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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-04-0523474142-163-32303WHITE UNIT #1MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,900
1984-04-0523467642-163-32302LUNA, NICOLAS #1FAIR ENERGYDRILL4,400
1984-03-2823383342-163-32300SMITH, J. V. #1ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,500
1984-03-2123317842-163-32299BURNS, MARTHA DOBSON #14ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL8,500
1984-03-2023289342-163-32297THOMPSON, HARDY #4TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,700
1984-03-2023292542-163-32298KIEFER #5TIPPERARY OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,600
1984-03-1923285242-163-32295C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #3ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-03-1923288542-163-32296C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #4ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-03-0623155942-163-32293NIXON & DILLARD "E" #3FAIR ENERGYDRILL4,400
1984-03-0623141542-163-32292NIXON-DILLARD #1BCATLETT, E. G.DRILL6,000
1984-03-0523140442-163-32291C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #2ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-02-2923261842-163-32294BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #183ASHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,900
1984-02-2923161842-163-32314BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #224ASHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL3,900
1984-02-2423042842-163-32289DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #7SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CODRILL4,000
1984-02-2423042942-163-32290DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #4SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CODRILL4,000
1984-02-2323042342-163-32288C & C PARTNERS II (TALLEY) #1ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,600
1984-02-0722870842-163-32286DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #6SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CODRILL4,000
1984-02-0722871242-163-32287DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #5SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CODRILL4,000
1984-02-0622862342-163-32285R. & K. RANCH #2FAIR ENERGYDRILL4,500
1984-02-0122808842-163-32284NIXON & DILLARD "B" #5FAIR ENERGYDRILL5,100
1984-01-2722778342-163-32283ONION #1NOREMAC, INC.DRILL3,685
1984-01-2622771242-163-32282DAVIDSON, G. O. #2MID-CONTINENTAL ENERGYDRILL3,200
1984-01-2022688442-163-30692NEUMANN, ALFRED H. #1ANEUMANN, ALFREDRECOMP5,910
1984-01-1222652242-163-32280BURKETT, FRED E. #4ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,500
1984-01-0622593342-163-01739BURNS, ANN "A" #2LANCELOT OPERATIONS, INC.OTHER3,524
1984-01-0622593442-163-01750BURNS, ANN "A" #1LANCELOT OPERATIONS, INC.OTHER3,552
1983-12-3022567842-163-32279NEWTON, NANA D. #7BEARD ENERGY GROUP, INC.DRILL6,200
1983-12-2722472242-163-32278MORALES, PEDRO #3FAIR OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1983-12-1522388342-163-32277NIXON-DILLARD #3CATLETT, E. G.DRILL4,500
1983-12-1522373142-163-32276TREVINO & SONS #1ARROW PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,850
1983-11-3022361942-163-32275FURNACE, R. T. #3SEAROC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,500
1983-11-2222151042-163-30515LITTLE, V. L. #1GETTY OIL CO.RECOMP5,914
1983-11-2122146642-163-32274NIXON & DILLARD "F" #1FAIR ENERGYDRILL4,600
1983-11-0321982842-163-31469FAVOR #1SUTTON PRODUCING CORP.OTHER4,900
1983-11-0221958442-163-32273CAFFARELLI ESTATE #A1FOX AND HOLLANDDRILL6,450
1983-10-2821904542-163-32272TSCHIRHART, LAWRENCE #1LAKE RONEL OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1983-10-2821904042-163-32271BURKETT, FRED E. #3ATASCO, INC.DRILL3,500
1983-10-2621868642-163-32270BURNS, MARTHA DOBSON #11ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL8,500
1983-10-2421846342-163-32269CROUCH #1K2 PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,500
1983-10-2021796142-163-32268SCHORP #1KEAHEY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,000
1983-10-1921774242-163-32035MELMS ESTATE #1MAJOR EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP5,612
1983-10-1821764342-163-32267PICKENS, W. L. #1MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL1,200
1983-10-1421738442-163-32266HARRELL, C. W. #1SOUTHWEST LAND & MINERALS, INC.DRILL6,300
1983-09-2821522942-163-32263HALFF & OPPENHEIMER #316LAWBAR PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,600
1983-09-2821552542-163-32265RANKIN, W. J. #1LEHNERTZ, G. M.DRILL5,100
1983-09-2721539942-163-32264NIXON & DILLARD "E" #2FAIR ENERGYDRILL4,600
1983-09-2721630642-163-32070MELMS ESTATE #2MAJOR EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP6,100
1983-09-2321427742-163-30361TOALSON #5TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.RECOMP4,350
1983-09-1621272242-163-30214VOSS, NAN #2TAMARACK PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC.RECOMP5,792
1983-09-1421200642-163-32262CONOVER, M. D. #1SEAROC OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL7,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.