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
1995-02-09	432757	42-185-30503	MARL RANCH #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
1995-02-09	432722	42-185-30501	TURKEY CREEK #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
1995-02-09	432721	42-185-30502	ALICE #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,600	Y
1995-01-31	432407	42-185-30500	HOWARD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,600	Y
1995-01-30	432089	42-185-30498	MALLETT UNIT #1 H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-01-27	432323	42-185-30499	ROBERT #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
1995-01-27	432323	42-185-30499	ROBERT #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,877	Y
1995-01-25	432238	42-185-30497	MOORING-JOHNSON UNIT NO. 1 #1H	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	13,150	Y
1995-01-25	432238	42-185-30497	MOORING-JOHNSON UNIT NO. 1 #1H	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	17,150	Y
1995-01-20	432082	42-185-30496	HARVILL #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	11,600	Y
1995-01-20	432082	42-185-30496	HARVILL #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	16,920	Y
1995-01-19	432042	42-185-30495	HANNAH #1 H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
1995-01-17	431946	42-185-30494	BETTY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
1995-01-05	431545	42-185-30493	ALLEN, A.G. UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,850	Y
1995-01-03	431477	42-185-30492	CHURCHWELL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,650	Y
1994-12-30	431446	42-185-30221	OZELLE DAVIS UNIT #1H	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	RENTR	16,500	Y
1994-12-29	431424	42-185-30491	GIBBONS CREEK #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-12-28	431397	42-185-30490	MINERAL SPRINGS #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,700	Y
1994-12-28	431374	42-185-30489	NORWOOD UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	16,000	Y
1994-12-27	431370	42-185-30488	BERKLEY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,800	Y
1994-12-15	431050	42-185-30487	BAY #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1994-12-14	431005	42-185-30434	GRESSETT 'A' #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	10,000	Y
1994-12-14	431005	42-185-30434	GRESSETT "A" #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	10,000	Y
1994-12-14	431005	42-185-30434	GRESSETT "A" #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	10,023	Y
1994-12-14	430723	42-185-30484	WAGNON UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,550	Y
1994-12-13	430975	42-185-30290	BESS, O.B. #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	10,200	Y
1994-12-12	430906	42-185-30486	LANICEK OL #1WD	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,000
1994-12-08	430790	42-185-30485	JEFF #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,600	Y
1994-12-08	430790	42-185-30485	JEFF #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,800	Y
1994-11-29	429292	42-185-30476	IOLA-YEAGER UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	15,000	Y
1994-11-28	430382	42-185-30483	CARLOS DOME "A" UNIT #1	WESTPARK PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	11,660	Y
1994-11-14	430027	42-185-30482	MICKAN #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
1994-11-10	429926	42-185-30481	BARTLETT UNIT #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-11-10	429926	42-185-30481	BARTLETT UNIT #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,276	Y
1994-11-04	429731	42-185-30479	RODES #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,200	Y
1994-11-04	429730	42-185-30480	STANLEY OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,300	Y
1994-11-04	429668	42-185-30478	ROBINSON #1 H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1994-10-26	429451	42-185-30446	WELLMAN OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	12,650	Y
1994-10-21	429296	42-185-30477	HOLLAND CREEK UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-10-21	429296	42-185-30477	HOLLAND CREEK UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-10-18	429211	42-185-30475	SANDERS #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,600	Y
1994-10-18	429161	42-185-30474	FULLER-SONTAG O.L. UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	11,660	Y
1994-10-06	428862	42-185-30473	FRANKS OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,700	Y
1994-10-06	428862	42-185-30473	FRANKS OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,700	Y
1994-10-06	428856	42-185-30472	FRAZIER UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	16,000	Y
1994-10-06	428856	42-185-30472	FRAZIER UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	15,300	Y
1994-10-03	428760	42-185-30471	QUE PASA #2H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-10-03	428262	42-185-30469	HASSLER UNIT SWD #2	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	5,700
1994-09-30	428649	42-185-30470	ANDERSON UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,700	Y
1994-09-16	428143	42-185-30468	QUINN #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y

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