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 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-10 | 40620 | 42-123-30953 | RUPPERT, LEROY #A-53-1 | SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO. | DRILL | 1,015 | |
| 1979-01-10 | 40610 | 42-123-30952 | MEISCHEN, ROBERT #A606-1 | SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO. | DRILL | 619 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40188 | 42-123-30362 | DIERINGER #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 10,217 | |
| 1979-01-03 | 40142 | 42-123-30951 | VAUGHN #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 9,215 | |
| 1979-01-03 | 40065 | 42-123-30950 | SCHAEFER, EDWIN C. #5 | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1979-01-03 | 40064 | 42-123-30949 | MURRAY, D. H. #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 10,411 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 39957 | 42-123-30948 | STEINMANN, A. #1 | CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 39951 | 42-123-30946 | SAGER UNIT I #1 | CAMERON, PAUL E., JR., INC. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39955 | 42-123-30947 | STEINMANN, A. #1 | CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,914 | |
| 1978-12-22 | 39448 | 42-123-30945 | TRCKA, M. J. #1 | GOHLKE, WILBERT | DRILL | 1,800 | |
| 1978-12-20 | 39245 | 42-123-30944 | WOODS, JOHN JR. #1 | NATIONAL EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 14,800 | |
| 1978-12-19 | 39177 | 42-123-30943 | MOTT, JULIA #2 | STONE OIL CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 40662 | 42-123-00363 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF YORKTOWN #1 | CHAPARRAL ENERGY DEVL. CORP. | RECOMP | 10,661 | |
| 1978-12-06 | 38207 | 42-123-30870 | WUEST #1 | VARN PETROLEUM CO. | OTHER | 5,300 | |
| 1978-12-05 | 39538 | 42-123-01034 | SCHELLPEPPER, ANNIE #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,730 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37929 | 42-123-30022 | BOLDT, EDWARD L. #3 | HNG OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,700 | |
| 1978-11-30 | 37803 | 42-123-30942 | COOPER, CLEO #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 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 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.