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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-10-18 | 178454 | 42-269-31010 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y42A | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,890 | |
| 1982-09-28 | 173069 | 42-269-31070 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'WA' #25 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,980 | |
| 1982-09-20 | 172272 | 42-269-31069 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "AAA" #3 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1982-09-17 | 172231 | 42-269-31068 | NIBLO "52" #1 | CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATED | DRILL | 3,175 | |
| 1982-09-10 | 171480 | 42-269-31066 | CAROTHERS, G.C. #4 | SRG OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,775 | |
| 1982-09-09 | 171233 | 42-269-31064 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'WM' #8 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1982-09-08 | 171237 | 42-269-31065 | NIBLO '73' #1 | CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATED | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1982-09-03 | 170800 | 42-269-31000 | CAROTHERS, G. C. #2 | SRG OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,800 | |
| 1982-09-02 | 170792 | 42-269-10228 | PITCHFORK LAND & CATTLE CO #E-1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 4,000 | |
| 1982-09-01 | 170580 | 42-269-31063 | BURNETT, S.B. EST. "DDD" #1 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,060 | |
| 1982-08-27 | 170311 | 42-269-31062 | NIBLO 89 #1 | CLEAR FORK, INCORPORATED | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 1982-08-26 | 170184 | 42-269-31061 | RATLIFF #3 | GRO-TEX | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1982-08-10 | 175890 | 42-269-31077 | SPRINGER, G. W. 'A' #2 | PATRON COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 3,930 | |
| 1982-08-09 | 168894 | 42-269-31058 | BURNETT, S.B. ESTATE "GG" #17 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-08-09 | 168810 | 42-269-31060 | PARRAMORE 1-56 #1 | BOLIN, C. W. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1982-08-05 | 168463 | 42-269-31059 | RATLIFF #2 | GRO-TEX | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1982-08-05 | 168352 | 42-269-31057 | GIBSON #1 | PETRO-TEX RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1982-08-04 | 168159 | 42-269-30907 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "NC" #28 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-07-29 | 167652 | 42-269-31056 | SPRINGER, W. A. #1A | SRG OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 1982-07-27 | 167366 | 42-269-30954 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'XA' #7 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1982-07-22 | 166786 | 42-269-31053 | PITCHFORK-MAVERICK 'B' #7 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1982-07-22 | 166785 | 42-269-31052 | PITCHFORK MAVERICK 'B' #8 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1982-07-20 | 166893 | 42-269-31055 | SPRINGER, G. W. "A" #1 | PATRON COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 1,093 | |
| 1982-07-20 | 166892 | 42-269-31054 | SPRINGER, G. W. "B" #1 | PATRON COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 3,760 | |
| 1982-07-19 | 166535 | 42-269-31051 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #C 10 R | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1982-07-19 | 166534 | 42-269-31050 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #C 7 A | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 2,950 | |
| 1982-07-19 | 166533 | 42-269-31049 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #C 8 A | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1982-07-19 | 166532 | 42-269-31048 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'N' #43 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1982-07-01 | 165336 | 42-269-31047 | BLACKSTOCK #1 | FAIRCHILD PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,301 | |
| 1982-06-30 | 165266 | 42-269-31046 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WA" #24 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1982-06-30 | 165265 | 42-269-31045 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WA" #23 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1982-06-29 | 165174 | 42-269-31044 | SPRINGER RANCH #1 | BRIDWELL OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,055 | |
| 1982-06-23 | 164422 | 42-269-31040 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'GG' #16 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-06-23 | 164420 | 42-269-31039 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'GG' #15 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,890 | |
| 1982-06-23 | 164399 | 42-269-31038 | KEITH #1 | TRINITY PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-06-23 | 164398 | 42-269-31037 | FIELDS #1 | GRO-TEX | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-06-11 | 163392 | 42-269-30937 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'GG' #13 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 6,030 | |
| 1982-06-02 | 162712 | 42-269-31036 | CAROTHERS #2 | KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,882 | |
| 1982-05-28 | 162324 | 42-269-31035 | KING-MCELROY #2 | BREWER, TIM INC | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1982-05-27 | 162520 | 42-269-31034 | ROSS, W.R. "B" #5 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1982-05-27 | 162193 | 42-269-00395 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #Y 19 A | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 5,661 | |
| 1982-05-25 | 161913 | 42-269-31032 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE 'N' #42 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,930 | |
| 1982-05-25 | 161912 | 42-269-31031 | SPRINGER #1 | KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 1982-05-25 | 161911 | 42-269-31030 | CAROTHERS #1 | KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1982-05-17 | 160782 | 42-269-31028 | HADDAD #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1982-05-13 | 160569 | 42-269-31027 | ROSS RANCH #2 | BREWER, TIM INC | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1982-05-11 | 161910 | 42-269-31029 | KING-MCELROY #1 | BREWER, TIM INC | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1982-05-06 | 160046 | 42-269-31026 | MURPHY #1 | LEAR PETROLEUM EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 3,650 | |
| 1982-05-04 | 159407 | 42-269-31025 | GIBSON, J.J."A" #3 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,664 | |
| 1982-05-03 | 159172 | 42-269-31033 | BURNETT, S.B. ESTATE "WA" #21 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.