Cherokee County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Cherokee County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-23.
Cherokee County permitting is running about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). JAMEX, INC. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county.
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Latest Permit
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1,716 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-01-14 | 69505 | 42-073-30382 | WHITEMAN-DECKER GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1 | HERD PRODUCING COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 10,932 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 68830 | 42-073-30345 | WILLIAMS, ALEC #1 | HERD PRODUCING COMPANY, INC. | RECOMP | 10,438 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68213 | 42-073-30381 | SMITH, STARK #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 69660 | 42-073-30331 | PIERCE, WAYMON GAS UNIT #1 #1 | TEXAS CRUDE, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1979-11-26 | 66268 | 42-073-30338 | PERDUE #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64321 | 42-073-30380 | MCLEOD #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1979-10-25 | 61897 | 42-073-80054 | VERMILLION #3D | WILSON, DON H. | OTHER | 5,600 | |
| 1979-10-18 | 61080 | 42-073-30379 | DENNIS, REBA #1 | PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1979-10-18 | 61074 | 42-073-30378 | LITTLE, T. D. GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | HERD PRODUCING COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 10,562 | |
| 1979-10-15 | 60503 | 42-073-30377 | STOCKTON, S. L. #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1979-10-09 | 60059 | 42-073-30376 | HOLCOMB-LITTLE #1 | PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 1979-09-18 | 58226 | 42-073-30375 | NEW BIRMINGHAM MINERALS "C" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1979-09-17 | 58081 | 42-073-30374 | DUPLICHAIN #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 10,950 | |
| 1979-09-11 | 57622 | 42-073-30373 | TEMPLE INDUSTRIES, INC. #1 #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-09-04 | 57127 | 42-073-30371 | GARDINER ESTATE #1 | PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1979-08-28 | 56609 | 42-073-30370 | STOCKTON, S. L. #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1979-08-28 | 56608 | 42-073-30369 | BLAKE, RUTH STARR #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1979-08-08 | 55372 | 42-073-80053 | VERMILLION #2 | WILSON, DON H. | OTHER | 3,090 | |
| 1979-07-18 | 53220 | 42-073-30368 | BYERS, LEWIE ET AL UNIT #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1979-07-16 | 52857 | 42-073-30367 | NEW BIRMINGHAM MINERALS CORP. #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1979-07-12 | 52688 | 42-073-30366 | STOCKTON, O. #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1979-07-05 | 52292 | 42-073-30365 | CARTER, HARRY LEE -C- #11 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,170 | |
| 1979-07-02 | 51994 | 42-073-30364 | UNDERWOOD, GLADYS #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-06-26 | 52053 | 42-073-30362 | CUNNINGHAM, T. J., EST. TR. 1 #6 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1979-06-26 | 51595 | 42-073-30363 | DACUS, W. J.,ET AL #2 | VOIGHT, JOHN G. | DRILL | 4,525 | |
| 1979-06-19 | 51071 | 42-073-30361 | SUMMERS #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1979-05-30 | 49690 | 42-073-80052 | STANLEY, S. T. #1 | CHEROKEE OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,800 | |
| 1979-05-11 | 48324 | 42-073-30360 | REKLAW GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1979-05-07 | 48012 | 42-073-30359 | DIXON "A" #1X | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 1979-04-18 | 46686 | 42-073-30358 | RICHARDS, J. W. GAS UNIT #1 | BASIN OPERATING CO. LTD. | DRILL | 10,580 | |
| 1979-04-09 | 45997 | 42-073-30357 | DIXON "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 2,707 | |
| 1979-03-27 | 45069 | 42-073-30355 | FUQUA, ZELLA B. GAS UNIT #1 | BASIN OPERATING CO. LTD. | DRILL | 10,617 | |
| 1979-03-23 | 45091 | 42-073-30356 | BRUNO, D. B. II #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1979-02-26 | 43191 | 42-073-30354 | WESTBROOK GAS UNIT #1 | VEGA PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,616 | |
| 1979-02-22 | 42968 | 42-073-30353 | DACUS, W. J. ET AL #1 | VOIGHT, JOHN G. | DRILL | 4,575 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42703 | 42-073-30352 | LOONEY #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1979-02-06 | 42047 | 42-073-30351 | NEW BIRMINGHAM GAS UNIT #2 #1 | TEXAS CRUDE OIL, INC. | DRILL | 10,514 | |
| 1979-01-30 | 43048 | 42-073-30318 | JONES, ALVIE F. UNIT #1 #2 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 10,713 | |
| 1979-01-05 | 40266 | 42-073-30350 | WADE, E. W. #1 | VEGA PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-12-28 | 39653 | 42-073-30349 | SMITH, B. M. #1 | JONES-OBRIEN, INC. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1978-12-22 | 39476 | 42-073-00561 | ADAMS, A. G. #2 | KIRKLAND, J. D. | OTHER | 5,000 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37920 | 42-073-00523 | REED, E. A. #1 | KIRKLAND, J. D. | OTHER | 5,000 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37919 | 42-073-00566 | CHRISTIAN, J. E. #1 | KIRKLAND, J. D. | OTHER | 5,000 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37918 | 42-073-00557 | MAYNE, H. T. #A-2 | KIRKLAND, J. D. | OTHER | 5,000 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37917 | 42-073-80050 | CUNNINGHAM, T. J. #1 | KIRKLAND, J. D. | OTHER | 5,000 | |
| 1978-11-28 | 37671 | 42-073-30348 | LITTLE #1 | PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC. | DRILL | 10,714 | |
| 1978-11-27 | 38141 | 42-073-30343 | BOLTON #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1978-11-22 | 37464 | 42-073-30347 | SUMMERS, J. W., ET AL #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1978-11-13 | 38131 | 42-073-30346 | HOOVER, R. M. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-11-06 | 36273 | 42-073-30345 | WILLIAMS, ALEC #1 | HERD PRODUCING COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 10,550 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Cherokee County.