Denton County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Denton County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-16.
Denton County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). BKV BARNETT, LLC leads with 13 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county.
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5,365 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-12-30 | 104839 | 42-121-30346 | JACOBS, CLAY #1 | BIG FOOT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,950 | |
| 1980-12-16 | 102441 | 42-121-30345 | COOPER #1 | BARON CO., THE | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1980-10-29 | 97411 | 42-121-30344 | DUNN, CLARA UNIT #1 | ENRE CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-10-29 | 97410 | 42-121-30343 | MERRITT, MARCIA #1 | ENRE CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-10-09 | 95197 | 42-121-30342 | LONG, H.E. #1 | NEILL, JAMES P. JR. | DRILL | 1,650 | |
| 1980-08-28 | 91037 | 42-121-30341 | MERRITT, W. A., JR. #1 | ENRE CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-08-11 | 89480 | 42-121-30340 | SLIDELL-PRUETT UNIT #3 | RYDER SCOTT OIL CO. | DRILL | 6,898 | |
| 1980-07-25 | 88091 | 42-121-30339 | SLIDELL-PRUETT UNIT #2 | RYDER SCOTT OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1980-07-01 | 85617 | 42-121-00673 | GREGORY #1 | HART, MARK D. | OTHER | 1,581 | |
| 1980-05-07 | 80619 | 42-121-30338 | MOLSEN, FRED #2 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,032 | |
| 1980-05-07 | 80618 | 42-121-30337 | HOFFMAN, BEN #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,096 | |
| 1980-05-07 | 80617 | 42-121-30336 | SMITH, EDWARD #1 | CAUBLE ENTERPRISES | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1980-05-02 | 80154 | 42-121-30335 | NEWTON-GARRISON UNIT #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1980-04-01 | 76768 | 42-121-30334 | PATE, W. H. #6 | CAN-TEX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 1980-03-31 | 76606 | 42-121-30333 | PORTER, JOHN #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 9,778 | |
| 1980-03-03 | 74062 | 42-121-30332 | JUDKINS UNIT #1 | RYDER SCOTT OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1980-02-19 | 72881 | 42-121-30331 | PATE, W. H. #5 | CAN-TEX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 1980-01-31 | 71369 | 42-121-30330 | PATE, W. H. #4 | CAN-TEX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 1980-01-28 | 70978 | 42-121-30329 | PATE, W. H. #3 | CAN-TEX ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 1980-01-18 | 70099 | 42-121-30036 | MERRITT #1 | DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 7,180 | |
| 1979-12-21 | 69794 | 42-121-30324 | LINENSCHMIDT, ACE #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1979-12-05 | 65569 | 42-121-30328 | SCHERTZ #2 | SCOTT, RYDER OIL CO. | DRILL | 6,935 | |
| 1979-10-05 | 59904 | 42-121-30327 | ARMSTRONG "C" #1 | SMITH, JOE H. | DRILL | 1,895 | |
| 1979-09-20 | 58410 | 42-121-30326 | GIBBS, B. H. #1 | LIFESTYLE ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1979-08-16 | 55839 | 42-121-30325 | BRYAN, CLARA #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,192 | |
| 1979-08-16 | 55838 | 42-121-30324 | LINENSCHMIDT, ACE #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1979-08-16 | 55837 | 42-121-30323 | MOLSEN, FRED #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1979-07-16 | 52916 | 42-121-30322 | TRIETSCH, ELLA #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1979-07-16 | 52893 | 42-121-30321 | MOSS, BILL #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 1,754 | |
| 1979-07-16 | 52890 | 42-121-30320 | COFFEY, J. A. "A" #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 1,772 | |
| 1979-07-16 | 52888 | 42-121-30319 | HOLDER, RAY T. #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 1,810 | |
| 1979-07-03 | 52080 | 42-121-30318 | SLIDELL-PRUETT UNIT #1 | SCOTT, RYDER OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-06-18 | 50982 | 42-121-80009 | SMITH, W. W. #1 | HATHAWAY, J. B. | OTHER | 3,500 | |
| 1979-06-14 | 50731 | 42-121-30317 | COTHRON, MRS. E. #1 | LEO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-06-05 | 50061 | 42-121-30316 | MCCALLUM #1 | SCOTT, RYDER OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,116 | |
| 1979-05-25 | 49361 | 42-121-30315 | FISCHER, ALINE #2E | COX, ROBERT G. & ASSOCIATES,INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 1979-01-05 | 40252 | 42-121-30314 | STRITTMATTER HEIRS #1 | B A OPERATORS, INC. | DRILL | 2,830 | |
| 1978-11-22 | 37409 | 42-121-30313 | KIBLER, JOHN #1 | SAUDER, A. L., JR. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1978-10-23 | 35287 | 42-121-30312 | PETERSON "B" #1 | DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1978-10-10 | 34329 | 42-121-30311 | THOMAS #1 | LOCH & TRACY ENGINEERING CO | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33128 | 42-121-30310 | PENNINGTON #1 | DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1978-09-08 | 32211 | 42-121-30309 | GANGE #1 | VICK, WILLIAM H. | DRILL | 825 | |
| 1978-08-30 | 31692 | 42-121-30308 | FORRESTER, E. W. #1 | TAYLOR, ZENN R. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30337 | 42-121-30307 | BURNS FEE LAND #2 | CAUBLE ENTERPRISES | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 30095 | 42-121-00739 | PATE, W. H. #2 | TAYLOR, ZENN R. | OTHER | 1,550 | |
| 1978-07-28 | 29364 | 42-121-30306 | KNOX, J. P. EST. & KNOX, E. #1 | TAYLOR, ZENN R. | DRILL | 2,100 | |
| 1978-07-28 | 29361 | 42-121-30305 | SCHERTZ #1 | SCOTT, RYDER MANAGEMENT CO. | DRILL | 7,010 | |
| 1978-07-18 | 28686 | 42-121-30304 | TRIETSCH, HENRY #2 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 1,870 | |
| 1978-07-18 | 28652 | 42-121-30303 | HARRIS UNIT #1 | HARPER, WAYNE | DRILL | 2,304 | |
| 1978-07-11 | 28237 | 42-121-30302 | MEYERS-TINDLE #1 | DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 7,250 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Denton County.