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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-04 | 802784 | 42-269-32949 | FORKS CCC #21 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,975 | |
| 2015-03-04 | 802782 | 42-269-32947 | PITCHFORK IIII #8 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,875 | |
| 2015-02-13 | 803756 | 42-269-32928 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 26AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,050 | |
| 2015-01-23 | 803005 | 42-269-32951 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 15R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2015-01-15 | 802783 | 42-269-32948 | PITCHFORK HHH 'B' #5 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,975 | |
| 2015-01-15 | 802734 | 42-269-32946 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 11AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,725 | |
| 2015-01-15 | 802734 | 42-269-32946 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 11AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,250 | |
| 2014-12-31 | 802057 | 42-269-32945 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 96A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-12-17 | 801787 | 42-269-32944 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 28AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 2014-12-16 | 801760 | 42-269-32943 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 49AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 2014-12-04 | 801143 | 42-269-32942 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 53AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 2014-11-20 | 800345 | 42-269-32941 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 12AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-11-03 | 799507 | 42-269-32940 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 21AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-11-03 | 799507 | 42-269-32940 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 21AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-10-30 | 799134 | 42-269-32939 | S.B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 09AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-10-02 | 796643 | 42-269-32936 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 98A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 2014-10-01 | 794460 | 42-269-32938 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #109 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 2014-09-29 | 794459 | 42-269-32937 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #108 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,875 | |
| 2014-09-19 | 795345 | 42-269-32935 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 48AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-09-19 | 793921 | 42-269-32933 | PITCHFORK IIII #7 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 2014-09-17 | 795168 | 42-269-31930 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE 'NA' #N 71A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,800 | |
| 2014-09-17 | 795168 | 42-269-31930 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE 'NA' #N 71A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,800 | |
| 2014-09-15 | 794889 | 42-269-32934 | RATLIFF B #10 | BULLET DEVELOPMENT, LLC | DRILL | 4,999 | |
| 2014-09-12 | 793681 | 42-269-32932 | TRUMAN AND TOMMY BACON #10 | SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 2014-09-11 | 793453 | 42-269-32930 | SIMPSON #10 | SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2014-09-03 | 793498 | 42-269-32047 | BIG -S- (TWIN PEAKS) UNIT #R342 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,004 | |
| 2014-09-02 | 793571 | 42-269-32931 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 32AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-08-18 | 792604 | 42-269-32929 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 13AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 2014-08-18 | 792601 | 42-269-32928 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 26AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 2014-08-18 | 792601 | 42-269-32928 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE 'AY' #Y 26AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-08-13 | 792230 | 42-269-32927 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 95A | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 2014-07-16 | 789458 | 42-269-32926 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 83R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 2014-07-10 | 789151 | 42-269-32925 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 10AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-07-09 | 789111 | 42-269-32924 | SPRINGER WILSON 193 #1 | BUCK WHEAT RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2014-06-20 | 787359 | 42-269-32922 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 78AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2014-06-20 | 787359 | 42-269-32922 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 78AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 2014-06-18 | 788627 | 42-269-32923 | BEGGS B 227 #1 | HGN OPERATING I, LLC | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 2014-06-10 | 786414 | 42-269-32921 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 74AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2014-06-10 | 786411 | 42-269-32920 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 71AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2014-06-10 | 786409 | 42-269-32919 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 69AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2014-06-04 | 785684 | 42-269-32918 | FORKS GGG #35 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 2014-05-19 | 784625 | 42-269-32917 | KOLB-BATEMAN #3 | BUCK WHEAT RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2014-05-15 | 784267 | 42-269-32916 | FORKS GGG #34 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 2014-05-12 | 783971 | 42-269-32912 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 66AH | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | Y |
| 2014-05-12 | 783970 | 42-269-32915 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 80H | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | Y |
| 2014-05-09 | 783997 | 42-269-32914 | FORKS CCC #20 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2014-05-02 | 783272 | 42-269-32911 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 19AH | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | Y |
| 2014-04-23 | 782974 | 42-269-32910 | S.B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 10AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2014-04-23 | 782973 | 42-269-32909 | S.B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 01AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2014-03-25 | 781542 | 42-269-32908 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 72AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.