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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-27 | 51714 | 42-157-30994 | BLAKELY #2 | ZUHONE, WILLIAM H. JR. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1979-06-18 | 50968 | 42-157-30992 | MOORE, JOHN M. #1 | PARAFFINE OIL CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1979-06-13 | 50652 | 42-157-30991 | HUTCHINGS-MOODY GAS UNIT #3 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 4,927 | |
| 1979-06-13 | 50651 | 42-157-30990 | KNEITZ GAS UNIT #5 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1979-05-28 | 49519 | 42-157-30989 | DRACHENBERG GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1979-05-21 | 48909 | 42-157-30988 | RICHTER GAS UNIT #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,350 | |
| 1979-05-21 | 48907 | 42-157-30987 | MELTON GAS UNIT #2 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-05-07 | 48008 | 42-157-30986 | HUNTINGTON #2 | LIBERTY ENERGY CO. OF TEX., INC. | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1979-05-04 | 49250 | 42-157-80851 | BRAZOS FARMS #20 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,894 | |
| 1979-05-04 | 47857 | 42-157-30985 | MELTON GAS UNIT #2 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 5,150 | |
| 1979-05-01 | 47561 | 42-157-30984 | KOYM #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 6,710 | |
| 1979-05-01 | 47560 | 42-157-30983 | BULS ESTATE "A" #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 6,710 | |
| 1979-04-27 | 47347 | 42-157-30982 | DUNAWAY GAS UNIT #1 | TEE OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 8,850 | |
| 1979-04-26 | 49672 | 42-157-00819 | HAMNER FEE #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,684 | |
| 1979-04-20 | 46912 | 42-157-02485 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #17 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,263 | |
| 1979-04-16 | 46482 | 42-157-30923 | SEALE, R. A., JR., TRUSTEE #2 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | RECOMP | 8,900 | |
| 1979-04-13 | 46389 | 42-157-30981 | GULF OIL CORP. FEE #1 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1979-04-09 | 45961 | 42-157-30980 | WINSTON, BERT F. #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1979-04-09 | 36796 | 42-157-30951 | EHLERT #1 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1979-04-02 | 46306 | 42-157-30968 | BOOTH, T. R. #28 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1979-03-30 | 45501 | 42-157-30195 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #65 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1979-03-30 | 45488 | 42-157-30979 | WINSTON, B. F #2 | CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS. | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1979-03-28 | 45484 | 42-157-30003 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #62 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,050 | |
| 1979-03-28 | 45270 | 42-157-30978 | KROLCZYK, FRANK #1 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,962 | |
| 1979-03-27 | 45125 | 42-157-30977 | HUNTINGTON #1 | LIBERTY ENERGY CO. OF TEX., INC. | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1979-03-27 | 45066 | 42-157-30976 | BEARD, SIDNEY ET AL #1 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,191 | |
| 1979-03-20 | 44893 | 42-157-30975 | LE BLANC #1 | FRANQUES & MOSES, INC. | DRILL | 8,850 | |
| 1979-03-16 | 45102 | 42-157-80850 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #5 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,300 | |
| 1979-03-16 | 44470 | 42-157-30974 | NEEDVILLE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | GOLDSTON OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1979-03-15 | 46289 | 42-157-30964 | SWANSON, R. R. ET AL #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1979-03-15 | 44335 | 42-157-30973 | HOUGHTON, D. K. #1 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-03-14 | 44306 | 42-157-30972 | NUTT #1 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1979-03-13 | 45219 | 42-157-30971 | LOCKWOOD, H.P. &SHARP,ALEX A."A" #87 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-03-01 | 43561 | 42-157-30970 | BOOTH, T. R. #27 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1979-03-01 | 43560 | 42-157-30969 | GUBBELS, MRS. MARY #19 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1979-02-26 | 43181 | 42-157-03026 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #30 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,461 | |
| 1979-02-21 | 42891 | 42-157-30967 | FOSTER FARMS #1 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 7,831 | |
| 1979-02-14 | 42531 | 42-157-30966 | HERMANN HOSPITAL ESTATE #1 | CABOT CORP. | DRILL | 8,879 | |
| 1979-02-12 | 42404 | 42-157-80849 | BARTLETT, J. A., OIL UNIT "B" #1 | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. | OTHER | 6,650 | |
| 1979-02-12 | 42399 | 42-157-80848 | EHLERT, BERTHA #2 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | OTHER | 2,700 | |
| 1979-02-12 | 42397 | 42-157-30965 | HACKSTEDT, A. UNIT #6 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 6,325 | |
| 1979-01-31 | 42332 | 42-157-02529 | MYERS, A. E. #18 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 9,403 | |
| 1979-01-29 | 42307 | 42-157-30961 | BRAZOS RIVER STATE TRACT 4 #3 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-01-22 | 41221 | 42-157-30963 | PASTOR, OTTO M. UNIT #1 | HOUSTON PET. CO. | DRILL | 8,064 | |
| 1979-01-19 | 41132 | 42-157-30962 | WORNAT, ALBERT #1 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1979-01-08 | 40368 | 42-157-80847 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #152 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 7,652 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 39938 | 42-157-30959 | WALZEL-BLAZEK #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-12-27 | 39989 | 42-157-30960 | COYLE #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1978-12-22 | 39472 | 42-157-30958 | MEYERS, MARY D. #1 | DELTA DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 9,030 | |
| 1978-12-14 | 38985 | 42-157-30957 | MELTON GAS UNIT #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 5,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.