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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-07-05 | 27890 | 42-157-30918 | HACKSTEDT, A. UNIT #5 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 6,312 | |
| 1978-06-23 | 27782 | 42-157-30917 | MUSSELMAN, O.F. #11 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-06-05 | 25750 | 42-157-30916 | HARRIS, TITUS, ET AL #1 | MENGDEN, W. | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1978-06-02 | 25674 | 42-157-80840 | DAVIS, J. H. P. EST. #19 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,465 | |
| 1978-06-02 | 25670 | 42-157-80839 | DAVIS, J. H. P. EST. #13 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,345 | |
| 1978-06-01 | 26581 | 42-157-30187 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #13-R | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 3,600 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25457 | 42-157-30914 | WEGNER #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-05-26 | 25298 | 42-157-02994 | GEORGE, A. P. -A- #15-F | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,484 | |
| 1978-05-24 | 25097 | 42-157-30913 | WOLFE, LOUIS H. #4 | DAVIS, WALTER V. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1978-05-18 | 24556 | 42-157-02227 | WOLTERS, R. A. ET AL "B" #15 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 5,410 | |
| 1978-05-16 | 24807 | 42-157-30909 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #85 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1978-05-16 | 24343 | 42-157-30912 | SEALE, R. A. JR. #1 | SMITH PETROLEUM & HERSHEY OIL | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1978-05-09 | 23789 | 42-157-30429 | ELLIOTT, MEANS ET AL UNIT #1 | MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,627 | |
| 1978-05-09 | 23788 | 42-157-30440 | ROBERTS UNIT #1 | MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,613 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23724 | 42-157-30910 | VERHUEL GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1 | ENGELKE, R. H. | DRILL | 9,012 | |
| 1978-04-27 | 23074 | 42-157-80837 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #26 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,380 | |
| 1978-04-27 | 23020 | 42-157-30908 | VERHEUL GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | ENGELKE, R. H. | DRILL | 8,339 | |
| 1978-04-25 | 22770 | 42-157-80836 | MOORE, J. M. ET AL #81 | GULF OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 6,815 | |
| 1978-04-20 | 23404 | 42-157-80838 | WOLTERS, R. A., ET AL #19 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,415 | |
| 1978-04-19 | 22720 | 42-157-30907 | WINSTON, B.F. #1 | CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22074 | 42-157-80833 | WOLTERS, R. A., ET AL #12 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,385 | |
| 1978-04-12 | 21968 | 42-157-30906 | GEORGE, A. P. ESTATE #1 | ADA RESOURCES, INC. | OTHER | 7,371 | |
| 1978-04-11 | 22548 | 42-157-80835 | DAVIS, J. H. P. EST. #25 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,345 | |
| 1978-04-11 | 22138 | 42-157-30902 | WOLTERS, R. A. ET AL "B" #26 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,450 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 22116 | 42-157-02619 | GUBBELS, MARY MRS. #13 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,712 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 22027 | 42-157-30903 | WOLTERS, R. A. ET AL #21 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 21355 | 42-157-30905 | GEORGE, MAMIE ESTATE #1 | SPERRY-MAC OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,004 | |
| 1978-03-20 | 22117 | 42-157-80834 | HURTA GAS UNIT #2 | GOLDSTON OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 6,674 | |
| 1978-03-20 | 20394 | 42-157-30904 | CINCO RANCH #6 | BROWN & MCKENZIE, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-03-08 | 19641 | 42-157-30901 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #62 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1978-03-03 | 19322 | 42-157-30900 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #63 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1978-02-22 | 18763 | 42-157-30899 | LINGNAU, ERWIN #1 | KELSEY, HENRY B. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1978-02-16 | 18446 | 42-157-80831 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "B" #37 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,734 | |
| 1978-02-13 | 18752 | 42-157-30898 | DAVIS, J.H.P. ESTATE #57 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1978-02-10 | 17941 | 42-157-80830 | FARMER, J. R.-C- ET AL #C-6 | COASTAL MINERALS, INC. | OTHER | 4,646 | |
| 1978-02-07 | 18777 | 42-157-80832 | WOLTERS, R.A. #6 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,807 | |
| 1978-01-17 | 17228 | 42-157-80829 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,421 | |
| 1978-01-13 | 16267 | 42-157-30897 | STERN, GUSTAV #1 | TEXAS OIL & MINERALS CORP. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 15868 | 42-157-80828 | HACKSTEDT, A. UNIT #4 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 4,915 | |
| 1978-01-06 | 15725 | 42-157-30896 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #6D | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 15549 | 42-157-30895 | SEALE, R.A., JR. TRUSTEE #1 | LIBERTY ENERGY CO. OF TEX., INC. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 11499 | 42-157-30432 | DIPPEL #1 | SPG OPERATING COMPANY | OTHER | 5,200 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15163 | 42-157-30894 | BOOTH, F. I. ET AL "A" #47 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15151 | 42-157-02907 | WINSTON #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 5364 | 42-157-02021 | GULF FEE #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 6,515 | |
| 1977-12-19 | 15816 | 42-157-20113 | GEORGE, A.P. #11-F | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1977-12-19 | 15224 | 42-157-30889 | GUBBELS, MARY MRS. #18 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1977-12-13 | 13952 | 42-157-30003 | LOCKWOOD & SHARP "A" #62 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,050 | |
| 1977-12-13 | 13951 | 42-157-02859 | LOCKWOOD, H. P. #27 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1977-12-13 | 13949 | 42-157-02994 | GEORGE, A. P. -A- #15-D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,484 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Fort Bend County.