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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-25 | 17033 | 42-039-31226 | NEW BAYOU POINT #1 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1978-01-25 | 16987 | 42-039-31225 | CHAPMAN UNIT #1 | CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,300 | |
| 1978-01-23 | 16774 | 42-039-31224 | MILLER, HAROLD H. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,300 | |
| 1978-01-19 | 16664 | 42-039-81731 | SHELL POINT #A-1 ST | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | OTHER | 15,800 | |
| 1978-01-19 | 16635 | 42-039-31223 | LEARNED, TERESA LEWIS ET AL #1 | CAROLINA GAS EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 6,821 | |
| 1978-01-17 | 16950 | 42-039-31219 | GEESLIN, S.A. #3 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1978-01-17 | 16551 | 42-039-31155 | RETRIEVE STATE FARM #1 | COX, EDWIN L. & INEXCO OIL CO. | DRILL | 12,988 | |
| 1978-01-16 | 16413 | 42-039-30784 | PLEDGER GAS FIELD UNIT #41 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,450 | |
| 1978-01-16 | 16376 | 42-039-31221 | STATE TRACT 32 #1 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1978-01-12 | 16242 | 42-039-31218 | SMITH, T. L. ESTATE #1 | INTERNATIONAL WESTERN OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-01-10 | 15983 | 42-039-31211 | AMOCO CHEMICALS CORPORATION #P-2 | FENIX & SCISSON, INC. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 16596 | 42-039-01892 | RAMSEY STATE PRISON FARM B #8 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,407 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 16595 | 42-039-00215 | BELCHER, W. T. "A" #26 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 5,701 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 16296 | 42-039-31220 | ALDRED, CLARA M. ET AL #1-A | DOW CHEMICAL CO., THE | DRILL | 5,007 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 15593 | 42-039-30559 | CONNELL, B.B. ET AL #1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 3,980 | |
| 1978-01-03 | 15388 | 42-039-31214 | WISDOM, BELLE EST. #57 | HARRISON, DAN J., JR. | DRILL | 6,714 | |
| 1978-01-03 | 15386 | 42-039-31213 | BRIGHT GAS UNIT #1 | LACY, F. B. INC. | DRILL | 10,916 | |
| 1978-01-03 | 11447 | 42-039-31194 | GENERAL CRUDE PERSIMMON BAYOU #1 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | OTHER | 7,800 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15366 | 42-039-31212 | STATE TRACT 32 #2 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15161 | 42-039-30378 | HOSKINS MOUND FEE NCT-1 #4 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,085 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15150 | 42-039-01618 | MOLLER, W. A. -B- A/C #3 #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,573 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15149 | 42-039-01684 | BLAKELY, BASSETT -B- #14 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,800 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15117 | 42-039-01890 | RAMSEY STATE PRISON FARM "B" #6 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,530 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15116 | 42-039-31210 | LEISSNER, RAYMOND W. #1 | MK OIL AND GAS, INC. | DRILL | 9,366 | |
| 1977-12-29 | 16597 | 42-039-30742 | HOUSTON "OO" #1 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,830 | |
| 1977-12-29 | 14959 | 42-039-00433 | CURKETT, WILLIAM R. R/A "B" #18 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,300 | |
| 1977-12-29 | 14958 | 42-039-00424 | CURKEET, WILLIAM R. R/A "B" #6 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,300 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 14812 | 42-039-31209 | MASTERSON, JOSEPHINE ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1977-12-27 | 14694 | 42-039-31208 | MCNEIL, MINNIE R. ET AL #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14544 | 42-039-31206 | BROWN, E. W. JR ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 3802 | 42-039-30832 | WILLIAMS, M. M. #1 | BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1977-12-20 | 14545 | 42-039-31207 | NEC & GEO. RESEARCH GROCE EST. #1 | NATIONAL EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 10,518 | |
| 1977-12-19 | 15328 | 42-039-31183 | ALEXANDER, J.E. #15 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1977-12-19 | 14237 | 42-039-01557 | RGPU#1 M. H. COFFEY #1 | TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC. | RECOMP | 10,646 | |
| 1977-12-12 | 15242 | 42-039-31205 | WILLIAMS, LOUISA UNIT #5 | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-12-07 | 13550 | 42-039-31204 | SMITH, T. M. ESTATE #1 | ANHUR RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 10,016 | |
| 1977-11-28 | 13677 | 42-039-31203 | PAUL, STEVE UNIT #32 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1977-11-28 | 11307 | 42-039-31187 | MCKIBBEN, L. F. "A" #6 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1977-11-23 | 12678 | 42-039-31202 | PLEDGER GAS UNIT 3 #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1977-11-21 | 12461 | 42-039-31201 | FLETCHER TRUST UNIT #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1977-11-18 | 12438 | 42-039-31200 | VARNELL, J. R. UNIT #1 | BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 1977-11-17 | 12733 | 42-039-00523 | BROWN, CECIL #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,078 | |
| 1977-11-17 | 12731 | 42-039-81721 | WOOD, G. L. #1-A | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | OTHER | 6,383 | |
| 1977-11-16 | 12177 | 42-039-81720 | VANCE, ZOE M. #1 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | RECOMP | 11,000 | |
| 1977-11-15 | 3949 | 42-039-31168 | SMITH, T. M. JR, ET AL #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1977-11-14 | 11928 | 42-039-31199 | SWEET, E. A. "A" #3 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1977-11-14 | 11895 | 42-039-31198 | SWEET, E. A. #4 | GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,265 | |
| 1977-11-14 | 11883 | 42-039-31197 | CLUTTER, JOHN ESTATE ET AL UT #1 #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1977-11-09 | 12732 | 42-039-00222 | LEMMER, J. L. #6 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 5,730 | |
| 1977-11-09 | 509 | 42-039-81701 | GERKIN, HERMAN C. UNIT #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 14,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Brazoria County.