De Witt County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in De Witt County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-16.

De Witt County permitting is running 14 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (42 total, down 9% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. leads with 72 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

12

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-16

All Time

6,967

6,967 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1987-06-2333184842-123-31538SIMPSON, DIANNE #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,000
1987-06-2233078942-123-31472WHITE #1ENCINO EXPLORATION & SANDIA O&GRECOMP11,013
1987-06-0833071042-123-31537MUSSELMAN, J. B. #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL14,000
1987-05-2833062042-123-00692WENDEL, FRED #3LEWIS OIL COMPANYRENTR5,400
1987-05-1933005742-123-31042KOLODZIEJCZYK UNIT #1NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP13,100
1987-05-1232998942-123-31535ALBERT SAGER GAS UNIT #4APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL14,600
1987-05-1232980542-123-31536MUSSELMAN "J" G.U. #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL15,000
1987-05-1232980542-123-31536MUSSELMAN G.U. "J" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL15,000
1987-05-0532985642-123-00693WENDEL, PAUL #1LAURITZEN ENERGY, INC.RENTR8,200
1987-04-3032967642-123-00696HARTMAN, C. G. #2LAURITZEN ENERGY, INC.RENTR8,282
1987-04-2332920042-123-31534HOLMES, NILE H. ET UX #1BROOKLYN UNION EXPLOR. CO., INC.DRILL6,000
1987-04-0732866142-123-31533BADE #1MARALO, INC.DRILL10,500
1987-04-0332863842-123-31449VAL HOTZ GAS UNIT NO. 1 #3ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP9,800
1987-02-1732620442-123-31217SOMMER, H. ET AL #1RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,600
1987-02-1132620542-123-31313MUELLER, G. ET AL #1RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,496
1987-02-0232600242-123-31532MIKULIK #1DELAWARE DAVIS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL16,000
1987-01-2632576842-123-31531STEINMANN #1OIL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANYDRILL7,950
1987-01-2632570242-123-31530ANGERSTEIN, LEROY #1DELAWARE DAVIS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL16,700
1987-01-2232569242-123-31529WESTBROOK #1THOMPSON, JOHN R. OPERATING, INCDRILL7,900
1987-01-2232569242-123-31529WESTBROOK, ET AL GAS UNIT #1THOMPSON, JOHN R. OPERATING, INCDRILL7,900
1987-01-2032534342-123-00825DIEBEL GAS UNIT #2KLING, INC.RECOMP9,300
1987-01-2032534342-123-00825DIEBEL OIL UNIT #2KLING, INC.RECOMP9,300
1987-01-1632549342-123-31005PRIDGEN, W. M. #1PATTERSON, JOE H.RECOMP8,100
1987-01-1532537542-123-31528MEANS, JOHN A. #1BAR D OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,550
1987-01-1532537542-123-31528MEANS, JOHN #1BAR D OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,504
1986-12-3132498042-123-31527KESELING, LAWRENCE #1HUBER, J. M., CORPORATIONDRILL15,000
1986-12-3032448142-123-31526SIXJAY #1RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANYDRILL15,000
1986-12-1232370942-123-31143HARTMAN, R.I.C. #2HOLDEN, WAYNE C. CORPORATIONRECOMP4,851
1986-12-0932403442-123-31524STOLHANDSKE, BETSY BELL #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL16,000
1986-12-0932401442-123-31525GARRETT, E. #1SOUTHWEST LAND & MINERALS, INC.DRILL5,750
1986-12-0932401442-123-31525EARL GARRETT G.U. #1HYDROCARBON HORIZONS, INC.DRILL5,750
1986-11-1832323942-123-31523KUNETKA NO. 1 #1GEISELMAN, GROVER J.DRILL5,500
1986-11-1732320942-123-31522BORTH, RUBY #1WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,000
1986-11-1732310742-123-31521SIMPSON, DIANNE POETTER #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1986-11-1332306842-123-31520ROSENFELDER #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL12,500
1986-11-1332306842-123-31520ROSENFELDER #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL13,000
1986-11-1233855842-123-31555SMITH, MARY E. #1TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,500
1986-11-0632222542-123-31517THOMAS, MARGARET ANNE #1PLUMB OPERATING COMPANY, INC.DRILL11,300
1986-11-0332253442-123-31519A. J. LUEHR UNIT #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,600
1986-10-3132260142-123-31518RATH #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL15,000
1986-10-2732226642-123-30969SUCHER GAS UNIT #2TEXACO PRODUCING INC.RECOMP11,250
1986-10-2232212842-123-31103BROWN "A" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP6,100
1986-10-1032158442-123-31516THOMAS, J. C. ET UX #2RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANYDRILL15,000
1986-10-1032146542-123-31515DLUGOSCH GAS UNIT #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,500
1986-10-0932112942-123-00889STOLLEIS GAS UNIT #1SUE-ANN OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP9,613
1986-10-0232006542-123-00340ARTIAGA, F. #1SUE-ANN OIL & GAS COMPANYRENTR9,660
1986-09-1732070142-123-00686PRIESS GAS UNIT #1THUNDERBIRD ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,481
1986-09-1732052042-123-31514COOK #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1986-09-1132036242-123-30212KOLODZEY, C. #1COX OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP11,473
1986-08-2730573342-123-31513GOHLKE HEIRS #1ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.