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
2004-07-08	547940	42-287-31215	BRENDA #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,200	Y
2004-07-06	547840	42-287-30851	MABEL #3RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,300	Y
2004-07-06	547840	42-287-30851	MABEL #3RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2004-06-17	546723	42-287-30735	CORA #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	9,200	Y
2004-06-16	546899	42-287-32525	THERIOT #2	GASPER RICE RESOURCES, LTD.	DRILL	4,000
2004-06-14	546635	42-287-30837	TISH #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,978	Y
2004-05-27	545480	42-287-30410	JAN #2RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,300	Y
2004-05-20	543880	42-287-31280	EVA MAE UNIT #4	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2004-05-20	543880	42-287-31280	EVA MAE UNIT #4	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2004-05-20	542462	42-287-30361	DROEMER ET AL, TOWNSITE #1H	ATKINSON ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2004-03-26	543704	42-287-32524	4 FORDS #1	PENNTEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2004-03-16	543258	42-287-30797	MYRTLE COLLINS #1	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	9,720	Y
2004-03-01	542603	42-287-32523	EDGMON-CAMERON UNIT NO. 2 #12 H	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	DRILL	8,350	Y
2004-02-29	542603	42-287-32523	EDGMON-CAMERON UNIT NO. 2 #12H	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	DRILL	8,350	Y
2004-01-08	539594	42-287-31299	T. STRANGER UNIT #3	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	11,700	Y
2004-01-08	539594	42-287-31299	T. STRANGER UNIT #3	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	RECOMP	8,700	Y
2003-12-11	538836	42-287-31369	SPACEK #1RE	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2003-11-24	538927	42-287-32522	BREDTHAUER NO. 2-H UNIT #3	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2003-11-03	537933	42-287-31034	RAMIREZ-NAILS CREEK #1H	GREAT WEST ENERGY & EXPL., INC.	RECOMP	8,338	Y
2003-10-23	537848	42-287-30487	WOLZ #2RE	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	9,000	Y
2003-10-14	537082	42-287-30294	LOEWE #1	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,528
2003-09-11	536224	42-287-32521	KURIO, A E #1	SEAY OIL & GAS, LTD.	DRILL	5,900
2003-08-26	535787	42-287-32520	WIEDERHOLD UNIT #1	PENNTEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2003-08-25	535702	42-287-32518	JOYCE #1	PENNTEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2003-08-25	535700	42-287-32519	VALIGURA UNIT #1	PENNTEX PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	5,000
2003-07-23	534335	42-287-32213	ROSE #2	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	7,855
2003-07-22	534281	42-287-31571	JACKIE BEESON UNIT HRE #2	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	9,400	Y
2003-07-22	534281	42-287-31571	JACKIE BEESON UNIT HRE #2	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	9,400	Y
2003-07-17	534304	42-287-30980	MALUSCHKA #1RE	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RENTR	9,000	Y
2003-07-16	534242	42-287-32418	BRANCH-SMITH UNIT NO. 1 #7H	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	9,234	Y
2003-07-07	532846	42-287-31043	DONNA "W" UNIT NO. 1-H #2	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2003-07-01	533494	42-287-32517	THERIOT #1	GASPER RICE RESOURCES, LTD.	DRILL	4,000
2003-06-17	533089	42-287-31105	EDGMON-CAMERON UNIT #5H	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2003-06-17	533089	42-287-31105	EDGMON-CAMERON UNIT #5H	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2003-06-10	532845	42-287-31276	MERSIOVSKY #1RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2003-06-10	532845	42-287-31276	MERSIOVSKY #1RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2003-06-10	532845	42-287-31276	MERSIOVSKY #1RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	8,500	Y
2003-06-04	532746	42-287-32343	BRANCH-SMITH UNIT NO. 1 #6H	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
2003-04-10	530540	42-287-31490	STORK #1	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	8,220	Y
2003-03-31	530118	42-287-31907	VERNON-HOFFMAN UNIT #2RE	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	8,900	Y
2003-03-12	529511	42-287-30914	WENKE #1	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	RECOMP	8,140
2003-03-07	529317	42-287-31551	IRA J. LEHMANN UNIT #1A	HOLIFIELD OIL COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
2003-02-14	527568	42-287-32516	STUERMER-PLUECKHAHN UNIT #2	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2003-02-14	527568	42-287-32516	STUERMER-PLUECKHAHN UNIT #2	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2003-02-14	527568	42-287-32516	STUERMER-PLUECKHAHN UNIT #2	ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
2003-01-16	527363	42-287-31740	PAMELA UNIT # 2 #2RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	10,500	Y
2003-01-16	527363	42-287-31740	PAMELA UNIT #2RE	ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP	DRILL	10,500	Y
2002-12-10	526214	42-287-32515	PRAESEL #3	BAR-MAC INVESTMENTS INC.	DRILL	2,800
2002-12-10	526213	42-287-32514	PRAESEL #2	BAR-MAC INVESTMENTS INC.	DRILL	2,800
2002-10-16	524468	42-287-31134	LEE, STACEY #2	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	8,365

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