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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-10-16 | 62129 | 42-157-31028 | HORELICA, ADOLPH UNIT #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 8,420 | |
| 1979-10-15 | 62126 | 42-157-31024 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #51 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-10-12 | 60376 | 42-157-31033 | EHLERT #3 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1979-10-12 | 60339 | 42-157-31032 | MOORE, JOHN M. #19 | MAGUIRE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1979-10-11 | 60444 | 42-157-31034 | WELLS FARGO #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1979-10-10 | 60103 | 42-157-31030 | ALLEN, B. M. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,420 | |
| 1979-10-04 | 59743 | 42-157-31029 | DAVIS, T. W. #228 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1979-10-02 | 59539 | 42-157-31027 | KUCERA #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1979-10-02 | 59538 | 42-157-31026 | SHIVERS #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-09-28 | 59316 | 42-157-80854 | RAGSDALE #2 | ACCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1979-09-28 | 59315 | 42-157-31025 | RAGSDALE-STOVALL #3 | ACCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 5,252 | |
| 1979-09-27 | 59066 | 42-157-31023 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #88 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 59305 | 42-157-30973 | HOUGHTON, D. K. #1 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 59299 | 42-157-30933 | HAAS-BACICA ET AL #1 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 59282 | 42-157-31018 | MYERS, A. E. #29 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,450 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 59281 | 42-157-31019 | MYERS, A. E. #30 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,450 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 58739 | 42-157-31022 | STASNEY, GEO. #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 8,154 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 58734 | 42-157-80853 | HAUSLER, E & G #1 | BUTLER, FARRELL G. JR. | RECOMP | 3,357 | |
| 1979-09-24 | 58706 | 42-157-31021 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #50 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-09-21 | 58635 | 42-157-31020 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #49 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-09-20 | 58973 | 42-157-31010 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #45 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-09-06 | 58397 | 42-157-30024 | GEORGE, A. P. "A" #18 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,750 | |
| 1979-09-06 | 57375 | 42-157-31017 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #48 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-08-31 | 57147 | 42-157-02558 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #9S/T | GULF OIL CORP. | OTHER | 5,950 | |
| 1979-08-30 | 57169 | 42-157-31016 | FARMER, J. R. "C" #32 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1979-08-30 | 56811 | 42-157-80852 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #50 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1979-08-17 | 55882 | 42-157-31015 | LUSCHER #21 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-08-17 | 55880 | 42-157-31014 | LINGNAU, ERWIN #1 | HOLLIS OIL CO. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-08-10 | 55209 | 42-157-31013 | NELSON, C. C. #25 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,250 | |
| 1979-08-10 | 55208 | 42-157-31012 | NELSON, C. C. #24 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 4,250 | |
| 1979-08-07 | 54738 | 42-157-31011 | BLAKELY "B" #14 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-08-03 | 54464 | 42-157-02253 | WOLTERS, R. A., ET AL #8D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,443 | |
| 1979-07-31 | 54014 | 42-157-31009 | BLAKELY "B" #13 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-07-31 | 54013 | 42-157-31593 | BLAKELY "B" #12 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-07-30 | 54367 | 42-157-30993 | DAVIS, J. H. P. ESTATE #59 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1979-07-26 | 53762 | 42-157-31007 | BLAKELY "B" #11 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-07-26 | 53761 | 42-157-31006 | ROBASH #10 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-07-26 | 53759 | 42-157-31005 | ROBASH #11 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-07-26 | 53757 | 42-157-31004 | ROBASH #12 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-07-24 | 53645 | 42-157-31003 | BEARD, SIDNEY ETAL #2 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,352 | |
| 1979-07-24 | 53644 | 42-157-31002 | VORPHAL GAS UNIT #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,350 | |
| 1979-07-23 | 53534 | 42-157-31001 | BUZEK UNIT #1 | HOUSTON PET. CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1979-07-23 | 53509 | 42-157-31000 | WALZEL, ANDREW #2 | SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1979-07-20 | 53357 | 42-157-30999 | BLAZEK UNIT #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 7,850 | |
| 1979-07-19 | 54286 | 42-157-30997 | WOLTERS, R. A., ET AL #23 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1979-07-17 | 53054 | 42-157-30998 | HARRIS, TITUS ET AL #3 | MENGDEN, W. | DRILL | 8,417 | |
| 1979-07-16 | 52886 | 42-157-00874 | CAMP, M. C. #7 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,630 | |
| 1979-07-03 | 52167 | 42-157-02246 | WOLTERS, R. A. , ET AL #1 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,408 | |
| 1979-06-29 | 51864 | 42-157-30996 | BLAKELY "B" #10 | OIL & GAS INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-06-27 | 51715 | 42-157-30995 | BLAKELY #1 | ZUHONE, WILLIAM H. JR. | DRILL | 3,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.