Leon County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Leon County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-31.

Leon County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, down 27% on the prior quarter). COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC leads with 14 permits in the past 12 months, one of 8 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

3

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-31

All Time

2,703

2,703 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2007-08-0764346742-289-31690KEECHI CREEK #1RED WILLOW PRODUCTION, LLCDRILL17,000
2007-08-0764346742-289-31690KEECHI CREEK #1RED WILLOW PRODUCTION, LLCDRILL18,500
2007-08-0664339542-289-31584BURLESON, M. G. "A" #9ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP13,940
2007-08-0464323042-289-31689CLUTE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #6ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,000
2007-08-0464179442-289-31688JENSEN GAS UNIT #2BRG LONE STAR LTD.DRILL10,400
2007-08-0464155242-289-32000H. RAY COLLINS SWD #1ROCK BOTTOM OIL, GP, L.L.C.DRILL7,000
2007-08-0364315042-289-31685JOHNSON, "A. B." #8MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL16,500
2007-08-0364129242-289-31686GAIL KING #39XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL14,000
2007-08-0364129242-289-31686KING, GAIL #39XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL14,000
2007-08-0264192542-289-31678ERICSON GAS UNIT #2BRG LONE STAR LTD.DRILL10,400
2007-07-3164283542-289-31683GASTAR WILDMAN TRUST #3GASTAR EXPLORATION TEXAS, LPDRILL20,000
2007-07-3064119942-289-31684HARRIS, BOBBY RAY #3XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL7,000
2007-07-2564244242-289-31681CLUTE-DIEHL GU 1 #6ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,200
2007-07-2564068142-289-31237PINNALCE #2XTO ENERGY INC.RECOMP10,000
2007-07-2064209442-289-31680KING, GAIL #25HXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL18,500Y
2007-07-1364176542-289-31677LEWIS "B" #20VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL15,500
2007-07-1364176542-289-31677LEWIS "B" #20VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL15,500
2007-07-1364040642-289-31679POLLARD, JEANETTE #8ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL14,900
2007-07-0664141242-289-31676BLACK #12VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL15,000
2007-07-0364114742-289-31675BLACK #10VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL15,000
2007-07-0364114742-289-31675BLACK #10VALENCE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL15,000
2007-06-2564129642-289-31548GASTAR WILDMAN TRUST #1GASTAR EXPLORATION TEXAS, LPRECOMP16,500
2007-06-2264066942-289-31674BARRON-HARTMAN GU 1 #6ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,200
2007-06-1864041142-289-31673O'NEAL, G. #6ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL14,375
2007-06-1264007142-289-31672IKE WATSON GU NO. 1 #2ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,200
2007-06-1264007042-289-31671IKE WATSON GU NO. 1 #1ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,200
2007-06-0463976842-289-31670GASTAR LONE OAK RANCH UNIT "D" #4HGASTAR EXPLORATION TEXAS, LPDRILL13,750Y
2007-06-0463875042-289-31666HOLMES "S" #5XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL16,000
2007-06-0463875042-289-31666HOLMES "S" #5XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL16,000
2007-06-0163968742-289-31669MINTER #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL15,500
2007-06-0163968742-289-31669MINTER #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL17,500
2007-06-0163968742-289-31669MINTER #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL18,600
2007-05-3163707842-289-31665GAIL KING #20HXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL18,500Y
2007-05-3163707842-289-31665GAIL KING #20HXTO ENERGY INC.DRILL18,500Y
2007-05-2463935642-289-31668MULLENAX, G. #8ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,990
2007-05-2463935642-289-31668MULLENAX, G. #8ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,990
2007-05-2363610042-289-31477JENSEN GAS UNIT #1BRG LONE STAR LTD.RECOMP10,437
2007-05-2363609942-289-31487ERICSON GAS UNIT #1BRG LONE STAR LTD.RECOMP10,390
2007-05-1963896642-289-31667BURLESON, M. G. "A" #10ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL14,500
2007-05-1263843542-289-31664CLUTE DIEHL GU 1 #5ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,200
2007-05-1163825042-289-31663SIMMS #2 HRANGE PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,500Y
2007-05-0763662242-289-31662KING, GAIL #9XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL15,500
2007-05-0263788642-289-31660GRAHAM (WOODBINE) GAS UNIT #2ROBERTS & HAMMACK INC.DRILL7,000
2007-05-0263780942-289-31661LION HEART #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL22,000
2007-05-0263780942-289-31661LION HEART #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.DRILL22,000
2007-05-0263780942-289-31661LION HEART #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.OTHER22,000
2007-05-0263646142-289-31659STARRETT BRANCH GAS UNIT #1XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL17,000
2007-05-0263639742-289-31658GRAYSON GAS UNIT #2XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL14,100
2007-05-0263639742-289-31658COVINGTON #1XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL15,000
2007-04-3063750342-289-31657J C CARLISLE GU 1 #1ENSIGHT III ENERGY MGMT, LLCDRILL11,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Leon County.