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

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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-06-16

All Time

1,960

1,960 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1998-12-0848089342-275-32125SMITH, MAGGIE #6CRESTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,150
1998-12-0848089242-275-32124SMITH, MAGGIE #5CRESTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,150
1998-11-2448088842-275-32122HERTEL, ELIZABETH M. ET VIR #5CRESTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,150
1998-11-2448088742-275-32127HERTEL, ELIZABETH M., ET VIR #4CRESTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL2,150
1998-11-1948088642-275-01952HERTEL, ELIZABETH M., ET VIR #2CRESTON PETROLEUM CORP.RENTR2,150
1998-11-0648066542-275-32121LIVINGSTON "B" #1POLK PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL2,600
1998-11-0648066442-275-32120LIVINGSTON "A" #1POLK PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL2,600
1998-10-0547976742-275-32119RUTHERFORD #1TALON PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL1,999
1998-09-1447935742-275-32118THOMPSON, LARRY "A" #2DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL5,300
1998-06-2247710042-275-32117PITCHFORK RANCH UNIT #1BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,900
1998-06-0447659542-275-32116URBANCYZK, A. B. #1SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1998-06-0447659442-275-32115URBANCYZK, A. B. #2SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1998-06-0447659342-275-32114URBANCYZK, A. B. #3SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1998-05-2147648042-275-32111LIVINGSTON, R. L. #4HIGH PLAINS GAS SYSTEMS, INC.DRILL6,999
1998-05-2147647942-275-32112LIVINGSTON, R. L. #3HIGH PLAINS GAS SYSTEMS, INC.DRILL6,999
1998-05-2147647842-275-32113LIVINGSTON, R. L. #2HIGH PLAINS GAS SYSTEMS, INC.DRILL6,999
1998-05-1347625042-275-32110RICHARDSON, T. J. #3CODA ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
1998-05-0547597542-275-32109CARTWRIGHT "Q" #31COOPER, GLENN W. OIL & GASDRILL1,999
1998-05-0447589942-275-32108HOWELL, G. L. #13CODA ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
1998-04-1647520842-275-32107FOLLOWWILL #1CREGO EXPLORATIONDRILL2,300
1998-04-1547517142-275-32106STROUD, LILA #15SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1998-04-1047517942-275-32105THOMPSON, LARRY "A" #1DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL5,300
1998-04-1047517942-275-32105THOMPSON, LARRY "A" #1DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL6,600
1998-03-1947417842-275-32104STROUD, LILA #14SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1998-02-2447337342-275-01115WARD, J. W. #1KINTEX PETROLEUM COMPANYRENTR2,250
1998-01-3047238142-275-32102STROUD, LILA #13SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1998-01-2247238342-275-32103STROUD, LILA #12SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1997-12-0947074742-275-00841KEMPNER #1SCHKADE BROS. OPERATING COMPANYRENTR2,990
1997-12-0147065142-275-32101STROUD, LILA #11SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1997-12-0147065142-275-32101STROUD, LILA #11SWANSON, TOMMY OIL CO.DRILL2,200
1997-11-1747021042-275-32100RICHARDSON, C. A. #5T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL2,500
1997-10-2846900642-275-32099VERHALEN, M. A. #2T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL2,500
1997-10-0746847442-275-32096TRAVIS, EDNA M. #4T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL2,500
1997-10-0746847342-275-32097TRAVIS, EDNA M. #3T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL2,500
1997-10-0746847342-275-32097TRAVIS, EDNA M. #3T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL2,500
1997-10-0746847242-275-32098RICHARDSON, C. A. #4T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL2,500
1997-10-0146828342-275-32095LIVINGSTON, R.L.(HAMILTON EST.) #1HIGH PLAINS GAS SYSTEMS, INC.DRILL6,350
1997-10-0146828342-275-32095LIVINGSTON, R. L. #1HIGH PLAINS GAS SYSTEMS, INC.DRILL5,996
1997-09-1946779442-275-32093HAMILTON RANCH 20 #2PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL2,700
1997-09-1946779242-275-32094HAMILTON RANCH 16 #4PATTERSON PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL2,700
1997-08-1546611542-275-32092BUSH TRUST #1STOVALL OPERATING CO.DRILL5,300
1997-07-1846439342-275-31634HERTEL #1RICHARDSON, BUD IIFLD-XFR2,146
1997-06-2346393242-275-32091SMITH, LEE #3HENDERSON & ERICKSON, INC.DRILL6,000
1997-05-1546223142-275-32090SMITH, JERRY #2HENDERSON & ERICKSON, INC.DRILL3,000
1997-04-0746071742-275-32089THOMPSON, LARRY #1DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-04-0146047442-275-32088DAVIS "B" #16WOLF, GENEDRILL2,400
1997-03-2545989642-275-32087MOORHOUSE, J. C. #1TRACER ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,500
1997-03-0345922542-275-32086MICHELS, H. M. "A" #3UNITED ENERGY PARTNERS, INC.DRILL2,500
1996-12-0345576442-275-32085GOODE, MARILYN "A" #1NORMAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,999
1996-10-0345341942-275-32084CARTWRIGHT "Q" #30COOPER, GLENN W. OIL & GASDRILL1,999
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Knox County.