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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-11-30 | 37802 | 42-123-30941 | FOSTER, WM. C. #2 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1978-11-30 | 37801 | 42-123-30940 | FRIEDEL, LOUIS #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37236 | 42-123-30939 | MILLIGAN, WILLIAM H. ET AL #1 | PAN EASTERN EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 9,312 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37185 | 42-123-30938 | SKINNER, MYRA ALICE #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 7,710 | |
| 1978-11-17 | 42561 | 42-123-30914 | HILLER GAS UNIT #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1978-11-17 | 37144 | 42-123-30937 | ORHT, B. C. #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 9,115 | |
| 1978-11-15 | 36928 | 42-123-30936 | LEDWIG, CAROLYN #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1978-11-03 | 36154 | 42-123-30213 | MADISON, ELIHU #1 | UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM | RECOMP | 5,638 | |
| 1978-11-03 | 36132 | 42-123-30935 | KESELING, FRANCES #2 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35989 | 42-123-30934 | MORROW, J. COVEY #6 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35988 | 42-123-30933 | MORROW, J. COVEY #7 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 520 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35987 | 42-123-30932 | MORROW, J. COVEY #5 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,080 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35983 | 42-123-30931 | MORROW, J. COVEY #4 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35982 | 42-123-30930 | MORROW, J. COVEY #2 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35981 | 42-123-30929 | MORROW, J. COVEY #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35980 | 42-123-30928 | LITTLEFIELD, CARLYNE #3 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 680 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35979 | 42-123-30927 | LITTLEFIELD, CARLYNE #2 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35978 | 42-123-30926 | LITTLEFIELD, CARLYNE #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 520 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 35977 | 42-123-30925 | MORROW, J. COVEY #3 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 1,440 | |
| 1978-10-24 | 35385 | 42-123-30924 | SCHAEFER-NAGLE #1 | MINER, ROBERT C. JR. | DRILL | 5,430 | |
| 1978-10-24 | 35371 | 42-123-30923 | DUKES #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 3,310 | |
| 1978-10-23 | 36523 | 42-123-30164 | FRIAR GAS UNIT #1 | GAS PRODUCING ENTERPRISES, INC. | RECOMP | 10,313 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35206 | 42-123-30922 | KOENIG, EDWARD S. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35204 | 42-123-30921 | WIELAND, R. GAS UNIT #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,700 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35203 | 42-123-30920 | JACOB, ROBERT B. #1 | GUARDIAN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1978-10-18 | 34909 | 42-123-30919 | CARROLL, LILLIE J. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34778 | 42-123-30825 | BITTERLY "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34735 | 42-123-80215 | KENNE, DENNIS #1 | BECKER, B. A. | RECOMP | 9,014 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34718 | 42-123-30918 | CARROLL, LILLIE J. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1978-10-16 | 34559 | 42-123-80214 | MATTHEW-KUESTER #16 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,304 | |
| 1978-10-13 | 34539 | 42-123-30917 | FOSTER, WM. C. #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-10-02 | 33803 | 42-123-30916 | DUKES, LORNETTE #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,396 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33330 | 42-123-30915 | GIPS, HELEN #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 14,433 | |
| 1978-09-22 | 33316 | 42-123-30279 | BLACKWELL, R. F. ET AL #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 14,650 | |
| 1978-09-22 | 33315 | 42-123-80213 | SIEVERS #4 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 3,900 | |
| 1978-09-14 | 32680 | 42-123-30914 | HILLER GAS UNIT #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1978-09-12 | 32401 | 42-123-30912 | STOLLEIS, MAX ET UX #2 | NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1978-09-11 | 32351 | 42-123-30821 | DREIER "A" GAS UNIT #3 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 5,442 | |
| 1978-08-31 | 32594 | 42-123-30897 | SIEVERS, EDWALD, ET AL #3 | HARKINS & CO.-MUSSELMAN,GEO. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-08-31 | 31845 | 42-123-30910 | VAUGHN, A. #1 | THOMPSON, JOHN R. | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1978-08-31 | 31843 | 42-123-30909 | BELL, W. T. #A-1 | THOMPSON, JOHN R. | DRILL | 1,209 | |
| 1978-08-31 | 31838 | 42-123-30908 | HARTMAN, R.I.C. #1 | RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-08-31 | 31834 | 42-123-30907 | HENZE, LILLIE GAS UNIT #2 | R-K OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1978-08-30 | 31700 | 42-123-30906 | JUNKER, EMILIE ET AL UNIT #4 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-08-29 | 31588 | 42-123-30905 | WIELAND, A. GAS UNIT #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,300 | |
| 1978-08-29 | 31576 | 42-123-30904 | KNANDEL, CLEMENTINE K. #1 | AZAR OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,412 | |
| 1978-08-28 | 37277 | 42-123-30860 | OBERT GAS UNIT #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,050 | |
| 1978-08-24 | 32621 | 42-123-80212 | WAUSON, SOPHIE #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,658 | |
| 1978-08-21 | 31042 | 42-123-30903 | JUNKER, EMILIE ET AL UNIT #3 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-08-21 | 30866 | 42-123-30902 | GOHLKE #1 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.