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
1990-12-20	382455	42-177-31852	ALLEN, DORIS #2	COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	10,800	Y
1990-12-20	382422	42-177-31851	WRIGHT #1	PENWELL ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	8,150	Y
1990-12-20	382422	42-177-31851	WRIGHT #1	PENWELL ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	8,150	Y
1990-12-18	382530	42-177-31853	E. E. SMITH UNIT 2 #1	WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY	DRILL	14,300	Y
1990-12-17	382428	42-177-30750	RICHARD EHRIG UNIT #H 1	TUSKAR (TEXAS), INC.	RECOMP	12,250	Y
1990-12-12	382076	42-177-31849	COOK, L.D. #1	SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC.	DRILL	6,000	Y
1990-12-12	382076	42-177-31849	COOK, L.D. #1	SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC.	DRILL	6,000	Y
1990-12-10	382135	42-177-31848	MORROW, VIOLA #5	SELLERS' LEASE SERVICE	DRILL	2,290
1990-12-07	382093	42-177-31845	PATTESON #1	SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
1990-12-07	382093	42-177-31845	PATTESON #1	SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
1990-12-07	382093	42-177-31845	PATTESON #1	SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LP	DRILL	9,181	Y
1990-12-07	382090	42-177-31844	BANKHEAD, JESSIE A. G. #1	PETRO-HUNT CORPORATION	DRILL	10,000	Y
1990-12-07	382090	42-177-31844	BANKHEAD, JESSIE A. G. #1	PETRO-HUNT CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
1990-12-06	382030	42-177-31843	CAMPION, RALPH L. #1	PETRO-HUNT CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
1990-12-04	381917	42-177-30538	THOMPSON NO. 2 #2	NU-TREND PETROLEUM, INC.	RECOMP	10,800	Y
1990-12-04	381902	42-177-30633	GRAVES UNIT # 1 #1	CORNERSTONE EXPLORATION, INC.(A)	RECOMP	8,865	Y
1990-12-04	381874	42-177-31842	RUDDOCK, UPTON #1	TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,800	Y
1990-12-03	381801	42-177-31841	MAHON, A. ET AL #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,810	Y
1990-11-29	381759	42-177-31840	KNESEK-BEHRING UNIT #1	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
1990-11-28	381651	42-177-31839	GOODWIN, JONES #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1990-11-28	381651	42-177-31839	GOODWIN, JONES #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1990-11-28	381651	42-177-31839	GOODWIN, JONES #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1990-11-28	381650	42-177-31838	CHENAULT, CAREY #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
1990-11-28	381624	42-177-31837	GONZALES-CAREY #1	TEXAKOMA OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500	Y
1990-11-20	381425	42-177-31834	HOSKINS UNIT #1	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
1990-11-20	381412	42-177-31835	ILEY-KIFER #1	ADAIR & BALLINGER PETRO., INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
1990-11-19	381107	42-177-31833	GRIFFIN #2	TANA OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	10,500	Y
1990-11-15	380923	42-177-31831	LESSOR #1	COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
1990-11-13	380987	42-177-31832	WALTERS-NELSON, ED L. #2	PETRO-HUNT CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
1990-11-12	380899	42-177-31830	ELSA UNIT #1H	TUSKAR (TEXAS), INC.	DRILL	10,200	Y
1990-11-08	380780	42-177-31829	BOULDIN, COLLIS #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,000	Y
1990-11-07	380773	42-177-31828	BELL #1H	MERIDIAN OIL INC.	DRILL	12,890	Y
1990-11-06	380264	42-177-31824	SCHMITT #1	MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	11,600	Y
1990-11-02	380560	42-177-31827	FREEMAN-FREEMAN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,700	Y
1990-11-02	380556	42-177-31826	SCHRADER-THIEDE #1	DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	8,700	Y
1990-11-02	380556	42-177-31826	SCHRADER-THIEDE #1	DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	8,687	Y
1990-10-31	380436	42-177-31825	BILLINGS , GORDON REX #1	APEX OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	9,500	Y
1990-10-31	380436	42-177-31825	BILLINGS , GORDON REX #1	GEO-GRAPHIC PRODUCTION, INC.	DRILL	8,705	Y
1990-10-30	380219	42-177-31823	GESCHEIDLE #1	SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LP	DRILL	6,800	Y
1990-10-30	380219	42-177-31823	GESCHEIDLE #1	SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LP	DRILL	6,950	Y
1990-10-29	379960	42-177-31367	PETTUS #3	SWD, INC.	RENTR	3,956
1990-10-23	379767	42-177-30544	SCHAUER, F. T. #1	BRIDGE OIL COMPANY, L. P.	RECOMP	8,900
1990-10-22	379948	42-177-31821	HARRIS #1	NOBLE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	8,000	Y
1990-10-16	379665	42-177-31820	SCHAEFER-MANFORD UNIT #1	SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN / TEXACO INC.	DRILL	9,400
1990-10-16	379665	42-177-31820	SCHAEFER-MANFORD UNIT #1	MERIDIAN OIL INC.	DRILL	9,400	Y
1990-10-15	379427	42-177-30552	S. R. LESTER UNIT #1H	TUSKAR (TEXAS), INC.	RECOMP	9,800	Y
1990-10-15	379427	42-177-30552	S. R. LESTER UNIT #1H	TUSKAR (TEXAS), INC.	RECOMP	9,501	Y
1990-10-12	378926	42-177-31816	KELLY-SELZER UNIT #1	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
1990-10-12	378926	42-177-31816	KELLY-SELZER UNIT #1	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	8,455	Y
1990-10-12	378926	42-177-31816	KELLY #1	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	8,455	Y

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