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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-02-25 | 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 | |
| 1979-11-21 | 64489 | 42-123-31024 | FOSTER, WM. C. #3 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1979-11-21 | 64487 | 42-123-30861 | WEISCHWILL, MARCELLUS W. #1 | BRAMAN, D. H., JR. | RECOMP | 10,252 | |
| 1979-11-16 | 63949 | 42-123-30921 | WIELAND, R. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,587 | |
| 1979-11-15 | 63835 | 42-123-31023 | MOTT, JULIA #3 | STONE OIL CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1979-11-09 | 63351 | 42-123-31022 | KLAEVEMANN, C. #1 | HUNT ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 16,468 | |
| 1979-11-09 | 63280 | 42-123-31021 | KUESTER, F. #1 | DIAMEX CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1979-10-29 | 62261 | 42-123-30908 | HARTMAN, R.I.C. #1 | RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,000 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60728 | 42-123-00781 | KERLICK #B2 | CENTRAL PRODUCERS, INC. | OTHER | 4,550 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60726 | 42-123-31020 | GOHMERT A #6 | CITIES SERVICE COMPANY | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1979-10-12 | 60488 | 42-123-31019 | FRIAR-THOMAS #1 | FOREST OIL CORP. | DRILL | 14,700 | |
| 1979-10-10 | 60169 | 42-123-31018 | BOLDT #2 | OUTLINE OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,050 | |
| 1979-10-10 | 60085 | 42-123-31017 | BUEHRIG #1-A | MINER, ROBERT C. JR. | DRILL | 5,108 | |
| 1979-10-09 | 60968 | 42-123-80068 | GOHLKE HEIRS "C" #2 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,508 | |
| 1979-10-03 | 59587 | 42-123-31016 | WEISHWILL, M. W. #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,480 | |
| 1979-10-02 | 59550 | 42-123-00272 | KOENIG, BERTHOLD #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 1979-10-01 | 59347 | 42-123-80222 | LANG, PAUL #2 | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | RECOMP | 7,859 | |
| 1979-09-26 | 58945 | 42-123-80221 | KERLICK #1A | CENTRAL PRODUCERS, INC. | OTHER | 4,550 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.