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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-04-25 | 79294 | 42-269-30888 | PITCHFORK-MAVERICK "B" #B1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1980-04-18 | 78694 | 42-269-30288 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "Y" #26A | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1980-04-04 | 77317 | 42-269-30887 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #R1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,440 | |
| 1980-03-27 | 76307 | 42-269-30886 | PITCHFORK-MAVERICK "A" #1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,025 | |
| 1980-03-17 | 75389 | 42-269-30885 | PARRAMORE #1A | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 5,550 | |
| 1980-03-05 | 74252 | 42-269-30318 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "NA" #8 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 5,840 | |
| 1980-03-04 | 74146 | 42-269-30884 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "YA" #36 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1980-03-03 | 80479 | 42-269-30890 | KEMPNER TRUST #3 | GULF ENERGY PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1980-02-29 | 73916 | 42-269-30883 | PARRAMORE #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 98 | |
| 1980-02-20 | 72959 | 42-269-30882 | GIBSON, J. J. #1-1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,210 | |
| 1980-02-20 | 72958 | 42-269-30881 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "UU" #1 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1980-02-11 | 72268 | 42-269-30880 | FIELDS, WELTON #1 | DOODLE BUG JOINT VENTURE #1 | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1980-02-06 | 71859 | 42-269-30323 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "N" #16 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | RECOMP | 2,810 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71661 | 42-269-30879 | ALEXANDER TRUST #1A | BIRGE OIL CO. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1980-01-31 | 71382 | 42-269-30878 | HAVINS, T. C. #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,750 | |
| 1980-01-28 | 70991 | 42-269-30877 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WM" #4 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1980-01-17 | 70036 | 42-269-30876 | ROSS RANCH #1 | MCMAHON-BULLINGTON DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 5,980 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 68846 | 42-269-30875 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "GG" #11 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1980-01-04 | 68601 | 42-269-30874 | TAYLOR, CYNTHIA #1 | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | DRILL | 6,450 | |
| 1979-12-28 | 67771 | 42-269-30873 | PARRAMORE #1 | BOLIN, C. W. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1979-12-21 | 67482 | 42-269-30872 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #2-16 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,226 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 67282 | 42-269-30871 | LE BUS, ROY ET AL #1 | GUNN O. CO. & TX. PACIFIC O. CO. | DRILL | 6,120 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 67251 | 42-269-30870 | MASTERSON, BEN & TOM #9 | ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC. | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66802 | 42-269-30869 | GIBSON #1 | MINIHAN, TOM R. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66693 | 42-269-30868 | MASTERSON, BILL #1 | MOGUL PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,311 | |
| 1979-12-10 | 66322 | 42-269-30867 | PARRAMORE, J. H. "B" #6 | HELMCAMP, INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1979-12-04 | 65472 | 42-269-30866 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "N" #36 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-12-03 | 65246 | 42-269-30865 | 7907 JV-P KING #1 | BTA OIL PRODUCERS | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64312 | 42-269-30863 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #1Q | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64309 | 42-269-30862 | SWENSON "B" #1 | GUNN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,123 | |
| 1979-11-14 | 64781 | 42-269-30864 | BURNETT, S. B., ESTATE "TT" #1 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,140 | |
| 1979-11-08 | 63273 | 42-269-30861 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WA" #17 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-10-30 | 62344 | 42-269-30860 | BATEMAN RANCH #1 | COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 6,335 | |
| 1979-10-26 | 62054 | 42-269-30859 | MASTERSON, T. B. EST. #2G | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1979-10-26 | 62054 | 42-269-30859 | MASTERSON, T. B. #2G | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | FLD-XFR | 6,300 | |
| 1979-10-15 | 60549 | 42-269-30858 | BURNETT, S., EST. -C- #23 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1979-10-12 | 60486 | 42-269-30857 | BURNETT, S. B., ESTATE "WM" #3 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,020 | |
| 1979-09-27 | 59139 | 42-269-30853 | MCELROY, O. T. #1 | TAUBERT & STEED | OTHER | 5,950 | |
| 1979-08-30 | 56869 | 42-269-30856 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "GG #10 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-08-30 | 56781 | 42-269-30855 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "SS" #1 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 2,985 | |
| 1979-08-29 | 56736 | 42-269-30854 | MCELROY, O. T. #1A | GULF ENERGY PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1979-08-08 | 54862 | 42-269-30853 | MCELROY, O. T. #1 | TAUBERT & STEED | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1979-08-03 | 54532 | 42-269-30852 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "WM" #2 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-08-01 | 54364 | 42-269-30850 | HOWELL, GERTRUDE #1 | STRANGE, D. D. | DRILL | 2,550 | |
| 1979-08-01 | 54158 | 42-269-30851 | ALEXANDER TRUST #9-53 | BOLIN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,110 | |
| 1979-07-24 | 53563 | 42-269-30849 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE "GG" #9 | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 5,920 | |
| 1979-07-19 | 53239 | 42-269-30848 | PARRAMORE, J. H. #1 | BONEY & ZETZMAN | DRILL | 6,055 | |
| 1979-07-17 | 53064 | 42-269-30847 | MASTERSON, T. B. ESTATE #1G | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1979-07-17 | 53064 | 42-269-30847 | MASTERSON, T. B. ESTATE #1 G | SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP. | FLD-XFR | 6,300 | |
| 1979-07-03 | 52084 | 42-269-30846 | BURNETT, S. B. ESTATE #W16A | TAUBERT, STEED, GUNN & MEDDERS | DRILL | 6,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.