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). 3 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
1995-03-07	433250	42-149-31895	WUNDERLICH UNIT #1 H	GINGER PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	14,200	Y
1995-03-07	433250	42-149-31895	WUNDERLICH UNIT #1 H	GINGER PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	14,200	Y
1995-03-07	433250	42-149-31895	WUNDERLICH UNIT #1RE	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	11,980	Y
1995-03-07	433250	42-149-31895	WUNDERLICH UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	11,980	Y
1995-02-16	432981	42-149-32960	SURMAN #4	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	1,400
1995-02-16	432981	42-149-32960	SURMAN #4	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	1,396
1995-02-10	432786	42-149-32959	BRITTA #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	11,400	Y
1995-02-10	431700	42-149-31455	KIEL UNIT #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	11,600	Y
1995-02-09	432743	42-149-32958	DEWITT STAR #5	SHOWDOWN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,700
1995-02-03	432476	42-149-32957	REGAN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,100	Y
1995-02-03	432295	42-149-32877	ROZNOV GAS UNIT #2 #1	TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	13,000	Y
1995-02-02	430453	42-149-30728	SMITH MARINER #2H	RAINBOW PRODUCING COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000
1995-01-26	431113	42-149-32947	STOERNER #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
1995-01-25	431151	42-149-32834	PUTT-PUTT UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,900	Y
1995-01-25	431151	42-149-32834	PUTT-PUTT UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	11,300	Y
1995-01-23	432169	42-149-32955	SKALITSKY OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
1995-01-23	431391	42-149-32945	KRISTINA #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	11,400	Y
1995-01-23	431391	42-149-32945	KRISTINA #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	12,000	Y
1995-01-20	432075	42-149-32953	RIGHTMER RANCH #1H	SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,300	Y
1995-01-20	432075	42-149-32953	RIGHTMER RANCH #1H	SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,300	Y
1995-01-20	431964	42-149-32952	ORA NELL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,300	Y
1995-01-17	431860	42-149-32951	PECAN CREEK-GUENTHER #2H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	11,600	Y
1995-01-17	431856	42-149-32950	STAR, DEWITT #4	SHOWDOWN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,800
1995-01-13	431846	42-149-32949	LCRA/COA UNIT #2 #2OL	SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
1995-01-13	431846	42-149-32949	LCRA/COA UNIT #2 #2OL	SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,600	Y
1995-01-12	430695	42-149-32939	KOLBE #1OL	SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,200	Y
1995-01-10	431701	42-149-32948	FARMER #2H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	11,600	Y
1995-01-05	431566	42-149-31190	MESCALERO TROUSDALE #1H	MESCALERO ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	10,500	Y
1994-12-30	431386	42-149-32946	TURQUOISE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,500	Y
1994-12-30	431386	42-149-32946	TURQUOISE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,500	Y
1994-12-21	431202	42-149-32944	SURMAN #3	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	1,400
1994-12-21	431202	42-149-32944	SURMAN #3	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	1,400
1994-12-20	431169	42-149-31646	CHARLES CHURCH UNIT #1	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	11,500	Y
1994-12-19	431136	42-149-31032	BILTON #1	BERENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	11,946	Y
1994-12-14	430984	42-149-32943	WEYAND-HAYS #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	11,400	Y
1994-12-14	430850	42-149-32940	LEONHARD UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,370	Y
1994-12-14	430850	42-149-32940	SCHMIDT, EDGAR UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,370	Y
1994-12-13	430901	42-149-32942	EISENHOWER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
1994-12-12	430858	42-149-32941	SURMAN #2	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	1,400
1994-12-09	430791	42-149-31203	ELLISOR "B" #1	PLANO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	6,885
1994-12-09	430791	42-149-31203	ELLISOR "B" #1	PLANO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	6,885	Y
1994-12-05	430579	42-149-32937	BAUER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,000	Y
1994-11-30	428637	42-149-31841	WESSELS UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	RECOMP	14,900	Y
1994-11-30	428637	42-149-31841	WESSELS UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	RECOMP	14,900	Y
1994-11-28	430378	42-149-32936	PECAN CREEK #1H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	13,800	Y
1994-11-28	430371	42-149-30436	SKIPPER UNIT OL #1H	MESCALERO ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	12,500	Y
1994-11-23	430368	42-149-32935	M. WEST UNIT OL #1	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,630	Y
1994-11-23	430284	42-149-32934	GLENN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,750	Y
1994-11-16	430125	42-149-30789	MUSSLEWHITE, MONA #1	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	11,000	Y
1994-11-16	429804	42-149-32932	WEIMAN #3H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,200	Y

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