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 7 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
5
Operators (30d)
2
Latest Permit
2026-07-27
All Time
4,288
4,288 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-04-05 | 234741 | 42-163-32303 | WHITE UNIT #1 | MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1984-04-05 | 234676 | 42-163-32302 | LUNA, NICOLAS #1 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1984-03-28 | 233833 | 42-163-32300 | SMITH, J. V. #1 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1984-03-21 | 233178 | 42-163-32299 | BURNS, MARTHA DOBSON #14 | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1984-03-20 | 232893 | 42-163-32297 | THOMPSON, HARDY #4 | TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1984-03-20 | 232925 | 42-163-32298 | KIEFER #5 | TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1984-03-19 | 232852 | 42-163-32295 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #3 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-03-19 | 232885 | 42-163-32296 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #4 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-03-06 | 231559 | 42-163-32293 | NIXON & DILLARD "E" #3 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1984-03-06 | 231415 | 42-163-32292 | NIXON-DILLARD #1B | CATLETT, E. G. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1984-03-05 | 231404 | 42-163-32291 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #2 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-02-29 | 232618 | 42-163-32294 | BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #183A | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1984-02-29 | 231618 | 42-163-32314 | BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #224A | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1984-02-24 | 230428 | 42-163-32289 | DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #7 | SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CO | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-02-24 | 230429 | 42-163-32290 | DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #4 | SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CO | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-02-23 | 230423 | 42-163-32288 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #1 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-02-07 | 228708 | 42-163-32286 | DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #6 | SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CO | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-02-07 | 228712 | 42-163-32287 | DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #5 | SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CO | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-02-06 | 228623 | 42-163-32285 | R. & K. RANCH #2 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1984-02-01 | 228088 | 42-163-32284 | NIXON & DILLARD "B" #5 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1984-01-27 | 227783 | 42-163-32283 | ONION #1 | NOREMAC, INC. | DRILL | 3,685 | |
| 1984-01-26 | 227712 | 42-163-32282 | DAVIDSON, G. O. #2 | MID-CONTINENTAL ENERGY | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1984-01-20 | 226884 | 42-163-30692 | NEUMANN, ALFRED H. #1A | NEUMANN, ALFRED | RECOMP | 5,910 | |
| 1984-01-12 | 226522 | 42-163-32280 | BURKETT, FRED E. #4 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1984-01-06 | 225933 | 42-163-01739 | BURNS, ANN "A" #2 | LANCELOT OPERATIONS, INC. | OTHER | 3,524 | |
| 1984-01-06 | 225934 | 42-163-01750 | BURNS, ANN "A" #1 | LANCELOT OPERATIONS, INC. | OTHER | 3,552 | |
| 1983-12-30 | 225678 | 42-163-32279 | NEWTON, NANA D. #7 | BEARD ENERGY GROUP, INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1983-12-27 | 224722 | 42-163-32278 | MORALES, PEDRO #3 | FAIR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1983-12-15 | 223883 | 42-163-32277 | NIXON-DILLARD #3 | CATLETT, E. G. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1983-12-15 | 223731 | 42-163-32276 | TREVINO & SONS #1 | ARROW PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 5,850 | |
| 1983-11-30 | 223619 | 42-163-32275 | FURNACE, R. T. #3 | SEAROC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1983-11-22 | 221510 | 42-163-30515 | LITTLE, V. L. #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 5,914 | |
| 1983-11-21 | 221466 | 42-163-32274 | NIXON & DILLARD "F" #1 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1983-11-03 | 219828 | 42-163-31469 | FAVOR #1 | SUTTON PRODUCING CORP. | OTHER | 4,900 | |
| 1983-11-02 | 219584 | 42-163-32273 | CAFFARELLI ESTATE #A1 | FOX AND HOLLAND | DRILL | 6,450 | |
| 1983-10-28 | 219045 | 42-163-32272 | TSCHIRHART, LAWRENCE #1 | LAKE RONEL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1983-10-28 | 219040 | 42-163-32271 | BURKETT, FRED E. #3 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1983-10-26 | 218686 | 42-163-32270 | BURNS, MARTHA DOBSON #11 | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1983-10-24 | 218463 | 42-163-32269 | CROUCH #1 | K2 PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1983-10-20 | 217961 | 42-163-32268 | SCHORP #1 | KEAHEY EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1983-10-19 | 217742 | 42-163-32035 | MELMS ESTATE #1 | MAJOR EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 5,612 | |
| 1983-10-18 | 217643 | 42-163-32267 | PICKENS, W. L. #1 | MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1983-10-14 | 217384 | 42-163-32266 | HARRELL, C. W. #1 | SOUTHWEST LAND & MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1983-09-28 | 215229 | 42-163-32263 | HALFF & OPPENHEIMER #316 | LAWBAR PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1983-09-28 | 215525 | 42-163-32265 | RANKIN, W. J. #1 | LEHNERTZ, G. M. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1983-09-27 | 215399 | 42-163-32264 | NIXON & DILLARD "E" #2 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1983-09-27 | 216306 | 42-163-32070 | MELMS ESTATE #2 | MAJOR EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1983-09-23 | 214277 | 42-163-30361 | TOALSON #5 | TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | RECOMP | 4,350 | |
| 1983-09-16 | 212722 | 42-163-30214 | VOSS, NAN #2 | TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | RECOMP | 5,792 | |
| 1983-09-14 | 212006 | 42-163-32262 | CONOVER, M. D. #1 | SEAROC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.