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
1991-08-1239076842-163-33094BETTYE -B- UNIT #1ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.DRILL7,100Y
1991-08-0939076442-163-33093SHINER RANCH #3GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,600Y
1991-08-0439076742-163-33095B.J. UNIT #1HARTFORD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,100Y
1991-08-0439076742-163-33095B.J. UNIT #1HARTFORD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,100Y
1991-08-0439076742-163-33095LINDA KAY UNIT #1HARTFORD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,100Y
1991-07-2939037942-163-33092WOODWARD #1KINLAW OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,700Y
1991-07-2539024642-163-33091CLAYTIE #2HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,800Y
1991-07-2539024642-163-33091CLAYTIE #2HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,627Y
1991-07-2439014842-163-33088KETTLEMAN #1AUBURN ENTERPRISES, INC.DRILL5,600
1991-07-2439014842-163-33088KETTLEMAN #1AUBURN ENTERPRISES, INC.DRILL5,414
1991-07-2339018642-163-33089MOBIL FEE #4ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL12,650Y
1991-07-1839005842-163-33087COX #2WORLD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,000Y
1991-07-1538993242-163-33086ROBERTS, BENTON #1CENTRAL TEXAS OIL & GASDRILL7,000Y
1991-07-1538991942-163-33085SARAH-EMILY #1HARTFORD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,100Y
1991-07-1538991942-163-33085SARAH EMILY UNIT NO. 1 #1HARTFORD PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL6,900Y
1991-07-1538991942-163-33085SARAH-EMILY UNIT #1ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.DRILL6,942Y
1991-07-0938972442-163-33084JOHNSON #1CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATEDDRILL5,800Y
1991-07-0938972442-163-33084JOHNSON #1CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATEDDRILL5,570Y
1991-07-0338959942-163-33083BRUNDRETT "A" #2 HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,350Y
1991-07-0338958342-163-33082KOTHMANN "A" #1KINLAW OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,700Y
1991-07-0238951542-163-33081CYCLONE #5WEBER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,900Y
1991-07-0238951542-163-33081CYCLONE #5WEBER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,397Y
1991-06-2138921442-163-33080URBAN, JOE #1ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,600Y
1991-06-2138921442-163-33080HART, ELSIE ANN, ET AL #1ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,600Y
1991-06-2038916042-163-33079MCGINTY #1SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NMDRILL6,300Y
1991-06-2038916042-163-33079MCGINTY #1SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NMDRILL6,300Y
1991-06-1438897142-163-33078KOTHMANN #1KINLAW OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600Y
1991-06-1238891742-163-33077AVANT, J. R. -B- #4ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,600Y
1991-06-1038887842-163-30261SHELTON, HOWARD #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP7,900Y
1991-06-0538868042-163-33076SWEENEY, CAMILLE #2AMPAK OIL COMPANYDRILL7,800Y
1991-06-0538868042-163-33076SWEENEY, CAMILLE #2AMPAK OIL COMPANYDRILL6,887Y
1991-05-3138852142-163-33075MARBURGER,A. EST.-NORTH SCHATTEL #2OFFSHORE RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL6,000Y
1991-05-3138850342-163-33074CITY OF PEARSALL "B" #1KINLAW OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600Y
1991-05-3138850242-163-32194BEEVER/LITTLE #D 1 HTULAROSA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,500Y
1991-05-3138850242-163-32194BEEVER/LITTLE #D 1 HTULAROSA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,500Y
1991-05-3038846342-163-33073HARRIS-MEYERS #2PETRONOMICS PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,328Y
1991-05-3038846342-163-33073HARRIS-MEYERS #2ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.DRILL5,488Y
1991-05-3038845842-163-33072HILDEBRAND #2DALE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,850Y
1991-05-3038845842-163-33072HILDEBRAND #2DALE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,850Y
1991-05-2938839742-163-33071SHINER RANCH #3ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL12,100Y
1991-05-2438437042-163-33001NEWSOM #1KINLAW OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,442Y
1991-05-2338827642-163-33070AVANT RANCH "C" #1HCHIODO CORP.DRILL6,500Y
1991-05-2338827642-163-33070AVANT RANCH "C" #1 HCHIODO CORP.DRILL9,485Y
1991-05-2338822942-163-33069COLEMAN #1HCHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,200Y
1991-05-2038813842-163-32860WEST SHINER RANCH #2SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,700Y
1991-05-2038813842-163-32860WEST SHINER RANCH #2SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,700Y
1991-05-1538797342-163-33068PANTHER HOLLOW #33ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL10,300Y
1991-05-1538797342-163-33068PANTHER HOLLOW #33ORYX ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,385Y
1991-05-1438789542-163-33067JONES, NEWT #1CENTRAL TEXAS OIL & GASDRILL7,000Y
1991-05-1438789542-163-33067JONES, NEWT #1CENTRAL TEXAS OIL & GASDRILL7,000Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.