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
2013-01-22	754819	42-163-33689	WILSON #G 8H	STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-22	754819	42-163-33689	WILSON #G 8H	STONEGATE PRODUCTION COMPANY,LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2013-01-15	754281	42-163-33688	RALLY PETROLEUM #5H	U.S. ENERCORP, LTD.	DRILL	7,143	Y
2013-01-11	753997	42-163-33687	BENNETT #1H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-01-04	753942	42-163-33686	FERGUSON #2H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2013-01-03	753861	42-163-33685	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL 'A' #102H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-12-28	753608	42-163-33683	R. H. PICKENS, ET AL 'B' #102H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-12-18	753224	42-163-33682	BRUNDRETT-COHEN UNIT #1H	U.S. ENERCORP, LTD.	DRILL	7,121	Y
2012-12-11	752802	42-163-33678	BERRY CREEK RANCH #1	ATERRA EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	7,500	Y
2012-11-30	751431	42-163-33677	GPC GEMINI #1H	GOODRICH PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-29	752058	42-163-33676	MARRS MCLEAN #3H	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	8,200	Y
2012-11-29	752058	42-163-33676	MARRS MCLEAN #3H	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	8,200	Y
2012-11-29	752058	42-163-33676	SADDLEBRED 1H #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,200	Y
2012-11-26	751800	42-163-33675	BOLL UNIT FRO #F 8H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-26	751800	42-163-33675	BOLL FRO #F 8H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-26	751800	42-163-33675	BOLL FRO #F 8H	EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-11-21	746956	42-163-33648	BRICE SWD #2	BOSQUE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, LLC	DRILL	6,100
2012-11-14	751308	42-163-33673	JACKSON, ET AL-EAST UNIT #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,500	Y
2012-11-07	750972	42-163-33672	JACKSON, ET AL-WEST UNIT #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,500	Y
2012-11-07	750966	42-163-33671	PALS RANCH #12H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-11-02	750703	42-163-33670	WELDON SCHORP-PRICKLY PEAR UNIT #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,500	Y
2012-11-02	750703	42-163-33670	WELDON SCHORP-PRICKLY PEAR UNIT #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	18,500	Y
2012-11-02	750555	42-163-33585	STEWART #4RE	RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	5,500	Y
2012-11-02	750555	42-163-33585	STEWART #4RE	RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	5,500	Y
2012-10-31	750553	42-163-33669	BLAINE SCHORP, ET AL. UNIT #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-10-29	750354	42-163-33667	HBR #8HD	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2012-10-29	750349	42-163-33668	HBR #7HD	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2012-10-29	750345	42-163-33666	HBR #6HD	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2012-10-29	750186	42-163-33665	MCWILLLIAMS HEIRS A #8H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2012-10-29	748255	42-163-33664	FOXBOROUGH SWD #1	FOXBOROUGH ENERGY COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	6,000
2012-10-18	749728	42-163-33663	MCKINNEY #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2012-10-18	749728	42-163-33663	MCKINNEY #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2012-10-16	749541	42-163-33661	HBR #5HD	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2012-10-16	749535	42-163-33660	HBR #4HD	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,600	Y
2012-10-15	749552	42-163-33662	CAT-DILLEY SWD #3	CATARINA SALT WATER DISPOSAL,LLC	DRILL	6,600
2012-10-10	749298	42-163-33659	BAKER BROTHERS #1	ALAMO OPERATING COMPANY, L. C.	DRILL	4,000
2012-10-08	749042	42-163-33658	KOTHMANN-KERR UNIT #2H	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2012-10-08	749042	42-163-33658	KOTHMANN-KERR UNIT #2H	EF ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	8,300	Y
2012-10-01	748608	42-163-33657	SANTA CRUZ REALTY, ET AL UNIT #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-09-27	748299	42-163-33654	HAT CREEK HM 05 #101V	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	10,000
2012-09-27	748299	42-163-33654	HAT CREEK HM 05 #101V	HAT CREEK ENERGY LLC	DRILL	10,000
2012-09-26	748438	42-163-33655	MKS SWD #2	MKS SERVICES, LLC	DRILL	8,500
2012-09-26	748437	42-163-33656	MKS SWD #1	MKS SERVICES, LLC	DRILL	8,500
2012-09-21	748131	42-163-33653	DILLEY SWD #1	CHARLES HOLSTON, INC.	DRILL	9,000
2012-09-21	733403	42-163-00581	CROUCH #8	MAVERICK ENERGY GROUP, INC.	RENTR	4,000
2012-09-13	747575	42-163-33652	SEALE SOUTH #A 3H	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2012-09-13	747573	42-163-33651	SEALE SOUTH #A 2H	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2012-09-13	747512	42-163-33650	O'NEILL-BIEL UNIT #1H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-09-13	747512	42-163-33650	O'NEILL-BIEL UNIT #1H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-09-07	747183	42-163-33649	MCKINLEY #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	11,300	Y

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