Lee County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Lee County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-16.

Lee County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, down 27% on the prior quarter). SAGE NATURAL RESOURCES LLC leads with 18 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-16

All Time

3,684

3,684 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2005-07-07	600355	42-287-30690	MARY ZONA UNIT #1	LEEXUS OIL & GAS L.L.P.	RECOMP	9,500	Y
2005-06-22	602395	42-287-32355	YORK A #2RE	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2005-05-27	601371	42-287-32333	YORK UNIT #1RE	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	8,000	Y
2005-05-19	560253	42-287-31469	GERDES-BEST #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	9,500	Y
2005-03-08	557461	42-287-31322	CARMELLA #1RE	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	8,000	Y
2005-02-28	558293	42-287-32529	HERKLOTZ-KRUEMCKE #2	LEEXUS OIL & GAS L.L.P.	DRILL	6,000
2005-02-28	557791	42-287-30407	RUTH ANNE #1RE	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	8,000	Y
2005-02-23	556944	42-287-30509	T. STRANGER UNIT #4	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	9,500	Y
2005-02-23	556944	42-287-30509	T. STRANGER UNIT #4	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	9,500	Y
2005-02-14	556432	42-287-30597	SELMA #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,650	Y
2005-02-07	556059	42-287-31055	BREDTHAUER, GERDES #1RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	10,300	Y
2005-02-04	557251	42-287-30478	GLADYS #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,857	Y
2005-01-25	555427	42-287-31216	EVELYN #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2005-01-24	555428	42-287-31213	DAVIS, MOLLIE C. #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,350	Y
2005-01-07	551293	42-287-30714	J.E.T. #2RE	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	10,000	Y
2005-01-07	551293	42-287-30714	J.E.T. #2RE	WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	9,100	Y
2005-01-06	554807	42-287-30967	DONNA W UNIT 1-H #3RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	10,000	Y
2004-12-29	555429	42-287-31292	DELTA DAWN #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,150	Y
2004-12-29	555429	42-287-31292	DELTA DAWN #1	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	6,600
2004-12-21	555161	42-287-32527	HUETTEL-BROWN #3	HOUSTON PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	6,500
2004-12-21	555142	42-287-30754	LONIE MAE #1-H RE #1	LEEXUS OIL & GAS L.L.P.	RECOMP	14,000	Y
2004-12-20	555061	42-287-31476	DIRK #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,300	Y
2004-12-14	554806	42-287-31554	CHARLOTTE #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	7,900	Y
2004-12-10	554657	42-287-30511	PENELOPE UNIT #1RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	9,500	Y
2004-12-10	554657	42-287-30511	PENELOPE UNIT #1RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	9,500	Y
2004-11-12	553540	42-287-30701	JENSEN B #1RE	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2004-11-12	553540	42-287-30701	JENSEN B #1RE	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2004-10-27	552875	42-287-30874	NEVER LEE UNIT #2RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	12,300	Y
2004-10-27	552875	42-287-30874	NEVER LEE UNIT #2RE	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	RECOMP	9,485	Y
2004-10-08	550881	42-287-31242	PETERSON, NANCY #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,350	Y
2004-09-23	549233	42-287-31126	E. E. SIMPSON #1RE	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2004-09-23	549233	42-287-31126	SIMPSON, E. E. #1RE	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2004-09-21	550106	42-287-30739	HUMPHREY-BENSON UNIT #4RE	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,000	Y
2004-09-21	550106	42-287-30739	HUMPHREY-BENSON #4RE	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,000	Y
2004-09-21	550105	42-287-31835	GANTT UNIT #1A	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,000	Y
2004-09-21	550105	42-287-31835	GANTT UNIT #1 A	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,000	Y
2004-09-13	549336	42-287-30529	MYERS UNIT #1RE	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,000	Y
2004-09-13	549336	42-287-30529	MYERS UNIT #1RE	WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,000	Y
2004-08-27	550124	42-287-30382	CURTIS LEITKO #2	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	9,400	Y
2004-08-27	550124	42-287-30382	LEITKO, CURTIS #2	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	9,400	Y
2004-08-26	549064	42-287-30688	JENSEN #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2004-08-24	549665	42-287-30655	PATRICIA #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,800	Y
2004-08-18	549719	42-287-30534	MAY #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2004-08-09	548196	42-287-30718	VIRGINIA #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,400	Y
2004-07-21	547243	42-287-32170	MARY HELEN #4RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,700	Y
2004-07-14	548201	42-287-32526	HERKLOTZ-KRUEMCKE #1	LEEXUS OIL & GAS L.L.P.	DRILL	9,794
2004-07-14	548201	42-287-32526	HERKLOTZ-KRUEMCKE #1	LEEXUS OIL & GAS L.L.P.	DRILL	6,000
2004-07-14	548201	42-287-32526	HERKLOTZ-KRUEMCKE #1	LEEXUS OIL & GAS L.L.P.	DRILL	9,794
2004-07-14	546885	42-287-31091	MARY HELEN #3RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,700	Y
2004-07-12	547553	42-287-30658	JENNIFER #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,900	Y

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