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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
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
1978-05-022336942-123-00531WUENSCH, HUGO #1RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATIONOTHER11,200
1978-05-012330742-123-30866WENDEL "A" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,415
1978-05-012329142-123-30865ANDREWS, CHARLES #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,200
1978-04-202257542-123-30864HEBERT, CAROLYN #1WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL10,652
1978-04-112183142-123-30863MURPHREE #2AGOIL, INC.DRILL5,500
1978-04-072162642-123-30862MURPHREE #1AGOIL, INC.DRILL5,393
1978-04-072160642-123-80202RATH GAS UNIT #1MCCARTER, A. NELSON, INC.DRILL5,450
1978-04-062156542-123-30861WEISCHWILL, M. W. #1BLOCKER ENERGY, INC.DRILL10,251
1978-04-052148942-123-20045ZENGERLE UNIT #1STUART-SCHAEFER CO.RECOMP4,900
1978-04-042211342-123-00638GEARY, C. A. UNIT #2TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,658
1978-04-032122842-123-30860OBERT GAS UNIT #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,050
1978-03-302191142-123-80203EGG-JUNKER UNIT #1EXPANDO OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,300
1978-03-292116142-123-00642BUEHRIG #2MINER, ROBERT C. JR.OTHER7,650
1978-03-292100142-123-30859HAUN "A" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,200
1978-03-242074542-123-00072GARRETT, JACK #2SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP8,160
1978-03-232066942-123-30858MUSSELMAN CATTLE COMPANY "B" #6B. D. K. PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL5,488
1978-03-222053242-123-01025NORDHEIM UNIT #10GETTY OIL CO.RECOMP7,140
1978-03-202190942-123-00638GEARY, C. A. UNIT #2TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,658
1978-03-172023042-123-30857BELL, W. T. ET AL #1THOMPSON, JOHN R. OPERATING, INCDRILL2,000
1978-03-172022942-123-30856DUDERSTADT, A. ET AL #3GULF MINERALS OPERATING CO.DRILL5,400
1978-03-152047942-123-30780THIGPEN GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1BAXTER, MURPHY H.DRILL9,412
1978-03-091970542-123-80167DANIEL, ROBERT & SIDNEY "B" #1ZINN PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP11,230
1978-03-091967542-123-30404ZENGERLE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1BAXTER, MURPHY H.DRILL9,622
1978-03-091966842-123-30855THIGPEN #2J-A-H, INC.DRILL1,710
1978-03-081964942-123-30854PLOEGER, DOROTHY BORCHERS #1RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL8,990
1978-03-061943242-123-30262COOK FIELD GAS UNIT #2 #01TANA OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,763
1978-03-061941942-123-30853KASPAR WIRE WORKS INC. #1-AHARKINS & COMPANYDRILL7,817
1978-03-031927942-123-30852JABLONSKI, PETER #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL14,300
1978-02-281909842-123-30851GOODMAN, A. #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL5,084
1978-02-281908342-123-80200ADAMS, H. J. UNIT #1LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.RECOMP9,650
1978-02-231922542-123-80201POETTER, W. L. C. #2CANNAN, MORRISRECOMP7,640
1978-02-161840242-123-30849BOOTHE, JACK H. "B" #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL3,400
1978-02-161839642-123-80199CRAIN GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2BAXTER, MURPHY H.DRILL9,412
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.