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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1978-05-02 | 23369 | 42-123-00531 | WUENSCH, HUGO #1 | RESOURCES INVESTMENT CORPORATION | OTHER | 11,200 | |
| 1978-05-01 | 23307 | 42-123-30866 | WENDEL "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,415 | |
| 1978-05-01 | 23291 | 42-123-30865 | ANDREWS, CHARLES #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1978-04-20 | 22575 | 42-123-30864 | HEBERT, CAROLYN #1 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,652 | |
| 1978-04-11 | 21831 | 42-123-30863 | MURPHREE #2 | AGOIL, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21626 | 42-123-30862 | MURPHREE #1 | AGOIL, INC. | DRILL | 5,393 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21606 | 42-123-80202 | RATH GAS UNIT #1 | MCCARTER, A. NELSON, INC. | DRILL | 5,450 | |
| 1978-04-06 | 21565 | 42-123-30861 | WEISCHWILL, M. W. #1 | BLOCKER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 10,251 | |
| 1978-04-05 | 21489 | 42-123-20045 | ZENGERLE UNIT #1 | STUART-SCHAEFER CO. | RECOMP | 4,900 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 22113 | 42-123-00638 | GEARY, C. A. UNIT #2 | TENNECO OIL CO. | RECOMP | 7,658 | |
| 1978-04-03 | 21228 | 42-123-30860 | OBERT GAS UNIT #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,050 | |
| 1978-03-30 | 21911 | 42-123-80203 | EGG-JUNKER UNIT #1 | EXPANDO OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,300 | |
| 1978-03-29 | 21161 | 42-123-00642 | BUEHRIG #2 | MINER, ROBERT C. JR. | OTHER | 7,650 | |
| 1978-03-29 | 21001 | 42-123-30859 | HAUN "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1978-03-24 | 20745 | 42-123-00072 | GARRETT, JACK #2 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,160 | |
| 1978-03-23 | 20669 | 42-123-30858 | MUSSELMAN CATTLE COMPANY "B" #6 | B. D. K. PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,488 | |
| 1978-03-22 | 20532 | 42-123-01025 | NORDHEIM UNIT #10 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 7,140 | |
| 1978-03-20 | 21909 | 42-123-00638 | GEARY, C. A. UNIT #2 | TENNECO OIL CO. | RECOMP | 7,658 | |
| 1978-03-17 | 20230 | 42-123-30857 | BELL, W. T. ET AL #1 | THOMPSON, JOHN R. OPERATING, INC | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1978-03-17 | 20229 | 42-123-30856 | DUDERSTADT, A. ET AL #3 | GULF MINERALS OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1978-03-15 | 20479 | 42-123-30780 | THIGPEN GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 9,412 | |
| 1978-03-09 | 19705 | 42-123-80167 | DANIEL, ROBERT & SIDNEY "B" #1 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 11,230 | |
| 1978-03-09 | 19675 | 42-123-30404 | ZENGERLE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 9,622 | |
| 1978-03-09 | 19668 | 42-123-30855 | THIGPEN #2 | J-A-H, INC. | DRILL | 1,710 | |
| 1978-03-08 | 19649 | 42-123-30854 | PLOEGER, DOROTHY BORCHERS #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,990 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19432 | 42-123-30262 | COOK FIELD GAS UNIT #2 #01 | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 9,763 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19419 | 42-123-30853 | KASPAR WIRE WORKS INC. #1-A | HARKINS & COMPANY | DRILL | 7,817 | |
| 1978-03-03 | 19279 | 42-123-30852 | JABLONSKI, PETER #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 14,300 | |
| 1978-02-28 | 19098 | 42-123-30851 | GOODMAN, A. #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,084 | |
| 1978-02-28 | 19083 | 42-123-80200 | ADAMS, H. J. UNIT #1 | LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. | RECOMP | 9,650 | |
| 1978-02-23 | 19225 | 42-123-80201 | POETTER, W. L. C. #2 | CANNAN, MORRIS | RECOMP | 7,640 | |
| 1978-02-16 | 18402 | 42-123-30849 | BOOTHE, JACK H. "B" #2 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1978-02-16 | 18396 | 42-123-80199 | CRAIN GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 9,412 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.