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
1978-08-173082942-123-80210MATTHEW-KUESTER #4SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,253
1978-08-163079242-123-30901JACOBS, CLAUDE #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,415
1978-08-163076542-123-00219ADAMS, H. J. UNIT #1GETTY OIL CO.RECOMP9,592
1978-08-163076142-123-30900KESELING, FRANCIS #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL10,000
1978-08-163075942-123-30899BOMBA, ELIZABETH UNIT #3HARKINS & CO.-MUSSELMAN,GEO.DRILL4,500
1978-08-163072142-123-80209NORDHEIM UNIT #17GETTY OIL CO.RECOMP10,695
1978-08-153127042-123-80211BENBOW, LEE C. #1HARKINS & COMPANYRECOMP5,639
1978-08-113046942-123-30898FERGUSON-ZIELONKA GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,500
1978-08-023046042-123-00608GEARY, C. A. UNIT #3TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,654
1978-08-012956242-123-30896KESELING, LAWRENCE #1MOSBACHER,ROBERT-TRANSCO EXPL.DRILL10,484
1978-08-012955642-123-30895CLARK, E. T. #1RANGER OIL COMPANYDRILL11,200
1978-07-272927742-123-30254DREYER, VICTOR ET AL #1GULF MINERALS OPERATING CO.RECOMP5,614
1978-07-262997442-123-00161GOHLKE HEIRS -C- #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,267
1978-07-252989142-123-30892SAGER #1PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.DRILL10,500
1978-07-252907542-123-30894HILLER, DAN #2RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL3,713
1978-07-252907442-123-30893HILLER, DAN #3RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL3,713
1978-07-242902542-123-30891THOMAS, J. CARTER #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL14,500
1978-07-202887142-123-00945WENDEL, B. G. #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP8,313
1978-07-182989742-123-30882RUSCHHAUPT, W. H. JR. -A- #2BERRY, PHILIP B.DRILL8,857
1978-07-182871742-123-30890WOODY, C. H. #3HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.DRILL5,500
1978-07-172864242-123-30889SMITH, EDGAR #1GEN. AMER. OIL CO. OF TEXASDRILL14,250
1978-07-172861042-123-30888KUESTER, W. H. #1DALE GASDRILL8,224
1978-07-132844442-123-30887HEYER, HAROLD #3HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.DRILL5,500
1978-07-072810542-123-30886IDEUS, MELINA #1KILLAM & HURD, LTD.DRILL5,560
1978-07-062800942-123-30885EGG-JUNKER ET AL UNIT #3HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.DRILL5,500
1978-07-032779342-123-80207MATTHEW-KUESTER #4SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,253
1978-06-302771442-123-30884PARGMANN #1RINER EXPLORATION CORP.DRILL7,513
1978-06-282750442-123-30883IDEUS #1HUNT, D. H.DRILL5,500
1978-06-232726242-123-00092ROSENFELDER, ELSIE #4SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,303
1978-06-232716142-123-30881RODE, E. H. #1RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL3,713
1978-06-202757442-123-30874SCHELLPEPPER, ANNIE #2TENNECO OIL CO.DRILL5,000
1978-06-192674542-123-30880FROEHLICH #1SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO.DRILL9,000
1978-06-122628042-123-30879RESPONDEK UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL14,214
1978-06-122627542-123-00108MATTHEW-KUESTER #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,222
1978-06-072590142-123-30878SIEVERS, AUGUST ESTATE #3TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,312
1978-06-012557542-123-30877IDEUS ET AL #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL5,406
1978-05-312630042-123-80206MATTHEW-KUESTER #8SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,319
1978-05-312546942-123-30876NAGLE, OGLA #1MCCARTER, A. NELSON, INC.DRILL6,050
1978-05-302537242-123-30875SUCHER, H. H. #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL12,000
1978-05-242506642-123-80205WENDEL, B. G. #3TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.OTHER8,274
1978-05-232497742-123-30873SMITH #1ESPERANZA ENERGY CORP.DRILL14,098
1978-05-232495842-123-30872SCHAEFER, E. C. #1PENINSULA RESOURCES CORP.DRILL5,420
1978-05-172447042-123-30871SEILER, A. C. #2ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL5,510
1978-05-152423642-123-30870WUEST #1VARN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL5,300
1978-05-152423242-123-30869HILLER, DAN #1RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL4,000
1978-05-152421642-123-80204ROSENFELDER, E. #1SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,310
1978-05-122407242-123-00453RIEDEL, MARTHA ANN #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP7,623
1978-05-112504542-123-00794SPEED, JIMMIE #1GETTY OIL CO.RECOMP11,340
1978-05-102384642-123-30868HILLER, FELIX #1J-A-H, INC.DRILL3,038
1978-05-092382442-123-30867JONES GAS UNIT "G" #4TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL3,900
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.