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
2011-03-23	712390	42-055-34957	MERRIWETHER #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,600
2011-03-10	711267	42-055-34956	RODENBURG L #1	LEFT BEHIND RECOVERY, LLC	DRILL	3,000
2011-03-04	710331	42-055-34953	LAY C #1	LEFT BEHIND RECOVERY, LLC	DRILL	3,000
2011-02-24	710690	42-055-34955	MERRIWETHER #4H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-02-24	710677	42-055-34954	MOSES-WATSON #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,600
2011-02-11	710027	42-055-34952	MERRIWETHER #3H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-02-11	710024	42-055-34951	MERRIWETHER #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-02-11	709885	42-055-34950	MERRIWETHER #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-02-11	709885	42-055-34950	MERRIWETHER #1H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-01-28	709092	42-055-34949	WEBB OIL UNIT II #1	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-01-28	709092	42-055-34949	WEBB OIL UNIT II #1	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-01-27	708874	42-055-34947	BRISCOE DICKERSON #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,600
2011-01-26	709125	42-055-34948	MOSES CONLEY WATSON #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-01-19	708606	42-055-34946	C & V WEBB #2	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	2,500	Y
2011-01-19	708606	42-055-34946	WEBB OIL UNIT II #2	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	2,500	Y
2011-01-14	708491	42-055-34944	MOSES WATSON #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-01-14	708441	42-055-34945	J. B. NORTHCUTT #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,600
2011-01-05	707782	42-055-34943	MOSES WATSON #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2011-01-03	707773	42-055-34942	C & V WEBB #1SW	BENCHMARK TEXAS PETROLEUM, LLC.	DRILL	3,700
2010-12-22	707386	42-055-34941	MOSES CONLEY WATSON #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-12-10	706507	42-055-34940	MARY B. JOHNSON #3H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2010-11-30	705971	42-055-34939	MALONE-JJ DAVIS-FEE #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-11-09	704898	42-055-34938	BRISCOE DICKERSON #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-10-29	704452	42-055-34937	FLOYD TILLER #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-10-26	704014	42-055-34936	NORTHCUTT DYE #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-10-13	702768	42-055-34935	TAYLOR, LARRY #1	LEFT BEHIND RECOVERY, LLC	DRILL	2,800
2010-10-08	703221	42-055-34934	CORA/RWMALONE-JJDAVIS-PERRYMAN #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-09-29	702782	42-055-34933	SMITH NORTHCUTT #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-09-28	702775	42-055-33507	ALEXANDER 'A' #2	TRIUS OPERATIONS, LLC	RENTR	2,900
2010-09-17	702128	42-055-34932	JOHNSON, MARY B. #2H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,500	Y
2010-09-07	701624	42-055-34931	FLOYD TILLER #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-08-31	701501	42-055-33391	ALEXANDER #1	TRIUS OPERATIONS, LLC	RENTR	1,873
2010-08-25	701075	42-055-34930	J. B. NORTHCUTT #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-08-17	700638	42-055-34929	BIG WEST FORK #1	DGP LULING PIPELINE, LLC	DRILL	425
2010-08-11	700433	42-055-34928	TILLER BRISCOE 'D' #8H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-08-11	700433	42-055-34928	TILLER BRISCOE 'D' #8H	EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP	DRILL	3,000	Y
2010-08-03	699974	42-055-33168	ORTELL SMITH #6	F-B OIL, LP	RENTR	1,866
2010-07-15	698920	42-055-81532	J J DAVIS -C- #1C	O.G.O. REFINING	RENTR	2,693
2010-06-21	697814	42-055-34926	CLARK #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	2,400	Y
2010-06-21	697814	42-055-34926	CLARK #1H	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,200	Y
2010-06-02	696781	42-055-34925	LACKEY, E. T. #1D	HAZELETT OIL, INC.	DRILL	3,000
2010-05-18	696081	42-055-34924	D. G. TILLER #3H	BUSH, MARK A. OIL AND GAS INC.	DRILL	3,500	Y
2010-05-18	696081	42-055-34924	D. G. TILLER #3H	EAGLE FORD OIL CO., INC.	DRILL	3,500	Y
2010-05-18	696078	42-055-34922	D. G. TILLER #2H	BUSH, MARK A. OIL AND GAS INC.	DRILL	3,500	Y
2010-05-18	696075	42-055-34923	D. G. TILLER #1SW	BUSH, MARK A. OIL AND GAS INC.	DRILL	5,000
2010-04-29	695010	42-055-03927	J J DAVIS ESTATE #1D	O.G.O. REFINING	RENTR	3,000
2010-04-28	695149	42-055-34921	CLARK #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,600
2010-04-28	695149	42-055-34921	CLARK #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,600
2010-04-28	695149	42-055-34921	CLARK #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,000
2010-04-28	695149	42-055-34921	CLARK #1SW	NORTH SOUTH OIL, LLC	DRILL	3,300

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