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
1999-02-19	482846	42-121-30692	DCCO 1 - SULLIVAN, P. G. "A" #6C	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,400
1999-02-19	482845	42-121-30691	DCCO 1 - SULLIVAN, P. G. "A" #5C	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,325
1999-02-18	482786	42-121-30690	DCCO 2 - P. G. SULLIVAN #7E	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,250
1999-01-27	482311	42-121-30689	S. H. GRIFFIN ESTATE #5	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,450
1999-01-27	482310	42-121-30688	DCCO 2 #6E	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1999-01-21	482164	42-121-30687	SHOOP, GLENN P. "B" #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1998-12-29	481828	42-121-30686	KATHY KEELE GU #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,435
1998-12-22	481628	42-121-30685	KATHY KEELE GU #3	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550
1998-12-16	481383	42-121-30684	MCRAE #4	ENRE CORP.	DRILL	8,500
1998-12-04	481281	42-121-30683	JAMES BAKER GU #9	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,350
1998-12-03	481271	42-121-30682	JAMES BAKER GU #8	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1998-11-24	481128	42-121-30681	BUCKLEY "A" #2	DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.	DRILL	6,900
1998-11-04	480575	42-121-30680	MERRELL #3	VICARS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	3,100
1998-10-14	480162	42-121-30679	MYERS-TINDLE #2	DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.	DRILL	7,200
1998-10-07	479959	42-121-30678	BLAKELY ESTATE GAS UNIT "C" #1	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	7,750
1998-09-17	479507	42-121-30677	EVERS "B" #2	DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.	DRILL	7,200
1998-08-28	479070	42-121-31127	THATCHER, MATTIE #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1998-08-18	478820	42-121-30675	JAMES BAKER GU #7	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,250
1998-07-21	477905	42-121-30674	JANUARY #1DX	DENTON EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	2,000
1998-06-19	477295	42-121-30673	JAMES BAKER GU #6	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,250
1998-06-08	474334	42-121-30666	DCCO 2 #6C	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1998-05-28	476700	42-121-30672	PENNINGTON GU "A" #3	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,400
1998-05-28	476686	42-121-30671	TINDLE #2	DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.	DRILL	7,200
1998-05-28	476686	42-121-30671	TINDLE #2	DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.	DRILL	7,200
1998-05-21	476352	42-121-30668	THOMPSON, E. L. #1	VICARS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200
1998-05-21	476352	42-121-30668	THOMPSON, E. L. #1	VICARS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200
1998-05-20	476461	42-121-30670	GRIFFIN, S. H. ESTATE #4	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550
1998-05-20	476317	42-121-30669	MERRELL #2	VICARS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200
1998-03-30	474817	42-121-30667	TCU #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	7,825
1998-03-24	474657	42-121-30620	FRED SANDERS GU #1	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,170
1998-02-26	473827	42-121-30665	PENNINGTON GU "A" #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,350
1998-02-06	473052	42-121-30664	FRED SANDERS GU #4	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,400
1998-01-15	472227	42-121-30663	GRIFFIN, S. H. ESTATE #3	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550
1998-01-14	472190	42-121-30662	JAMES FRAZIER GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,250
1997-12-17	470177	42-121-30661	H. M. POTTER GAS UNIT #8	ENRE CORP.	DRILL	8,200
1997-11-24	469801	42-121-30659	BURNS, ANNA BETH #6	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500
1997-11-17	468147	42-121-30658	DCCO 1 #8E	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1997-11-14	469685	42-121-30641	JAMES BAKER GU #4	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,170
1997-11-12	469958	42-121-30660	DCCO 1 #4B	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500
1997-11-12	468097	42-121-30657	DCCO 1 #4	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1997-11-05	468096	42-121-30656	DCCO 1 #4C	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,375
1997-09-04	467129	42-121-30655	DCCO 2 - JONES, LEWIS #6	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1997-09-04	467129	42-121-30655	DCCO 2 #6A	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1997-09-04	467129	42-121-30655	DCCO 2 #6A	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1997-09-03	467059	42-121-30654	DCCO 2 - GRAHAM RANCH #5	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300
1997-09-03	467057	42-121-30653	DCCO 2 - RAY WILLIAMS #4	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200
1997-09-02	466819	42-121-30651	JAMES BAKER GU #5	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,225
1997-08-29	466854	42-121-30652	PEGGY SMITH GAS UNIT "A" #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,320
1997-08-15	466074	42-121-30650	DIETER SCHWARZ GAS UNIT "A" #2	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,350
1997-06-25	464140	42-121-30574	DENTON CREEK TRADING #3	MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,185

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