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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-11-13 | 98962 | 42-123-31105 | MACHOST, WILLIE GAS UNIT #1 #3 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,260 | |
| 1980-11-10 | 99281 | 42-123-00514 | BOLDT, F. T. #1 | BECKER, B. A. | OTHER | 7,200 | |
| 1980-11-07 | 98345 | 42-123-31104 | DUESER, MARIA UNIT #1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1980-10-28 | 97245 | 42-123-31103 | BROWN "A" #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,690 | |
| 1980-10-27 | 97667 | 42-123-31065 | FOEGELLE UNIT #1 | J-W OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1980-09-12 | 92873 | 42-123-31100 | GARRETT, A. G. GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1980-09-09 | 91996 | 42-123-31099 | MATOCHA #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 8,278 | |
| 1980-09-04 | 91456 | 42-123-31098 | MUELLER OIL UNIT #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1980-09-04 | 91455 | 42-123-31097 | BRUSHY CREEK UNIT #1 | CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1980-08-29 | 91090 | 42-123-31096 | RUSCHHAUPT, ELLA #2 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-08-26 | 91026 | 42-123-31095 | COCHRAN #1 | SUE-ANN OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 8,112 | |
| 1980-08-20 | 90377 | 42-123-31093 | GARRETT, TOM #1 | DANE PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,150 | |
| 1980-08-14 | 89839 | 42-123-31092 | BIALEK, J. #1 | WHARTON OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-08-11 | 89451 | 42-123-31091 | SINAST, W. ET AL #1 | THOMPSON, JOHN R. OPERATING, INC | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1980-08-07 | 117161 | 42-123-31152 | ANGERSTEIN #4 | COX, EDWIN L. | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1980-08-07 | 89056 | 42-123-31090 | MEYER, G. C. #1 | LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,961 | |
| 1980-08-07 | 89052 | 42-123-31089 | KUESTER, ERNEST #1 | STONE OIL CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 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 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.