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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-12-11 | 38570 | 42-157-30956 | WALZEL, ANDREW #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-12-06 | 38218 | 42-157-30955 | KUCHERKA-KENNELLY UNIT #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-12-04 | 37976 | 42-157-30954 | GERKE UNIT #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1978-11-29 | 37724 | 42-157-02011 | GULF FEE #3 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 5,004 | |
| 1978-11-22 | 37439 | 42-157-30953 | NUTT, RICHARD A. #1 | HOLMES, P. H. | DRILL | 8,070 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37181 | 42-157-30952 | BONO #1 | MCCORMICK OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36543 | 42-157-30950 | BOOTH, T. R. #26 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,550 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36542 | 42-157-30949 | BATCHELOR OIL UNIT #1 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 7,615 | |
| 1978-11-06 | 36893 | 42-157-30945 | WOLTERS, R. A. "A" #8 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1978-11-03 | 36177 | 42-157-30948 | MCCANN, K. G. #1 | TEXAS OIL & MINERALS CORP. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1978-11-03 | 36129 | 42-157-30947 | MOORE, JOHN M. #1 | HEMINGWAY & BARTELL | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-10-27 | 35753 | 42-157-80846 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #109 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 8,244 | |
| 1978-10-27 | 35688 | 42-157-30054 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #175 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 7,330 | |
| 1978-10-27 | 35686 | 42-157-80845 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #182 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 7,527 | |
| 1978-10-26 | 36721 | 42-157-30946 | BOOTH, T. R. #25 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,450 | |
| 1978-10-23 | 36515 | 42-157-30940 | WOLTERS, R. A. ET AL #22 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35213 | 42-157-30944 | VERHEUL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | ENGELKE, R. H. | DRILL | 6,212 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35176 | 42-157-30943 | FOSTER FARMS #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM & HERSHEY OIL | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35175 | 42-157-30942 | HOPMANN, WILFRED #1 | CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,260 | |
| 1978-10-13 | 34547 | 42-157-30941 | ENGEL GAS UNIT #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,350 | |
| 1978-10-11 | 35571 | 42-157-30935 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #86 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1978-10-06 | 34248 | 42-157-30939 | DAVIS #1 | GEISELMAN, GROVER J. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1978-10-03 | 33925 | 42-157-30938 | MILLER GAS UNIT #1 | AMERICAN QUASAR PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 8,716 | |
| 1978-10-02 | 33767 | 42-157-30937 | MCGINNES, ROBERT #1 | WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 8,312 | |
| 1978-09-29 | 33755 | 42-157-30936 | DARBY, CHARLOTTE #1 | WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 8,258 | |
| 1978-09-18 | 32894 | 42-157-30934 | MIKESKA, WILBUR #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-09-15 | 32744 | 42-157-30932 | LOCKWOOD, H.P. SWD #7D | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,250 | |
| 1978-09-14 | 32691 | 42-157-30933 | HAAS-BACICA ET AL #1 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1978-09-08 | 32326 | 42-157-30931 | DUTTON, HAZEL #1 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-09-06 | 32038 | 42-157-30930 | HARRIS, TITUS, ET AL #2 | MENGDEN, W. | DRILL | 8,420 | |
| 1978-08-30 | 32655 | 42-157-02345 | DAVIS, J. H. P. #37 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1978-08-29 | 31632 | 42-157-30929 | GEORGE, MAMIE ESTATE #1-A | SPERRY-MAC OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1978-08-29 | 31602 | 42-157-80842 | GULF FEE #3 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 5,020 | |
| 1978-08-28 | 31549 | 42-157-30928 | RAGSDALE-STOVALL UNIT #2 | ACCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 5,250 | |
| 1978-08-17 | 30843 | 42-157-30927 | SHARP CORP ET AL #1 | WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 7,833 | |
| 1978-08-15 | 30678 | 42-157-30926 | ROBINSON-BASHARA #20 | BLUEBONNETT EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-08-11 | 30483 | 42-157-01548 | FARMER, J. R. ET AL #C-7 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | OTHER | 4,520 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30291 | 42-157-30925 | EL FERROCARRIL, L. #1 | PCU, INC. OF TEXAS | DRILL | 3,512 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 32625 | 42-157-80843 | FEENEY UNIT #1 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 7,524 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 30033 | 42-157-30924 | SEALE, R. A., JR. TRUSTEE #3 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1978-08-07 | 30030 | 42-157-30923 | SEALE, R. A., JR. TRUSTEE #2 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1978-08-03 | 29847 | 42-157-30922 | CORNERSTONE #1 | MCCORMICK OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1978-08-02 | 29997 | 42-157-30903 | WOLTERS, R. A., ET AL #21 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,520 | |
| 1978-07-20 | 28880 | 42-157-80841 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #84 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 7,313 | |
| 1978-07-19 | 28781 | 42-157-30921 | WHELESS #1 | CORPENING ENTERPRISES | DRILL | 4,962 | |
| 1978-07-19 | 28761 | 42-157-30920 | HAMPIL, J. W. #9 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-07-17 | 28560 | 42-157-30919 | SCHUECH UNIT #1 | LIBERTY ENERGY CO. OF TEX., INC. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1978-07-13 | 28443 | 42-157-30400 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #37 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 2,232 | |
| 1978-07-12 | 28475 | 42-157-30915 | DAVIS, J. H. P. #58 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1978-07-06 | 27995 | 42-157-02950 | DAVIS, T. W. #145 | GULF OIL CORP. | OTHER | 4,410 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.