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
1994-09-16	428143	42-185-30468	QUINN #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-09-16	428042	42-185-30467	BRUNNER UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	14,800	Y
1994-09-16	428042	42-185-30467	BRUNNER UNIT #1H	SNYDER OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	14,800	Y
1994-09-09	427903	42-185-30466	ERWIN OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,950	Y
1994-09-01	427664	42-185-30465	HARRY BELL UNIT #1H	MOON OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,463	Y
1994-09-01	427664	42-185-30465	BELL, HARRY NO. 1-H #1H	MOON OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,478	Y
1994-08-26	427451	42-185-30464	ROCKY CREEK OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
1994-08-23	427197	42-185-30462	TMPA UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,300	Y
1994-08-22	427264	42-185-30463	KENNARD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
1994-08-17	427095	42-185-30461	BINFORD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
1994-08-17	427095	42-185-30461	BINFORD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
1994-08-05	426663	42-185-30460	UPCHURCH "B" #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	10,650	Y
1994-07-22	426182	42-185-30459	NAVASOTA UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,100	Y
1994-07-22	426182	42-185-30459	NAVASOTA UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,994	Y
1994-07-21	426151	42-185-30458	NEBLETT #1	HOUSTON OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,200
1994-07-21	426151	42-185-30458	NEBLETT #1	HOUSTON OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,200
1994-07-15	425826	42-185-30439	JOHNSON RANCH #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,300	Y
1994-07-05	425595	42-185-30457	QUE PASA #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
1994-07-05	425595	42-185-30457	QUE PASA "A" #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	13,117	Y
1994-06-21	425139	42-185-30456	PHILIP DL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
1994-06-21	425138	42-185-30455	STOUT OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,800	Y
1994-06-14	424675	42-185-30454	SELECTED LANDS - HOUSE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,500	Y
1994-05-26	424307	42-185-30453	BEARD OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
1994-05-24	424227	42-185-30452	HEGAR OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,200	Y
1994-05-24	424227	42-185-30452	HEGAR OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,400	Y
1994-05-04	423576	42-185-30451	GORBET #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,100	Y
1994-04-28	423420	42-185-30450	T.M.P.A. #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,700	Y
1994-03-17	422130	42-185-30449	HUSFELD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
1994-02-03	420798	42-185-30448	MOODY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,950	Y
1994-02-03	420798	42-185-30448	MOODY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,950	Y
1994-02-03	420798	42-185-30448	MOODY #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,896	Y
1994-01-14	419419	42-185-30430	LANDERS, C. W. ET UX #1	TEXACO E & P INC.	RECOMP	11,748
1994-01-11	420080	42-185-30447	SNR OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,600	Y
1993-12-21	419445	42-185-30446	WELLMAN OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,650	Y
1993-11-05	417701	42-185-30445	TMPA #1	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	6,000
1993-11-03	417641	42-185-30339	SELECTED LANDS #3	CONFED OIL INCORPORATED	RECOMP	9,215
1993-11-01	417739	42-185-30444	LANICEK OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,700	Y
1993-10-28	417621	42-185-30441	SANDERS #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,100	Y
1993-10-28	417621	42-185-30441	SANDERS #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,014
1993-10-27	417577	42-185-30443	HASSLER UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	15,400	Y
1993-10-21	417355	42-185-30442	MAXWELL #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	5,000
1993-10-01	416652	42-185-30439	JOHNSON RANCH #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,200	Y
1993-07-30	414151	42-185-30211	MCDUFFIE SWD #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.	RENTR	4,500
1993-07-29	414321	42-185-30431	POELLNITZ-POELLNITZ UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
1993-07-29	414321	42-185-30431	POELLNITZ-POELLNITZ UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
1993-07-29	414321	42-185-30431	POELLNITZ-POELLNITZ UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,200	Y
1993-07-21	414132	42-185-30440	LAW, T.N. #1	WEST STAR OIL COMPANY	DRILL	17,500
1993-07-14	413572	42-185-30438	REINHART LEASE #1	EDCO ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	12,150	Y
1993-07-01	413227	42-185-30437	DALBOSCO UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
1993-07-01	413227	42-185-30437	DALBOSCO UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,184	Y

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