Fort Bend County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Fort Bend County — updated daily, data through 2025-09-18.
Fort Bend County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2025-09-18. CML EXPLORATION, LLC leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
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3,343 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-05-19 | 195664 | 42-157-31450 | MOORE, J.M. ETAL #191 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1983-05-19 | 195662 | 42-157-31449 | HUNTINGTON #1A | SEAGULL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 4,750 | |
| 1983-05-19 | 195661 | 42-157-31448 | HUNTINGTON #2 | SEAGULL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1983-05-13 | 195863 | 42-157-31454 | WAGNER, VAN #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1983-05-13 | 194961 | 42-157-31437 | TUCKER TRUST #1 | TEXAS EASTERN EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1983-05-09 | 193931 | 42-157-31444 | JOSEY, L.M. AND R.A. #3 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,956 | |
| 1983-05-09 | 193925 | 42-157-80879 | ZEMANEK, JOHN #4 | ZEMANEK, WILLIAM C. | OTHER | 6,877 | |
| 1983-04-28 | 193094 | 42-157-31443 | SHARP CORPORATION #1 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1983-04-28 | 192811 | 42-157-80878 | JOSEY, L. M. AND R. A. #2 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | OTHER | 3,770 | |
| 1983-04-21 | 193935 | 42-157-30938 | MILLER, MELVIN #1 | SEAGULL RESOURCES, INC. | OTHER | 8,716 | |
| 1983-04-20 | 192244 | 42-157-31442 | LEUS GAS UNIT #2 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 7,453 | |
| 1983-04-20 | 192155 | 42-157-31440 | MOORE, J. M. ETAL #188 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1983-04-20 | 192188 | 42-157-31441 | STADE, ANTON W. #1 | CABOT PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,050 | |
| 1983-04-20 | 192152 | 42-157-31439 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A", TR. 1 #97 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,475 | |
| 1983-04-20 | 192150 | 42-157-31438 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B", TR. 1 #66 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1983-04-19 | 192726 | 42-157-30268 | GEORGE, A. P. #15 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1983-04-19 | 191853 | 42-157-02016 | ZWAHR-NETT #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 6,118 | |
| 1983-04-15 | 192667 | 42-157-31434 | GEORGE , A. P. "A" #22 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1983-04-11 | 191219 | 42-157-31436 | JUNKER, NORMA B. #1 | CABOT PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1983-04-05 | 191665 | 42-157-31266 | TUCKER TRUST UNIT #1 | JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC. | OTHER | 10,600 | |
| 1983-03-25 | 189862 | 42-157-31435 | MEANS "C" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1983-03-21 | 189095 | 42-157-31433 | KATY GAS FIELD CONS. UNIT #9308 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,950 | |
| 1983-03-16 | 188606 | 42-157-31429 | STEIN, LENA #1 | BRINKERHOFF-TURNER CO., LTD. | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1983-03-15 | 188487 | 42-157-31432 | CAMP. M. C. #18 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1983-03-10 | 188151 | 42-157-31205 | ZEMANEK, JOHN #1 | ZEMANEK, WILLIAM C. | OTHER | 5,184 | |
| 1983-03-10 | 188149 | 42-157-31430 | ZEMANEK, JOHN #2 | ZEMANEK, WILLIAM C. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1983-03-03 | 187393 | 42-157-31428 | PRUDHOMME, W. W. #1 | M & J OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,165 | |
| 1983-02-23 | 186722 | 42-157-31426 | ROBINSON GAS UNIT #7 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 4,116 | |
| 1983-02-18 | 187102 | 42-157-31408 | GRIGAR, R. A. #1 | PARTNERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1983-02-18 | 186790 | 42-157-31427 | GEORGE FOUNDATION #1 | BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1983-02-17 | 186368 | 42-157-31419 | BONNER-ZWEINER #1 | MARK PRODUCING, INC. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1983-02-15 | 186091 | 42-157-31418 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #187 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1983-02-14 | 185886 | 42-157-31425 | TDC "D" #1 | BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1983-02-10 | 191978 | 42-157-31403 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #55 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,696 | |
| 1983-02-08 | 186787 | 42-157-80813 | BYRNE, JUANITA #1 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | OTHER | 5,500 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185290 | 42-157-31422 | HITCH ESTATE #1 | SEAGULL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 7,733 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185352 | 42-157-03022 | MOORE, J. M. ETAL #168 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 4,193 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185332 | 42-157-31424 | CHILES, M. C. #1 | BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. | DRILL | 8,117 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185307 | 42-157-31423 | FLESSNER, D. #5 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185242 | 42-157-31420 | JOSEY, L. M. & R. A. #1 | BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,974 | |
| 1983-02-01 | 184972 | 42-157-31416 | DUTTON, HAZEL #5 | YENTZEN PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1983-01-28 | 185868 | 42-157-02540 | BOOTH, T. R. #9 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 4,800 | |
| 1983-01-26 | 184974 | 42-157-31417 | DUTTON, HAZEL #4 | YENTZEN PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1983-01-21 | 185274 | 42-157-31421 | DUTTON, HAZEL #3 | YENTZEN PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 184398 | 42-157-80873 | HACKSTEDT #6 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 6,325 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 183614 | 42-157-31415 | MOORE, JFD #1 | LEGER PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,515 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182334 | 42-157-31414 | TEXAS DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS "A" #2 | BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182290 | 42-157-31413 | BOOTH, F. I. ETAL "A" #54 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1982-12-30 | 181832 | 42-157-31412 | MUELLER #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1982-12-28 | 181343 | 42-157-31411 | WESSENDORFF, JOE CLYDE #1 | BOWMAN, EDWARD L., INC. | DRILL | 8,600 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.