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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-09-11 | 284794 | 42-269-31523 | FOSTER TRUST "A" #9 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284800 | 42-269-31518 | FOSTER TRUST #7 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284799 | 42-269-31516 | FOSTER TRUST #6 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284798 | 42-269-31512 | FOSTER TRUST #4 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENE | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284487 | 42-269-31501 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE RRR #10 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284489 | 42-269-31502 | BATEMAN TRUST EST. ACCT. NO. 1 #90 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1985-09-05 | 284117 | 42-269-31500 | MOORHOUSE, LILLIE #1 | HENRY ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1985-08-30 | 283758 | 42-269-31498 | BATEMAN TRUST EST. ACCT. NO.1 #92 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1985-08-30 | 283757 | 42-269-31497 | BATEMAN TRUST EST. ACCT. NO.1 #89 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1985-08-27 | 283823 | 42-269-31499 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE HHHH #4 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1985-08-26 | 283329 | 42-269-31496 | ROSS, W. R. #1 | GRACE OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1985-08-26 | 283268 | 42-269-31495 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE YA #59 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-08-23 | 283152 | 42-269-31494 | PARROTT, L. S. #2 | YOUNG, MARSHALL R., OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1985-08-21 | 282888 | 42-269-31493 | PITCHFORK LAND & CATTLE CO. #F5 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1985-08-21 | 282888 | 42-269-31493 | PITCHFORK LAND & CATTLE CO. "F" #5 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | FLD-XFR | 4,000 | |
| 1985-08-15 | 282757 | 42-269-31492 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE WA #51 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1985-08-14 | 282471 | 42-269-31490 | FOSTER TRUST #4233 | LOMAK PETROLEUM (SOUTHWEST),INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1985-08-14 | 282475 | 42-269-31491 | FOSTER TRUST #3233 | LOMAK PETROLEUM (SOUTHWEST),INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1985-08-14 | 282459 | 42-269-31489 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE RRR #9 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-08-06 | 281889 | 42-269-31488 | PARRAMORE, J. H. #1 | CREGO EXPLORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-07-23 | 280861 | 42-269-31485 | BATEMAN RANCH #8901 | HENRY ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-07-23 | 280936 | 42-269-31487 | GIBSON, J. J. "A" #5 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1985-07-23 | 280929 | 42-269-31486 | GIBSON, J. J. "A" #4 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1985-07-12 | 279995 | 42-269-31480 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE RRR #8 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1985-07-11 | 280019 | 42-269-31483 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE N #75 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1985-07-11 | 280017 | 42-269-31482 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE N #77 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1985-07-11 | 280014 | 42-269-31481 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE N #76 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1985-07-11 | 280022 | 42-269-31484 | SPRINGER-WILSON #1 | CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATED | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1985-07-08 | 279666 | 42-269-31479 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE BBBB #8 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-07-08 | 279665 | 42-269-31478 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE UUU #7 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1985-07-05 | 279509 | 42-269-31477 | RANCH HOUSE #1 | HENRY ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1985-07-02 | 279365 | 42-269-31288 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE RRR #2 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1985-07-02 | 292541 | 42-269-30899 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE C #13 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 5,312 | |
| 1985-06-25 | 278695 | 42-269-31476 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE GG #30 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1985-06-25 | 278775 | 42-269-31380 | BURNETT, S. B. EST. -C- #25 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | RECOMP | 6,106 | |
| 1985-06-24 | 278607 | 42-269-31475 | BATEMAN RANCH (C) #1 | DELWINTEX OIL & GAS PROP., INC. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1985-06-18 | 278049 | 42-269-31474 | BATEMAN #8801 | HENRY ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1985-06-18 | 278111 | 42-269-00376 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE -B- #4 | SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | RECOMP | 5,735 | |
| 1985-06-18 | 278048 | 42-269-31473 | BATEMAN TRUST EST. #9101 | HENRY ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1985-06-13 | 277656 | 42-269-31472 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WM" #37 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277438 | 42-269-31468 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE YA #58 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277352 | 42-269-31466 | SIMPSON "B" #1 | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277377 | 42-269-31467 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE AAAA #7 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277460 | 42-269-31470 | PARRAMORE"74" #12 | CONSOLIDATED OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 3,250 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277448 | 42-269-31469 | PARRAMORE "36" #11 | CONSOLIDATED OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1985-06-10 | 324141 | 42-269-31666 | STATE 'N' #1 | STANDARD OIL PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1985-06-10 | 277271 | 42-269-31464 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WA" #49 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-06-10 | 277327 | 42-269-31465 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE WA #50 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-06-04 | 276717 | 42-269-31463 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE YA #57 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-05-30 | 276352 | 42-269-31424 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WM" #24 | TERRA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.