Gonzales County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Gonzales County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-28.

Gonzales County permitting is running 6.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (18 total, down 59% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 16 permits in the past 12 months, one of 8 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-28

All Time

5,678

5,678 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1992-10-01	404113	42-177-31815	GONZALES-CANTLEY #1	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	RENTR	8,000	Y
1992-10-01	404113	42-177-31815	GONZALES - CANTLEY #1	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
1992-09-29	404065	42-177-30137	MCMANUS, D.C. #1	FSI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	RECOMP	11,500	Y
1992-09-23	403671	42-177-31976	JOHNSTON-LANE #4	TENEX CORPORATION	DRILL	4,500
1992-09-11	403361	42-177-31975	ROWELL-BRADLEY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,400	Y
1992-09-10	403339	42-177-31974	MORROW, VIOLA #6	SELLERS' LEASE SERVICE	DRILL	2,255
1992-09-02	403046	42-177-31973	SLOAN, LEE #1	ACME PETROLEUM CO.	DRILL	2,500
1992-07-28	401628	42-177-31972	JOSLIN ESTATE #1	MARIAH ENERGY CORP.	DRILL	6,100
1992-07-15	400977	42-177-31971	KITTIE #2	ANGEL LAND CO., INC.	DRILL	5,270
1992-07-03	400873	42-177-31970	PLOEGER #1	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	6,500
1992-07-03	400873	42-177-31970	PLOEGER #1	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	6,500	Y
1992-06-26	400634	42-177-30891	BILLINGS "B" #B1	AV-TECH RESOURCES CORPORATION	RECOMP	9,285	Y
1992-06-25	400203	42-177-31954	LESTER UNIT #1	WILSON, BILLY R.	RENTR	9,505	Y
1992-06-12	400153	42-177-31759	WILSON, MCVEA #1	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	8,625	Y
1992-06-03	399764	42-177-31969	NELL, EMMA #1	MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
1992-06-01	399710	42-177-30851	MANFORD, T D #1	LILLIS, MICHAEL D.	RENTR	5,000
1992-05-26	399688	42-177-31968	WELLS, G. B. #3	P.S.N. PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	2,300
1992-05-22	399479	42-177-31967	ROBINSON #1	AUSTIN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	5,450
1992-05-11	399139	42-177-31966	MORROW-MITCHELL UNIT #1	LACY & BYRD, INC.	DRILL	2,500
1992-05-06	399041	42-177-30424	DUBOSE, J. M. #1	RHINO OIL AND GAS INC.	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1992-05-06	399033	42-177-31965	ALLEN, DORIS #4	COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	11,000
1992-05-06	398011	42-177-31538	BROWN, LILY #2	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	1,990
1992-04-24	398729	42-177-31964	DUBOSE-MERCER #1H	BERENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	10,153	Y
1992-04-17	398380	42-177-31962	PATTESON, J.D. "D" #7	MCA PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	1,400
1992-04-15	398432	42-177-31963	PARKER, HOBSON LESTER JR. #1	BARNES EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	11,900	Y
1992-04-15	398235	42-177-31240	NIXON FARMS #2	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RENTR	8,025
1992-04-13	398311	42-177-31617	CARNES #1X	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	9,100	Y
1992-03-27	397721	42-177-31961	BOUCHER UNIT #1	MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
1992-03-10	397379	42-177-31912	BRISCO, L. ET AL #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	7,690
1992-03-10	397379	42-177-31912	BRISCO, L. ET AL #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	7,828
1992-03-10	396239	42-177-31960	DUBOSE "A" #2	YATES ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500
1992-01-30	396035	42-177-31196	KROS UNIT #1 #1	PENDRAGON OIL CO.	RECOMP	8,050	Y
1992-01-29	396280	42-177-31958	SMITH, E.E. JR. ESTATE #6 H	MERIDIAN OIL INC.	DRILL	9,800	Y
1992-01-29	396278	42-177-31959	RAGSDALE #1 H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
1992-01-27	395979	42-177-31956	GLASS #1	BRIGHT & CO.	DRILL	8,160	Y
1992-01-23	396106	42-177-31254	JONES #1	GIBRALTAR RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	11,500	Y
1992-01-23	396010	42-177-31957	LAUGHLIN, TOM #1	SANTA FE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	2,000
1992-01-23	396010	42-177-31957	LAUGHLIN, TOM #1	SANTA FE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	2,000
1992-01-17	395965	42-177-31955	TALIAFERRO #1 H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	7,800	Y
1991-12-09	394812	42-177-31954	LESTER ET AL #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	7,430	Y
1991-12-03	394173	42-177-31953	GLASS OIL UNIT #1	TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	6,900	Y
1991-11-08	393810	42-177-31951	BILLINGS #1 H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,400	Y
1991-11-08	393809	42-177-31952	MKC #1 H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,400	Y
1991-10-22	392825	42-177-31950	GRIFFIN-RUDDOCK OIL UNIT #1	TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
1991-10-22	392825	42-177-31950	GRIFFIN-RUDDOCK OIL UNIT #1	TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
1991-10-21	392785	42-177-00460	CAMPBELL-HAHN UNIT #1	KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION	RECOMP	12,184
1991-10-21	392698	42-177-31886	ALLEN, DORIS #3	COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	11,400
1991-10-11	392688	42-177-31949	EMOGENE UNIT #1	MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
1991-10-07	392590	42-177-31710	GANDRE #1	MCRAE ENERGY CORP.	RECOMP	7,125
1991-09-26	392259	42-177-30676	HWY 87 SWD #1	MESCALERO ENERGY, INC.	RENTR	5,900

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Gonzales County.