Frio County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Frio County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-22.

Frio County permitting is running 7.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (21 total, down 5% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC leads with 34 permits in the past 12 months, one of 8 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-22

All Time

4,287

4,287 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2015-05-08	806276	42-163-33943	LILLY 'C' #1	CAL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	2,500
2015-05-07	806023	42-163-33942	BBOG GEMINI #8H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	8,100	Y
2015-04-27	805874	42-163-33941	ARABIAN 2H #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300	Y
2015-04-27	805869	42-163-33940	ARABIAN 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300	Y
2015-04-09	805344	42-163-33939	THOMPSON RANCH #10H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2015-04-09	805344	42-163-33939	THOMPSON RANCH #10H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2015-04-02	805158	42-163-33938	THOMPSON RANCH #9H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2015-04-02	805158	42-163-33938	THOMPSON RANCH #9H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2015-04-02	805027	42-163-33937	APOLLO 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-04-02	805027	42-163-33937	APOLLO 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-04-01	805005	42-163-33935	ORION 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-04-01	805005	42-163-33935	ORION 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-03-31	805024	42-163-33936	ALC RANCH #1H	U.S. ENERCORP, LTD.	DRILL	7,200	Y
2015-03-19	804572	42-163-33934	SHEEPFOOT 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-03-19	804572	42-163-33934	SHEEPFOOT 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-03-19	804572	42-163-33934	SHEEPFOOT 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2015-03-02	804216	42-163-33933	IRONWOOD #B 3EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2015-03-02	804215	42-163-33932	IRONWOOD #B 2EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2015-03-02	804214	42-163-33931	IRONWOOD #B 1EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2015-03-02	804155	42-163-33930	KOTHMANN-RANCH #15H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,400	Y
2015-02-27	804153	42-163-33929	KOTHMANN-RANCH #14H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,400	Y
2015-02-24	804070	42-163-33928	HBR #415VC	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000
2015-02-11	803598	42-163-33927	HCE HM 09 #202H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,450	Y
2015-02-11	803173	42-163-33919	HCE BB 05 #201V	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	9,050
2015-02-11	803173	42-163-33919	HCE BB 05 #201H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,300	Y
2015-02-09	803580	42-163-33926	HIDEAWAY RANCH #C 5EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	6,500	Y
2015-02-09	803579	42-163-33925	HIDEAWAY RANCH #C 4EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	6,500	Y
2015-02-09	803578	42-163-33924	HIDEAWAY RANCH #C 3EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	6,500	Y
2015-02-09	803577	42-163-33923	HIDEAWAY RANCH #C 2EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	6,500	Y
2015-02-09	803576	42-163-33922	HIDEAWAY RANCH #C 1EF	U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP	DRILL	7,000	Y
2015-02-05	803516	42-163-33921	MCKINNEY #3H	AMAC ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	5,300	Y
2015-01-29	802260	42-163-31552	KING SWD #2	C6 OPERATING, L.L.C.	RENTR	6,832
2015-01-28	803123	42-163-33920	HCE HM 09 #201H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,350	Y
2015-01-28	803123	42-163-33920	HCE HM 07 #201H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,350	Y
2015-01-28	803123	42-163-33920	HCE HM 07 #201H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,350	Y
2015-01-16	802634	42-163-33918	HCE HT 01 #202H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,200	Y
2015-01-09	802534	42-163-33917	MARRS MCLEAN #11H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-12-22	801567	42-163-33914	GUY BOB FRO #A 1H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-12-03	800913	42-163-32646	HUGHES NORTH #1	NAILS OPERATING COMPANY LLC	RECOMP	7,500
2014-11-19	800294	42-163-33911	HARLAN RK #10H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-11-18	800323	42-163-33912	MCAFEE #1B	GLOBAL DRILLING, LLC	DRILL	7,650	Y
2014-11-18	800323	42-163-33912	MCAFEE #1	CB OIL GROUP, LLC	DRILL	7,400	Y
2014-11-14	800221	42-163-33910	JOHNSTON-OSAGE OLMOS UNIT #402H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	4,920	Y
2014-11-07	799750	42-163-33833	PALS RANCH #13H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	RECOMP	7,700	Y
2014-11-05	799630	42-163-33597	MONTE LENOSO FRO #B 2H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2014-11-05	799623	42-163-33542	MONTE LENOSO FRO #A 1H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2014-10-29	798376	42-163-33909	SEALE NORTH 1 UNIT #1HA	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2014-10-27	799088	42-163-32961	MCAFEE #1	GLOBAL DRILLING, LLC	RECOMP	7,650	Y
2014-10-21	798314	42-163-33815	T CATTLE COMPANY #1H	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	6,431	Y
2014-10-21	798314	42-163-33815	T CATTLE COMPANY #1H	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	RECOMP	9,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.