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.
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Latest Permit
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All Time
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1,015 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-28 | 67847 | 42-185-30239 | JOHNSON, FLORA I. "A" #7 | CASHCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,843 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 67127 | 42-185-30238 | BARNUM, MARGERETE C. JOHNSON #1 | STRINGER, C. M. | DRILL | 2,530 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66381 | 42-185-30064 | UPCHURCH, FANNIE #3 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | RECOMP | 13,000 | |
| 1979-12-05 | 65602 | 42-185-30237 | BRUNNER #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65318 | 42-185-30236 | UPCHURCH, FANNIE #1 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 10,213 | |
| 1979-11-29 | 64917 | 42-185-30064 | UPCHURCH, FANNIE #3 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | OTHER | 13,000 | |
| 1979-11-28 | 64732 | 42-185-30235 | WALTRIP, ROBERT ET AL #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 16,100 | |
| 1979-11-14 | 64044 | 42-185-30234 | SCAMARDO UNIT #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 9,840 | |
| 1979-11-05 | 63007 | 42-185-30233 | TUCKER, T. H. UNIT #1 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 21,000 | |
| 1979-10-02 | 59520 | 42-185-30232 | COCKRELL CORPORATION #1 | BENCHMARK EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 3,605 | |
| 1979-08-22 | 56489 | 42-185-30231 | KNOTTS #2 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,112 | |
| 1979-06-21 | 51485 | 42-185-30213 | SANDERS, RUEL F., ET AL #1 | HIGH CHAPPARAL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 17,416 | |
| 1979-05-25 | 49329 | 42-185-30230 | CLARK, IRIS #2 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 4,860 | |
| 1979-04-03 | 45615 | 42-185-30229 | GARDNER, WILLIAM #1 | CONOCO INC. | DRILL | 17,354 | |
| 1979-03-14 | 44307 | 42-185-30228 | HALL, DARRELL #1 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 14,370 | |
| 1979-02-26 | 43127 | 42-185-00132 | JOHNSON, FLORA I. #1-S | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | OTHER | 9,200 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42573 | 42-185-30047 | COROLLA-GARRISON UNIT #1 | HIGH CHAPPARAL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1979-02-14 | 42550 | 42-185-30054 | SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENT CO. #4 | HIGH CHAPPARAL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39982 | 42-185-30227 | FINLEY/SMITH #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 12,701 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39980 | 42-185-30226 | ANDRESS #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 12,641 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39979 | 42-185-30225 | TRANT #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39977 | 42-185-30224 | WILLIAMS #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 1978-12-14 | 38882 | 42-185-30223 | STATE SCHOOL LAND #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-11-29 | 37721 | 42-185-30222 | SMITH, W. #1 | CASHCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 15,522 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37180 | 42-185-30221 | DAVIS, OZELLE GAS UNIT #1 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 11,507 | |
| 1978-11-15 | 36954 | 42-185-30220 | PETRI, NORA #1 | NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-11-13 | 36744 | 42-185-30219 | GRANT #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1978-11-13 | 36743 | 42-185-30218 | GRESSETT #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,460 | |
| 1978-11-13 | 36742 | 42-185-30217 | MALLETT #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,600 | |
| 1978-11-08 | 36482 | 42-185-30216 | YEAGER, W. O. #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,452 | |
| 1978-08-21 | 30951 | 42-185-30215 | SURFACE, W. R. #1 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1978-07-17 | 28571 | 42-185-30214 | DARBY, GERALDINE #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 12,437 | |
| 1978-06-19 | 26751 | 42-185-30213 | SANDERS, RUEL F. ET AL #1 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 19,000 | |
| 1978-06-19 | 26751 | 42-185-30213 | SANDERS, R. F., ET AL #1 | HIGH CHAPPARAL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25456 | 42-185-30212 | UPCHURCH-MCDOUGALD UNIT #1 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1978-05-22 | 24894 | 42-185-30211 | MCDUFFIE #1 | COTTON PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 9,950 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23729 | 42-185-30051 | POELLNITZ, C. A. #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23718 | 42-185-30028 | BEVANS, W. A. GAS UNIT #1 | WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP. | DRILL | 10,822 | |
| 1978-05-04 | 23540 | 42-185-30055 | JOHNSON, FLORA I. #3 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-05-04 | 23539 | 42-185-30046 | JOHNSON, FLORA I. #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | OTHER | 10,000 | |
| 1978-05-04 | 23538 | 42-185-30059 | JOHNSON, FLORA I. #4 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-05-03 | 23721 | 42-185-30063 | SHIRLEY, LOUIS #1 | CASHCO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1978-04-17 | 22331 | 42-185-30210 | PRITCHETT, A. A. #1 | DAMSON OIL CORP. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1978-04-05 | 21485 | 42-185-30209 | SABINE ROYALTY UNIT #2 | HIGH CHAPPARAL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,012 | |
| 1978-04-05 | 21479 | 42-185-30208 | CHAMPION PAPER UNIT #1 | MAGNOLIA ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 5,503 | |
| 1978-03-27 | 20921 | 42-185-30207 | COLE, B. I. #1 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1978-03-13 | 19878 | 42-185-30206 | HARRISON, SAM B. #2 | WEST, WESLEY | DRILL | 9,550 | |
| 1978-02-14 | 18215 | 42-185-30205 | YEAGER, BEULA M. #1 | DAMSON OIL CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-01-03 | 15377 | 42-185-30204 | CONELEY-GALBREATH UNIT #1 | CAYUGA EXPLORATION, INC. | RECOMP | 13,476 | |
| 1978-01-03 | 9462 | 42-185-30201 | MEYER, F. E. #1 | CAYUGA EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Grimes County.