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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-11-25 | 100455 | 42-157-31153 | FOSTER FARMS, INC. #1 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 8,711 | |
| 1980-11-17 | 99726 | 42-157-31152 | FUQUA INDUSTRIES #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 24,000 | |
| 1980-11-17 | 99381 | 42-157-30941 | ENGEL GAS UNIT #1 | TEE OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 8,350 | |
| 1980-11-13 | 98950 | 42-157-31151 | WOLFE, LOUIS H. #6 | DAVIS, WALTER V. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1980-11-12 | 98744 | 42-157-31150 | MOORE, JOHN M. #1 | LEXINGTON EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 4,450 | |
| 1980-11-10 | 98512 | 42-157-31145 | STEFFEK GAS UNIT #1 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-07 | 98336 | 42-157-31149 | DAVIS, J. H. P. #4 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-11-05 | 97978 | 42-157-80861 | STEFFEK GAS UNIT #2 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | OTHER | 5,175 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97494 | 42-157-31148 | FREUDENSPRUNG #1 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,620 | |
| 1980-10-24 | 96823 | 42-157-31147 | LINGNAU, ERWIN #2 | HOLLIS OIL CO. | DRILL | 6,225 | |
| 1980-10-23 | 97669 | 42-157-31106 | BUSHNELL #2A | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1980-10-23 | 96547 | 42-157-31146 | FEENEY GAS UNIT #3 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1980-10-17 | 95893 | 42-157-31144 | KATY GAS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #57-W | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 10,900 | |
| 1980-10-17 | 95892 | 42-157-31143 | KATY GAS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #52-W | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 10,900 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95782 | 42-157-31142 | DIPPEL GAS UNIT #1 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 5,308 | |
| 1980-10-09 | 95291 | 42-157-31141 | FOSTER FARMS INC. #1 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 8,950 | |
| 1980-10-09 | 95210 | 42-157-31140 | WILLIAMS, O'BANION "A" #1 | CREST RESOURCES & EXPL. CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1980-10-06 | 94902 | 42-157-31139 | WINSTON, BERT F. #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-09-30 | 94257 | 42-157-31138 | KATY GAS FIELD UNIT NO. 2 #W56 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 10,900 | |
| 1980-09-30 | 94189 | 42-157-31137 | DRACHENBERG #2 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,350 | |
| 1980-09-26 | 93972 | 42-157-31136 | COOK, PERRY TRUST UNIT #2 | JACKSON EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1980-09-24 | 93649 | 42-157-80860 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #66 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1980-09-24 | 93645 | 42-355-31301 | DRYDEN, J. W. #6 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 10,597 | |
| 1980-09-22 | 93500 | 42-157-31135 | ASKEW 4-200 #3 | KENNEDY & MITCHELL, INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1980-09-22 | 93496 | 42-157-31134 | TEXAS DPT. OF CORRECTIONS 4-200 #4 | KENNEDY & MITCHELL, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-09-17 | 92907 | 42-157-31133 | GEORGE FOUNDATION #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 12,308 | |
| 1980-09-16 | 92731 | 42-157-80859 | SIMMONS #1 | MARLEY PIPE & SUPPLY | OTHER | 8,450 | |
| 1980-09-08 | 94151 | 42-157-30024 | GEORGE, A. P. "A" #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,750 | |
| 1980-09-05 | 91564 | 42-157-31132 | COCKRELL, DULA D. #6 | COCKRELL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1980-09-05 | 91558 | 42-157-31131 | COCKRELL, DULA D. #4 | COCKRELL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,146 | |
| 1980-09-02 | 91194 | 42-157-31129 | ENGEL #1 | TEE OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1980-08-29 | 91373 | 42-157-31130 | DAVIS, J.P.H. #2 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-08-21 | 90488 | 42-157-31128 | ROBASH #15 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1980-08-08 | 92655 | 42-157-01002 | ROBINSON UNIT #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 7,751 | |
| 1980-08-08 | 89156 | 42-157-31127 | WENZEL #2 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1980-07-31 | 88445 | 42-157-31126 | LIPPINCOTT, ELIZABETH #1 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1980-07-29 | 88058 | 42-157-31125 | KULCAK, J. F. #3 | GOLDSTON OIL CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-07-29 | 88049 | 42-157-31124 | HARWOOD #1 | BOSTON OIL LIMITED 1973 | DRILL | 8,043 | |
| 1980-07-24 | 87695 | 42-157-03026 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #30-F | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,461 | |
| 1980-07-23 | 87472 | 42-157-31123 | BUSHNELL #1 | FAIRPOINT COAL CO. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-07-21 | 87243 | 42-157-31122 | MILLER, MELVIN #1C | PEL-TEX OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1980-07-21 | 87199 | 42-157-31121 | WOLFE, LOUIS H. #5 | DAVIS, WALTER V. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1980-07-21 | 87196 | 42-157-31120 | WEST-SCHENCK #10 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,510 | |
| 1980-07-15 | 86719 | 42-157-31119 | ROBASH #14 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,092 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85766 | 42-157-31118 | PECAN GROVE ASSOCIATES #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-07-01 | 90097 | 42-157-31103 | WHELESS UNIT #1 | CPC EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85489 | 42-157-31117 | BRISCOE "A" #1 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 8,615 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85485 | 42-157-31116 | FERROCARRILL, EL #1 | TARTAN OIL & GAS | DRILL | 8,720 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85471 | 42-157-31115 | BYRNE #1 | RANSONE, ROBERT, INC. | DRILL | 7,508 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85443 | 42-157-31114 | PLEASANTS, R. G. #7 | RYCHLIK, ANTON | DRILL | 4,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.