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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-07 | 753769 | 42-269-32865 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 27R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-03 | 753772 | 42-269-32864 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 10R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-03 | 753771 | 42-269-32863 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 44R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-03 | 753771 | 42-269-32863 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 44R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-03 | 753770 | 42-269-32862 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 11R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-03 | 753770 | 42-269-32862 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 11R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-03 | 753766 | 42-269-32861 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #Y 24AR | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2013-01-02 | 753775 | 42-269-32860 | BACON, TRUMAN AND TOMMY #8 | SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 2013-01-02 | 753526 | 42-269-32857 | PITCHFORK IIII #4 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-12-27 | 753536 | 42-269-32859 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 15R | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2012-12-27 | 753535 | 42-269-32858 | S. B. BURNETT ESTATE #N 91 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2012-12-20 | 753472 | 42-269-32856 | FORKS GGG #29 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-12-20 | 753435 | 42-269-32855 | FORKS GGG #30 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-08-28 | 746806 | 42-269-32854 | FORKS EEE #9 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-08-21 | 746344 | 42-269-32853 | BISSETT, NE (STRAWN LIME) UNIT #115 | PPC OPERATING COMPANY LLC | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 2012-08-14 | 745982 | 42-269-32852 | HASTON #1 | OASIS OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 2012-08-02 | 744614 | 42-269-32849 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #105 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2012-08-02 | 744275 | 42-269-32851 | PITCHFORK KKKK #2 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-08-01 | 745254 | 42-269-32850 | BEGGS 'AA' #2361 | BUCK WHEAT RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-07-18 | 744288 | 42-269-32848 | PITCHFORK IIII #3 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-06-12 | 741610 | 42-269-32846 | RATLIFF A #8 | BULLET DEVELOPMENT, LLC | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 2012-05-23 | 740583 | 42-269-32242 | BATEMAN TRUST EST ACCOUNT NO.1 #96 | UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. | RECOMP | 5,468 | |
| 2012-05-16 | 740029 | 42-269-32845 | FOSTER A #4 | SCHALK OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 2012-05-02 | 737523 | 42-269-32844 | CP #T 18 | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. | DRILL | 400 | |
| 2012-04-24 | 738095 | 42-269-32843 | FORKS GGG #28 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-04-24 | 738090 | 42-269-32842 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #104 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2012-04-20 | 737655 | 42-269-32841 | PITCHFORK IIII #2 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-04-05 | 736596 | 42-269-32840 | PITCHFORK JJJJ #1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-03-21 | 735244 | 42-269-32838 | KATZ (STRAWN) UNIT #111A | KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2012-03-16 | 735285 | 42-269-32839 | KATZ (STRAWN) UNIT #101 | KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2012-03-09 | 734773 | 42-269-32837 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #103 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2012-03-07 | 734557 | 42-269-32836 | FORKS GGG #27 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 2012-02-22 | 733569 | 42-269-32835 | PITCHFORK KKKK #1 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2012-02-14 | 732432 | 42-269-32833 | TRUMAN AND TOMMY BACON #7 | SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2012-02-13 | 733043 | 42-269-32834 | FORKS CCC 12-10-99 #19B | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 2012-01-27 | 732143 | 42-269-32832 | PITCHFORK NORTH #1 | CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 4,999 | |
| 2012-01-25 | 731494 | 42-269-32831 | KATZ (STRAWN) UNIT #112 | KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2011-11-03 | 723796 | 42-269-32349 | BATEMAN TRUST EST ACCOUNT NO. 1 #105 | UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. | RECOMP | 5,320 | |
| 2011-10-26 | 726757 | 42-269-32830 | BATEMAN TRUST ESTATE ACCT NO. 1 #110 | UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 2011-10-19 | 726349 | 42-269-32829 | BATEMAN TRUST ESTATE ACCT NO.1 #109 | UNITEX OIL & GAS, L.L.C. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 2011-09-23 | 724087 | 42-269-32021 | HAVINS, C.N #1 | NAGUAL EXPLORATION LLC | RENTR | 4,600 | |
| 2011-09-22 | 724576 | 42-269-32828 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #102 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2011-09-01 | 723310 | 42-269-32827 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #101 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2011-09-01 | 723310 | 42-269-32827 | PITCHFORK BALT WATERFLOOD UNIT #101 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 2011-08-31 | 722927 | 42-269-32826 | NIBLO #1 | SALIDA EXPLORATION, LLC | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 2011-08-26 | 722910 | 42-269-32825 | FORKS GGG #26 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2011-08-17 | 722328 | 42-269-32824 | PITCHFORK FFFF #8 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2011-07-29 | 721074 | 42-269-32823 | FORKS EEE #8 | MEDDERS OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 2011-06-15 | 718238 | 42-269-32822 | WARREN UNIT #2 #2 | SCHALK OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 2011-06-10 | 718018 | 42-269-32821 | BEGGS 'B' #2272 | BUCK WHEAT RESOURCES, L.P. | DRILL | 4,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in King County.