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
2012-06-12	742081	42-163-33610	CARNES 'B' #11H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	7,500	Y
2012-06-08	741782	42-163-33608	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL 'A' #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-06-08	741782	42-163-33608	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL 'A' #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-06-08	741782	42-163-33608	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL 'A' #101H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-06-08	741637	42-163-33429	BEEVER FARMS INC C #1H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	6,500	Y
2012-06-06	741648	42-163-33607	HBR #3HC	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-06-06	741648	42-163-33607	HBR #3HC	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-06-06	741647	42-163-33606	HBR #2HC	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-06-06	741644	42-163-33605	HBR #1HC	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-06-01	741290	42-163-33604	SHACKELFORD SOUTH FRO #A 4H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-06-01	741263	42-163-33603	LONGHORN #102H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,195	Y
2012-05-31	741175	42-163-32961	MCAFEE #1	CARRIZO EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	7,650	Y
2012-05-29	740994	42-163-33602	H.A. GRAY, ET AL UNIT #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-05-29	740980	42-163-33601	TURMAN #104H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,290	Y
2012-05-29	740980	42-163-33601	TURMAN #3H	TEXAS AMERICAN RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,290	Y
2012-05-24	740744	42-163-33600	PALS RANCH #11H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-05-24	740744	42-163-33600	PALS RANCH #11H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-05-18	740331	42-163-33599	CORBIN #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-05-18	740331	42-163-33599	CORBIN #2H	U.S. ENERCORP, LTD.	DRILL	7,306	Y
2012-05-18	740156	42-163-33598	SHACKELFORD SOUTH FRO #A 2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-05-17	740043	42-163-33597	MONTE LENOSO FRO #B 2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-05-17	740043	42-163-33597	MONTE LENOSO FRO #B 2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-05-17	739974	42-163-33596	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL B #14H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-05-14	739696	42-163-33368	PALS RANCH #8	BLACKBRUSH O & G, INC.	RECOMP	7,800
2012-05-11	739491	42-163-33595	NEAL UNIT #1H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-05-11	739491	42-163-33595	NEAL UNIT #1H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-05-08	739064	42-163-33594	H.A. GRAY, ET AL UNIT #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-05-07	738913	42-163-33593	RIGGAN #2H	RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	6,000	Y
2012-05-01	738400	42-163-33592	COPPEDGE RANCH #A 1H	HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,267	Y
2012-04-30	738246	42-163-33591	S BEEVER ET AL #2H	VIRTEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2012-04-20	737614	42-163-33590	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL 'B' #10H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-04-20	737614	42-163-33590	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL 'B' #10H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-04-19	737514	42-163-33589	KOTZEBUE #1	RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-04-17	737337	42-163-33588	HBR #3HA	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-04-17	737336	42-163-33587	HBR #8HA	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-04-16	737253	42-163-33585	STEWART-MICHAEL 3B UNIT #1	RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	5,800	Y
2012-04-12	737335	42-163-33586	HBR #2HA	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-04-12	735873	42-163-33584	WILLIAMS TRUST #1	HARPER HEFTE, INC.	DRILL	6,500
2012-04-10	736676	42-163-33582	OPPENHEIMER A #3H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
2012-04-10	736676	42-163-33582	OPPENHEIMER A #3	BLACKBRUSH O & G, INC.	DRILL	6,500
2012-04-10	736676	42-163-33582	OPPENHEIMER A #3	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	6,500
2012-04-05	736632	42-163-33580	CHILIPITIN, LTD. #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-04-05	736632	42-163-33580	CHILIPITIN, LTD. #2H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-04-05	736626	42-163-33581	CHILIPITIN, LTD. #1H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-04-05	735858	42-163-30434	BISSETT #1	AMBASSADOR PETROLEUM, INC.	RENTR	6,572
2012-04-04	736703	42-163-33583	CAT-DILLEY SWD #2	CATARINA SALT WATER DISPOSAL,LLC	DRILL	6,100
2012-03-28	736229	42-163-33579	R.H. PICKENS, ET AL A9 UNIT #9H	CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-03-26	736057	42-163-33578	HBR #7HA	BRC OPERATING COMPANY LLC	DRILL	7,000	Y
2012-03-24	735894	42-163-33576	HARPER RANCH #B 3H	HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,240	Y
2012-03-24	735882	42-163-33577	HARPER RANCH #B 2H	HESS CORPORATION	DRILL	7,240	Y

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