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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1980-05-017997642-123-30813BADE, FELIX GAS UNIT #1WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP10,200
1980-04-297963742-123-31060STRIEBER UNIT #1TEXAS GENERAL PETR. CORP.DRILL9,862
1980-04-257919042-123-31059ZENGERLE "B" #1J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL5,500
1980-04-227890642-123-30879RESPONDEK UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP14,214
1980-04-108056142-123-00626EGG, W. R. #1TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,648
1980-04-077742342-123-31058THOMPSON, B. R. ET AL #1BAYSIDE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,800
1980-03-197838042-123-31055SCHAEFFER, E. C. #3J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL5,200
1980-03-187560042-123-31057LACKEY TRUST #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL13,000
1980-03-147522042-123-31056NORDHEIM UNIT #18GETTY OIL CO.DRILL11,500
1980-03-127506042-123-30958RUSCHHAUPT, W. H. #1HANSON MINERALS CO.RECOMP8,850
1980-03-127502342-123-31054PURCELL, JACOB #3RISIEN, H. V.DRILL3,500
1980-03-107473342-123-31053JACOB-PURCELL #2RISIEN, H. V.DRILL3,500
1980-03-107472542-123-31052EGG, MATHILDA #1RISIEN, H. V.DRILL3,500
1980-03-107469242-123-31051WARLING-MEYER GAS UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,084
1980-03-057428842-123-31050ANGERSTEIN, HAROLD #1LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL10,200
1980-02-277393742-123-31049BITTERLY, M. A. #1THOLDEN, JAMES E.DRILL3,050
1980-02-267353242-123-30914HILLER GAS UNIT #1HANSON MINERALS CO.RECOMP9,000
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
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.