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
1978-02-151841142-123-30850METTING, JAMES D. #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL14,200
1978-02-131807542-123-30848LEISTER, RUDOLPH #1E R I LTD.DRILL9,850
1978-02-131806042-123-30847HAMILTON, T. G. #1SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO.DRILL14,760
1978-02-091838242-123-30844BOLDT, E.L. ET UX #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL2,720
1978-02-091790542-123-30846HAUN, HERBERT #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL5,600
1978-02-091790442-123-30845SMITH, RUFUS #1GEN. AMER. OIL CO. OF TEXASDRILL14,222
1978-01-271714342-123-30843BITTERLY "A" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,900
1978-01-271714142-123-30842SAGER #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,700
1978-01-261706042-123-30841SHULTS, ROBERT S. #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL10,558
1978-01-261705942-123-30840WOLF, WERNER #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,176
1978-01-261705442-123-80198LADNER, FLOYD #1CPC EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP11,526
1978-01-231677342-123-30839DLUGOSCH, BEN #1EDWARDS OIL & GAS CO.DRILL9,748
1978-01-201669242-123-30838GIPS, EDWIN #1DIXEL RESOURCES INCORPORATEDDRILL14,815
1978-01-191663842-123-30837DUDERSTADT, FRIEDA #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL5,361
1978-01-191663342-123-30836HEYER, HAROLD #2HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.DRILL5,500
1978-01-171649842-123-30835EGG-JUNKER ET AL UNIT #2HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.DRILL5,500
1978-01-17865642-123-30798HEYER, HAROLD #1HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.DRILL5,500
1978-01-131626542-123-80196MACHOST, WILLIE #2H-M OIL COMPANYOTHER7,200
1978-01-121618042-123-30834BADE, H. #1J-A-H, INC.DRILL3,000
1978-01-09863442-123-30797WENDEL #4TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,050
1978-01-051659442-123-80197RICE, EUGENE #2ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP8,860
1977-12-281487742-123-80195RICHTER GAS UNIT #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP10,700
1977-12-281486642-123-30390SHEPPARD UNIT #1 #1ESPERANZA ENERGY CORP.DRILL14,800
1977-12-281486242-123-30833LASSMAN "B" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,050
1977-12-201438642-123-30282DUDERSTADT, JEANETTE GAS UNIT #1VICTORY III PETR. CO.OTHER5,500
1977-12-151415942-123-30832CHELEK, FELIX #A346-1SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL1,100
1977-12-14217442-123-30777BOLDT, E. D. #2HARKINS & CO.-MUSSELMAN,GEO.OTHER5,500
1977-12-091373042-123-80194GEARY, CA. #5TENNECO OIL CO.RECOMP7,651
1977-12-091370842-123-30831COTTINGHAM ESTATE #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL11,500
1977-12-061342542-123-30830WENDTLAND #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,000
1977-12-061342242-123-30829DREIER "A" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,600
1977-12-061341242-123-30828KORTH, MARY #1SOUTHLAND DRILLING CO., INC.DRILL10,250
1977-12-051336742-123-30827HANSEN UNIT #1EXPANDO OIL COMPANYDRILL5,100
1977-12-051333242-123-30826BRUENING-WAGNER #1STONE OIL CORPORATION, THEDRILL15,000
1977-12-011310842-123-30825BITTERLY "A" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,900
1977-12-011310742-123-30824HEIL-BUTSCHEK UNIT #1MONSANTO COMPANYDRILL10,300
1977-11-301022942-123-30811DUDERSTADT, A ET AL #2GULF MINERALS OPERATING CO.DRILL5,400
1977-11-291291842-123-30823SAGER UNIT #1HANOVER PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
1977-11-291137642-123-30816MUGGE #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,400
1977-11-231266442-123-30822BIANCHI, JOHN ET AL #1SIERRA PRODUCTION CO.DRILL7,298
1977-11-231265342-123-30821DIETZE, VIOLET SEMMLER, ET VIR #1KING, RICHARD JR.DRILL5,412
1977-11-221256642-123-30128STILES CATTLE COMPANY, INC. #1COASTAL STATES GAS PROD. CO.RECOMP10,318
1977-11-22905042-123-30804THIGPEN #1J-A-H, INC.DRILL8,000
1977-11-22835542-123-30795SIEVERS #4TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL3,900
1977-11-211255342-123-30820ZENGERLE, WAYNE O. #1J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL5,500
1977-11-181237042-123-30819TRAMMELL, CURTIS #1EDWARDS OIL & GAS CO.DRILL10,000
1977-11-151192742-123-30818HAUSCHILD, E. G. #1ENERGY INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL5,400
1977-11-091169542-123-30817REIFFERT BROS. #2NELSON & WADDELLDRILL1,811
1977-11-031130242-123-30361RESPONDEK, LAMPERT #1SOUTHLAND DRILLING CO., INC.DRILL10,500
1977-11-021120742-123-30815BENBOW, R. B. DRILLING UNIT #1MEYERS-LASHER, INC.DRILL5,462
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in De Witt County.