Grimes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Grimes County — updated daily, data through 2025-09-16.

Grimes County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2025-09-16. PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2025-09-16

All Time

1,015

1,015 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1995-07-21	438119	42-185-30534	HOPSON #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,900	Y
1995-07-21	438119	42-185-30534	HOPSON #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,900	Y
1995-07-20	438079	42-185-30461	BINFORD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	13,500	Y
1995-07-20	438079	42-185-30461	BINFORD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	15,000	Y
1995-07-20	438010	42-185-30533	SANDERS UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	18,000	Y
1995-07-19	438029	42-185-30532	GILES #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,300	Y
1995-07-18	437969	42-185-30531	O'BRIEN DL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,200	Y
1995-07-13	437799	42-185-30530	TIE-WESTPARK POWELL #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	DRILL	17,050	Y
1995-07-13	437799	42-185-30530	TIE-WESTPARK POWELL #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	DRILL	17,050	Y
1995-07-13	437799	42-185-30530	TIE-WESTPARK POWELL #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	DRILL	17,050	Y
1995-07-13	437674	42-185-30528	SMOOT UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-07-12	437739	42-185-30529	PEARSON UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-07-06	437533	42-185-30527	FRANUS UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,750	Y
1995-07-06	437533	42-185-30527	FRANUS UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,750	Y
1995-07-03	437528	42-185-30526	BOWMAN #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,100	Y
1995-06-21	437127	42-185-30524	STANLEY OL #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,200	Y
1995-06-21	437127	42-185-30524	STANLEY OL #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,200	Y
1995-06-21	437126	42-185-30525	MCGEE OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
1995-06-15	436915	42-185-30523	CARMEN #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
1995-06-02	436461	42-185-30522	V. MARKLEY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,700	Y
1995-06-02	436461	42-185-30522	V. MARKLEY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,700	Y
1995-05-26	436309	42-185-30521	CORLEY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
1995-05-26	436046	42-185-30519	IOLA-BLAGRAVES UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-05-25	436245	42-185-30464	ROCKY CREEK OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	12,500	Y
1995-05-19	436045	42-185-30520	SONTAG UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	16,500	Y
1995-05-19	436045	42-185-30520	SONTAG UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	16,500	Y
1995-05-16	435909	42-185-30213	SANDERS, R. F. #1	MORRIS, W. DALE INC.	RECOMP	12,812
1995-05-12	435798	42-185-30518	BAY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
1995-05-02	435419	42-185-30517	ANDERSON #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
1995-05-02	435368	42-185-30445	TMPA #1	JAMEX, INC.	RECOMP	6,000
1995-04-26	435209	42-185-30516	CANNON UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,900	Y
1995-04-20	435055	42-185-30471	QUE PASA "B" #H 2ST	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	RECOMP	15,500	Y
1995-04-18	434972	42-185-30515	HOLTH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,900	Y
1995-04-18	434972	42-185-30515	HOLTH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,900	Y
1995-04-13	434859	42-185-30514	PERRY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
1995-04-07	434618	42-185-30513	PASKET UNIT #1	DSTJ CORPORATION	DRILL	8,600
1995-04-07	434617	42-185-30433	MCDUFFIE UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	RECOMP	12,700	Y
1995-04-03	434455	42-185-30512	BORSKI #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
1995-04-03	434455	42-185-30512	BORSKI #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,227	Y
1995-04-03	434438	42-185-30511	ANDERSON-HILL UNIT #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,600	Y
1995-03-31	433300	42-185-30347	SELECTED LANDS UNIT 18 NO. 5 #1	CONFED OIL INCORPORATED	RECOMP	9,215
1995-03-30	434348	42-185-30510	JAMES UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-03-30	434348	42-185-30510	WARREN UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-03-30	434348	42-185-30510	WARREN UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-03-23	434082	42-185-30509	DOROTHY UNIT #1	WESTPARK PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	16,700	Y
1995-03-13	433218	42-185-30506	GRANT UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-03-07	433313	42-185-30507	CONKLING UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1995-02-27	433338	42-185-30508	WALTRIP #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
1995-02-23	433209	42-185-30505	HALTMAR OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,800	Y
1995-02-17	432960	42-185-30504	IOLA-ACORD UNIT #1 H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,000	Y

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