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
2015-05-06	806226	42-149-31473	MCCRORY #1A	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	1,879
2015-04-20	805723	42-149-33413	VIVEN UNIT #1H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,810	Y
2015-04-02	805077	42-149-33412	BROWN #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2015-02-23	804006	42-149-33411	DEVINE UNIT #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2015-02-23	804006	42-149-33411	DEVINE UNIT #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,850	Y
2015-02-10	803587	42-149-33410	CERNOSEK #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2015-02-10	803587	42-149-33410	CERNOSEK #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2015-02-10	803587	42-149-33410	CERNOSEK #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2015-02-03	803162	42-149-33409	DICKENS #1H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2015-01-16	802733	42-149-33408	REEVES UNIT #1H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	8,985	Y
2015-01-08	801807	42-149-33407	BLUE PADDLE #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2014-12-17	801920	42-149-32575	KEELAND #1	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	RENTR	12,850
2014-12-08	801153	42-149-33406	PROST UNIT E #6H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-11-17	800203	42-149-33405	FLATONIA TOWNSITE UNIT #2H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2014-11-17	800203	42-149-33405	FLATONIA TOWNSITE UNIT #2H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2014-11-14	800215	42-149-33404	FLATONIA TOWNSITE UNIT #3H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2014-11-14	800215	42-149-33404	FLATONIA TOWNSITE UNIT #3H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,600	Y
2014-11-04	799655	42-149-33402	EPHRAIM #1H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-10-29	799277	42-149-33210	LEHMANN ET AL #1	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	RECOMP	6,000
2014-10-28	799158	42-149-33401	PROST UNIT J #2H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-10-28	794619	42-149-33379	RANDY STEINHAUSER #2	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,300
2014-10-23	798361	42-149-33400	LCRA/COA UNIT 2 #2H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-10-21	794672	42-149-33381	MARTIN CHERRY #1	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,400
2014-10-16	794750	42-149-33382	JOSEPH E. TUPA #8	SELLERS LEASE SERVICE, INC.	DRILL	2,500
2014-10-13	798128	42-149-33399	HOPE WSW #1	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	3,550
2014-10-06	796067	42-149-33393	EAST ARNIM UNIT #103R	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,300
2014-10-01	795088	42-149-32698	FRED WEIDEL 'B' #3B	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	2,402
2014-09-30	796231	42-149-33394	MATADOR UNIT #1H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2014-09-25	796591	42-149-33395	ZOCH #1H	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-09-22	794633	42-149-33380	STANDARD TRUST #15	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	2,300
2014-09-19	794762	42-149-33389	RUMLEY UNIT #2H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2014-09-16	794767	42-149-33392	RUMLEY UNIT #5H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2014-09-16	794766	42-149-33391	RUMLEY UNIT #4H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2014-09-16	794764	42-149-33390	RUMLEY UNIT #3H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2014-09-15	794736	42-149-33388	RUMLEY UNIT #1H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,200	Y
2014-09-15	794687	42-149-33387	HOPE UNIT #5H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,250	Y
2014-09-15	794682	42-149-33386	HOPE UNIT #4H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,250	Y
2014-09-15	794677	42-149-33385	HOPE UNIT #3H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,250	Y
2014-09-15	794666	42-149-33384	HOPE UNIT #2H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,250	Y
2014-09-15	794659	42-149-33383	HOPE UNIT #1H	OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	10,250	Y
2014-08-28	790796	42-149-33378	AFFIRMED UNIT #2	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2014-08-15	791356	42-149-33377	PROST UNIT F #5H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-08-15	791353	42-149-33376	PROST UNIT F #4H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-08-11	791261	42-149-33375	PROST UNIT F #3H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-07-31	790478	42-149-33374	SALUD UNIT #1H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2014-07-31	789932	42-149-33370	VINKLAREK #1H	CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.	DRILL	9,200	Y
2014-07-31	789932	42-149-33370	VINKLAREK #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	9,200	Y
2014-07-21	789929	42-149-33369	JANECKA #1H	CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-07-21	789929	42-149-33369	JANECKA #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-07-18	789315	42-149-33366	PROST UNIT I #3H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y

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