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
2014-05-08	784476	42-163-33829	MARRS MCLEAN #7H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-05-05	783484	42-163-33826	JOHNSTON RANCH #15H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,302	Y
2014-05-05	783480	42-163-33824	JOHNSTON RANCH #13H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,332	Y
2014-05-03	783399	42-163-33820	JOHNSTON-OSAGE UNIT B #1H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,180	Y
2014-05-02	784085	42-163-33828	BOLL FRO #G 2H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-04-28	783326	42-163-33823	GPC GEMINI #5H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-04-28	783321	42-163-33821	GPC GEMINI #4H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-04-15	783692	42-163-33818	CALVERT RANCH FRO #D 1H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	8,000	Y
2014-04-14	783683	42-163-33817	MARRS MCLEAN #6H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-04-14	781731	42-163-33816	JOHNSTON RANCH #401H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	5,310	Y
2014-04-09	781471	42-163-33815	T. CATTLE COMPANY #1H	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-03-22	780615	42-163-33814	JAY HARPOLE #10H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-03-19	780350	42-163-33813	BROWN, GEORGE R. #2H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,200	Y
2014-03-19	779725	42-163-33406	CALKINS-KOTHMANN UNIT NO. 2 #1	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	RECOMP	7,445
2014-03-10	779797	42-163-33810	JOHNSTON RANCH #10H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,272	Y
2014-03-10	779797	42-163-33810	JOHNSTON RANCH #10H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,272	Y
2014-03-08	779856	42-163-33811	JOHNSTON-OSAGE UNIT #1H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,281	Y
2014-03-08	779795	42-163-33809	JOHNSTON RANCH #9H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,487	Y
2014-03-08	779672	42-163-33438	KOTHMANN-RANCH #3ST	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	RECOMP	8,049	Y
2014-03-07	779904	42-163-33812	JOHNSTON RANCH #7H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,461	Y
2014-02-25	779242	42-163-33808	URBAN HEIRS #1H	TOTAL ENERGY PARTNERS (TX), LLC	DRILL	7,500	Y
2014-02-14	778368	42-163-33807	JOHNSTON RANCH #8H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,141	Y
2014-02-14	778368	42-163-33807	JOHNSTON RANCH #8H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	6,141	Y
2014-02-11	777793	42-163-33643	HBR #3HD	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	RECOMP	9,600
2014-02-05	777683	42-163-33806	MARRS MCLEAN #4H	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	8,200	Y
2014-02-05	777683	42-163-33806	THOROUGHBRED 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200	Y
2014-01-10	776107	42-163-33803	BOLL FRO #E 4H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-01-10	776107	42-163-33803	BOLL FRO #E 4H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-01-08	776110	42-163-33802	MANN AC #1H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2014-01-08	775651	42-163-33801	CALVERT RANCH FRO #C 1H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-01-08	775651	42-163-33801	CALVERT RANCH FRO #C 1H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2014-01-02	776235	42-163-33800	MANN #2H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2013-12-16	774986	42-163-33799	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,450	Y
2013-12-16	774986	42-163-33799	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #6H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,450	Y
2013-12-16	774982	42-163-33798	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #5H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,300	Y
2013-12-16	774982	42-163-33798	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #5H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,300	Y
2013-12-16	774982	42-163-33798	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #5H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,300	Y
2013-12-16	774979	42-163-33797	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #4H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,300	Y
2013-12-16	774979	42-163-33797	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #4H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,300	Y
2013-12-16	774974	42-163-33796	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #3H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,350	Y
2013-12-16	774974	42-163-33796	SCHORP-WHITE RANCH, LTD. #3H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,350	Y
2013-12-16	774898	42-163-33795	HCE BB 01 #201H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,365	Y
2013-12-12	774543	42-163-33791	HCE HT 01 #201H	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	6,053	Y
2013-12-11	774668	42-163-33793	BENKE #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	14,950	Y
2013-12-11	774668	42-163-33793	BENKE #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200	Y
2013-12-11	774668	42-163-33793	BENKE #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200	Y
2013-12-11	774666	42-163-33792	BENKE #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	14,450	Y
2013-12-11	774666	42-163-33792	BENKE #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,200	Y
2013-12-10	775052	42-163-33794	MARRS MCLEAN EF #5H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
2013-12-05	774249	42-163-33790	HARPER RANCH #2H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	7,698	Y

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