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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-05-02 | 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 | |
| 1978-02-15 | 18411 | 42-123-30850 | METTING, JAMES D. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,200 | |
| 1978-02-13 | 18075 | 42-123-30848 | LEISTER, RUDOLPH #1 | E R I LTD. | DRILL | 9,850 | |
| 1978-02-13 | 18060 | 42-123-30847 | HAMILTON, T. G. #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 14,760 | |
| 1978-02-09 | 18382 | 42-123-30844 | BOLDT, E.L. ET UX #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,720 | |
| 1978-02-09 | 17905 | 42-123-30846 | HAUN, HERBERT #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1978-02-09 | 17904 | 42-123-30845 | SMITH, RUFUS #1 | GEN. AMER. OIL CO. OF TEXAS | DRILL | 14,222 | |
| 1978-01-27 | 17143 | 42-123-30843 | BITTERLY "A" #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1978-01-27 | 17141 | 42-123-30842 | SAGER #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1978-01-26 | 17060 | 42-123-30841 | SHULTS, ROBERT S. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,558 | |
| 1978-01-26 | 17059 | 42-123-30840 | WOLF, WERNER #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 11,176 | |
| 1978-01-26 | 17054 | 42-123-80198 | LADNER, FLOYD #1 | CPC EXPLORATION INC. | RECOMP | 11,526 | |
| 1978-01-23 | 16773 | 42-123-30839 | DLUGOSCH, BEN #1 | EDWARDS OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,748 | |
| 1978-01-20 | 16692 | 42-123-30838 | GIPS, EDWIN #1 | DIXEL RESOURCES INCORPORATED | DRILL | 14,815 | |
| 1978-01-19 | 16638 | 42-123-30837 | DUDERSTADT, FRIEDA #1 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,361 | |
| 1978-01-19 | 16633 | 42-123-30836 | HEYER, HAROLD #2 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-01-17 | 16498 | 42-123-30835 | EGG-JUNKER ET AL UNIT #2 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-01-17 | 8656 | 42-123-30798 | HEYER, HAROLD #1 | HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST. | DRILL | 5,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.