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
1984-10-1125420442-275-31604HERTEL "A" #2SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL1,990
1984-10-1025401242-275-31603MOORE, O. E. #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL1,990
1984-10-0325391642-275-31602OWENS #1ANATHEMA, INC.DRILL2,200
1984-10-0225322942-275-31600SMITH, JAY #3PASCHAL PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL1,999
1984-10-0125306142-275-31599BURNAUGH #3MCELROY, BRUCEDRILL1,750
1984-09-2425280042-275-31598BURNETT ESTATE #22AAUSANKA OIL OPERATIONSDRILL2,500
1984-09-1925223942-275-31597MCFARLAND, LOUISE F. "8A" #4SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENEDRILL6,400
1984-09-1925182242-275-31596DENTON-ALBUS #2AAUSANKA OIL OPERATIONSDRILL2,600
1984-09-1425148442-275-31595SMITH #33-T EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,050
1984-09-1025143942-275-31594CUDE, BOBBY G. #1JORDAN & BURNETT OIL CO.DRILL2,050
1984-09-0725067342-275-31592WHITE, J. R. #801ALLMON OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,900
1984-09-0625048942-275-31591WOOD, MINNIE #1ANDERSON, CARL T.DRILL2,650
1984-09-0525080742-275-31593GASS #1DALTEX OIL & GAS CO.DRILL1,999
1984-08-2324915442-275-31590TIDWELL, JOE #1CHAPMAN ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,000
1984-08-2124904142-275-31589ORSBORN UNIT #23CONOCO INC.DRILL5,250
1984-08-1724870842-275-31586SMITH, LEE #3ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,450
1984-08-1724871442-275-31587BURNAUGH #2MCELROY, BRUCEDRILL1,800
1984-08-1524846642-275-31585GRAHAM, L. W. #1ANATIONAL DIVERSIFIED PROP., CO.DRILL2,400
1984-08-0224715242-275-31583SUMMERS, W. H. #4HORNE OIL COMPANYDRILL1,999
1984-08-0124724242-275-31584HERRING, O. M. #1ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,110
1984-07-3024662942-275-31582COFFMAN #2TYRA, SAM B.DRILL1,999
1984-07-2624624542-275-31581TANKERSLEY #4 #4HOLDEN ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1984-07-2424605042-275-31580JAMESON, L. #2SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL1,990
1984-07-1924542342-275-31577ALLISON #1AQUARIUS OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL2,160
1984-07-1924567742-275-31579JAMESON, L. #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL1,990
1984-07-1924544742-275-31578HARLAN #2WOLFSON, I. J.DRILL1,950
1984-07-1624503542-275-31576GASS, M. J. #1SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL1,990
1984-07-1124472342-275-31575JUNGMAN-OWENS #33-T EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,050
1984-07-0624429742-275-31574FANT 8 #2ADKINS, R. L. CORP.DRILL6,300
1984-07-0524411742-275-31573TAYLOR #2SULLIVAN, HOLLIS R.DRILL1,990
1984-06-2724360242-275-31572HESTER, A. M. #1GROW-TEX, INC.DRILL2,800
1984-06-2724358342-275-31571BROWN #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL6,400
1984-06-2524311242-275-31570COOKSEY #1BROWN, BOBBYDRILL1,900
1984-06-1924261942-275-31569HUNT, ERNEST "A" #1COWAN, PAUL W.DRILL1,900
1984-06-1124168742-275-31568CALDWELL-MCFADDIN MINERAL TRUST #1POLK & PATTON, INC.DRILL6,400
1984-06-0824157442-275-31567WALLACE #1GOLDEN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL2,300
1984-06-0624126142-275-31566JUNGMAN-OWENS #23-T EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,000
1984-06-0524118742-275-31565WARD, MAMIE MCFADDIN #3001VEDCODRILL2,750
1984-06-0524107542-275-31564CAMPBELL, MARY JO #1STRANGE, D. D.DRILL2,400
1984-05-3024064442-275-31563HERTEL, W. C. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-ABILENEDRILL6,200
1984-05-3024410142-275-00854MITCHELL #2DOUBLE RIVER OIL AND GAS CO.OTHER6,000
1984-05-2924026742-275-31562MCFADDEN #1105GUNN OIL COMPANYDRILL6,500
1984-05-2423997042-275-31560BARNARD #1ADKINS, R. L. CORP.DRILL5,000
1984-05-2323985942-275-31559MICHELS "A" #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL1,999
1984-05-2224006342-275-31561MCFADDIN RANCH "A" #11HENDERSON & ERICKSONDRILL2,800
1984-05-1523885342-275-31558ALBUS, DAVID #1AUSANKA OIL OPERATIONSDRILL4,950
1984-05-1423861642-275-31557BURNAUGH #1MCELROY, BRUCEDRILL2,000
1984-05-1023840942-275-31556LARGE TEXAS STATE #1AAUSANKA OIL OPERATIONSDRILL2,500
1984-05-0823901642-275-31520NORTH KNOX CITY UNIT #59AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,500
1984-05-0423779142-275-31555COFFMAN #1TYRA, SAM B.DRILL1,999
page 19 of 40

Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Knox County.