Caldwell County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Caldwell County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-07.

Caldwell County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). HAMILTON, CLAY leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-07

All Time

4,492

4,492 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2015-10-07	810763	42-055-35109	THOMAS & WHITTINGTON #31SW	B. J. P. OPERATING	DRILL	3,100
2015-07-31	808733	42-055-35106	MERCER 3H UNIT #3H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	DRILL	2,300	Y
2015-07-30	808818	42-055-35108	HASTINGS #1SW	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	3,500
2015-07-29	808573	42-055-35107	MERCER, MILLS #02H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	DRILL	2,300	Y
2015-07-20	806435	42-055-30812	ALEXANDER, JOE #1	RENEGADE ENERGY SERVICES LLC	RENTR	3,100
2015-07-20	806429	42-055-30831	ALEXANDER, JOE #2	RENEGADE ENERGY SERVICES LLC	RENTR	3,100
2015-06-26	807812	42-055-35105	HARDEMAN, E. J. #03H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	DRILL	2,300	Y
2015-06-26	807811	42-055-35104	GIDEON, T. C. #02H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	DRILL	2,300	Y
2015-06-16	807495	42-055-35103	MCFAIRCHILD #2	RENEGADE ENERGY SERVICES LLC	DRILL	4,400
2015-05-22	806717	42-055-35102	PATERSON #1	LP OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	2,300
2015-05-15	806274	42-055-35071	HARDEMAN, E. J. #2H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2015-05-12	806381	42-055-34708	GIDEON, T. C. #1ST	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2015-03-31	805084	42-055-35101	ALEXANDER, JOE #3	RENEGADE ENERGY SERVICES LLC	DRILL	3,100
2015-03-27	805041	42-055-35100	POPE #1H	EAGLE HYDROCARBONS INC.	DRILL	3,100	Y
2015-02-18	803809	42-055-35099	W. H. NEW #2H	EAGLE HYDROCARBONS (TEXAS) INC.	DRILL	3,100	Y
2015-02-18	803809	42-055-35099	W. H. NEW #2H	EAGLE HYDROCARBONS INC.	DRILL	3,100	Y
2015-02-18	803809	42-055-35099	W. H. NEW #2H	EAGLE HYDROCARBONS INC.	DRILL	3,100	Y
2015-02-17	803736	42-055-35098	J. L. NEW #1H	EAGLE HYDROCARBONS (TEXAS) INC.	DRILL	3,100	Y
2015-02-17	803736	42-055-35098	J. L. NEW #1H	EAGLE HYDROCARBONS INC.	DRILL	3,100	Y
2015-02-13	802761	42-055-35097	MERKA #1H	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	2,000	Y
2014-12-29	802201	42-055-35096	GARWOOD UNIT #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-12-23	802128	42-055-35095	CLARK-BOWER OIL UNIT #5	MAVERICK ENERGY GROUP, INC.	DRILL	2,000
2014-12-01	800282	42-055-35093	GEORGE MACKEY #1	MULTIPAY ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	2,000
2014-11-26	800703	42-055-35094	CRAVEN #1	MEB, LLC	DRILL	2,900
2014-11-04	799249	42-055-35092	KORNFUEHRER #3H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-10-29	799216	42-055-35091	FRENCH #1	MRI CONSULTING GROUP LLC	DRILL	2,700
2014-10-23	798830	42-055-05300	RODENBERG #4	ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP	RECOMP	2,600
2014-10-06	796414	42-055-35090	FIELD UNIT #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-10-06	796414	42-055-35090	FIELD UNIT #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-09-26	795819	42-055-34808	TRAMMEL, H.S. #2H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2014-09-16	794921	42-055-35089	ELLISON #9H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-09-03	794146	42-055-33872	JACKS, TERRY L. #3	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	1,900
2014-09-03	793866	42-055-35088	D TALLY #1	SONCO HOLDINGS LLC	DRILL	6,000
2014-08-30	785925	42-055-33307	HJ HEMME ET AL. #4	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-08-28	793228	42-055-32649	MERCER U.E. JR., ET AL #2	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-08-28	793217	42-055-32791	MERCER U.E. JR., ET AL. #4	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-08-25	792273	42-055-35087	YOUNG #4H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2014-08-01	789713	42-055-35025	SMITH B UNIT #3H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	RECOMP	3,500	Y
2014-07-28	791956	42-055-35086	LEYENDECKER, R. F. #3H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	2,800	Y
2014-07-23	791094	42-055-35084	FISCHER #6	R & S OIL PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	2,900
2014-07-15	791207	42-055-35083	YOUNG #3H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2014-07-02	787292	42-055-35075	DEAR #1	MRI CONSULTING GROUP LLC	DRILL	2,750
2014-07-01	787449	42-055-35081	CAST #4	MEB, LLC	DRILL	2,900
2014-06-30	788165	42-055-35078	C.R. RANCH UNIT #14H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-06-27	790319	42-055-35082	LEYENDECKER #1HR	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-06-25	787676	42-055-35077	C.R. RANCH UNIT #12H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-06-18	789223	42-055-35080	LEYENDECKER #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-06-11	786296	42-055-33444	ORLIN B. #1	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-06-06	788428	42-055-35079	C.R. RANCH UNIT #13H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-06-06	786219	42-055-33207	N.L. WIEGAND #2	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Caldwell County.