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 3.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (9 total, down 18% 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
1994-09-28	428444	42-287-30229	WHITWELL, MARGARET #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	RECOMP	12,050	Y
1994-09-28	428444	42-287-30229	WHITWELL, MARGARET #1H	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR., INC.	RECOMP	12,050	Y
1994-09-26	428390	42-287-32448	FARRACK UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,150	Y
1994-09-21	428287	42-287-31306	MAMIE S. #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,500	Y
1994-09-21	428286	42-287-31285	DELLA #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,900	Y
1994-09-16	428055	42-287-32447	ELSIE STEGLICH UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,400	Y
1994-09-07	427817	42-287-32446	MASSEY #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
1994-09-01	427644	42-287-31804	SYLVIA #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RENTR	9,100	Y
1994-08-30	427538	42-287-31355	STUERMER, E.P. 'A' #4	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,570	Y
1994-08-29	427510	42-287-32445	WEISER #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	8,000	Y
1994-08-25	427354	42-287-32430	DOCKERY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,820	Y
1994-08-19	427119	42-287-31845	BETTY SUE #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,250	Y
1994-08-19	427119	42-287-31845	BETTY SUE #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,250	Y
1994-08-17	427009	42-287-30833	BILLY UNIT #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,400	Y
1994-08-10	426826	42-287-30291	DROEMER #2	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,100	Y
1994-08-08	426648	42-287-30771	BETHANY UNIT #1 H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,880	Y
1994-08-08	425544	42-287-32441	EDGMON-CAMERON #11H	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	11,600	Y
1994-08-08	425544	42-287-32441	EDGMON-CAMERON #11H	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	11,600	Y
1994-08-05	426630	42-287-31831	GOODSON #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	8,500	Y
1994-07-29	426365	42-287-32444	ELISE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	9,340	Y
1994-07-28	426404	42-287-31846	DAWSON UNIT #1A	WCS OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	8,500	Y
1994-07-26	426109	42-287-32442	MARTHA #1	ESTATE OIL & GAS CORP.	DRILL	6,000
1994-07-25	426226	42-287-32443	EVA MAE UNIT #3	BROWNING OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	9,900	Y
1994-07-21	426132	42-287-31567	QUINTUS LEHMANN #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	9,600	Y
1994-07-21	426086	42-287-30920	STORM #1 H	COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT CORP.	OTHER	8,500	Y
1994-07-18	425975	42-287-31251	MANN, OSCAR #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	OTHER	9,200	Y
1994-07-15	425920	42-287-31051	MERTINK UNIT #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	9,100	Y
1994-07-01	425528	42-287-32440	EDGMON-CAMERON #10H	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	12,100	Y
1994-06-29	425379	42-287-32439	SCHNEIDER #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
1994-06-28	425364	42-287-32192	FRANCES SCHULZE OIL UNIT #1	MW PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,100	Y
1994-06-27	425261	42-287-30657	SHORTY #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	OTHER	8,700	Y
1994-06-24	425233	42-287-32438	SUBURBAN #1	ARROW EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
1994-06-22	425107	42-287-32437	DUKE #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	9,350	Y
1994-06-20	424946	42-287-32436	TATE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,200	Y
1994-06-14	424705	42-287-32435	FISCHER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,400	Y
1994-06-10	424592	42-287-31844	LACEY #1	DELAWARE ECCO PETROLEUM INC.	RECOMP	9,350	Y
1994-06-08	424615	42-287-32433	AIRPORT UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,200	Y
1994-06-07	424636	42-287-32434	STUERMER-PLUECKHAHN #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
1994-06-06	424572	42-287-30425	DUBE #3	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	8,500	Y
1994-06-01	424453	42-287-31604	ACTS #2	UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.	RENTR	9,000	Y
1994-05-27	423547	42-287-31345	EDGMON-CAMERON #8H	EXXON CORP.	DRILL	12,200	Y
1994-05-25	424263	42-287-32432	MARQUIS #7	NOBLE PRODUCING COMPANY INC.	DRILL	5,450
1994-05-25	424243	42-287-32431	DODIE #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	9,300	Y
1994-05-24	424091	42-287-32430	DOCKERY OL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	9,000	Y
1994-05-23	424037	42-287-32429	PLACKE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
1994-05-20	424051	42-287-31538	EL CAPITAN #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	9,000	Y
1994-05-09	423658	42-287-32426	LUCILLE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,700	Y
1994-05-06	423710	42-287-32428	BAMSCH, O.L. #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	8,200	Y
1994-05-06	423707	42-287-32427	PETERS "C" #9	NOBLE PRODUCING COMPANY INC.	DRILL	5,800
1994-04-29	423451	42-287-32425	SCHULZE UNIT #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	8,200	Y

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