Knox County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Knox County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-16.

Knox County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). WAGGONER OPERATING, L.L.C. leads with 5 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

0

Operators (30d)

0

Latest Permit

2026-06-16

All Time

1,960

1,960 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1990-06-0537396242-275-31958STYLES #2PALMER, JAMES W.DRILL2,200
1990-06-0537378342-275-31957PATTERSON, LEE #1DDT OIL COMPANYDRILL2,000
1990-06-0537378242-275-31956PATTERSON, L. B. #1DDT OIL COMPANYDRILL2,000
1990-06-0437401642-275-31959MICHELS, L. #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R. INC.DRILL2,300
1990-06-0437390042-275-31955MICHELS #1BARNETT OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,400
1990-05-2537365242-275-31954HOWELL-COLEHOUR #1TDC ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL5,000
1990-05-1837345242-275-31953WRIGHT #4BARNETT OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,350
1990-05-0237269542-275-31951THORMAN, F. W. #5CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,600
1990-03-0537049242-275-31950ORSBORN, ALMA #4CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1990-03-0537049242-275-31950ORSBORN, ALMA #4CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1990-02-2837024242-275-31949ORSBORN, ALMA #3CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1990-02-2637019442-275-31948KUHLER, L. J. #8KINTEX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL1,850
1990-02-2237016042-275-31947HERTEL #3OASIS OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,500
1990-02-2237004842-275-31946GUN BARREL CORNER A #3WINCO OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,700
1990-02-0836956542-275-31945HERTEL #2OASIS OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,500
1990-01-2936905842-275-31944THORMAN, F. W. #4CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,725
1990-01-2336885142-275-31943ORSBORN, ALMA #2CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1990-01-1636857542-275-31942FETSCH A #3SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,300
1990-01-0436809742-275-31941KUHLER, L. J. #7KINTEX PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL1,850
1989-12-2936797842-275-31939MCCARTY ESTATE #1LONG-TEX EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,300
1989-12-2836805442-275-31940HILL #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,500
1989-12-1236739042-275-31938JUNGMAN-OWENS "A" #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,300
1989-12-0636714842-275-31937TACKITT #1HAHN PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL2,200
1989-12-0536714342-275-31936THOMPSON, EUGENE #1TALLEY PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL2,150
1989-11-2036671342-275-31935CARROLL RANCH #1SANTA FE ENERGY OPER. PART., LPDRILL7,000
1989-11-2036652642-275-31934MC GAUGHEY #3LONG-TEX EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,500
1989-11-0336627042-275-31933STYLES #1PALMER, JAMES W.DRILL2,200
1989-11-0336627042-275-31933STYLES #1PALMER, JAMES W.FLD-XFR2,200
1989-11-0336627042-275-31933STYLES #1PALMER, JAMES W.FLD-XFR2,200
1989-11-0136581342-275-31932SAWALLIS NANCY ET AL #1DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL2,950
1989-10-3136568442-275-31931WRIGHT #3BARNETT OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,250
1989-10-2436527342-275-30165KUHLER, L. J. #2KINTEX PETROLEUM COMPANYRENTR1,925
1989-10-1036472542-275-00372ORSBORN UNIT #4CONOCO INC.RECOMP5,300
1989-09-1536387942-275-31930FETSCH A #2SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,300
1989-09-1236356442-275-31928RAYBURN #2DOUBLE O PROPERTIESDRILL4,999
1989-09-0836373342-275-31929PARTRIDGE, EMMETT A #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,300
1989-07-2636189142-275-31926GUN BARREL CORNER A #2WINCO OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,700
1989-07-2636187142-275-31927SMITH, LEE #1HENDERSON & ERICKSON, INC.DRILL6,000
1989-07-1236129942-275-31925RAYBURN #1DOUBLE O PROPERTIESDRILL5,000
1989-07-1236129742-275-31923FETSCH B #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,500
1989-07-1236129642-275-31924FETSCH A #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL2,500
1989-06-2236052842-275-31922WRIGHT #2BARNETT OPERATING, INC.DRILL2,250
1989-06-1236007642-275-31920MCGAUGHEY #2LONG-TEX EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,550
1989-06-0836020342-275-31921DAVENPORT #1DEDICA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL2,200
1989-05-3035975542-275-31919ORSBORN UNIT #40CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1989-05-3035975542-275-31919ORSBORN UNIT #40CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1989-05-2235945142-275-00844THORMAN, F. W. #3L & M OIL CO.RENTR5,725
1989-05-2235945142-275-00844THORMAN, F. W. #3CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,725
1989-05-2235945142-275-00844THORMAN, F. W. #3CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC.RENTR5,725
1989-05-1535904442-275-31918URBANCZYK #1VISTA ENERGY CORP.DRILL2,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Knox County.