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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
1982-12-3118296542-225-30460MOODY FOUNDATION #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL9,000
1982-12-3118232942-225-30459ODOM #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL10,950
1982-12-3118209342-225-30458ROLLO A #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL11,300
1982-12-2818166742-225-30457LA RUE 'C' #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL11,500
1982-12-2718118742-225-30453WILSON #1BRAZOS RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,500
1982-12-1618027642-225-30411WILLIAMS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.RECOMP11,100
1982-12-1518014542-225-30456LONG #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,300
1982-12-1418011842-225-30455EAST CROCKETT FEDERAL UNIT #1MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL18,500
1982-12-0217900042-225-30452CHANDLER-WILLIAMS #2MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL10,975
1982-11-2917887542-225-30451B.B.B.&C. R.R. CO. U.S.A. #1BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL2,412
1982-11-2218120242-225-30454WESTBROOK #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL2,100
1982-11-1717760642-225-30450CURREY #1BRAZOS RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000
1982-11-0817685242-225-30449EAST FT. TRINIDAD #504SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,650
1982-11-0817685142-225-30448EAST FT. TRINIDAD #503SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,650
1982-10-1817734842-225-30447HOUSTON-ADAMS #1MARSHALL EXPL., CO.DRILL9,025
1982-10-0117336342-225-30446LARUE "B" #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL11,500
1982-09-3017365942-225-30443SHAW, MOLLIE #16EXXON CORP.DRILL3,400
1982-09-3017330242-225-30445HUFFMAN, L.W. #6SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONDRILL4,200
1982-09-2417290742-225-30442DAILEY, R. S. #10SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONDRILL10,500
1982-09-1317177942-225-00398KNOX, E.L. #1BRAZOS RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP9,500
1982-09-0817114942-225-30444WHALEY #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL10,500
1982-08-1916979542-225-30441T.L. TROUTMAN -A- #2GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL2,000
1982-08-1816979842-225-30390L.W. HUFFMAN #5SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONRECOMP2,500
1982-07-0816637542-225-00323DAILEY, F. C. #2DIXON EXPLORATION, INC.OTHER6,000
1982-07-0616572742-225-30439GIBBS NO. 1 UNIT #1ABCO ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL11,500
1982-07-0116534842-225-30438LOUIS COOK UNIT #2CONOCO INC.DRILL20,100
1982-06-2516482542-225-30437LARUE A #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL10,300
1982-06-2416464142-225-30436SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. #37PARTEN, J. R.DRILL22,000
1982-06-2316451842-225-30435MCDOUGELE, M.M. #1MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1982-06-2216434342-225-30434DORRELL, THOMAS W. #1PARTEN, J. R.DRILL20,000
1982-04-229419442-225-30363LARUE, J.H. #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL10,830
1982-04-0215541542-225-30433EASTHAM STATE FARM #1SANTA FE ENERGY CO.DRILL16,000
1982-03-2315499842-225-00699DAILEY, H.H. #1DIXON EXPLORATION, INC.OTHER10,000
1982-03-2315419942-225-30432CHANDLER-WILLIAMS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL9,620
1982-03-2315418242-225-30431LANE #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL11,000
1982-03-2315417642-225-30430USA-NM-A 19772 (TEX) #5MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL2,000
1982-03-1515477242-225-30406FEDERAL NM-A 19772 #3GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL1,800
1982-03-1215314642-225-30429TAYLOR, ORIE SUE #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,530
1982-03-0815240042-225-30403DAILEY, R.S. & H.H. #8ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP6,400
1982-02-0915029242-225-30428BROMBERG, LEON #1GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1982-02-0815025642-225-30427BYARS TRUST #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,506
1982-02-0515070742-225-30419HARRELSON, R.V. UNIT #2LONGHORN OIL&GAS CO.DRILL10,000
1982-02-0214970842-225-30425HOUSER #1PYRO ENERGY CORP.DRILL6,140
1982-02-0114959442-225-30424WALTERS, EMMA C. #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL6,000
1982-02-0114959142-225-30423KYLE, JOHN JR. #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL6,000
1982-01-2914957542-225-30422LARUE, GLOVER #1PRUDENTIAL ENERGY COMPANY, THEDRILL10,300
1982-01-1314742442-225-30418AOKI, CAROL S. #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL5,935
1981-12-1414439342-225-30417PARKS, W.B. #1GAYNE ENERGY, INC.DRILL1,820
1981-11-2514155642-225-30416BROMBERG #2U.S. EXPLORATION CORPORATIONDRILL10,600
1981-11-2314340942-225-30415R.V. HARRELSON UNIT #1LONGHORN OIL&GAS CO.DRILL9,434
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Houston County.