Fayette County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Fayette County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-24.

Fayette County permitting is running 2.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (6 total, down 54% on the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC leads with 17 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-24

All Time

4,683

4,683 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2013-04-30	761549	42-149-33303	PROST UNIT C #9H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-04-29	761443	42-149-33302	PROST UNIT B #8H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-29	761443	42-149-33302	PROST UNIT B #8H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-29	761435	42-149-33301	PROST UNIT B #7H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-29	761435	42-149-33301	PROST UNIT B #7H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-05	760057	42-149-33300	PROST UNIT B #10H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-05	760057	42-149-33300	PROST UNIT B #10H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-04	760019	42-149-33299	PROST UNIT B #9H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-04-04	760019	42-149-33299	PROST UNIT B #9H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2013-03-26	759258	42-149-33204	CLUCK #1H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,000	Y
2013-03-25	759252	42-149-33298	KELLY UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-03-21	759089	42-149-33297	CHERRY HEIRS #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-03-21	759089	42-149-33297	CHERRY HEIRS EF UNIT #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-03-21	759089	42-149-33297	CHERRY HEIRS EF UNIT #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-03-21	759043	42-149-33296	COUNTY LINE UNIT #1H	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	12,800	Y
2013-03-20	758972	42-149-33295	TILICEK UNIT #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-03-04	757598	42-149-33294	HOLLY UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2013-03-04	757598	42-149-33294	HOLLY UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2013-02-25	752352	42-149-33283	HERBERT, ET AL #5	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,000
2013-02-13	756485	42-149-33293	MARTIN UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-02-13	756485	42-149-33293	IVY UNIT #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-02-13	756485	42-149-33293	IVY UNIT #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-02-04	755942	42-149-33291	PROST UNIT A #6H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755942	42-149-33291	PROST UNIT A #6H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755940	42-149-33290	PROST UNIT A #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755940	42-149-33290	PROST UNIT A #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755938	42-149-33292	PROST UNIT A #4H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755938	42-149-33292	PROST UNIT A #4H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755927	42-149-33289	PROST UNIT C #6H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755927	42-149-33289	PROST UNIT C #6H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-02-04	755927	42-149-33289	PROST UNIT C #6H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755138	42-149-33288	PROST UNIT C #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755138	42-149-33288	PROST UNIT C #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755138	42-149-33288	PROST UNIT C #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755137	42-149-33287	PROST UNIT C #4H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755137	42-149-33287	PROST UNIT C #4H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755137	42-149-33287	PROST UNIT C #4H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755136	42-149-33286	PROST UNIT C #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755136	42-149-33286	PROST UNIT C #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-25	755136	42-149-33286	PROST UNIT C #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-09	754108	42-149-33285	DOMS UNIT #2H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2013-01-02	753680	42-149-33284	PROST UNIT C #7H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200	Y
2013-01-02	753680	42-149-33284	PROST UNIT C #7H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200	Y
2012-12-19	753050	42-149-31260	NANA UNIT #1	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	5,700
2012-12-05	752379	42-149-33282	LILLIE MAE UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-11-30	752177	42-149-33281	BLACK JACK SPRINGS UNIT #2H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	18,200	Y
2012-11-30	752177	42-149-33281	BLACK JACK SPRINGS UNIT #2H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	18,200	Y
2012-11-29	752120	42-149-30393	MARY ANN SCHMITZ WSW #1RE	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	RENTR	3,930
2012-11-28	751671	42-149-33280	BAUER #2	SOMONT OIL CO., INC.	DRILL	1,570
2012-11-05	750837	42-149-33279	PAT A UNIT #A 1H	ZAZA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y

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