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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1982-05-2516253242-167-30897FIRTH ESTATE GAS UNIT #2-ACHAPMAN OILDRILL6,850
1982-05-2416156442-167-30896STATE TRACT 140 #1EL PASO EXPLORATION CO.DRILL12,000
1982-05-1916111742-167-30778BOWERS & GORDON R/A B #5HOUSTON DOMESTIC OIL COMPANYRECOMP5,400
1982-05-1816099742-167-30894NOVELLI, ROSS #1EXCHANGE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL12,505
1982-05-1716090342-167-30895J.E. CHAPMAN, ET AL GAS UNIT #1PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,500
1982-05-1116060842-167-30893KERL SISTERS UNIT #1GOLDSTON OIL CORP.DRILL12,300
1982-05-0616072842-167-02072BEGGS, NORMAN #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP8,787
1982-05-0615996542-167-30741KING, CRESTON #6COX, EDWIN L.RECOMP7,100
1982-04-2815961742-167-30877TIBALDO, LOUIS #1IOC EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,500
1982-04-1515682542-167-30890HUTCHINGS-SEALY BANK #1COCKRELL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,669
1982-03-1715402142-167-00920ZINN & FORMAN #9SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONRECOMP7,850
1982-03-1615361542-167-30806#1-A POLK AVENUE TRUST #1AHIGDON, BOBOTHER17,000
1982-03-1115470042-167-30371STATE TRACT 163 #1MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP11,750
1982-02-2415168542-167-30889STATE TRACT 194-EAST BAY #1TOTAL PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,480
1982-02-2215141942-167-30888STATE TRACT 278 #1PELTO OIL COMPANYDRILL10,630
1982-02-1815099642-167-30667STATE TRACT 342 #6HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL7,614
1982-02-0515009542-167-30144REITMEYER-BRISCO GAS UNIT #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP13,256
1982-01-2914939942-167-30887STATE TRACT 154-S #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,600
1982-01-1115231942-167-30751ADRIANCE #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.RECOMP11,585
1982-01-0414798742-167-30883COL. WM. E. LOBIT ET AL #1AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANYDRILL13,500
1981-12-3114780342-167-30882CLARK, A.F. #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL5,000
1981-12-3114715942-167-30881DYNAMIC LAND DEVELOPERS LAND UNI #1SUE-ANN OPERATING CO.DRILL9,245
1981-12-3114672742-167-30875FLEMING, PATRICK ALLEN UNIT NO.1 #1SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,500
1981-12-3114667842-167-30880MAGLIOLO #1WOHNLICH OIL COMPANYDRILL11,600
1981-12-3114635142-167-30879MOCKRIDGE-RICHARDSON UNIT #1SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,502
1981-12-2214503842-167-30878FIRTH ESTATE #1ATEE OPERATING CO.DRILL6,700
1981-12-1814484342-167-30877LOUIS TIBALDO UNIT #1IOC EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,500
1981-12-1814480742-167-30876STATE TRACT 76 #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LAFAYETTEDRILL7,941
1981-12-1514633442-167-01390PRETS UNIT #1SECONDARY GAS RECOVERY INC.OTHER9,511
1981-12-1014342542-167-30874WEST BAY S/T 50 #1FIRST MATAGORDA CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1981-12-0914517042-167-00929HUDNALL, ZINN & FORMAN UNIT #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONDRILL5,200
1981-12-0114219842-167-30871JOCKUSCH, CARL G. ET UX UNIT #1COCKRELL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,320
1981-12-0114212442-167-01038BAYOU DEVELOPMENT CO. "B" #9EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,903
1981-11-2514251942-167-30872GALVESTON BAY S/T 315 UNIT #2RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,150
1981-11-2514143642-167-30870TEXAS STATE TRACT 82-A WEST BAY #1ANGLO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,350
1981-11-1814111842-167-30868MACO STEWART OIL UNIT NO. 1 #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL13,000
1981-11-0613993742-167-30867STATE TRACT 270 #1HUBER, J. M., CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1981-11-0313944942-167-30866HALLS BAYOU RANCH #1-ASTEERE BROTHERS & BROWN, INC.DRILL6,990
1981-10-1613687342-167-30576STATE TRACT 341 #1HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.RECOMP7,640
1981-10-1313718942-167-30356STATE TRACT 321 #4RHOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.RECOMP8,920
1981-09-3013747542-167-01569MACO STEWART "A" A/C 1 #37EXXON CORP.RECOMP9,675
1981-09-3013739042-167-30074GALVESTON TOWNSITE UNIT 1 #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP10,000
1981-09-2913513742-167-30864SAN LEON FARMS ET AL UNIT #1 #1AMECOM, THE JOHN W. CO.DRILL11,200
1981-09-2514442042-167-30130STEWART, MACO ET AL #32SOTRANA-TEXAS CORP.RECOMP4,692
1981-09-2413716142-167-30863OUTTERSIDE, A.J. #1FLORIDA EXPLORATION CO.DRILL12,968
1981-09-1513319242-167-30862OGDEN, L. G. ET AL #1HIGH ISLAND OIL VENTURE, INC.DRILL1,500
1981-09-1114555842-167-00918ZINN & FORMAN #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONRECOMP6,700
1981-09-0913274942-167-30861BUDGET ACCEPTANCE CORP. ET AL #1COCKRELL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,525
1981-08-3113359042-167-30855STATE TRACT 343 #14HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.DRILL9,700
1981-08-2213457142-167-80982STATE TRACT 343 #15HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.RECOMP9,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Galveston County.