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 7.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (21 total, level with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-05-08 | 238245 | 42-163-32315 | ONION #3 | NOREMAC, INC. | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 1984-05-02 | 237416 | 42-163-32313 | BERRY, JOE ET AL #6 | G & M OPERATING CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1984-04-30 | 237050 | 42-163-32224 | LABATT #1 | MAYO OIL CO. | OTHER | 5,075 | |
| 1984-04-27 | 236980 | 42-163-32312 | BENNETT #1699 | SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1984-04-20 | 236363 | 42-163-32311 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #7 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-04-20 | 236360 | 42-163-32310 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #8 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-04-20 | 236359 | 42-163-32309 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #9 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-04-20 | 236358 | 42-163-32308 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #10 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-04-13 | 235962 | 42-163-32301 | PICKENS, W. L. #2 | MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,100 | |
| 1984-04-11 | 235346 | 42-163-32307 | BOYD BROTHERS #1 | SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CO | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-04-09 | 234967 | 42-163-32305 | C & C PARTNERS (TALLEY) #5 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-04-09 | 234969 | 42-163-32306 | C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #6 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1984-04-09 | 234966 | 42-163-32304 | C&C PARTNERS II( PERRON,EDGAR J) #1 | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 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 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.