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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-05-13 | 194866 | 42-163-32228 | LOZANO, HECTOR C. #3 | STACCATTO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1983-05-04 | 193287 | 42-163-32227 | NIXON & DILLARD "E" #1 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1983-05-03 | 193224 | 42-163-32226 | BURNER, BACK #3 | ANDREWS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1983-04-28 | 192895 | 42-163-32115 | ALLERKAMP #2 | MAJOR EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1983-04-18 | 191603 | 42-163-32224 | LABATT #1 | MAYO OIL CO. | DRILL | 5,075 | |
| 1983-04-08 | 191116 | 42-163-32223 | CALVERT, JAMES H. ET AL #3 | H-M OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,760 | |
| 1983-04-04 | 190489 | 42-163-32222 | BURNS, JANE #2E | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,550 | |
| 1983-03-17 | 189750 | 42-163-32219 | MCKINLEY #1 | HOSKINS, L. R. & SONS, INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1983-03-17 | 188913 | 42-163-32221 | OPPENHEIMER & LANG #1 | TURNER, M. O. | DRILL | 621 | |
| 1983-03-15 | 188511 | 42-163-30170 | CARTER, W.L. #2 D | BURK ROYALTY COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,960 | |
| 1983-02-25 | 188741 | 42-163-32220 | LOZANO, HECTOR C #2 | STACCATTO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1983-02-15 | 186030 | 42-163-32218 | RAUSCHHUBER, EMORY #2 | STACCATTO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1983-01-28 | 184544 | 42-163-32132 | MELMS ESTATE #6 | MAJOR EXPLORATION, INC | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1983-01-27 | 184988 | 42-163-32216 | WILLIAMS, MILTON L. #1 | ALLIED PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1983-01-21 | 183997 | 42-163-32215 | NIXON & DILLARD "B" #3 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1983-01-13 | 185596 | 42-163-32225 | BURNS, JANE #1E | ATASCO, INC. | DRILL | 3,550 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 185376 | 42-163-32217 | FRITZE BROS. #1 | SEAROC OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 181827 | 42-163-32214 | BUERGER, LENA #7 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1982-12-30 | 184461 | 42-163-30486 | MCGINTY, M. K. #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 7,030 | |
| 1982-12-23 | 182414 | 42-163-31838 | NIXON-DILLARD #1 | CATLETT, E. G. | RECOMP | 7,380 | |
| 1982-12-14 | 180472 | 42-163-32213 | MONICO LUNA UNIT #1 | CATLETT, E. G. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1982-12-10 | 179809 | 42-163-32211 | JOHNSTON RANCH #1 | TRACE EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 4,186 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 183833 | 42-163-32208 | LOZANO, HECTOR C. #01 | STACCATTO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 180036 | 42-163-32212 | DOWDY, GEORGIA MAE #1 | PRODUCERS ENGINEERING COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-12-03 | 179083 | 42-163-32210 | MCKINLEY, W.W. #A1 | FOX AND HOLLAND | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1982-11-24 | 178742 | 42-163-32209 | HAWKINS #1 | DRIVER INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-11-09 | 176928 | 42-163-32205 | BUERGER, LENA #6 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1982-11-08 | 176952 | 42-163-32206 | HENDERSON LTM ENTERP. #5 | CLEMCO | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1982-11-04 | 176523 | 42-163-32106 | ORNDOFF-BARNES #1 | GLENCO O&G CO/ZENITH EXP CO INC. | RECOMP | 5,300 | |
| 1982-11-03 | 176427 | 42-163-80566 | LEHMAN, M. W. #1 | LEHMAN, RANDY TURNER | OTHER | 6,882 | |
| 1982-11-03 | 176425 | 42-163-31480 | LEHMAN, M. W. A #2 | LEHMAN, RANDY TURNER | OTHER | 6,710 | |
| 1982-11-02 | 178097 | 42-163-32207 | "C" FEE #C6 | PANTHER HOLLOW RANCH, LTD | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1982-11-01 | 176125 | 42-163-32204 | LESLIE, V. C. #1A | ARROW PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1982-10-22 | 175259 | 42-163-32203 | RAUSCHHUBER, EMORY #1 | STACCATTO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1982-10-20 | 175471 | 42-163-32193 | TALLEY UNSELL "D" #4 | CROWN PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1982-10-08 | 174312 | 42-163-32192 | BURT #1 | RESERVE ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 6,450 | |
| 1982-10-07 | 173894 | 42-163-32201 | TREVINO #1 | HARVEY, K. S. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1982-10-06 | 173733 | 42-163-32200 | BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #95AI W | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,850 | |
| 1982-10-05 | 173494 | 42-163-32199 | BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #104AI | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,850 | |
| 1982-09-30 | 173662 | 42-163-32196 | BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #96A | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,850 | |
| 1982-09-30 | 173382 | 42-163-32195 | BIG FOOT OLMOS "B" SAND UNIT #103A | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,850 | |
| 1982-09-29 | 173123 | 42-163-30631 | KNAPPICK, F. #1 | KNAPPICK OIL | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1982-09-28 | 137713 | 42-163-32067 | BACKBURNER #2 | PAM OIL PARTNERSHIP | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1982-09-20 | 172369 | 42-163-32198 | BURNS, ELLA #8 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,550 | |
| 1982-09-20 | 172360 | 42-163-32197 | R. & K. RANCH #1 | FAIR ENERGY | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1982-09-15 | 171961 | 42-163-32014 | EXXON-MARRS MCLEAN FEE "A" #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,850 | |
| 1982-09-08 | 171231 | 42-163-30628 | JACKSON, W.T. #2 | FAIR OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,000 | |
| 1982-09-03 | 171070 | 42-163-32194 | BEEVER "D" #4 | CROWN PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1982-08-19 | 169650 | 42-163-32192 | BURT #1 | RESERVE ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 6,450 | |
| 1982-08-05 | 170455 | 42-163-32191 | DICKERSON, WALTER E. ESTATE #2 | SOUTHERN ENERGY & EXPLORATION CO | DRILL | 4,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Frio County.