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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-23 | 154212 | 42-157-31319 | OLCOTT, FRED P. #5F | MACON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1982-03-23 | 154211 | 42-157-31318 | OLCOTT, FRED P. #6E | MACON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1982-03-23 | 154209 | 42-157-31317 | OLCOTT, FRED P. #7E | MACON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1982-03-23 | 154206 | 42-157-31316 | OLCOTT, FRED P. #8E | MACON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1982-03-23 | 154205 | 42-157-31315 | OLCOTT, FRED P. #9E | MACON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1982-03-23 | 154202 | 42-157-31314 | OLCOTT, FRED P. #10E | MACON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1982-03-22 | 154049 | 42-157-31313 | SPIRA, MELVIN TRUSTEE #2 | HOLLIS OIL CO. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 1982-03-22 | 154022 | 42-157-31292 | ROBASH #15 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1982-03-19 | 154842 | 42-157-31312 | GEORGE, A.P. 'A' #20 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-03-18 | 154893 | 42-157-31324 | SCHOMBERG, PAUL #1 | MELDER, JACK O. | DRILL | 5,020 | |
| 1982-03-09 | 152693 | 42-157-31311 | L.G.K.#116 LTD #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | OTHER | 8,406 | |
| 1982-02-26 | 152642 | 42-157-31310 | HARRISON INTEREST LTD. #1 | BARNHART CO. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-02-25 | 151870 | 42-157-31309 | SEALE, R.A. #4 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 7,863 | |
| 1982-02-24 | 151860 | 42-157-31308 | MOORE #7 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1982-02-22 | 151371 | 42-157-31266 | TUCKER TRUST UNIT #1 | JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC. | OTHER | 10,600 | |
| 1982-02-17 | 150890 | 42-157-31101 | PHOENIX-SMITH #1 | PHOENIX MINERALS, INC. | OTHER | 4,000 | |
| 1982-02-17 | 150787 | 42-157-31307 | RAMZY GAS UNIT #1 | TEE OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1982-02-12 | 150625 | 42-157-31306 | PECAN GROVE GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,250 | |
| 1982-02-12 | 150539 | 42-157-31305 | FARMER, J.R. #4 | ACOMA OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1982-02-11 | 152320 | 42-157-31230 | CRIDER #1 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-02-11 | 152274 | 42-157-31230 | CRIDER #1 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-02-09 | 150667 | 42-157-02442 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #27 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,300 | |
| 1982-01-28 | 149353 | 42-157-31304 | VERNA B. CRIDER UNIT NO. 2 #1 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-01-28 | 149211 | 42-157-31299 | MOORE #6 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1982-01-28 | 149037 | 42-157-31302 | MEYER-SORELLE #2 | DAVIS, WALTER V. | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1982-01-26 | 148552 | 42-157-31300 | PECAN GROVE GAS UNIT NO. 6 #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,250 | |
| 1982-01-26 | 148551 | 42-157-31300 | PECAN GROVE GAS UNIT NO. 5 #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,250 | |
| 1982-01-25 | 148854 | 42-157-31301 | MEEK #1 | GRIMM, JACK F. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1982-01-25 | 149220 | 42-157-31070 | BLACKWOOD #1 | MCCARTHY, GLENN H. | RECOMP | 4,900 | |
| 1982-01-25 | 148459 | 42-157-31298 | KATY GAS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #W-64 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1982-01-22 | 148130 | 42-157-02460 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #50 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,161 | |
| 1982-01-06 | 147772 | 42-157-02472 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #4 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,294 | |
| 1982-01-05 | 147405 | 42-157-30889 | MRS. MARY GUBBELS #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,700 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 148161 | 42-157-31291 | LOSACK #1 | PARTNERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 148301 | 42-157-31297 | KNEITZ GAS UNIT #6 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 4,467 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 147768 | 42-157-31296 | LUSCHER #22 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 147767 | 42-157-31295 | LUSCHER #23 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 147766 | 42-157-31294 | WEST-SCHENCK "B" #8 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 147765 | 42-157-31293 | WEST-SCHENCK #11 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1981-12-31 | 146947 | 42-157-31184 | COOK, PERRY V. #1 | DOW CHEMICAL CO., THE | OTHER | 10,750 | |
| 1981-12-30 | 146060 | 42-157-31290 | BLACKWOOD #02 | MCCARTHY, GLENN H. | DRILL | 5,941 | |
| 1981-12-29 | 146954 | 42-157-31281 | MOORE #4 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1981-12-22 | 147184 | 42-157-31267 | C.H. WISE ET AL UNIT #1 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1981-12-22 | 145493 | 42-157-31289 | CORDONIZ ET AL #2 | ROSS, BILL C. & SLATER, GENE C. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1981-12-20 | 145067 | 42-157-31282 | MOORE #5 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1981-12-18 | 144838 | 42-157-30007 | CLARK TRUSTEE #2 | BAR M PETROLEUM CO., INC. | OTHER | 3,500 | |
| 1981-12-18 | 144837 | 42-157-31287 | VOGLER #1 | BAR M PETROLEUM CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,689 | |
| 1981-12-18 | 144836 | 42-157-31286 | A. HACKSTEDT UNIT #7 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 5,410 | |
| 1981-12-18 | 144806 | 42-157-31285 | VACEK, A.J. #1 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1981-12-17 | 145745 | 42-157-31284 | MARTHA PILCIK UNIT #1 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 9,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.