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
1984-07-0224608142-225-30553TROUTMAN, J. L. -A- #4GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL1,670
1984-06-2724329442-225-30551FEDERAL #2C & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL2,000
1984-06-2724329542-225-30552FEDERAL #1C & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL2,000
1984-06-2124268842-225-30550FEDERAL "A" #1C & D PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INCDRILL2,000
1984-06-1924244042-225-30549BROWN, H. D. ET AL #2PARTEN, J. R.DRILL13,211
1984-05-3124070542-225-30548HOPPER, CARRIE #1ENSOURCE INC.DRILL7,400
1984-05-3024067442-225-30452CHANDLER-WILLIAMS #2MARSHALL EXPL. INC.RECOMP10,975
1984-05-2924036942-225-30547USA-NM-A 19769 #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL2,000
1984-05-0923829042-225-30546DAILEY, H. H. #3J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL8,400
1984-05-0323768742-225-30545BRANNEN, J. R. #1AP.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1984-05-0123730042-225-30544TERRY #1OSLIN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,000
1984-04-2623679642-225-30543WOLF #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYDRILL10,500
1984-04-1823604242-225-30540LANE, G. W. #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYDRILL9,200
1984-04-1823604142-225-30539MURRAY, A. E. #4MOORE-MCCORMACK OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,500
1984-04-1823603942-225-30538BROWN, C. W. #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYDRILL11,000
1984-04-1823604442-225-30541ALICANTE CORP. #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1984-04-1823604742-225-30542MINTER, C. A. #1INEXCO OIL COMPANYDRILL11,000
1984-04-1623567242-225-30537DAILEY "B" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,450
1984-04-1223759642-225-00282DAILEY HEIRS #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.RECOMP6,570
1984-04-0423463042-225-30534BRANNEN, J. R. #1P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1984-04-0423463142-225-30535BRANNEN, J. R. #2P.A.M. PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,800
1984-04-0323455642-225-30533DARSEY, CARRIE #1MID-GULF, INC.DRILL6,450
1984-04-0223440242-225-30532SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. #39PARTEN, J. R.DRILL12,000
1984-03-3023432542-225-30115TEMPLE INDUSTRIES "C" #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP10,744
1984-03-2623464742-225-00527SHAW, MOLLIE #1PALADIN CORPORATIONOTHER1,950
1984-03-2323326142-225-30531TAYLOR HEIRS #1MCMURREY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,850
1984-03-2223331742-225-30361SOUTHERN PINE #1ENSOURCE INC.RECOMP8,800
1984-03-1323236442-225-30530ADAMS UNIT #1SATELLITE PETROLEUM EXPLOR.,INC.DRILL1,800
1984-03-0223109842-225-30529MOORE, E. D. #1WESTLAND OIL DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL20,000
1984-02-2423039342-225-30528ADAMS "K" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,500
1984-02-2323035642-225-30527SHERMAN #1MCMURREY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,900
1984-02-1723185942-225-30526A. D. DOMINY OIL UNIT #4AGOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL2,000
1984-02-1322927342-225-30525H. D. BROWN ET AL UNIT #1PARTEN, J. R.DRILL11,400
1984-02-1022916942-225-30524EASTHAM STATE FARM #4SANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL9,500
1984-02-0622884742-225-30523DAILEY, H. H. #2J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL8,400
1984-01-1622867642-225-30522MAXWELL #3PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL11,000
1984-01-0922614542-225-30520DANNY ADAMS UNIT #1NORTH POLE PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL3,000
1983-12-2822449042-225-30518SEVEN J STOCK FARM INC UNIT D-1 #2PARTEN, J. R.DRILL11,200
1983-12-2322417542-225-30517BEAZLEY #1OIL & GAS RESERVES, INC.DRILL5,950
1983-12-2022411042-225-30516MADELEY #1VANDERBILT RESOURCES CORP.DRILL10,500
1983-12-1522454942-225-30519EAST FT. TRINIDAD #504SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,650
1983-12-0822308042-225-30515DAILEY "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL5,944
1983-12-0522363342-225-30091LITTLE, E. G. #1TRINITY VALLEY OIL & GAS, INC.OTHER10,275
1983-11-2322173542-225-30514TURNER "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,100
1983-11-2222158442-225-30513WESTBROOK #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL2,100
1983-11-1622090242-225-30512ELEBY, ANDREW ET AL #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL9,700
1983-11-1022031142-225-30509KING #1MCMURREY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL10,900
1983-11-1022213342-225-30502DAILEY, R. S. #11SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWDRILL6,350
1983-10-2521846142-225-30508SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. #38PARTEN, J. R.DRILL10,500
1983-10-1921775242-225-30507USA-NM-A 19769 #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL2,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Houston County.