Galveston County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Galveston County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-06.
Galveston County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
1
Operators (30d)
1
Latest Permit
2026-07-06
All Time
1,847
1,847 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-02-09 | 185837 | 42-167-30111 | GALVESTON BAY STATE TRACT 149 #3 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 10,837 | |
| 1983-02-08 | 185509 | 42-167-30926 | CADE, E. KER "A" R/A "G" #288 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1983-02-04 | 185272 | 42-167-00915 | ZINN & FORMAN #4 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 7,814 | |
| 1983-02-03 | 185323 | 42-167-30925 | RUTH MARSHALL, ET AL GAS UNIT #1 | PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1983-02-02 | 185853 | 42-167-01568 | MACO STEWART "A" A/C 1 #36 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,750 | |
| 1983-01-07 | 184046 | 42-167-30908 | STEWART, MACO #34 | SOTRANA-TEXAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1983-01-04 | 182741 | 42-167-30923 | EISLER, JIM AND MARY #1 | AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182755 | 42-167-30919 | HUMPHREYS #6 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LAFAYETTE | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1982-12-28 | 183260 | 42-167-30800 | LOUIS G. LOBIT GAS UNIT #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 12,116 | |
| 1982-12-28 | 181359 | 42-167-00087 | STATE TRACT 198 #2 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 13,318 | |
| 1982-12-13 | 179981 | 42-167-30899 | DELANEY, GEORGE M. #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1982-12-10 | 179861 | 42-167-30080 | LOBIT "B" #10 | MOORE MCCORMACK PRODUCTION, INC. | RECOMP | 9,400 | |
| 1982-12-09 | 180765 | 42-167-30046 | STATE TRACT 130-A #1S | HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,480 | |
| 1982-12-01 | 179662 | 42-167-30921 | STATE TRACT 27 #4 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | DRILL | 3,733 | |
| 1982-11-19 | 181095 | 42-167-30920 | EVANS GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1982-11-18 | 180100 | 42-167-00918 | ZINN & FORMAN #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 7,100 | |
| 1982-11-15 | 179273 | 42-167-00927 | HUDNALL, ZINN & FORMAN #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 5,370 | |
| 1982-11-15 | 177349 | 42-167-30918 | STATE TRACT "150" #1 | BISHOP PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 9,718 | |
| 1982-11-10 | 177386 | 42-167-00929 | HUDNALL, ZINN & FORMAN #3 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 4,550 | |
| 1982-11-09 | 176808 | 42-167-30069 | MACO STEWART OIL UNIT #1 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 11,311 | |
| 1982-10-22 | 175718 | 42-167-01298 | NELSON-BEGGS OIL UNIT #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 10,525 | |
| 1982-10-13 | 174661 | 42-167-30917 | KAHLA "A" #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-09-28 | 173223 | 42-167-30914 | STEWART, MACO #36 | SOTRANA-TEXAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-09-23 | 172895 | 42-167-30916 | KEMPER TRUSTEE #1 | KAISER OIL (U S) LTD. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1982-09-21 | 172894 | 42-167-30903 | COL. WM. E. LOBIT, ET AL #1A | AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 10,550 | |
| 1982-09-20 | 172326 | 42-167-30658 | COOPER-WILLIAMS GAS UNIT 2 #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 11,750 | |
| 1982-09-17 | 172152 | 42-167-30741 | KING, CRESTON #6 | COX, EDWIN L. | RECOMP | 7,100 | |
| 1982-09-17 | 172100 | 42-167-30915 | STATE TRACT 347 #1 | HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1982-09-13 | 175023 | 42-167-00937 | CADE ESTATE #6 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 7,025 | |
| 1982-09-10 | 171610 | 42-167-30913 | ZINN & FORMAN #21 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | DRILL | 7,950 | |
| 1982-09-09 | 171291 | 42-167-30912 | HALLS BAYOU RANCH #2 | CHAPMAN OIL CO. | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 1982-09-09 | 171289 | 42-167-30911 | MOBIL FEE #2 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1982-09-08 | 171489 | 42-167-30909 | MACO STEWART #35 | SOTRANA-TEXAS CORP. | DRILL | 70,000 | |
| 1982-08-30 | 171285 | 42-167-30910 | STEWART, MACO #33 | SOTRANA-TEXAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-08-27 | 170431 | 42-167-30908 | STEWART, MACO #34 | SOTRANA-TEXAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-08-26 | 170244 | 42-167-30907 | STATE TRACT 192 #1 | SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC | DRILL | 11,200 | |
| 1982-08-19 | 169797 | 42-167-30906 | STATE TRACT 85-A #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1982-08-10 | 168785 | 42-167-30904 | BOWERS & GORDON R/A -B- #7 | HOUSTON DOMESTIC OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1982-08-10 | 168783 | 42-167-30905 | BOWERS & GORDON R/A B #8 | HOUSTON DOMESTIC OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1982-07-28 | 167541 | 42-167-30902 | SMITH, GEO. E. B R/A "B" #1 | KGA OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1982-07-23 | 167184 | 42-167-30759 | STEWART, MACO #1 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 11,352 | |
| 1982-07-23 | 166975 | 42-167-30901 | DAMUTH, G. K. A #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1982-07-14 | 166231 | 42-167-30900 | STATE TRACT 132A #1 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 1982-07-09 | 166035 | 42-167-30276 | MACO STEWART UNIT #1 | MAY PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 11,068 | |
| 1982-06-11 | 163396 | 42-167-30899 | DELANY, GEORGE M. #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,850 | |
| 1982-06-10 | 163284 | 42-167-01288 | EVANS UNIT #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 10,437 | |
| 1982-06-04 | 162880 | 42-167-30898 | MOBIL FEE #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 6,850 | |
| 1982-05-28 | 162654 | 42-167-00909 | SIMPTON #3 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 5,030 | |
| 1982-05-28 | 162649 | 42-167-00918 | ZINN & FORMAN #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 7,125 | |
| 1982-05-27 | 162652 | 42-167-30662 | BAYOU DEV. CO. -B- #16 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,624 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Galveston County.