King County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in King County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-22.
King County permitting is running 1.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (5 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). GUNN OIL COMPANY leads with 4 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.
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2,890 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-02 | 489828 | 42-269-32359 | FORKS CCC #1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1999-12-02 | 489828 | 42-269-32359 | FORKS CCC #1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1999-12-01 | 489934 | 42-269-32358 | LOWRANCE, ED #3 | GAEA SERVICES, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-11-24 | 489632 | 42-269-32355 | SIMPSON #8 | LECLAIR OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1999-11-23 | 489679 | 42-269-32357 | FOSTER #1 | J & J TRADING | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1999-11-19 | 489676 | 42-269-32356 | A. W. M. #15 | BURNETT OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1999-11-19 | 489487 | 42-269-32170 | MASTERSON #1 | BURNS, P. C. OIL PRODUCERS INC. | RECOMP | 5,930 | |
| 1999-11-18 | 489640 | 42-269-31648 | BURNETT, S. B. "1A/2A SAND" #25 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1999-11-16 | 489397 | 42-269-32337 | MASTERSON 02 #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | FLD-XFR | 6,215 | |
| 1999-10-29 | 488802 | 42-269-32354 | FORKS BBB #2 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1999-10-25 | 488804 | 42-269-32353 | BATEMAN TRUST EST. ACCOUNT NO. 1 #104 | PRIMROSE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-10-21 | 487868 | 42-269-32351 | BEADHEAD EMERGER 65 #1 | ARRINGTON,DAVID H. OIL & GAS,INC | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-10-08 | 488229 | 42-269-32352 | MASTERSON #1R | BURNS, P. C. OIL PRODUCERS INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1999-09-24 | 487688 | 42-269-32350 | MASTERSON "H" #1 | BURNS, P. C. OIL PRODUCERS INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-09-17 | 487593 | 42-269-32348 | A.W.M. #14 | BURNETT OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1999-09-16 | 487654 | 42-269-32349 | BATEMAN TRUST EST. ACCOUNT NO. 1 #105 | PRIMROSE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-09-10 | 487078 | 42-269-32347 | BEADHEAD SCUD 53 #1 | ARRINGTON,DAVID H. OIL & GAS,INC | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-09-10 | 487078 | 42-269-32347 | BEADHEAD SCUD 53 #1 | ARRINGTON,DAVID H. OIL & GAS,INC | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1999-09-02 | 487236 | 42-269-31150 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 1A/2A #N34A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,842 | |
| 1999-09-02 | 487235 | 42-269-30374 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 1A/2A #N19 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1999-09-02 | 487234 | 42-269-31116 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 1A/2A #N52 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,800 | |
| 1999-09-02 | 487233 | 42-269-30241 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 1A/2A #Y16A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,925 | |
| 1999-08-30 | 487119 | 42-269-32346 | AWM "E" #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1999-08-19 | 486804 | 42-269-31467 | BURNETT, S. B. EST "AAAA" #7 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,950 | |
| 1999-08-16 | 486573 | 42-269-31819 | SPRINGER #2 | LYTLE CREEK OPERATING, INC. | RENTR | 5,000 | |
| 1999-08-06 | 486489 | 42-269-30279 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 1A/2A #Y 24A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,940 | |
| 1999-08-06 | 486385 | 42-269-32344 | ROSS-ENGLER #1 | CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATED | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1999-08-05 | 486417 | 42-269-32345 | C. B. LONG UNIT #E 3 | MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1999-07-21 | 486038 | 42-269-32343 | MASTERSON "E" UNIT #2 | BURNS, P. C. OIL PRODUCERS INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1999-07-21 | 485948 | 42-269-32342 | SIMPSON #7 | LECLAIR OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1999-07-16 | 485932 | 42-269-32341 | PL & CC #P 1 | DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORP | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 1999-07-16 | 485825 | 42-269-32340 | FORKS BBB #1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,975 | |
| 1999-07-16 | 485824 | 42-269-32339 | FORKS '1' #6A | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1999-07-15 | 485883 | 42-269-30392 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE 1A/2A #Y 34A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,620 | |
| 1999-07-15 | 485882 | 42-269-31107 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE 1A/2A #N53 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,550 | |
| 1999-07-06 | 485666 | 42-269-32066 | S.B. BURNETT ESTATE "1A/2A SAND" #N 87 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,640 | |
| 1999-06-14 | 485105 | 42-269-32338 | BURNETT/GUNN AWM "D" #3 | BURNETT OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1999-06-14 | 485105 | 42-269-32338 | BURNETT/GUNN AWM "D" #3 | BURNETT OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1999-06-10 | 485130 | 42-269-31867 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE RRR #26 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,050 | |
| 1999-05-27 | 484831 | 42-269-31640 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE AAA #19 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,300 | |
| 1999-05-24 | 484725 | 42-269-31914 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "YA" #Y 78A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,648 | |
| 1999-04-29 | 484203 | 42-269-32337 | MASTERSON 02 #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1999-04-27 | 484138 | 42-269-30309 | BURNETT, S. B. EST.. "NA" #5 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,312 | |
| 1999-04-27 | 484136 | 42-269-00423 | SPRINGER #1 | LYTLE CREEK OPERATING, INC. | RENTR | 4,300 | |
| 1999-04-13 | 483841 | 42-269-32336 | BURNETT/GUNN AWM "D" #2 | BURNETT OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1999-02-12 | 482689 | 42-269-32335 | MASTERSON "B" UNIT #3 | BURNS, P. C. OIL PRODUCERS INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1999-01-19 | 482035 | 42-269-32334 | SIMPSON #6 | LECLAIR OPERATING CO., INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1999-01-13 | 482012 | 42-269-30305 | BURNETT, S. B. EST. "1A/2A SAND" #N 14 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,820 | |
| 1999-01-13 | 482011 | 42-269-32059 | BURNETT, S. B. EST. "1A/2A SAND" #Y 85A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,680 | |
| 1998-12-28 | 481728 | 42-269-32333 | BURNETT/GUNN AWM "D" #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.