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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-31 | 156480 | 42-123-80239 | SIDNEY & ROBERT DANIEL GAS UNIT #1 | ZINN-MITCHELL-LONE STAR | RECOMP | 11,535 | |
| 1982-03-30 | 159258 | 42-123-31236 | BADE GAS UNIT #1 | HUGHES & HUGHES | DRILL | 10,400 | |
| 1982-03-26 | 155223 | 42-123-00593 | SHELLPEPPER #2 | ZERO CORPORATION OF TEXAS | OTHER | 1,430 | |
| 1982-03-24 | 155482 | 42-123-31220 | VAUGHN GAS UNIT #1 | L & L PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 7,950 | |
| 1982-03-17 | 153723 | 42-123-31113 | GOHMERT GAS UNIT #1 | HUNT, D. H. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1982-03-12 | 153219 | 42-123-30772 | ALVES #1 | MONSANTO COMPANY | RECOMP | 12,471 | |
| 1982-03-12 | 153187 | 42-123-80237 | H.J. ADAMS UNIT #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 11,511 | |
| 1982-02-16 | 151096 | 42-123-31218 | BOLDT, F.T. #2 #2 | KARNEI, HARLAN | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1982-02-11 | 150749 | 42-123-31097 | BRUSHY CREEK UNIT #1 | DAMSON OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 7,812 | |
| 1982-02-09 | 150180 | 42-123-31178 | MUSSELMAN CATTLE CO "H" #2 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1982-02-03 | 149955 | 42-123-30869 | HILLER, DAN #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 3,713 | |
| 1982-01-26 | 148561 | 42-123-31217 | SOMMER, H. ET AL #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1982-01-25 | 148510 | 42-123-31215 | CURL, LUCILLE, ET AL #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 8,016 | |
| 1982-01-21 | 148062 | 42-123-31216 | RIESTERER #1 | GILDEN LABORATORIES, TRUSTEE | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 147829 | 42-123-31214 | JOHNSON, STELLA #1 | EXXETER PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 147634 | 42-123-31213 | BOOTHE-MUSSELMAN GAS UNIT #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 146974 | 42-123-31212 | WHITE "M" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 146965 | 42-123-31211 | VOELKEL #1 | GIERHART, B. J. INC. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 146187 | 42-123-31210 | DIEBEL #1 | OLYMPIA OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,390 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 146166 | 42-123-31036 | JOSHLIN DIEBEL GAS UNIT #1 | HUNT, D. H. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1981-12-28 | 145989 | 42-123-31209 | THOMAS, J. CARTER #1 | HUNT ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 5,512 | |
| 1981-12-23 | 145305 | 42-123-31208 | MCDOUGAL, B.M. #1 | TONDU ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1981-12-16 | 144426 | 42-123-30958 | W.H. RUSCHHAUPT GAS UNIT #1 | WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 8,850 | |
| 1981-12-10 | 143708 | 42-123-31207 | SAGER #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1981-12-10 | 143685 | 42-123-31206 | ARNOLD, C. #1 | JWR EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1981-12-10 | 143664 | 42-123-31205 | KASPAR WIRE WORKS #1 | WOFFORD, C. J. | DRILL | 5,650 | |
| 1981-12-08 | 143124 | 42-123-31204 | KOENIG OIL UNIT #1 | HANSON MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 7,650 | |
| 1981-12-07 | 143175 | 42-123-31110 | DIEBEL, JOSHLIN GAS UNIT #2 | HUNT, D. H. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1981-12-04 | 142770 | 42-123-31202 | HOTZ #1 | TRIPLE L OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 5,350 | |
| 1981-12-04 | 142731 | 42-123-31113 | GOHMERT GAS UNIT #1C | HUNT, D. H. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1981-12-03 | 142890 | 42-123-31203 | LANE-WILLIAMS UNIT #1 | B & M OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1981-11-30 | 142001 | 42-123-31201 | HELDT #1 | B & M OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1981-11-30 | 141971 | 42-123-31165 | WENDEL #5 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1981-11-25 | 141445 | 42-123-31200 | NAGEL #1 | HEID MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 8,212 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141281 | 42-123-31198 | KRAUSE #01 | TOWNER PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 13,193 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141275 | 42-123-31198 | KRAUSE #01 | TOWNER PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1981-11-19 | 141168 | 42-123-31197 | RANGNOW, L. #1 | DELTA AMERICAN OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,542 | |
| 1981-11-10 | 140137 | 42-123-31196 | FRIEDRICHS, VERA ET AL #1 | GULFSTREAM PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1981-11-06 | 139777 | 42-123-00472 | FEDERAL LAND BANK-HOUSTON #5 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 7,672 | |
| 1981-11-03 | 139420 | 42-123-31195 | JACOB #1 | TASCOCITA ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1981-10-29 | 138616 | 42-123-31044 | HOTZ-RANGNOW #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 9,650 | |
| 1981-10-27 | 138076 | 42-123-31194 | SCHMIEDLIN, LOUISE #1 | EXPLORATION, LTD. | DRILL | 10,206 | |
| 1981-10-26 | 137988 | 42-123-31193 | BROWN, EUGENIA SHAW ET AL #1 | COCKRELL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,800 | |
| 1981-10-23 | 137877 | 42-123-31192 | MACHA, ALBERT W. #1 | BLAIR-VREELAND | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1981-10-21 | 137423 | 42-123-31191 | SYMA, JOE G. ET AL #1 | HAMILTON BROTHERS OIL CO. | DRILL | 16,500 | |
| 1981-10-19 | 137074 | 42-123-31190 | ZENGERLE UNIT #1 | HEID MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 9,315 | |
| 1981-10-19 | 137072 | 42-123-31189 | DUDERSTADT "A" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 5,805 | |
| 1981-10-16 | 136880 | 42-123-31188 | GARRETT, CHARLES ET UX #1 | COCKRELL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1981-10-15 | 136550 | 42-123-31187 | GOHLKE, LEEROY #1 | WESTCHASE PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1981-10-14 | 136330 | 42-123-31186 | BLACKWELL #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 5,812 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.