De Witt County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in De Witt County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.
De Witt County permitting is running 17 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (51 total, down 9% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. leads with 86 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
14
Operators (30d)
2
Latest Permit
2026-07-29
All Time
6,950
6,950 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-08-07 | 89048 | 42-123-31088 | SPIES, WALTER #1 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1980-08-07 | 89047 | 42-123-31087 | GANO, H. #1 | DIAMEX CO. | DRILL | 9,572 | |
| 1980-07-31 | 90006 | 42-123-30394 | BRANDT, E. C. #3 | J-W OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 7,800 | |
| 1980-07-29 | 88225 | 42-123-31086 | SCHAEFFER, E. C. #4 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-07-29 | 88224 | 42-123-31085 | SMITH, MARY LEE #1 | REGAL MANAGEMENT, INC. | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1980-07-28 | 87897 | 42-123-30880 | FROEHLICH GAS UNIT #1 | HANSON MINERALS CO. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1980-07-24 | 87674 | 42-123-31084 | RODE, E. R. #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1980-07-21 | 87228 | 42-123-30372 | BOLDT, E. D. #1 | HARKINS & CO.-MUSSELMAN,GEO. | RECOMP | 7,664 | |
| 1980-07-21 | 87222 | 42-123-31083 | GREEN, HIX JR., ET AL #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN MINERALS CORP. | DRILL | 7,512 | |
| 1980-07-16 | 86814 | 42-123-31082 | DUDERSTADT, JEANETTE G. U. #2 | WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 5,612 | |
| 1980-07-16 | 86813 | 42-123-80229 | KESELING, LAWRENCE #1 | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 11,743 | |
| 1980-07-15 | 86675 | 42-123-31081 | BUEHRIG #7 | COX, EDWIN L. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-07-15 | 86672 | 42-123-31080 | BUEHRIG #6 | COX, EDWIN L. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-07-14 | 86401 | 42-123-31079 | MUDD, JAMES E., JR. ET AL UNIT #1 | SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1980-07-08 | 85969 | 42-123-31078 | BITTERLY, WILLIAM #1 | HEID, JAMES G. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-07-07 | 85880 | 42-123-31077 | SAGER #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85772 | 42-123-00454 | RIEDEL, W. H. "B" #1 | INTERCITY MANAGEMENT CORP. | RECOMP | 7,645 | |
| 1980-07-01 | 85522 | 42-123-31075 | SMITH RANCH "A" #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85432 | 42-123-31074 | WAUSON, H. F. #1 | MINER, ROBERT C. JR. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-06-27 | 85317 | 42-123-31073 | HOUSE, BERENICE #01 | CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1980-06-26 | 85150 | 42-123-31072 | KUESTER, F. #2 | DIAMEX CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-06-20 | 84578 | 42-123-31071 | KOENIG, FELIX #2 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1980-06-05 | 83080 | 42-123-31070 | THOMAS, CARTER #2 | ARKLA EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 3,312 | |
| 1980-06-02 | 82622 | 42-123-31069 | WELDON, MARGARET S. #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 14,878 | |
| 1980-05-23 | 82026 | 42-123-31068 | KOENIG, FELIX 2 GAS UNIT #2 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81825 | 42-123-31067 | BAUMANN-METTING GAS UNIT #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,300 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81785 | 42-123-31066 | FOEGELLE UNIT #2 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81784 | 42-123-31065 | FOEGELLE UNIT #1 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-05-19 | 81463 | 42-123-00306 | ANGERSTEIN, E. F. #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 12,303 | |
| 1980-05-16 | 81319 | 42-123-31064 | GOHMERT, R. L. #1 | HARWOOD EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1980-05-08 | 80691 | 42-123-31063 | BOLDT #3 | OUTLINE OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,050 | |
| 1980-05-08 | 80659 | 42-123-31062 | SKINNER, M. A. #1 | WOOLF & MAGEE, INC. | DRILL | 7,751 | |
| 1980-05-02 | 80345 | 42-123-31061 | STANCHOS, GEORGE "B" #1 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-05-01 | 79976 | 42-123-30813 | BADE, FELIX GAS UNIT #1 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,200 | |
| 1980-04-29 | 79637 | 42-123-31060 | STRIEBER UNIT #1 | TEXAS GENERAL PETR. CORP. | DRILL | 9,862 | |
| 1980-04-25 | 79190 | 42-123-31059 | ZENGERLE "B" #1 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-04-22 | 78906 | 42-123-30879 | RESPONDEK UNIT #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,214 | |
| 1980-04-10 | 80561 | 42-123-00626 | EGG, W. R. #1 | TENNECO OIL CO. | RECOMP | 7,648 | |
| 1980-04-07 | 77423 | 42-123-31058 | THOMPSON, B. R. ET AL #1 | BAYSIDE PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1980-03-19 | 78380 | 42-123-31055 | SCHAEFFER, E. C. #3 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-03-18 | 75600 | 42-123-31057 | LACKEY TRUST #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-03-14 | 75220 | 42-123-31056 | NORDHEIM UNIT #18 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1980-03-12 | 75060 | 42-123-30958 | RUSCHHAUPT, W. H. #1 | HANSON MINERALS CO. | RECOMP | 8,850 | |
| 1980-03-12 | 75023 | 42-123-31054 | PURCELL, JACOB #3 | RISIEN, H. V. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1980-03-10 | 74733 | 42-123-31053 | JACOB-PURCELL #2 | RISIEN, H. V. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1980-03-10 | 74725 | 42-123-31052 | EGG, MATHILDA #1 | RISIEN, H. V. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1980-03-10 | 74692 | 42-123-31051 | WARLING-MEYER GAS UNIT #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 14,084 | |
| 1980-03-05 | 74288 | 42-123-31050 | ANGERSTEIN, HAROLD #1 | LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1980-02-27 | 73937 | 42-123-31049 | BITTERLY, M. A. #1T | HOLDEN, JAMES E. | DRILL | 3,050 | |
| 1980-02-26 | 73532 | 42-123-30914 | HILLER GAS UNIT #1 | HANSON MINERALS CO. | RECOMP | 9,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.