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). 1 was 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

2026-07-27

All Time

4,288

4,288 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1989-12-21	367825	42-163-32542	WILMETH, RUPERT #1A	FIELDING OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	8,000	Y
1989-12-21	367825	42-163-32542	RUPERT M. WILMETH UNIT #1A	H.L.S. ENERGY CO., INC.	RECOMP	9,600	Y
1989-12-21	367822	42-163-32453	FREEBORN 'A' #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	6,900	Y
1989-12-19	367598	42-163-32608	BROWN, CHARLIE ET AL #1	PEACOCK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	4,000
1989-12-18	367802	42-163-31883	RITCHIE C #1	KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1989-12-18	367797	42-163-32607	DAVIS, RUTH #1	DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	6,975	Y
1989-12-15	367601	42-163-32605	KINCAID #1	WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR., INC.	DRILL	7,000	Y
1989-12-14	367654	42-163-32606	BOOTH RANCH #1	FOSSIL BAY PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
1989-12-13	367631	42-163-32057	GOOD, R.B. #1	GASSCO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RENTR	7,300	Y
1989-12-13	367619	42-163-32604	HARRIS #2	DALE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	7,200	Y
1989-12-13	367619	42-163-32604	HARRIS #2	DALE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	7,200	Y
1989-12-12	367578	42-163-32026	ORNDOFF #1	SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NM	RECOMP	7,450
1989-12-12	367550	42-163-30159	MILLS, J. C. "C" #1	TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.	RENTR	6,000
1989-12-11	367544	42-163-32603	HUGO #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	7,000	Y
1989-12-08	367232	42-163-32601	S&M ENERGY - BENNETT BROS. #2	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100	Y
1989-12-08	367232	42-163-32601	S&M ENERGY - BENNETT BROS. #2	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100	Y
1989-12-08	367232	42-163-32601	S&M ENERGY - BENNETT BROS. #2	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100	Y
1989-12-05	367267	42-163-32599	MOFFETT #1A	CENTRAL TEXAS OIL & GAS	DRILL	8,000	Y
1989-12-05	367260	42-163-32602	HARRIS, J. W. "C" #1	MERIDIAN OIL INC.	DRILL	6,100	Y
1989-12-05	367260	42-163-32602	HARRIS, J. W. "C" #1	MERIDIAN OIL INC.	RECOMP	6,100	Y
1989-12-05	367251	42-163-32600	MINOTEX/BENKE #A 2	MINERALS OF TEXAS, INC.	DRILL	5,700
1989-12-05	367053	42-163-31861	BEEVER, C. A. #1	GLG ENERGY, L.P.	RENTR	9,100	Y
1989-12-01	366661	42-163-32594	BUCKLEY, CLIFFORD ET AL #1	CANTRO EXPLORATION, INC.	OTHER	7,500	Y
1989-11-30	367085	42-163-32598	HILDEBRAND, IRA EST. #1	CANTRO EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	8,250	Y
1989-11-30	367075	42-163-32597	CORBIN #1	CHRISTICO PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
1989-11-29	367024	42-163-32596	PALS RANCH #4	CHRISTICO PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	7,600	Y
1989-11-21	366798	42-163-32595	THOMPSON, CARRIE E. #1	ARROW PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	5,000
1989-11-20	366739	42-163-32593	DILLEY SOUTH UNIT NO. 1 #1	DALE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	7,200	Y
1989-11-20	366739	42-163-32593	DILLEY SOUTH UNIT NO. 1 #1	DALE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	7,500	Y
1989-11-17	366598	42-163-32592	NICHOLSON HEIRS #1	WILLIAMS, CLAYTON W., JR., INC.	DRILL	7,500	Y
1989-11-14	366459	42-163-30743	ENGLISH #1	SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NM	RECOMP	6,700	Y
1989-11-14	366459	42-163-30743	ENGLISH #1	TIDE WEST OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	6,500	Y
1989-11-10	366335	42-163-31909	JOHNSTON, JAMES #1	WHITTINGTON OPERATING COMPANY	RECOMP	5,770	Y
1989-11-10	366335	42-163-31909	JOHNSTON, JAMES #1B	WHITTINGTON OPERATING COMPANY	RECOMP	5,770	Y
1989-11-09	366206	42-163-32591	WITTMAN, BARBARA #1	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	OTHER	7,000	Y
1989-11-07	365955	42-163-32590	WILLIAMS, BLAKE JR. #1	SIERRA EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	5,500
1989-11-03	365993	42-163-31808	STOUT #1	CANTRO EXPLORATION, INC.	OTHER	6,975	Y
1989-11-03	365952	42-163-32160	CHIODO, V.R. "C" #3	SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NM	RECOMP	7,000	Y
1989-11-03	365867	42-163-32589	BENNETT BROS. #1	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100
1989-11-03	365867	42-163-32589	BENNETT BROS. #1	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100	Y
1989-11-03	365867	42-163-32589	BENNETT BROS. #1	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100	Y
1989-11-03	365867	42-163-32589	BENNETT BROS. #1	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	7,100	Y
1989-11-03	365799	42-163-32174	MILLS, M. A. #2R	SANTEX ENERGY INC.	RENTR	7,100	Y
1989-11-03	365799	42-163-32174	MILLS, MARY ALICE #2	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	RENTR	7,100	Y
1989-10-27	365736	42-163-32588	AVANT, J.R. #2	ORYX ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	9,800	Y
1989-10-24	365578	42-163-32587	GOUGER OIL CO. #1	CUATRO-J	DRILL	8,000	Y
1989-10-24	365544	42-163-30906	ENGLISH #7	SANDIA ENERGY CORPORATION-NM	RECOMP	6,668	Y
1989-10-19	365376	42-163-32110	PATRICK, MICHAEL #1	YAHOLA OPERATING CO.	RENTR	9,000	Y
1989-10-12	365041	42-163-32586	HARPER RANCH #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	7,500	Y
1989-10-11	364709	42-163-31932	JONES, NEWT ESTATE #5	HUGHEY, W. R., OPERATING CO.	RECOMP	7,600	Y

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