Frio County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Frio County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-19.

Frio County permitting is running 7.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (22 total, up 22% on the prior quarter). FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC leads with 45 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-08-19

All Time

4,299

4,299 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
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
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

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