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Houston County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Houston County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-03.

Houston County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC leads with 5 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

3

Operators (30d)

1

Latest Permit

2026-08-03

All Time

1,656

1,656 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1986-04-1630114642-225-30678SCARBOROUGH, G. H. #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,000
1986-04-0830078242-225-30677KELLY, LAURA NELMS #5P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1986-04-0330059342-225-30676ELLIS-ENGLISH #1TOURMALINE EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL1,800
1986-03-2630028742-225-30485WAGNER, JENNIE #1L.M.S. AMERICAN HOLDINGS CORP.RECOMP6,505
1986-03-2130009542-225-30675BRANNEN, J. R. #1AC & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,800
1986-03-1329958942-225-30674MONTGOMERY ET AL #1WOOLF & MAGEE, INC.DRILL6,100
1986-02-2629863742-225-30673DAILEY, R. S. #12SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWDRILL8,550
1986-02-2029817042-225-30672CROCKETT, DAVY NATIONAL FOREST #16P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1986-02-1029736842-225-30671BRANNEN, J. R. #3C & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,800
1986-02-0529704242-225-30669CROCKETT, DAVY NATIONAL FOREST #15P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1986-02-0529704442-225-30670CROCKETT, DAVY NATIONAL FOREST #14P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1986-01-2829630142-225-30668CROCKETT, DAVY NATIONAL FOREST #12P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1986-01-2029571942-225-30667KELLY, LAURA NELMS #4P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1986-01-0729443942-225-30666MCFADDIN, ROSINE #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,500
1985-12-3129380642-225-30664TEXAS DEPT. OF CORRECTION(TDC) #5GEMINI DRILLING & EXPLORATION CODRILL11,500
1985-12-2729400342-225-30665GILMORE HEIRS GAS UNIT #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWDRILL10,500
1985-12-0329161842-225-30662BRANNEN, J. R. #2C & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,800
1985-12-0329230142-225-30636FROSSARD, J. H. ET AL #1WISENBAKER PROD. CO.OTHER10,800
1985-11-2029069742-225-00518TRINITY STATE BANK #6EXXON CORP.RENTR2,941
1985-11-1929052642-225-30660TRINITY STATE BANK #4EXXON CORP.DRILL3,700
1985-11-1929057742-225-30661TRINITY STATE BANK #5EXXON CORP.DRILL4,000
1985-11-1328992442-225-30658THOMAS W. DORRELL UNIT 2 #1PARTEN, J. R.DRILL11,400
1985-11-0828960642-225-30656BRANNEN, J. R. #1C & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,800
1985-11-0828996842-225-30659SHAW, MOLLIE #18EXXON CORP.DRILL2,650
1985-11-0828996542-225-30659SHAW, MOLLIE -B- #18EXXON CORP.DRILL2,650
1985-11-0629170342-225-30663SHAW, MOLLIE -B- #17EXXON CORP.DRILL3,600
1985-11-0629170242-225-30663SHAW, MOLLIE #17EXXON CORP.DRILL3,600
1985-10-3128876242-225-30655SHAW, MOLLIE B #19EXXON CORP.DRILL2,750
1985-10-3128876342-225-30655SHAW, MOLLIE #19EXXON CORP.DRILL2,750
1985-10-2428825242-225-30653TYER, T. W. #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL13,500
1985-10-2328845142-225-30654SAWYER-WEISINGER #1SIMMONS, FRED E. JR.DRILL6,400
1985-10-2128791342-225-30652CROCKETT, DAVY NATIONAL FOREST #10P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1985-10-1528734942-225-30650TRINITY SWD SYS. 1 #3DEXXON CORP.DRILL3,500
1985-10-1128740842-225-30651POTTER #1CAMBRIDGE & NAILDRILL10,100
1985-10-1128740642-225-30651POTTER #1CAMBRIDGE & NAILDRILL10,100
1985-10-1028712542-225-30649JOHN DAVID #4P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1985-10-0928687442-225-30569PENN-FREDERICKSEN #1PENN RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,500
1985-10-0328662642-225-30648USA-NM-A 19767 (TEX) #3MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL1,900
1985-10-0128622942-225-30647JOHN DAVID #3P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1985-10-0128646742-225-30589FOSTER, EDGAR #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP10,500
1985-09-2328552142-225-30646LUNDY, LEE #2PARTEN, J. R.DRILL11,400
1985-09-1628547242-225-30645CROCKETT, DAVY NATIONAL FOREST #9P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1985-09-1628486042-225-30644CANTRELL, R. #1HAWN BROTHERSDRILL6,200
1985-09-0328395042-225-30643LUNDY, LEE #1PARTEN, J. R.DRILL11,400
1985-08-2628344042-225-30642STEPHENS, M. C. #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL11,500
1985-08-1328268142-225-30411WILLIAMS #1APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP11,100
1985-08-0828245442-225-30638FROSSARD #1ZAPATA EXPLORATION CO-ONSHOREDRILL9,000
1985-08-0828234542-225-30641JACK ALARID UNIT #2MID-GULF, INC.DRILL9,000
1985-08-0828234442-225-30640ALARID UNIT #1MID-GULF, INC.DRILL9,000
1985-08-0128152542-225-30639BROWN, H. D. ET AL #3PARTEN, J. R.DRILL10,758
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Houston County.