Frio County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Frio County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Frio County permitting is running 7.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (22 total, level with the prior quarter). 4 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

5

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

4,288

4,288 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1992-06-0839999942-163-31766KING, J. H. #1SHIELD PETROLEUMRENTR6,300Y
1992-05-1939942242-163-33128PATTERSON, BEN M. JR. #1GO-ENERGY CO.DRILL6,000
1992-05-1938139142-163-31807KING, ANNIE #1SHIELD PETROLEUMRENTR6,300Y
1992-05-0739908442-163-33127HILDEBRAND #1GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,300Y
1992-05-0539861042-163-33126LEONA RANCH #2SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NMDRILL6,000Y
1992-05-0139881042-163-32132MELMS ESTATE #6MARIAH ENERGY CORP.RECOMP6,000
1992-05-0139865942-163-32148EXRAN MCBRYDE-BENNETT #1ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.RECOMP6,620Y
1992-04-2939866542-163-30601NATIONS, CARROLL "A" #1MOMENTUM OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRENTR5,773
1992-04-2939863242-163-31570BUERGER #1CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,600Y
1992-04-2939863242-163-31570BUERGER #1CITATION OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP6,600Y
1992-04-2839871742-163-32070MELMS #2MARIAH ENERGY CORP.RECOMP5,985
1992-04-1439813342-163-00907CARROLL NATIONS -A- #1AMOMENTUM OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRENTR4,075
1992-04-0839712342-163-32714MORRIS TRUST #1MAGNUM PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP7,000Y
1992-04-0839712342-163-32714MORRIS TRUST #1MAGNUM PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP9,292Y
1992-03-1939730942-163-32598HILDEBRAND, IRA EST. #1CANTRO EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP8,250Y
1992-03-1739756642-163-32644HUCK EST. #1CANTRO EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP7,350
1992-03-0939732642-163-31518DUNN, A. M. #2ACHRISTICO PETROLEUM COMPANYRENTR7,300Y
1992-03-0939732642-163-31518DUNN #2ACHRISTICO PETROLEUM COMPANYRENTR7,147Y
1992-03-0539682942-163-33125SHINER, IDA B. #B4COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL7,400Y
1992-02-2739647142-163-32151FLORES-,MENDOZA-SMITH #1AMPAK OIL COMPANYRENTR9,950Y
1992-02-2739647142-163-32151FLORES- MENDOZA-SMITH #1AMPAK OIL COMPANYRENTR7,082Y
1992-02-2539697242-163-33124SHINER RANCH #9ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL7,270Y
1992-02-2539697242-163-33124SHINER RANCH #9ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL7,575Y
1992-02-2139689942-163-33123LARGE' NUNEZ #1 #01T.LG. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,100Y
1992-02-2139689942-163-33123LARGE' NUNEZ #1 #01T.LG. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,600Y
1992-02-1939682742-163-30144WOODARD, FLOSSIE #1ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRENTR6,020Y
1992-02-1439651542-163-32909CORBIN #3BCHRISTICO PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP6,800Y
1992-01-3039632742-163-33122PANTHER HOLLOW #42ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL9,964Y
1992-01-2839625742-163-30480SHANKLE # 1 #1PENDRAGON OIL CO.RENTR11,500
1992-01-2839625742-163-30480SHANKLE #1 #1PENDRAGON OIL CO.RENTR6,641
1992-01-2339612842-163-33121SHINER RANCH #8GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,400Y
1992-01-1739584242-163-33120SWEENEY, CAMILLE #3AMPAK OIL COMPANYDRILL3,800
1992-01-0939571942-163-80608L.B.I. #1HTULAROSA OPERATING COMPANYRENTR9,000
1991-12-2339539242-163-33119TERI #1BLANCO RESOURCESDRILL7,200Y
1991-12-1839520342-149-32560LEHMANN-SCHKADE UNIT #1UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL13,500Y
1991-12-1639509142-163-33118HALM, BONNYE H. "B" #3HCHEYENNE PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,360Y
1991-12-1639509142-163-33118HALM, BONNYE H. "B" #3HCHEYENNE PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,600Y
1991-12-1339505942-163-32692CHESNEY COKER #1KINLAW OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000Y
1991-12-1338461742-163-33004CHIODO "C" #6WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONDRILL7,500Y
1991-12-1039488842-163-32844FOSTER, DAVID E. #1TULAROSA OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,800Y
1991-12-0639427842-163-33116SHANKLE 2 #2BCENTRAL TEXAS OIL & GASDRILL7,000Y
1991-12-0539475342-163-30642PANTHER HOLLOW #29ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP6,252Y
1991-12-0339468242-163-33117WILSON RANCH #4 #4TIDE WEST OIL COMPANYDRILL7,800Y
1991-11-2139414242-163-31584TURNHAM "B" #1ARPEL, INC.OTHER7,250Y
1991-11-2039345742-163-31870TURNHAM #2PENDRAGON OIL CO.RECOMP7,500
1991-11-1339394242-163-33115SHINER RANCH #6GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,600Y
1991-11-1339394242-163-33115SHINER RANCH #6GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,600Y
1991-11-1239374342-163-30710BARNHART, ARTIE #2PRESTWICK COMPANY, THERENTR5,050
1991-11-0839381742-163-33114STACY & SON #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,536Y
1991-11-0839381742-163-33114STACY & SONS ET AL UNIT #1ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,590Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.