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Frio County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Frio County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Frio County permitting is running 8.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (24 total, up 33% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC leads with 46 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

8

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

4,301

4,301 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1997-10-2446925142-163-33258THOMPSON, C. R. #617OILEX INT'L INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-10-0846851042-163-33257O'QUINN, WEBSTER #3AVIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,100
1997-10-0846789642-163-33254BERRY, MARTHA F. #12VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,150
1997-10-0346796542-163-33255USSERY, CLAUDE #2VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,000
1997-09-2946798842-163-33256WILLIAMS, GEO. M. #20VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,150
1997-09-1946759442-163-00106HITZFELDER #1PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.RECOMP4,000
1997-09-1046742742-163-33253HALFF & OPPENHEIMER #1RPEDECO, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-09-1046737442-163-33252FERDINAND BIEDIGER #119OILEX INT'L INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL3,200
1997-09-1046737342-163-33251C.R. THOMPSON "C" #99OILEX INT'L INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-09-0246605642-163-33248TATE, GORDON E. #9VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-09-0246594842-163-33246ECHENROTH, ED #4VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-08-1946605742-163-33249TATE, GORDON E. #8VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-08-1946601942-163-33247WILLIAMS, GEORGE M. #21VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-08-1346605542-163-33250O'QUINN, WEBSTER #3VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-08-0846587642-163-33244WILLIAMS, GEORGE M. #19VIRTEX PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-08-0746593442-163-33245BURLESON "B' #3PEDECO, INC.DRILL9,000
1997-08-0146575042-163-33243BURLESON "A" #2PEDECO, INC.DRILL9,000Y
1997-07-3146570742-163-33242BURLESON #1PEDECO, INC.DRILL9,000Y
1997-07-3146570742-163-33242BURLESON #1PEDECO, INC.DRILL7,000
1997-07-1846508742-163-33241HALFF-OPPENHEIMER #24LAWBAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,000
1997-07-0146443642-163-33240MICHAEL, ARTHUR #1PEDECO, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-06-0546338242-163-33239HALFF - OPPENHEIMER #1PEDECO, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-05-1246232142-163-32278MORALES, FRED #3BAXTER, KELLY H. OIL AND GAS CO.RENTR7,350
1997-04-2846155442-163-33238HITZFELDER #3PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.DRILL3,500
1997-03-0345908442-163-33237DAVIDSON, G. #17VAC-U-LIFT PRODUCTION CO.,INC.DRILL3,700
1997-02-2145898142-163-32925CYCLONE #1OMNI OPERATING COMPANY(A)RECOMP7,100Y
1997-01-2445781242-163-33236MELMS ESTATE #10TEXAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,990
1997-01-1745753242-163-33235FOUR POINT BEEVER #10TEXAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.DRILL3,990
1997-01-1045610642-163-33234BURNS, JANE #52HCMDRILL3,700
1997-01-1045610542-163-33233BURNS, JANE #51HCMDRILL3,700
1996-12-1845640642-163-30421KIEFER #2DSTRAND ENERGY, L.C.RENTR6,596
1996-11-2245543042-163-33231ROCHE, LUCY #7HCMDRILL3,800
1996-11-2245542942-163-33232THOMPSON, WEBB 'B' #35HCMDRILL3,800
1996-11-1845512742-163-33230RIGGAN, J.M. #6OLMOS PARTNERS, INC.DRILL4,200
1996-10-3045384042-163-33190THOMPSON, WEBB -B- #34HCMRECOMP3,755
1996-09-1145073242-163-33189BORDOVSKY, J. S. 'A' #18HCMRECOMP3,627
1996-08-0845125842-163-31475CARRICO #1CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,625Y
1996-08-0845125842-163-31475CARRICO #1CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,655Y
1996-07-3045070842-163-32731RANKIN #1 #1COLT DOWNSTREAM CO.RECOMP5,900
1996-05-0844792942-163-33229BLACKBURN #2REGAL PETROLEUM SERVICESDRILL2,600
1996-03-2644628942-163-32972HAWKINS #2FORTUNE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,000Y
1996-02-1344474642-163-33228BAIN, TRAVIS W. #11LONGHORN MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL3,300
1996-02-0544439442-163-32607DAVIS, RUTH #A 1FORTUNE OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,000Y
1996-01-2244395442-163-33227BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #370AHCMDRILL3,550
1996-01-1144363242-163-33226BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #295AHCMDRILL3,400
1996-01-1144363142-163-33225BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #234AHCMDRILL3,300
1996-01-0344327442-163-33224MINOTEX/BENKE "A" #C 5MINERAL RESOURCES, INCORPORATEDDRILL5,600
1995-12-1944299542-163-33223BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #383AHCMDRILL3,550
1995-12-1944299442-163-33222BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #385AHCMDRILL3,600
1995-12-1944299342-163-33221BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #342AHCMDRILL3,550
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.