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
2014-10-20	798341	42-163-33411	STEWART #1	BARON ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	6,000	Y
2014-10-13	798171	42-163-33908	R. A. KNIGHT #1	TEXAS INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE LLC	DRILL	7,563	Y
2014-10-06	796784	42-163-33907	JAY HARPOLE #11H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-10-03	796787	42-163-33901	MARRS MCLEAN #8H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550	Y
2014-10-03	796787	42-163-33901	MARRS MCLEAN #8H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550	Y
2014-10-03	796786	42-163-33900	MARRS MCLEAN #7H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,450	Y
2014-10-03	796786	42-163-33900	MARRS MCLEAN #7H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,450	Y
2014-10-03	796785	42-163-33899	MARRS MCLEAN #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550	Y
2014-10-03	796785	42-163-33899	MARRS MCLEAN #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,550	Y
2014-10-03	796783	42-163-33906	JAY HARPOLE #7H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-10-03	796749	42-163-33905	WILSON #G 12H	STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-10-03	796746	42-163-33904	WILSON #G 11H	STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-10-03	796741	42-163-33903	WILSON #G 10H	STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-10-03	796738	42-163-33902	WILSON #G 9H	STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-10-01	795731	42-163-33894	RUSSELL UNIT 'A' #1H	AMAC ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	4,600	Y
2014-09-30	796249	42-163-33898	THOMPSON RANCH #8H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-09-30	796249	42-163-33898	THOMPSON RANCH #8H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-09-26	795932	42-163-33895	FRIESENHAHN #4H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,729	Y
2014-09-25	795880	42-163-33896	MARRS MCLEAN #9H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-09-24	794639	42-163-33883	JOE HINDES 'F' UNIT #35H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300	Y
2014-09-22	794632	42-163-31499	WILLIAMS, CARL #1	NAILS OPERATING COMPANY LLC	RENTR	6,875
2014-09-19	795882	42-163-33897	MARRS MCLEAN #10H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-09-19	795414	42-163-33893	BENKE #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795414	42-163-33893	BENKE #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795411	42-163-33892	BENKE #5H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795411	42-163-33892	BENKE #5H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795409	42-163-33891	BENKE #4H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795409	42-163-33891	BENKE #4H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795407	42-163-33890	BENKE #3H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	795407	42-163-33890	BENKE #3H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-09-19	793892	42-163-33878	JACKSON, ET AL-BLUE QUAIL UNIT #5H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-09-18	793660	42-163-33875	GHOST TOWN UNIT #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200	Y
2014-09-15	794724	42-163-33889	HARLAN RK #5H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-09-15	794641	42-163-33885	JOE HINDES 'F' UNIT #37H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300	Y
2014-09-15	794640	42-163-33884	JOE HINDES 'F' UNIT #36H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,300	Y
2014-09-11	794225	42-163-33880	THOMPSON RANCH #7H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-09-11	794225	42-163-33880	THOMPSON RANCH #7H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-09-11	794223	42-163-33879	THOMPSON RANCH #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-09-11	794223	42-163-33879	THOMPSON RANCH #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
2014-09-11	793875	42-163-33877	JACKSON, ET AL-BLUE QUAIL UNIT #4H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-09-09	793869	42-163-33876	JACKSON, ET AL-BLUE QUAIL UNIT #3H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-09-06	792999	42-163-33868	JACKSON, ET AL-BOBWHITE UNIT #4H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-09-05	793543	42-163-33874	MCKINNEY #1H	AMAC ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	4,600	Y
2014-09-05	793543	42-163-33874	MCKINNEY #1H	AMAC ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	5,300	Y
2014-09-04	791210	42-163-33864	BOLL FRO #C 1H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-08-27	793209	42-163-33873	HARLAN RK #4H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-08-26	792996	42-163-33865	JACKSON, ET AL-BOBWHITE UNIT #3H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-08-26	792985	42-163-33867	JACKSON, ET AL-BOBWHITE UNIT #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-08-26	792978	42-163-33866	JACKSON, ET AL-BOBWHITE UNIT #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-08-22	792469	42-163-33863	LISA #1H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	5,541	Y

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