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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1980-02-257343742-123-31048PETERS, RUTH #1COX, EDWIN L.DRILL5,450
1980-02-217314042-123-31046THOMAS, CARTER #1AARKLA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL3,515
1980-02-217310542-123-80175DIEBEL, JOHN H. #1 DB & T OIL COMPANYOTHER8,201
1980-02-197285142-123-31045HOTZ-RANGNOW #2ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,200
1980-02-157314342-123-31047GREEN, HIX, JR. #1GULFSTREAM PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,518
1980-02-137272342-123-80227BOLDT, F. T. #1 #1MCDONALD, D. T.OTHER7,200
1980-02-087221842-123-31044HOTZ-RANGNOW #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,650
1980-02-087221742-123-31043FRISBIE, F. C. #2CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO.DRILL8,173
1980-02-087212842-123-20001WRIGHT, R. W. #1VARN PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP5,300
1980-02-067189442-123-30019PLACKE, M. A. #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.RECOMP5,450
1980-02-057243942-123-30802DRAPALLA, I. #1 DMINER, ROBERT C. JR.OTHER7,617
1980-02-057176942-123-30009PLACKE, E. E. #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP5,310
1980-02-047168642-123-31042KOLODZIEJCZYK, ALOIS UNIT #1NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,100
1980-02-047168442-123-00649RUSCHHAUPT, ELLA #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.OTHER5,600
1980-01-166989042-123-31041LEDWIG, ALEX GAS UNIT I #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL10,100
1980-01-116969442-123-31040KOENIG, FELIX GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL8,925
1980-01-116944442-123-31039STURM GAS UNIT #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,414
1980-01-116943442-123-31038DIEBEL #2RISIEN, H. V.DRILL3,300
1980-01-116943242-123-31037DIEBEL #3RISIEN, H. V.DRILL3,300
1980-01-106931142-123-31036JOSHLIN, DOROTHY FAYE DIEBEL #1HUNT, D. H.DRILL5,500
1980-01-096911942-123-31035BLACKWELL, REIFFERT #1B. D. K. PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,650
1980-01-086888042-123-31034SCHOSTAG GAS UNIT I #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL14,500
1979-12-316848042-123-31033HENZE, N. H. #1SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,510
1979-12-316794042-123-31032GARRETT, SYLVAN GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL5,816
1979-12-286786142-123-31031WAGENER, E. L. #1SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.DRILL9,693
1979-12-286783342-123-31030WIRE, KASPAR #1GOLDEN ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL8,000
1979-12-286771442-123-80225PRIDGEN (JAMES E.) #1H-M OIL COMPANYOTHER15,500
1979-12-276763842-123-31029HARTMAN, WALTER #1RAMBLER OIL CO.DRILL8,700
1979-12-276759142-123-31028LITTLEFIELD, C. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL15,461
1979-12-066583842-123-31027SRUBAR, A. L. #1CPC EXPLORATION INC.DRILL5,310
1979-11-296491142-123-31026HARTMAN, E. F. #1A & M PIPELINE CORPORATIONDRILL9,098
1979-11-286471042-123-31025GRUN GAS UNIT #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,200
1979-11-266462242-123-80224FRISBIE, F. C. #1CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP5,812
1979-11-216448942-123-31024FOSTER, WM. C. #3CICO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,600
1979-11-216448742-123-30861WEISCHWILL, MARCELLUS W. #1BRAMAN, D. H., JR.RECOMP10,252
1979-11-166394942-123-30921WIELAND, R. #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP14,587
1979-11-156383542-123-31023MOTT, JULIA #3STONE OIL CORPORATION, THEDRILL7,800
1979-11-096335142-123-31022KLAEVEMANN, C. #1HUNT ENERGY CORP.DRILL16,468
1979-11-096328042-123-31021KUESTER, F. #1DIAMEX CO.DRILL9,000
1979-10-296226142-123-30908HARTMAN, R.I.C. #1RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATIONRECOMP10,000
1979-10-166072842-123-00781KERLICK #B2CENTRAL PRODUCERS, INC.OTHER4,550
1979-10-166072642-123-31020GOHMERT A #6CITIES SERVICE COMPANYDRILL5,500
1979-10-126048842-123-31019FRIAR-THOMAS #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL14,700
1979-10-106016942-123-31018BOLDT #2OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL5,050
1979-10-106008542-123-31017BUEHRIG #1-AMINER, ROBERT C. JR.DRILL5,108
1979-10-096096842-123-80068GOHLKE HEIRS "C" #2SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,508
1979-10-035958742-123-31016WEISHWILL, M. W. #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL2,480
1979-10-025955042-123-00272KOENIG, BERTHOLD #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP12,000
1979-10-015934742-123-80222LANG, PAUL #2ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.RECOMP7,859
1979-09-265894542-123-80221KERLICK #1ACENTRAL PRODUCERS, INC.OTHER4,550
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.