Hemphill County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Hemphill County — updated daily, data through 2026-05-20.

Hemphill County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-05-20

All Time

6,080

6,080 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2012-07-31	745062	42-211-35070	VOLLMERT #8H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,800	Y
2012-07-30	743647	42-211-34680	ELM CREEK RANCH 7 #6HR	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	RECOMP	16,000	Y
2012-07-19	744815	42-211-35069	ELM CREEK RANCH 34 #5HR	LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	16,917	Y
2012-07-19	744369	42-211-35068	CLEVELAND RANCH '22' #2H	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-07-18	744174	42-211-35067	MATHERS RANCH 1518 #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-07-13	744070	42-211-35065	GRUHLKEY 100 #1HD	APACHE CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-07-11	743676	42-211-35063	GEORGE A 45 #8H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-07-10	743498	42-211-35062	COOK 39 #4H	LINN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,943	Y
2012-07-09	743491	42-211-35061	COOK 39 #3H	LINN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,835	Y
2012-07-06	741878	42-211-35056	ISAACS 148 #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-07-03	742278	42-211-35057	WRIGHT 122 #2H	CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-06-29	743298	42-211-35059	URSCHEL 73 #1H	HIGHMOUNT OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,970	Y
2012-06-29	743298	42-211-35059	URSCHEL 73 #1H	LE NORMAN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-06-27	743016	42-211-35060	LOCKHART #1901	UPLAND RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	11,500
2012-06-27	743016	42-211-35060	LOCKHART #1901	UPLAND RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-27	743016	42-211-35060	LOCKHART #1901	UPLAND RESOURCES LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-15	742244	42-211-35058	OASIS CREEK HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-06-08	740440	42-211-35053	HARTLEY 244 #1HC	CORDILLERA ENERGY PRTNRS III,LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-06-06	739950	42-211-35052	TEAGUE SL #2H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,300	Y
2012-06-04	741555	42-211-35055	HEXT 139 #1H	LE NORMAN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2012-06-04	741555	42-211-35055	HEXT 139 #1H	LE NORMAN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2012-06-04	739863	42-211-35054	TEAGUE #1H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,800	Y
2012-06-01	741462	42-211-35051	BRAINARD #3H	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2012-06-01	736540	42-211-35025	ISAACS 205 #4	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.	DRILL	15,116	Y
2012-05-31	741074	42-211-35048	WILLIAM 118 HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-05-30	741098	42-211-35049	URSCHEL 64 #1HR	HIGHMOUNT OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,300	Y
2012-05-30	741098	42-211-35049	URSCHEL 64 #1HR	HIGHMOUNT OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,400	Y
2012-05-30	741065	42-211-35047	SAMUEL 132 HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-05-30	740794	42-211-33942	VOLLMERT 'C' #5	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	RECOMP	11,250
2012-05-25	740850	42-211-31385	URSCHEL, LESTER B. #21	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	RECOMP	11,750
2012-05-24	739186	42-211-35050	KELLEY #2019H	QUESTA ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	8,900	Y
2012-05-22	740526	42-211-35044	BRAINARD, E.S.F. ET UX -FF- #1H	MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,500	Y
2012-05-21	740458	42-211-35042	YORK 137 HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,100	Y
2012-05-18	740272	42-211-35041	SLOAN HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-05-16	739487	42-211-35043	HANSON 29 #8H	LINN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,791	Y
2012-05-16	739481	42-211-35046	HANSON 29 #7H	LINN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,788	Y
2012-05-16	739466	42-211-35045	HANSON 29 #4H	LINN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	11,981	Y
2012-05-08	738988	42-211-35040	MAHLER #5138H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-05-07	738969	42-211-35039	CLEVELAND #2HD	CORDILLERA ENERGY PRTNRS III,LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-05-07	738906	42-211-35038	SHELL FEE 13 #8H	JONES ENERGY, LTD.	DRILL	15,950	Y
2012-05-03	738723	42-211-35037	KRITSER 3 HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-05-02	738580	42-211-35035	VIOLET 29 HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-05-02	738425	42-211-35036	TEAGUE SL #4H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,160	Y
2012-04-30	737452	42-211-33249	MITCHELL #1122	BRACKEN OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	10,540
2012-04-27	738340	42-211-35034	URSCHEL 64 #3H	HIGHMOUNT OPERATING LLC	DRILL	8,971	Y
2012-04-25	737650	42-211-35029	ISAACS 'C' 196 SL #7H	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	10,150	Y
2012-04-25	737231	42-211-35023	BENJAMIN 120 HMH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,000	Y
2012-04-24	736850	42-211-35021	WEBB 187 #2H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,400	Y
2012-04-23	737917	42-211-35033	WALKER 29 #2901H	FOREST OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	13,305	Y
2012-04-21	737820	42-211-35031	TEAGUE #3H	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	10,700	Y

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