECOMP | 11,700 | |
| 1978-06-16 | 26633 | 42-039-01116 | AUTREY, R. L. #7 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,350 | |
| 1978-06-16 | 26631 | 42-039-01117 | AUTREY, R. L. #8 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,350 | |
| 1978-06-16 | 26629 | 42-039-00648 | TURNER, B. L. #19 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,150 | |
| 1978-06-15 | 26533 | 42-039-81748 | BEERS, W. F. "D" #1 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,080 | |
| 1978-06-15 | 26513 | 42-039-31257 | BURTON & BAYNES ESTATE #1 | MESA PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-06-15 | 26485 | 42-039-30807 | MCFARLAND, ROBERT ET AL #2 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1978-06-15 | 26484 | 42-039-81746 | MCFARLAND, ROBERT ET AL #4 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-06-12 | 26255 | 42-039-00523 | BROWN, CECIL #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,078 | |
| 1978-06-12 | 26254 | 42-039-81043 | BROWN, CECIL #17 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,050 | |
| 1978-06-09 | 26079 | 42-039-30465 | FRONTIER OIL & GAS CO. #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,500 | |
| 1978-06-08 | 25980 | 42-039-30734 | MOODY, DAN M. TRUST #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 10,658 | |
| 1978-06-06 | 26582 | 42-039-30711 | WORRELL, R. J. R/A "A" #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,058 | |
| 1978-06-02 | 26382 | 42-039-31256 | MARMION, JAMES R. #1 | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1978-06-02 | 25718 | 42-039-04088 | REYNOLDS GAS UNIT "A" #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,881 | |
| 1978-06-01 | 26054 | 42-039-30521 | BASTROP BAYOU STATE TR. 1 #3 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,270 | |
| 1978-05-24 | 25088 | 42-039-31255 | SMITH, T. L., JR. #10 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,805 | |
| 1978-05-16 | 24330 | 42-039-31254 | WOOD, GRIFFITH L. #1 | MCCORD EXPLORATION | DRILL | 2,792 | |
| 1978-05-12 | 24068 | 42-039-31253 | U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY #1 | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY | DRILL | 10,050 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23730 | 42-039-31252 | CLARK, E. M. JR. ET AL UNIT #1 | WEEKS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 15,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.