Dawson County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Dawson County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-08.

Dawson County permitting is running 4.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (13 total, down 63% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. PBEX-MCM OPERATING, LLC leads with 16 permits in the past 12 months, one of 15 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

10

Operators (30d)

4

Latest Permit

2026-09-08

All Time

3,761

3,761 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1983-07-0820089142-115-31850LOVE, W. E. 'B' #2ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL4,000
1983-07-0820080942-115-31835DUBOSE #1011ROSEWOOD CORPORATION, THEDRILL12,000
1983-07-0720073142-115-31848ECHOLS, CARSON #1 BDAVIS & CARR ENERGY CO.DRILL12,500
1983-07-0120022842-115-31847VOGLER #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,900
1983-06-2819973042-115-31846JETER-FARMER #1HIGHLAND RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,300
1983-06-2719983842-115-31831WELCH, S. E. (SPRABERRY UNIT) #502BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,850
1983-06-2719966142-115-31845BARRON, E. O. 'A' #2HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,900
1983-06-2719966042-115-31844BECKHAM #1HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,800
1983-06-2319923042-115-31843LIGHTNING 43 #1CRAIG, EARLE M. JR. CORP.DRILL12,400
1983-06-2119898142-115-31842ACKERLY (DEAN) FIELD UNIT #3203 RSUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-06-1419856442-115-31841WOODWARD TRUST #3NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL8,500
1983-06-1019795442-115-31838WRISTEN #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,600
1983-06-1019790542-115-31836BYNUM #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,940
1983-06-0819769842-115-31835DUBOSE #1ECHO PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL12,600
1983-06-0819759442-115-31834JOHNSON #1MELTON DRILLING & EXPLOR. CO.DRILL9,500
1983-06-0619791642-115-31837BARRON #1XTREPEL PET. EXP. & DEV. CORP.DRILL8,750
1983-05-2619808242-115-31830WINFORD #4BTA OIL PRODUCERSDRILL7,850
1983-05-2419624942-115-31829ACKERLY (DEAN) FIELD UNIT #2203SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-05-2419624742-115-31828ACKERLY (DEAN) FIELD UNIT #2001SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-05-2019585542-115-31827FOC MICHIE #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL10,350
1983-05-1819543042-115-31825S-12 BAPTIST FOUND. OF TX EL AL #1MOLE OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL7,900
1983-05-1819556442-115-31794WOODWARD, J. #1DUNIGAN, JAMES P., INC.OTHER7,994
1983-05-1819543342-115-31826WASSON ET AL #1HORSENS, INC.DRILL9,000
1983-05-1719522942-115-00644DEAN, CARRIE S. -B- #2NEWMAN BROTHERS DRILLING COMPANYRECOMP6,600
1983-05-1719522342-115-80633BURKETT #1FAIRCHILD PETROLEUM CORPORATIONOTHER7,618
1983-05-1219470042-115-31824MOTLEY #1MAY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,458
1983-05-1019447742-115-31823JONES, CECIL #2PARISH, JOHN R.DRILL7,773
1983-05-1019417242-115-31822HESTER #1NEWPORT PETROLEUMS, INC.DRILL11,768
1983-04-2819289842-115-31820ANDOVER-DAN 29 #1ENERGY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL7,450
1983-04-2819285142-115-31818SEELY, DEE #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1983-04-2619265842-115-31816ACKERLY (DEAN) FIELD UNIT #1804SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-04-2619265742-115-31815ACKERLY (DEAN) FIELD UNIT #1803SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-04-2519416842-115-31821WOODWARD TRUST #2NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC.DRILL8,500
1983-04-2219254642-115-31814WRISTEN #1OMAR OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,800
1983-04-2019208442-115-31813SYPERT #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,600
1983-04-1619285342-115-31819ACKERLY DEAN FIELD UNIT #1608SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-04-1519166342-115-31812MITCHELL #2BEE-JAY ENERGYDRILL5,100
1983-04-1419300742-115-00043LOVE, W. E. #1ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.RECOMP8,419
1983-04-1219133642-115-31811CLINE #1GRIFFIN, ROBERT OPERATORDRILL9,133
1983-04-1219126942-115-31810MIERS #1BRAZOS PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,500
1983-04-1023644842-115-31854SNELL, M. L. #3MCCANN CORPORATIONRECOMP8,500
1983-04-0819100042-115-31808ACKERLY(DEAN) FIELD UNIT #403SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL9,100
1983-04-0619113142-115-30261HOGG, GONZELL #1CONOCO INC.RECOMP8,852
1983-04-0519283142-115-31817WEAVER, BILL A #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1983-04-0519055442-115-31805ETHEREDGE #3COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1983-04-0519055342-115-31804SEELY #1COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,800
1983-04-0519054842-115-31803BARRON, E. O. 'A' #1HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,710
1983-04-0419057942-115-31806DUBOSE, J. W. #2ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.DRILL12,219
1983-04-0419051942-115-31802WRISTEN, SID #1GULF OIL CORP.DRILL7,400
1983-03-1718882642-115-31801KEE, J. D. ET AL #1MCCORMICK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL12,236
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Dawson County.