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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-17 | 30829 | 42-123-80210 | MATTHEW-KUESTER #4 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,253 | |
| 1978-08-16 | 30792 | 42-123-30901 | JACOBS, CLAUDE #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,415 | |
| 1978-08-16 | 30765 | 42-123-00219 | ADAMS, H. J. UNIT #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 9,592 | |
| 1978-08-16 | 30761 | 42-123-30900 | KESELING, FRANCIS #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-08-16 | 30759 | 42-123-30899 | BOMBA, ELIZABETH UNIT #3 | HARKINS & CO.-MUSSELMAN,GEO. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-08-16 | 30721 | 42-123-80209 | NORDHEIM UNIT #17 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 10,695 | |
| 1978-08-15 | 31270 | 42-123-80211 | BENBOW, LEE C. #1 | HARKINS & COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,639 | |
| 1978-08-11 | 30469 | 42-123-30898 | FERGUSON-ZIELONKA GAS UNIT #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-08-02 | 30460 | 42-123-00608 | GEARY, C. A. UNIT #3 | TENNECO OIL CO. | RECOMP | 7,654 | |
| 1978-08-01 | 29562 | 42-123-30896 | KESELING, LAWRENCE #1 | MOSBACHER,ROBERT-TRANSCO EXPL. | DRILL | 10,484 | |
| 1978-08-01 | 29556 | 42-123-30895 | CLARK, E. T. #1 | RANGER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1978-07-27 | 29277 | 42-123-30254 | DREYER, VICTOR ET AL #1 | GULF MINERALS OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 5,614 | |
| 1978-07-26 | 29974 | 42-123-00161 | GOHLKE HEIRS -C- #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,267 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29891 | 42-123-30892 | SAGER #1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29075 | 42-123-30894 | HILLER, DAN #2 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,713 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29074 | 42-123-30893 | HILLER, DAN #3 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,713 | |
| 1978-07-24 | 29025 | 42-123-30891 | THOMAS, J. CARTER #1 | FOREST OIL CORP. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1978-07-20 | 28871 | 42-123-00945 | WENDEL, B. G. #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,313 | |
| 1978-07-18 | 29897 | 42-123-30882 | RUSCHHAUPT, W. H. JR. -A- #2 | BERRY, PHILIP B. | DRILL | 8,857 | |
| 1978-07-18 | 28717 | 42-123-30890 | WOODY, C. H. #3 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-07-17 | 28642 | 42-123-30889 | SMITH, EDGAR #1 | GEN. AMER. OIL CO. OF TEXAS | DRILL | 14,250 | |
| 1978-07-17 | 28610 | 42-123-30888 | KUESTER, W. H. #1 | DALE GAS | DRILL | 8,224 | |
| 1978-07-13 | 28444 | 42-123-30887 | HEYER, HAROLD #3 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-07-07 | 28105 | 42-123-30886 | IDEUS, MELINA #1 | KILLAM & HURD, LTD. | DRILL | 5,560 | |
| 1978-07-06 | 28009 | 42-123-30885 | EGG-JUNKER ET AL UNIT #3 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-07-03 | 27793 | 42-123-80207 | MATTHEW-KUESTER #4 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,253 | |
| 1978-06-30 | 27714 | 42-123-30884 | PARGMANN #1 | RINER EXPLORATION CORP. | DRILL | 7,513 | |
| 1978-06-28 | 27504 | 42-123-30883 | IDEUS #1 | HUNT, D. H. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-06-23 | 27262 | 42-123-00092 | ROSENFELDER, ELSIE #4 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,303 | |
| 1978-06-23 | 27161 | 42-123-30881 | RODE, E. H. #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,713 | |
| 1978-06-20 | 27574 | 42-123-30874 | SCHELLPEPPER, ANNIE #2 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-06-19 | 26745 | 42-123-30880 | FROEHLICH #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-06-12 | 26280 | 42-123-30879 | RESPONDEK UNIT #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,214 | |
| 1978-06-12 | 26275 | 42-123-00108 | MATTHEW-KUESTER #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,222 | |
| 1978-06-07 | 25901 | 42-123-30878 | SIEVERS, AUGUST ESTATE #3 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,312 | |
| 1978-06-01 | 25575 | 42-123-30877 | IDEUS ET AL #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,406 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 26300 | 42-123-80206 | MATTHEW-KUESTER #8 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,319 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25469 | 42-123-30876 | NAGLE, OGLA #1 | MCCARTER, A. NELSON, INC. | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 1978-05-30 | 25372 | 42-123-30875 | SUCHER, H. H. #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1978-05-24 | 25066 | 42-123-80205 | WENDEL, B. G. #3 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 8,274 | |
| 1978-05-23 | 24977 | 42-123-30873 | SMITH #1 | ESPERANZA ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 14,098 | |
| 1978-05-23 | 24958 | 42-123-30872 | SCHAEFER, E. C. #1 | PENINSULA RESOURCES CORP. | DRILL | 5,420 | |
| 1978-05-17 | 24470 | 42-123-30871 | SEILER, A. C. #2 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 5,510 | |
| 1978-05-15 | 24236 | 42-123-30870 | WUEST #1 | VARN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1978-05-15 | 24232 | 42-123-30869 | HILLER, DAN #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-05-15 | 24216 | 42-123-80204 | ROSENFELDER, E. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,310 | |
| 1978-05-12 | 24072 | 42-123-00453 | RIEDEL, MARTHA ANN #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 7,623 | |
| 1978-05-11 | 25045 | 42-123-00794 | SPEED, JIMMIE #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 11,340 | |
| 1978-05-10 | 23846 | 42-123-30868 | HILLER, FELIX #1 | J-A-H, INC. | DRILL | 3,038 | |
| 1978-05-09 | 23824 | 42-123-30867 | JONES GAS UNIT "G" #4 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 3,900 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.