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). 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

6

Operators (30d)

1

Latest Permit

2026-07-24

All Time

4,683

4,683 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1990-11-0138006442-149-32420PIETSCH, ELMO #1U. S. OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,750
1990-10-2638020942-149-32421ANN #2SHA-JAM OPERATING CORP.DRILL6,000
1990-10-2337977342-149-32419GOLDAPP #5TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,450Y
1990-10-2337977342-149-32419GOLDAPP #5MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL10,000Y
1990-10-1937944142-149-32418NEIBEL, J. B. #1HTORCH OPERATING COMPANYDRILL14,500Y
1990-10-1937944142-149-32418NEIBEL, J. B. #1HTORCH OPERATING COMPANYDRILL14,500Y
1990-10-1237886942-149-32417NELL-MOORE GAS UNIT #1GIFFORD OPERATING COMPANYDRILL13,400
1990-10-0237741242-149-30296FRENCH, IDA #2MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP1,973
1990-09-2837866442-149-32416CRUSE, ALFRIEDA #1UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL13,000Y
1990-09-2137824142-149-32415LEWIS #1ZEAL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1990-09-2137815742-149-32414WITHERS, FRANCES #3HECI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,800
1990-09-2137695442-149-30980APPELT #4HTORCH OPERATING COMPANYOTHER13,500Y
1990-09-1137752142-149-30407GOEBEL, MARTIN C. #1ARPEL, INC.OTHER8,900Y
1990-09-1037778342-149-32413ZELMA #2SHA-JAM OPERATING CORP.DRILL6,000
1990-09-0537751542-149-30434SYLER #1SAGE ENERGY COMPANYOTHER8,819
1990-09-0437750442-149-32412RIETZ #5DEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL2,500
1990-08-3037730642-149-32411RIGHTMER "B" #2CIRRUS PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000
1990-08-3037730642-149-32411RIGHTMER "B" #2CIRRUS PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000Y
1990-08-3037730642-149-32411RIGHTMER "B" #2CIRRUS PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL10,000Y
1990-08-1037637942-149-32410CROWLEY UNIT #1GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL13,500
1990-08-0137615542-149-32409FREEMAN, D. A. #3RAOP OPERATING CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1990-07-3037590842-149-30657YOUNG #2ASHWORTH ENERGY, INC.OTHER9,040Y
1990-07-1637526942-149-30923HOUGHTON, ANN #1ARPEL, INC.RECOMP10,200Y
1990-07-1337546642-149-32408KASPER, FRED #1UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL12,500Y
1990-07-1337546642-149-32408KASPER, FRED #1UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL11,237Y
1990-07-1037520742-149-32407EILERS, BARNEY #1HILLIN, T. A.DRILL8,000
1990-06-2637481742-149-32406RUMMEL, ELO ET. UX. #2CCOMMONWEALTH AQUISITIONS, INC.DRILL8,000
1990-06-0637406442-149-32405RAY GRIGGS JOHNSON UNIT #1CONOCO INC.DRILL9,000Y
1990-06-0537400642-149-30692APPELT #2HTORCH OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP13,700Y
1990-05-2937257842-149-32397BELCHIC #1GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL13,500
1990-05-2137363142-149-32404MICKEY "K" #1TALENT ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL6,800
1990-05-1437334242-149-32402RIETZ #4DEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL2,700
1990-05-0437299442-149-32401BMG ANSELL #1BENSON MINERAL GROUP, INC.DRILL5,000
1990-05-0237270142-149-32400BELLE, LAURE #1TALENT ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL6,800
1990-04-2737270242-149-32399SHANNON #1TALENT ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL6,800
1990-04-2637263042-149-32398HOUSTON UNIT #2GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL14,000
1990-04-1937232042-149-32073EPHRAIM #1TEX-LEE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,962Y
1990-04-0937183342-149-32395COLLIER #1CONOCO INC.DRILL8,450Y
1990-04-0637193442-149-32396ARNIM/TILICEK #1AFAYETTE COUNTY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,700
1990-04-0637025342-149-32207STANDARD TRUST #9CONOCO INC.RECOMP2,320
1990-04-0537181142-149-32394MOSS #3HECI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL5,100
1990-04-0337144242-149-32392MCCANDLESS OIL POOL #8SOMONT OIL CO., INC.DRILL2,250
1990-04-0237173142-149-32393ANN #1SHA-JAM OPERATING CORP.DRILL6,000
1990-03-2937161242-149-31663GOLDAPP #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP11,000
1990-03-2837061842-149-31666FRITSCH #1GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP13,500
1990-03-2237126442-149-32391ARNIM/TILICEK #1FAYETTE COUNTY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,700
1990-03-1937119242-149-31337JUNE, MELBA #1SHA-JAM OPERATING CORP.RENTR4,000
1990-03-1237073742-149-32390BMG GRAFF #3BENSON MINERAL GROUP, INC.DRILL4,900
1990-03-0836980442-149-32388MARY JON UNIT #1GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL13,500
1990-02-2637018042-149-31711BESS #1GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP5,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fayette County.