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.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-06-16

All Time

5,365

5,365 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2009-04-28	680624	42-121-33751	GUN CLUB UNIT #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-23	643007	42-121-33172	MCCUTCHIN #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2009-04-06	680075	42-121-33749	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #3H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680075	42-121-33749	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #3H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680075	42-121-33749	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #3H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680074	42-121-33748	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #2H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680074	42-121-33748	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #2H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680074	42-121-33748	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #2H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680073	42-121-33747	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #1H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-06	680073	42-121-33747	GREAT EXPECTATIONS UNIT #1H	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-02	672996	42-121-33631	ALLIANCE #D 9H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-04-02	672996	42-121-33631	ALLIANCE #D 9H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-03-31	677468	42-121-33708	HUNTER RANCH #J 2H	HILLWOOD ENERGY TEXAS, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-03-30	679882	42-121-33746	HUNTER RANCH #M 3H	HILLWOOD ENERGY TEXAS, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-03-30	679882	42-121-33746	HUNTER RANCH #M 3H	HILLWOOD ENERGY TEXAS, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-03-30	679882	42-121-33746	HUNTER RANCH #M 3H	HILLWOOD ENERGY TEXAS, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-03-26	679806	42-121-33745	DONALD M. JOHNSON #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-03-26	679806	42-121-33745	DONALD M. JOHNSON #1D	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000
2009-03-20	679350	42-121-30764	HUDGINS #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	RECOMP	8,604
2009-03-19	679358	42-121-30944	CADDELL #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	RECOMP	8,546
2009-03-16	679178	42-121-30889	SATER #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	RECOMP	8,657
2009-03-16	679159	42-121-31681	ANDERSON "B" #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	RECOMP	8,703
2009-03-16	672030	42-121-33619	HUNTER RANCH #J 1H	HILLWOOD ENERGY TEXAS, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-03-12	679327	42-121-33744	RAYZOR UNIT #5H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-12	679326	42-121-33743	RAYZOR UNIT #4H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-12	679325	42-121-33742	RAYZOR UNIT #3H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-12	679325	42-121-33742	RAYZOR UNIT #3H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-12	679323	42-121-33741	RAYZOR UNIT #2H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-12	679323	42-121-33741	RAYZOR UNIT #2H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-12	679322	42-121-33740	RAYZOR UNIT #1H	RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2009-03-11	679048	42-121-31746	EVERS B UNIT #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	RECOMP	7,812
2009-03-05	662762	42-121-33465	LEROUX NORTH UNIT #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2009-02-27	678906	42-121-33738	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #10H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678906	42-121-33738	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #10H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678905	42-121-33737	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #9H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678905	42-121-33737	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #9H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678905	42-121-33737	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #9H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678904	42-121-33739	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #8H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678904	42-121-33739	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #8H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678904	42-121-33739	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #8H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678903	42-121-33736	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #7H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678902	42-121-33733	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #6H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678899	42-121-33734	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #4H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-27	678899	42-121-33734	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #4H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-26	678901	42-121-33735	ALLIANCE HUGG UNIT #5H	QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-24	643866	42-121-33196	ARMSTRONG-HUGGINS #2H	EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	8,500	Y
2009-02-19	678571	42-121-33732	SAM WILSON 2 UNIT #13H	WILLIAMS PROD. GULF COAST, L.P.	DRILL	8,520	Y
2009-02-19	678571	42-121-33732	SAM WILSON 2 UNIT #13H	WILLIAMS PROD. GULF COAST, L.P.	DRILL	8,520	Y
2009-02-13	678487	42-121-33731	DCCO 2- SHOOP "E" (SA) #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2009-02-12	678408	42-121-33730	SAM WILSON 2 UNIT #12H	WILLIAMS PROD. GULF COAST, L.P.	DRILL	8,900	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Denton County.