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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-05-01 | 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 | |
| 1980-02-25 | 73437 | 42-123-31048 | PETERS, RUTH #1 | COX, EDWIN L. | DRILL | 5,450 | |
| 1980-02-21 | 73140 | 42-123-31046 | THOMAS, CARTER #1A | ARKLA EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 3,515 | |
| 1980-02-21 | 73105 | 42-123-80175 | DIEBEL, JOHN H. #1 D | B & T OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 8,201 | |
| 1980-02-19 | 72851 | 42-123-31045 | HOTZ-RANGNOW #2 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1980-02-15 | 73143 | 42-123-31047 | GREEN, HIX, JR. #1 | GULFSTREAM PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 7,518 | |
| 1980-02-13 | 72723 | 42-123-80227 | BOLDT, F. T. #1 #1 | MCDONALD, D. T. | OTHER | 7,200 | |
| 1980-02-08 | 72218 | 42-123-31044 | HOTZ-RANGNOW #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1980-02-08 | 72217 | 42-123-31043 | FRISBIE, F. C. #2 | CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 8,173 | |
| 1980-02-08 | 72128 | 42-123-20001 | WRIGHT, R. W. #1 | VARN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 5,300 | |
| 1980-02-06 | 71894 | 42-123-30019 | PLACKE, M. A. #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1980-02-05 | 72439 | 42-123-30802 | DRAPALLA, I. #1 D | MINER, ROBERT C. JR. | OTHER | 7,617 | |
| 1980-02-05 | 71769 | 42-123-30009 | PLACKE, E. E. #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 5,310 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71686 | 42-123-31042 | KOLODZIEJCZYK, ALOIS UNIT #1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 13,100 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71684 | 42-123-00649 | RUSCHHAUPT, ELLA #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | OTHER | 5,600 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69890 | 42-123-31041 | LEDWIG, ALEX GAS UNIT I #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 10,100 | |
| 1980-01-11 | 69694 | 42-123-31040 | KOENIG, FELIX GAS UNIT #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 8,925 | |
| 1980-01-11 | 69444 | 42-123-31039 | STURM GAS UNIT #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 10,414 | |
| 1980-01-11 | 69434 | 42-123-31038 | DIEBEL #2 | RISIEN, H. V. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 1980-01-11 | 69432 | 42-123-31037 | DIEBEL #3 | RISIEN, H. V. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 1980-01-10 | 69311 | 42-123-31036 | JOSHLIN, DOROTHY FAYE DIEBEL #1 | HUNT, D. H. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69119 | 42-123-31035 | BLACKWELL, REIFFERT #1 | B. D. K. PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,650 | |
| 1980-01-08 | 68880 | 42-123-31034 | SCHOSTAG GAS UNIT I #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68480 | 42-123-31033 | HENZE, N. H. #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 8,510 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 67940 | 42-123-31032 | GARRETT, SYLVAN GAS UNIT #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 5,816 | |
| 1979-12-28 | 67861 | 42-123-31031 | WAGENER, E. L. #1 | SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 9,693 | |
| 1979-12-28 | 67833 | 42-123-31030 | WIRE, KASPAR #1 | GOLDEN ENGINEERING, INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1979-12-28 | 67714 | 42-123-80225 | PRIDGEN (JAMES E.) #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 15,500 | |
| 1979-12-27 | 67638 | 42-123-31029 | HARTMAN, WALTER #1 | RAMBLER OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-12-27 | 67591 | 42-123-31028 | LITTLEFIELD, C. #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 15,461 | |
| 1979-12-06 | 65838 | 42-123-31027 | SRUBAR, A. L. #1 | CPC EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 5,310 | |
| 1979-11-29 | 64911 | 42-123-31026 | HARTMAN, E. F. #1 | A & M PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,098 | |
| 1979-11-28 | 64710 | 42-123-31025 | GRUN GAS UNIT #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1979-11-26 | 64622 | 42-123-80224 | FRISBIE, F. C. #1 | CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 5,812 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.