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 1.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (4 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). HALLIBURTON OPERATING 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-12-01 | 323735 | 42-269-31663 | PARRAMORE, J.H. #6 | CREGO EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-11-24 | 323523 | 42-269-31661 | MCELROY #1 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-11-21 | 323278 | 42-269-31660 | PITCHFORK-MAVERICK B #19 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1986-11-18 | 323187 | 42-269-31659 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "QQQ" #11 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1986-11-06 | 322796 | 42-269-31656 | PARRAMORE "A" #2 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1986-11-06 | 322669 | 42-269-30213 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "C" #10 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | RENTR | 6,000 | |
| 1986-11-06 | 322660 | 42-269-31654 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "RRR" #18 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1986-11-05 | 322740 | 42-269-31655 | SPRINGER "A" #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1986-10-30 | 322374 | 42-269-31653 | SIMPSON "A" #1115 | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1986-10-23 | 322080 | 42-269-30402 | MASTERSON, BEN & TOM #8 | ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC. | RECOMP | 6,735 | |
| 1986-10-21 | 322144 | 42-269-31652 | FOSTER, W. L. #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1986-10-21 | 322143 | 42-269-31651 | BURNETT, S. B. "D" #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1986-10-20 | 321887 | 42-269-31650 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "HHHH" #9 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1986-10-14 | 321803 | 42-269-00402 | HOWELL, G. L. #3 | TEXACO PRODUCING INC. | RECOMP | 5,030 | |
| 1986-10-10 | 321374 | 42-269-31647 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "YA" #66 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1986-10-08 | 321606 | 42-269-31649 | ROSS, W. R. #5 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-10-08 | 321606 | 42-269-31649 | ROSS, W. R. #5 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 5,954 | |
| 1986-10-08 | 321429 | 42-269-31418 | SOWELL "A" #2 | BURNETT OIL CO., INC. | RECOMP | 5,790 | |
| 1986-10-06 | 321454 | 42-269-31648 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE Y #25 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-10-06 | 320183 | 42-269-31634 | NIBLO, SYDNEY #5 | POLK & PATTON, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1986-10-01 | 321224 | 42-269-00100 | MARTIN, MARY #3RE | STALEY, JACK C. | RENTR | 6,600 | |
| 1986-09-29 | 321260 | 42-269-31646 | PARRAMORE "W" #1 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1986-09-26 | 321176 | 42-269-31645 | FOSTER TRUST "A" #5 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1986-09-26 | 321176 | 42-269-31645 | FOSTER TRUST "A" #5 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1986-09-26 | 321132 | 42-269-31644 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WA" #58 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1986-09-25 | 321110 | 42-269-31643 | FOSTER TRUST #10 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1986-09-22 | 320912 | 42-269-31642 | ROSS, W. R. #6 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-09-18 | 320706 | 42-269-31641 | PARRAMORE, J. H. "W" #1W | CREGO EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1986-09-17 | 320454 | 42-269-31639 | PITCHFORK LAND & CATTLE CO. #F8 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1986-09-16 | 320565 | 42-269-31640 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "AAA" #19 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1986-09-12 | 320474 | 42-269-31513 | FOSTER TRUST "A" #10 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1986-09-12 | 320473 | 42-269-31637 | FOSTER TRUST "A" #11 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1986-09-12 | 320470 | 42-269-31636 | FOSTER TRUST #15 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1986-09-12 | 320468 | 42-269-31635 | FOSTER TRUST #14 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1986-09-05 | 320034 | 42-269-31633 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #59WA | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1986-08-28 | 305790 | 42-269-31632 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "RRR" #20 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1986-08-25 | 305604 | 42-269-31631 | PARRAMORE, J. H. "A" #5A | CREGO EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-08-18 | 305498 | 42-269-31630 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE WA #57 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1986-08-14 | 305284 | 42-269-31629 | ROSS #1 | SABINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1986-08-14 | 305284 | 42-269-31629 | ROSS #1 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-08-11 | 305080 | 42-269-31628 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "AAA" #17 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-08-04 | 304848 | 42-269-31627 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE QQQ #9 | GUNN MANAGEMENT COMPANY | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1986-07-28 | 304810 | 42-269-31101 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE YA #44 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 5,850 | |
| 1986-07-25 | 304617 | 42-269-31626 | BEGGS #1 | SCHOLL DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 3,970 | |
| 1986-07-25 | 304609 | 42-269-31625 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE Y #23 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1986-07-21 | 304395 | 42-269-31624 | DOUBLE LONG CANYON PROSPECT #H1 | SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1986-07-16 | 304251 | 42-269-31623 | PARRAMORE, J. H. "A" #4A | CREGO EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,150 | |
| 1986-07-14 | 304187 | 42-269-31622 | NIBLO, SYDNEY #4 | POLK & PATTON, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1986-07-07 | 303852 | 42-269-00071 | ORSBORN UNIT #2 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 5,105 | |
| 1986-06-30 | 303686 | 42-269-31620 | BURNETT, S. B. "B" #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 6,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.