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
2012-11-05	750806	42-149-33278	PROST UNIT C #8H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200	Y
2012-11-05	750806	42-149-33278	PROST UNIT C #8H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200	Y
2012-10-26	750263	42-149-33277	MICA UNIT #4H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-10-22	750005	42-149-33276	PROST UNIT C #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-22	750005	42-149-33276	PROST UNIT C #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-18	749756	42-149-33275	PRESSLER UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-10-18	749756	42-149-33275	PRESSLER UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-10-16	749577	42-149-33274	PROST UNIT B #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-10-16	749577	42-149-33274	PROST UNIT B #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-10-16	749577	42-149-33274	PROST UNIT B #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-10-15	748788	42-149-31798	JOOST #2	MILLER, CHARLES	RENTR	3,260
2012-10-09	749198	42-149-33273	PROST UNIT B #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-10-09	749198	42-149-33273	PROST UNIT B #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-10-09	749198	42-149-33273	PROST UNIT B #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-10-08	749076	42-149-33271	PROST UNIT C #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-08	749076	42-149-33271	PROST UNIT C #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-08	749076	42-149-33271	PROST UNIT C #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-08	749069	42-149-33272	PROST UNIT A #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-08	749069	42-149-33272	PROST UNIT A #3H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-10-01	748103	42-149-33270	BOWEN RANCH CO-OP UNIT #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,750	Y
2012-10-01	748103	42-149-33270	BOWEN RANCH CO-OP #1	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,750	Y
2012-09-14	747750	42-149-33269	MICA UNIT #3H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-09-14	747703	42-149-33268	PROST UNIT B #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-09-14	747703	42-149-33268	PROST UNIT B #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-09-14	747703	42-149-33268	PROST UNIT B #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-09-14	747700	42-149-33267	BOEHNKE UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-09-14	747700	42-149-33267	BOEHNKE UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-09-10	747414	42-149-33266	MICA UNIT #2H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-09-10	747352	42-149-32953	RIGHTMER RANCH #1H	LAMA ENERGY, L.L.C.	RECOMP	10,000	Y
2012-08-24	746644	42-149-33265	BIGHAM UNIT #2H	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	12,270	Y
2012-08-24	746644	42-149-33265	BIGHAM UNIT #2H	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	12,270	Y
2012-08-24	746644	42-149-33265	BIGHAM UNIT #2H	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	12,270	Y
2012-08-11	745610	42-149-33264	HOPPER UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-08-11	745610	42-149-33264	HOPPER UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-07-06	743672	42-149-33263	REIMERS UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-07-06	743672	42-149-33263	REIMERS UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-07-05	743625	42-149-33262	SANTE UNIT A #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-07-05	743625	42-149-33262	SANTE UNIT A #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-07-05	743625	42-149-33262	SANTE UNIT A #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-07-05	743608	42-149-33261	SALUD UNIT A #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-07-03	743550	42-149-33260	RING A UNIT #5H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2012-06-22	742876	42-149-33259	MICA UNIT #1H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-06-18	740954	42-149-32392	MCCANDLES OIL POOL #8	SOMONT OIL CO., INC.	RECOMP	2,250
2012-06-15	742171	42-149-33258	FLATONIA EAST UNIT #3H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2012-06-12	737711	42-149-33254	ERVINE & BISHOP #13	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,400
2012-06-01	737713	42-149-33255	RANDY STEINHAUSER #1	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,400
2012-05-24	740781	42-149-33257	CHESTER CHERRY OIL UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-05-11	739595	42-149-33256	CHERRY HEIRS #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-05-11	739595	42-149-33256	CHERRY HEIRS UNIT #1H	ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-05-08	738689	42-149-32681	LIERE DL #1	LEEXUS OIL LLC	RECOMP	9,600	Y

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