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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-05-12 | 123483 | 42-157-31172 | KATY GAS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #W59 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-05-07 | 117372 | 42-157-31194 | KATY GAS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #W-60 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-05-07 | 117325 | 42-157-31193 | FARMER, J.R. "C" #36 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1981-05-07 | 117323 | 42-157-31192 | FARMER, J.R. "C" #35 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 4,489 | |
| 1981-05-05 | 118864 | 42-157-31185 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP #94 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116958 | 42-157-31191 | WESTHEIMER #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1981-05-01 | 116685 | 42-157-31190 | ROBINOWITZ #1 | SEAGULL RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 8,153 | |
| 1981-04-23 | 115862 | 42-157-01538 | FARMER, J. R. #1B | ACOMA OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 5,472 | |
| 1981-04-23 | 115861 | 42-157-80864 | FARMER, J. R. #2 | ACOMA OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 5,406 | |
| 1981-04-22 | 116443 | 42-157-31189 | DIPPEL GAS UNIT #2 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 1981-04-22 | 116442 | 42-157-31186 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #93 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1981-04-16 | 115251 | 42-157-31188 | DAVIS, J. H. P. EST. #63 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1981-04-13 | 115245 | 42-157-31187 | BLUMBERG #1 | PARAGON RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 8,133 | |
| 1981-04-02 | 113867 | 42-157-31184 | COOK, PERRY V. #1 | DOW CHEMICAL CO., THE | DRILL | 8,075 | |
| 1981-04-02 | 113866 | 42-157-31183 | FOSTER FARMS, INC. #2 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1981-04-01 | 113781 | 42-157-31182 | LOCKWOOD, H.P. #47 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1981-03-25 | 113183 | 42-157-31181 | SCHULTZ #1 | TASCOCITA ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1981-03-20 | 112786 | 42-157-31179 | BEARD, SIDNEY ET AL #3 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1981-03-19 | 112595 | 42-157-31178 | CORTEZ, ROBERT ET AL #1 | EATON OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 7,990 | |
| 1981-03-18 | 112471 | 42-157-31177 | VERA CARHART, ET AL UNIT #1 | SIERRA PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 8,212 | |
| 1981-03-10 | 111456 | 42-157-00481 | WEST-SCHENCK #2 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1981-03-09 | 111396 | 42-157-31175 | BONO, JOE A. #1 | IRISH OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 8,316 | |
| 1981-03-03 | 110352 | 42-157-80810 | WILLIAMS, O'BANION #4 | CREST RESOURCES & EXPL. CORP. | OTHER | 8,250 | |
| 1981-03-02 | 110274 | 42-157-31174 | HERRIN, R. T. #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 8,226 | |
| 1981-03-02 | 110246 | 42-157-30999 | BLAZEK #1 | TEE OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 7,850 | |
| 1981-03-02 | 110180 | 42-157-31173 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #46 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1981-02-05 | 111759 | 42-157-31170 | DAVIS, J. H. P. EST #62 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1981-02-02 | 107274 | 42-157-00857 | SUGARLAND, IND. #15 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,967 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 106415 | 42-157-80863 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #60D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,000 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 106242 | 42-157-31171 | WINSTON, BERT F. ET AL #1 | FULLER, ANCIL T. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1981-01-15 | 105737 | 42-157-80862 | SBRUSCH UNIT #1 | ROSS-SLATER-JOHNSON | OTHER | 8,600 | |
| 1981-01-15 | 105539 | 42-157-31064 | FARMER, HELEN J. #1 | GOLDSTON OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 6,825 | |
| 1981-01-15 | 105385 | 42-157-31169 | MOORE, J.F.D. #1 | MONTERREY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,030 | |
| 1981-01-14 | 105308 | 42-157-31165 | GEORGE FOUNDATION #3 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,877 | |
| 1981-01-10 | 227182 | 42-157-80888 | GEORGE, A. P. "A" #17 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 104203 | 42-157-31167 | WILMOT, E.D. #1 | BARNHART CO. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 104057 | 42-157-31166 | PECAN GROVE ASSOCIATES #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103440 | 42-157-31161 | FOUNDATION, GEORGE #2 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 19,071 | |
| 1980-12-17 | 102566 | 42-157-31163 | DAVIS, J. H. P. #3 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,045 | |
| 1980-12-16 | 106596 | 42-157-02367 | GEORGE, A. P. #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,370 | |
| 1980-12-16 | 102472 | 42-157-31162 | COOK, PERRY V. TRUST #1 | JOYCE & HILTY, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1980-12-09 | 132222 | 42-157-30989 | DRACHENBERG GAS UNIT #1 | TEE OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 8,350 | |
| 1980-12-05 | 101123 | 42-157-31160 | DENNY, E. E. #1 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,305 | |
| 1980-12-05 | 101116 | 42-157-31159 | FUQUA INDUSTRIES #2 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1980-12-04 | 100949 | 42-157-31158 | DOUGLAS, BARBARA ET AL #1 | PARAGON RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 8,028 | |
| 1980-12-03 | 114440 | 42-157-31023 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #88 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1980-12-03 | 100653 | 42-157-31157 | SCHULTZ, DAVID H., TRUSTEE #2 | HARRISON, DAN J. III&BRUCE F. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-12-01 | 100536 | 42-157-31155 | STERN #2 | PARAGON RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-11-26 | 100463 | 42-157-31154 | HOLTKAMP UNIT #1 | LEXINGTON EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100595 | 42-157-31156 | HACKSTEDT, HENRY #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 6,300 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.