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
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-05 | 57187 | 42-225-30327 | NICKELSEN, B. #1 | TEXAS CRUDE, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1979-08-17 | 55886 | 42-225-30326 | SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. #32 | PARTEN, J. R. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1979-08-17 | 55856 | 42-225-20060 | KRENEK #1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 9,500 | |
| 1979-08-06 | 57386 | 42-225-30323 | EAST FT. TRINIDAD (DEXTER C)UNIT #13-2 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1979-07-13 | 52841 | 42-225-30325 | LAMB, W. C. #1 | AMERICAN NAT. GAS PROD. CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1979-07-12 | 52699 | 42-225-30323 | EAST FT. TRINIDAD (DEXTER C)UNIT #13-2 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1979-07-11 | 52865 | 42-225-30018 | CROWLEY-STUBBLEFIELD OIL UNIT #1 | GLEN ROSE CORPORATION | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1979-06-25 | 51819 | 42-225-30316 | EAST FT. TRINIDAD (DEXTER C)UNIT #602 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 1979-06-20 | 51336 | 42-225-30322 | DOMINY, ANGIE #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 8,791 | |
| 1979-06-07 | 50213 | 42-225-30321 | PERRONE #4 | DIXON DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,248 | |
| 1979-06-07 | 50208 | 42-225-30320 | PERRONE #3 | DIXON DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1979-06-07 | 50207 | 42-225-30319 | BURNS #1 | DIXON DRLG. CO.& SIMMS EXP. CO. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1979-06-07 | 50206 | 42-225-30318 | GILMORE #1 | DIXON DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,251 | |
| 1979-05-29 | 51504 | 42-225-30313 | EAST FT. TRINIDAD (DEXTER C)UNIT #13-1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1979-05-29 | 49630 | 42-225-30317 | ANDERSON HEIRS #1 | SUPRON ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,723 | |
| 1979-05-25 | 50860 | 42-225-30300 | POUNCY #1 | ROWAN, J. R. | RECOMP | 6,500 | |
| 1979-05-07 | 47977 | 42-225-30316 | DELL LAND COMPANY B #1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,150 | |
| 1979-05-01 | 47498 | 42-225-30315 | MARCUS #2 | MAYNARD OIL CO. | DRILL | 10,873 | |
| 1979-03-30 | 45540 | 42-225-30314 | CUNNINGHAM UNIT #1 | ROME EXPLORATION CO, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1979-03-12 | 44076 | 42-225-30313 | DELL LAND COMPANY A #1 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1979-01-31 | 41814 | 42-225-00258 | PERRONE #2 | DIXON DRILLING COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,250 | |
| 1979-01-09 | 40471 | 42-225-30312 | REID, R. I. #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,403 | |
| 1979-01-09 | 40466 | 42-225-80207 | PETERS, DALLAS D. #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,700 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39909 | 42-225-30167 | NAVARRO CROSSING UNIT 2 #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,511 | |
| 1978-12-22 | 39446 | 42-225-30311 | KING, ROBERT #1 | SUPRON ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-12-14 | 38881 | 42-225-30310 | PERRONE #1 | ROWAN, J. R. & SIMMS, BRYAN L. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-12-12 | 38682 | 42-225-30309 | FARMERS OIL COMPANY #2 | PARTEN, J. R. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-12-01 | 37905 | 42-225-30308 | MURCHISON, G. S. #1 | ROME EXPLORATION CO, INC. | DRILL | 6,108 | |
| 1978-10-30 | 35845 | 42-225-30307 | SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. #31 | PARTEN, J. R. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1978-10-26 | 35669 | 42-225-30306 | SEVEN J STOCK FARM, INC. #31 | PARTEN, J. R. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-07-28 | 29379 | 42-225-30305 | WILCOX #1 | MCCORMICK OIL & GAS & LAKE RONEL | DRILL | 11,494 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29103 | 42-225-30304 | USA-NM-A 19772 (TEX) #3 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29062 | 42-225-80206 | SHAW, MOLLIE #7 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 2,150 | |
| 1978-07-14 | 28534 | 42-225-30303 | USA-NM-A 19772 (TEX.) #2 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-05-18 | 31231 | 42-225-30302 | EAST FORT TRINIDAD(DEXTER C)UNIT #1-2 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,620 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21644 | 42-225-30302 | EAST FT TRINIDAD (DEXTER C)UNIT #1-2 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,620 | |
| 1978-03-13 | 27566 | 42-225-30300 | POUNCY #1 | ROWAN, J. R. & SIMMS, BRYAN L. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-03-01 | 19381 | 42-225-30301 | E.FT.TRINIDAD(DEXTER C) UNIT #502 | SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1978-02-21 | 30696 | 42-225-30299 | USA-NM-A-19772 (TEX) #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-01-25 | 17001 | 42-225-30152 | FEDERAL NM 19772 #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 8,701 | |
| 1977-12-19 | 14315 | 42-225-30113 | NAVARRO CROSSING #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 6,700 | |
| 1977-12-13 | 6151 | 42-225-30293 | FARMERS OIL COMPANY #1 | PARTEN, J. R. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1977-11-15 | 12073 | 42-225-30099 | DECKER, E. M. #1 | TEXAS CRUDE, INC. | DRILL | 10,761 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 10637 | 42-225-30298 | PETERS GAS UNIT #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,106 | |
| 1977-09-26 | 8394 | 42-225-30297 | PERKINS, JOHNIE #1 | NORTHSHORE EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 11,348 | |
| 1977-09-14 | 7542 | 42-225-30296 | CUTSHAW GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,100 | |
| 1977-09-13 | 6952 | 42-225-30294 | STRONG, JOSEPHINE S. #1 | APEXCO, INC. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 7319 | 42-225-30295 | ADAMS, CLIFTON OIL UNIT #1 | GLEN ROSE CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,830 | |
| 1977-08-30 | 6527 | 42-225-00238 | DAILEY, QUITA "D" #2 | ZTEX | OTHER | 5,900 | |
| 1977-08-23 | 6037 | 42-225-30292 | MARCUS, HARRY ET AL #1 | SUPRON ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,597 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Houston County.