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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-12-08 | 430778 | 42-163-30227 | JOHNSON, JAMES J. #1 | MESCALERO ENERGY, INC. | RENTR | 5,000 | |
| 1994-11-22 | 430305 | 42-163-30874 | CORE GROUP #1 | GOLDEN CHILD, INC. | RECOMP | 18,000 | |
| 1994-10-26 | 429442 | 42-163-32599 | MOFFETT RANCH #1A | MESCALERO ENERGY, INC. | RENTR | 11,000 | Y |
| 1994-10-06 | 428847 | 42-163-33181 | MACK, JOHN #1 | MAGNUM PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1994-09-28 | 428561 | 42-163-32009 | CALVERT, J.H. #8C | COLT OPERATING CORPORATION | RENTR | 5,200 | |
| 1994-09-28 | 428560 | 42-163-30188 | CALVERT, J.H. "C" #3 | COLT OPERATING CORPORATION | RENTR | 5,200 | |
| 1994-08-24 | 427180 | 42-163-01642 | RICHARDSON-J. H. CALVERT #1 | C AND S OIL & GAS | RENTR | 4,600 | |
| 1994-07-08 | 425663 | 42-163-33180 | HICKEY, WILLIAM #3 | NEUMANN, ALFRED | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1994-06-06 | 424365 | 42-163-33179 | H & O #1 | CICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1994-06-06 | 424365 | 42-163-33179 | H & O #1 | LAWBAR PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1994-05-20 | 424111 | 42-163-33131 | PANTHER HOLLOW #35 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,000 | Y |
| 1994-05-12 | 423836 | 42-163-01220 | CALVERT, J. H. 'B' #2 | C AND S OIL & GAS | RENTR | 4,520 | |
| 1994-03-11 | 421978 | 42-163-32776 | AVANT, J.R. -B- #1 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,400 | Y |
| 1994-03-07 | 421799 | 42-163-31578 | BUERGER, LENA #5 | HPC OPERATING, INC. | RENTR | 6,594 | |
| 1994-02-18 | 421224 | 42-163-33178 | MINOTEX/BENKE "A" #C 4 | MINERAL RESOURCES, INCORPORATED | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1994-01-31 | 420315 | 42-163-33177 | OPPENHEIMER & LANG #1 | CATARINA PETROLEUM L. C. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1994-01-21 | 420425 | 42-163-33175 | PANTHER HOLLOW #50 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | Y |
| 1994-01-21 | 420424 | 42-163-33176 | SHINER RANCH #10 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 7,500 | Y |
| 1994-01-10 | 419666 | 42-163-32610 | "7777" #IH | GREAT WEST ENERGY & EXPL., INC. | RECOMP | 7,777 | Y |
| 1993-12-16 | 419411 | 42-163-33174 | AVANT, J. R. -B- #5 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 7,150 | Y |
| 1993-12-16 | 419411 | 42-163-33174 | AVANT, J. R. -B- #5 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 7,400 | Y |
| 1993-12-01 | 418858 | 42-163-33173 | LEONA #3 | SEAGO PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | Y |
| 1993-10-19 | 416937 | 42-163-30282 | TRACEY #1 | SOLANO GAS PROCESSING, INC. | OTHER | 6,500 | |
| 1993-09-21 | 416272 | 42-163-32905 | MCDONALD -A- #2 | AMPAK OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1993-09-20 | 416189 | 42-163-33172 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #244A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-20 | 416188 | 42-163-33171 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #284A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-20 | 416185 | 42-163-33168 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #243A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-20 | 416184 | 42-163-33167 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #235A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-20 | 416183 | 42-163-33166 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #221A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-20 | 416182 | 42-163-33165 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #222A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-17 | 416187 | 42-163-33170 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #285A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-17 | 416186 | 42-163-33169 | BIG FOOT OLMOS 'B' SAND UNIT #223A | HCM | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1993-09-15 | 415987 | 42-163-32072 | OUTLAW - R.E. #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,500 | Y |
| 1993-08-31 | 415415 | 42-163-30407 | AVANT, J. R. #7 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | OTHER | 7,150 | |
| 1993-08-30 | 415464 | 42-163-33164 | AVANT-GARCIA UNIT #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | Y |
| 1993-08-19 | 415125 | 42-163-33163 | AVANT, J.R. #5 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | Y |
| 1993-08-06 | 414686 | 42-163-33162 | PANTHER HOLLOW #49 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | Y |
| 1993-08-06 | 414686 | 42-163-33162 | PANTHER HOLLOW #49 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | Y |
| 1993-07-21 | 413267 | 42-163-32632 | PEARCE #1 | JENKINS OIL CORPORATION | RENTR | 8,700 | Y |
| 1993-07-20 | 413624 | 42-163-33161 | BETCO-AVANT UNIT #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 7,500 | Y |
| 1993-07-13 | 413819 | 42-163-33106 | SHINER RANCH #7 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,850 | |
| 1993-07-13 | 413617 | 42-163-32538 | MORALES RANCH #1H | MESCALERO ENERGY, INC. | RENTR | 10,000 | Y |
| 1993-06-16 | 412908 | 42-163-32807 | BUCKLEY, CLIFFORD ET AL #2 | SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NM | RECOMP | 9,200 | Y |
| 1993-06-15 | 412824 | 42-163-32062 | ARROW-HILDEBRAND #1 | GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,650 | Y |
| 1993-06-11 | 412730 | 42-163-33160 | PANTHER HOLLOW #48 | ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 6,250 | Y |
| 1993-06-08 | 412572 | 42-163-33159 | BEEVER, GUS #1 H | TEXAN PRODUCTION | DRILL | 7,400 | Y |
| 1993-06-08 | 411717 | 42-163-33156 | LEWTON #1 | GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,050 | Y |
| 1993-06-07 | 412517 | 42-163-32804 | SHINER RANCH B #3R | HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,600 | Y |
| 1993-06-02 | 412380 | 42-163-32058 | LARGE' GOOD #01 | T.LG. PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 8,425 | Y |
| 1993-05-28 | 412224 | 42-163-32799 | BRUNDRETT-BETCO UNIT #1 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,500 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.