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
2005-08-01	604213	42-185-30697	RANGER #3	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,690	Y
2005-08-01	604213	42-185-30697	RANGER #3	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,690	Y
2005-05-27	601330	42-185-30696	BROWN UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2005-05-23	600964	42-185-30695	HAMILTON #1	TALON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	DRILL	5,100
2005-05-23	600963	42-185-30694	SWANK #1	TALON DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	DRILL	5,200
2005-05-20	600924	42-185-30674	F.D. CALHOUN UNIT #1H	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	RECOMP	13,500	Y
2005-05-19	600830	42-185-30693	VIKING #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,750	Y
2005-05-19	600830	42-185-30693	VIKING #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,750	Y
2005-04-22	560850	42-185-30658	MUSTANG #1 H	TEXCAL ENERGY (GP) LLC	RENTR	15,251	Y
2005-03-16	556555	42-185-30692	ANDERSON TOWNSITE #1H	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2005-01-21	556556	42-185-30691	JET #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,700	Y
2005-01-21	556556	42-185-30691	JET #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,700	Y
2005-01-14	556117	42-185-30690	BRONCO #3	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,400	Y
2005-01-14	556117	42-185-30690	BRONCO #3	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,400	Y
2004-12-27	553004	42-185-30688	ZINGARA #3	DEEP ROCK RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,400	Y
2004-12-07	554511	42-185-30212	UPCHURCH-MCDOUGALD UNIT #1 H	SETEX OIL AND GAS COMPANY	RENTR	11,464	Y
2004-11-08	553323	42-185-30689	RANGER #2	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	14,690	Y
2004-10-28	552789	42-185-30687	MOSES UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2004-10-28	552789	42-185-30687	MOSES UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	14,894	Y
2004-10-27	551784	42-185-30685	RIETZ TRUST UNIT #1	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2004-10-27	551784	42-185-30685	RIETZ TRUST UNIT #1	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2004-10-20	552540	42-185-30443	HASSLER #1H	SETEX OIL AND GAS COMPANY	RECOMP	11,400	Y
2004-10-14	551784	42-185-30685	RIETZ TRUST UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	13,695	Y
2004-10-07	552008	42-185-30655	PATRIOT #1 X	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	RENTR	19,000	Y
2004-10-07	552008	42-185-30655	PATRIOT #1 X	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	RENTR	19,000	Y
2004-08-16	549607	42-185-30684	HURST UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,500	Y
2004-08-16	549607	42-185-30684	HURST UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	14,128	Y
2004-07-07	547882	42-185-30683	CALHOUN, F. D. #2H	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2004-05-25	546055	42-185-30682	ZINGARA #2	DEEP ROCK RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2004-05-12	545594	42-185-30681	WEHMEYER UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,500	Y
2004-05-12	545594	42-185-30681	WEHMEYER UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,500	Y
2004-05-12	545594	42-185-30681	WEHMEYER UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	13,814	Y
2004-03-16	543244	42-185-30680	NAVARRO UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2004-03-16	543244	42-185-30680	NAVARRO UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	14,929	Y
2004-03-04	542818	42-185-30679	KNOTTS-YEAGER UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM LP	DRILL	19,500	Y
2004-03-04	542818	42-185-30679	KNOTTS-YEAGER UNIT #1	PATTERSON PETROLEUM LP	DRILL	19,500	Y
2004-02-17	542063	42-185-30678	GORDON EDGE UNIT #2H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2004-02-17	542063	42-185-30678	GORDON EDGE UNIT #2H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	13,609	Y
2003-12-17	539786	42-185-30677	HEYMAN UNIT #2H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,500	Y
2003-12-17	539786	42-185-30677	HEYMAN UNIT #2H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	14,266	Y
2003-10-21	537768	42-185-30676	ZINGARA #1	DEEP ROCK RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2003-09-30	536968	42-185-30512	BOATWRIGHT #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	13,000	Y
2003-09-30	536968	42-185-30512	BOATWRIGHT #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2003-08-26	535773	42-185-30675	HAYNIE-SCHWEITZ UNIT #1H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2003-08-19	535514	42-185-30674	CALHOUN, F D #1H	TDC ENGINEERING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2003-07-21	534404	42-185-30673	LAW UNIT #1	PRIME OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	4,300
2003-07-21	534404	42-185-30673	LAW UNIT #1	PRIME OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	4,400
2003-07-17	534266	42-185-30672	FREEMAN #2H	STROUD OIL PROPERTIES, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2003-07-17	534266	42-185-30672	FREEMAN #2H	STROUD ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	13,540	Y
2003-06-16	533126	42-185-30671	GORDON EDGE #1H	STROUD OIL PROPERTIES, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y

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