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
2012-05-07	736741	42-149-30976	BRAUN #1 H	LEEXUS OIL LLC	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2012-04-19	737618	42-149-33253	RING 'A' UNIT #4H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2012-04-19	737608	42-149-33252	RING 'A' UNIT #3H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2012-04-16	737550	42-149-33251	IVY UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-04-11	737091	42-149-33250	ARNIM 'A' UNIT #5H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,200	Y
2012-03-19	735438	42-149-33249	ARNIM 'A' UNIT #4H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-03-19	734127	42-149-33248	PROST UNIT #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,500	Y
2012-03-19	734127	42-149-33248	PROST UNIT A #2H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,500	Y
2012-03-06	734257	42-149-31903	LEVIEN #1 H	LEEXUS OIL LLC	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2012-01-27	732071	42-149-33247	KEILERS #1	YOUNG, JOHN H., INC.	DRILL	13,500
2012-01-23	731643	42-149-31794	GREGORY #1H	LEEXUS OIL LLC	RECOMP	12,500	Y
2012-01-19	731475	42-149-33246	WW CHERRY UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-12-28	730305	42-149-30986	HUTSON SWD #1	KEY ENERGY SERVICES, LLC	RECOMP	5,300
2011-12-23	730097	42-149-33245	ARNIM A UNIT #3H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	15,800	Y
2011-12-20	729846	42-149-33244	RING 'A' UNIT #2H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2011-11-14	728009	42-149-33243	STELLA MAE #1H	LEEXUS OIL LLC	DRILL	10,350	Y
2011-11-01	727058	42-149-32540	RIGHTMER "A" UNIT #H 2RE	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	RENTR	14,500	Y
2011-11-01	727058	42-149-32540	RIGHTMER 'A' UNIT #H 2RE	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	RENTR	14,500	Y
2011-10-21	726505	42-149-33242	FLATONIA SWD #1	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	6,500
2011-10-21	726505	42-149-33242	FLATONIA SWD #1	RODELL RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2011-10-11	725963	42-149-33241	ARNIM 'A' UNIT #2H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,200	Y
2011-10-05	725615	42-149-31335	RING "E" WSW #1RE	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	RENTR	3,400
2011-10-05	725615	42-149-31335	RING 'E' WSW #1RE	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	RENTR	4,413
2011-09-15	724146	42-149-33240	RING 'A' UNIT #1H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2011-09-12	723888	42-149-33239	BIGHAM UNIT #1	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000
2011-09-12	723888	42-149-33239	BIGHAM UNIT #1H	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	12,205	Y
2011-09-12	723888	42-149-33239	BIGHAM UNIT #1H	CYPRESS E & P CORPORATION	DRILL	12,205	Y
2011-09-08	723506	42-149-33238	LEHMANN-ZOCH #1	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	DRILL	5,600
2011-08-31	723080	42-149-33237	CHERRY #2H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-08-31	723080	42-149-33237	CHERRY UNIT II #2H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-08-23	717334	42-149-33236	MCCANDLESS #11	SOMONT OIL CO., INC.	DRILL	3,000
2011-08-23	717334	42-149-33236	BAUER #1	SOMONT OIL CO., INC.	DRILL	3,000
2011-08-17	722185	42-149-33235	ARNIM 'A' UNIT #1H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	16,200	Y
2011-07-20	720190	42-149-33233	TILICEK UNIT #1H	DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-07-19	720316	42-149-33232	VAN WART #2H	ROCKEFELLER HUGHES (USA) LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2011-07-18	717739	42-149-33231	ZAPALAC #1	TELICO MINERALS, L.L.C.	DRILL	10,000
2011-06-24	718997	42-149-33230	PROST UNIT #A 1H	OMIMEX PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	17,500	Y
2011-06-24	718997	42-149-33230	PROST UNIT #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,500	Y
2011-06-24	718997	42-149-33230	PROST UNIT A #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,500	Y
2011-06-16	718350	42-149-33229	CHERRY #1H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-06-16	715455	42-149-31396	LEAR #1	AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES,LTD	RENTR	8,275
2011-06-14	718162	42-149-33228	PEEBLES UNIT #1H	SOUTHERN BAY OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-06-08	717766	42-149-33227	SCHLEY #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-06-08	717766	42-149-33227	SCHLEY #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-05-24	716835	42-149-33226	T-REX #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-05-05	715440	42-149-32616	MACH #1H	LEEXUS OIL LLC	RECOMP	12,500	Y
2011-05-04	715373	42-149-31704	LEAR #3	AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES,LTD	RECOMP	8,311
2011-04-19	714299	42-149-33225	VAN RIDER #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-04-18	713684	42-149-30345	CALVIN H. HARRIS #1	BETA OIL CORPORATION	RENTR	8,690
2011-04-11	713685	42-149-33210	LEHMANN ET AL #1	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	RECOMP	6,000

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