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
2014-06-02	785623	42-055-32943	LANGLEY-ALLBRIGHT #1	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-05-31	785626	42-055-33534	ALEXANDER A #3	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-05-28	785154	42-055-33578	ALEXANDER A #5	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-05-23	787551	42-055-35076	C.R. RANCH UNIT #11H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-05-23	785021	42-055-34314	LUCILLE KELLEY TAYLOR #2	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2014-05-17	786922	42-055-35074	C.R. RANCH UNIT #10H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2014-05-14	784773	42-055-35073	DAILEY #1	ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP	DRILL	3,000
2014-04-22	783394	42-055-35072	ELLISON #8H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-04-22	783394	42-055-35072	ELLISON #8H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-04-22	782021	42-055-34702	RIOS, R. #1H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	RECOMP	2,150	Y
2014-04-11	782867	42-055-35070	ELLISON #7H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300	Y
2014-04-11	781631	42-055-35071	HARDEMAN, E. J. #2H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	DRILL	2,150	Y
2014-03-25	781664	42-055-35069	YOUNG #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2014-03-25	781664	42-055-35069	YOUNG #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2014-03-18	780651	42-055-35068	CHRIS M. ALLEN #1	BRUINGTON OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	5,800
2014-03-14	781594	42-055-35067	YOUNG #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2014-01-17	776475	42-055-35066	ELLISON #5H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-01-17	776475	42-055-35066	ELLISON #5H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-01-15	776422	42-055-35065	ELLISON #6H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-01-09	776226	42-055-35064	ELLISON #4H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2014-01-08	776097	42-055-35063	CORA MALONE #3H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2014-01-02	775643	42-055-35062	WILSON-MALONE #2H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2013-12-05	774216	42-055-35061	J. J. DAVIS ESTATE #1SW	O.G.O. REFINING	DRILL	3,600
2013-12-05	774216	42-055-35061	DAVIS, J. J. ESTATE #1SW	O.G.O. REFINING LLC	DRILL	3,600
2013-11-23	773379	42-055-35060	LUCE, ABE #4	GEOMEG ENERGY OPERATING CO., LLC	DRILL	2,500
2013-11-22	773361	42-055-35059	FULPS, J. M. #8	GEOMEG ENERGY OPERATING CO., LLC	DRILL	2,500
2013-10-04	770563	42-055-34946	WEBB OIL UNIT II #2	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2013-10-04	770563	42-055-34946	WEBB OIL UNIT II #2	TEXAS GULF OIL & GAS INC.	RECOMP	1,507
2013-10-01	770562	42-055-34949	WEBB OIL UNIT II #1	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2013-10-01	770562	42-055-34949	WEBB OIL UNIT II #1	TEXAS GULF OIL & GAS INC.	RECOMP	1,520
2013-09-30	770460	42-055-35058	NELIUS J. #4	MEB, LLC	DRILL	2,900
2013-09-30	770459	42-055-35057	NELIUS J. #3	MEB, LLC	DRILL	2,900
2013-09-30	770100	42-055-33824	J.W. HOWARD #4	HIGHER STANDARD OIL COMPANY,INC.	RENTR	2,000
2013-09-19	770033	42-055-35056	SHIFRA #2	CW DALCAN MANAGEMENT SVCS, LTD.	DRILL	2,000
2013-09-19	770032	42-055-35055	SHIFRA #4	CW DALCAN MANAGEMENT SVCS, LTD.	DRILL	2,000
2013-09-18	769806	42-055-35054	YOUNG #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300
2013-09-18	769421	42-055-34707	MERRIWEATHER UNIT #1H	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2013-09-04	769089	42-055-35053	ELLISON #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300
2013-08-30	769056	42-055-35052	J. J. DAVIS ESTATE #1H	O.G.O. REFINING	DRILL	3,100	Y
2013-08-30	769056	42-055-35052	J. J. DAVIS ESTATE #1H	O.G.O. REFINING	DRILL	3,100	Y
2013-08-14	767896	42-055-34708	GIDEON, T.C. #1ST	TEXAS PETROLEUM INVESTMENT CO.	RECOMP	2,200	Y
2013-07-31	767259	42-055-35051	MOSES & BAGGETT #1SW	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,500
2013-07-30	767103	42-055-35050	WILSON -A- #4	GEOMEG ENERGY OPERATING CO., LLC	DRILL	2,800
2013-07-11	766191	42-055-35049	MOSES & BAGGETT #3H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2013-07-11	766191	42-055-35049	MOSES & BAGGETT #3H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2013-06-20	764517	42-055-35048	MARY B. JOHNSON #7H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2013-06-12	756900	42-055-35046	BOZARTH #5	COLGIN OIL CO.	DRILL	4,000
2013-06-05	763933	42-055-35047	MARY B. JOHNSON #6H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2013-06-04	763672	42-055-31402	COOPER 'H' #1	LULING O&G LLC	FLD-XFR	2,790
2013-05-29	763322	42-055-35045	MOSES & BAGGETT #2H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y

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