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

3,685

3,685 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1995-02-24	433227	42-287-30579	LEITKO #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,150	Y
1995-02-16	432984	42-287-31080	LUTHER #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1995-02-10	432517	42-287-30770	GERSCH-GATES #1	DELAWARE ECCO PETROLEUM INC.	RECOMP	8,100	Y
1995-01-23	432167	42-287-30863	BISETT, DON #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RENTR	9,600	Y
1995-01-23	431067	42-287-31501	MENZEL UNIT #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,300	Y
1995-01-23	431067	42-287-31501	MENZEL UNIT #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,320	Y
1995-01-19	432043	42-287-30573	TWO FINGERS A #2	ARROW EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,500	Y
1995-01-19	432043	42-287-30573	TWO FINGERS 'A' #2	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,200	Y
1995-01-19	431981	42-287-32460	HANCOCK, MOZELLE #2	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	9,800	Y
1995-01-19	431981	42-287-32460	HANCOCK, MOZELLE #2	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	9,800	Y
1995-01-17	431880	42-287-30882	LALLINGER, E. M. #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,300	Y
1995-01-17	431835	42-287-30719	WHYTE UNIT #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,900	Y
1995-01-17	431686	42-287-32457	HOLMES UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,100	Y
1995-01-12	431799	42-287-32459	HAMER, OL #1	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-01-11	431698	42-287-32458	DURRENBERGER, C. #7	SAN ANTONIO GAS & OIL, INC.	DRILL	5,800
1995-01-05	431562	42-287-32456	DURRENBERGER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	9,200	Y
1994-12-29	431069	42-287-32455	BEHRENS, WILLARD #2	SOUTH TEXAS DRILLING & EXPL, INC	DRILL	5,450
1994-12-29	431069	42-287-32455	BEHRENS, WILLARD #2	SOUTH TEXAS DRILLING & EXPL, INC	DRILL	5,450
1994-12-23	431269	42-287-30785	GANTT #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	OTHER	9,700	Y
1994-12-22	431224	42-287-30435	SHARON #1H	U. S. OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	9,200	Y
1994-12-21	431204	42-287-30371	SANDY #1	ARROW EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-12-19	431141	42-287-32091	JOYCE #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RENTR	8,500	Y
1994-12-15	431051	42-287-30928	DAMIANI #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-12-15	431051	42-287-30928	DAMIANI #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-12-13	430963	42-287-31374	ERNEST 'T' #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,200	Y
1994-12-05	430571	42-287-32454	VICTOR SYMM UNIT #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
1994-12-01	430540	42-287-31316	AMERICA UNIT #1	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-11-29	429704	42-287-31732	KIMBERLY #2H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	9,600	Y
1994-11-29	429704	42-287-31732	KIMBERLY UNIT #2H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	9,600	Y
1994-11-23	430238	42-287-32453	PARRISH, E.J. #1 H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1994-11-21	428987	42-287-31078	ZGABAY, E. #4	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,100	Y
1994-11-16	430037	42-287-32452	BLASIG UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,060	Y
1994-11-15	429914	42-287-32451	BERGER, DURREN #6	SAN ANTONIO GAS & OIL, INC.	DRILL	5,900
1994-11-14	429951	42-287-31570	BALCAR #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,900	Y
1994-11-10	429940	42-287-30737	RIVERS #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,900	Y
1994-11-03	429695	42-287-30252	WEIMAN #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,200	Y
1994-11-03	429694	42-287-31916	SAENGER #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	7,950	Y
1994-10-27	429496	42-287-32450	MARMIC #1	BAR-MAC INVESTMENTS INC.	DRILL	5,200
1994-10-20	429176	42-287-32372	FISCHER-PLACKE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,750	Y
1994-10-20	429176	42-287-32372	FISCHER-PLACKE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-10-14	429101	42-287-30657	SHORTY #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,700	Y
1994-10-14	429101	42-287-30657	SHORTY #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,930	Y
1994-10-10	428950	42-287-31502	SIEGMUND #1	ARROW EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	10,000	Y
1994-10-10	428909	42-287-32235	DEBORAH UNIT #1H	UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.	RECOMP	9,600	Y
1994-10-07	428863	42-287-32449	BRENDA #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	9,100	Y
1994-10-06	428855	42-287-30702	STORK, ARTHUR #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	RECOMP	9,300	Y
1994-10-06	428855	42-287-30702	STORK, ARTHUR #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	RECOMP	9,300	Y
1994-10-05	428648	42-287-30493	MINERVA #1H	COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP.	RECOMP	7,800	Y
1994-09-30	428699	42-287-30398	STEIN, J. #1	ARROW EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-09-30	428658	42-287-31359	TURNER, RUBY #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,400	Y

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