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
1996-12-0445586542-289-31251LERA #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL7,200Y
1996-11-1945526142-289-31053ROUGHTON #1PRIME OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,600
1996-11-0745371842-289-30555BOGS "A" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,000
1996-10-3045454142-289-31249COOK #3SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL17,000
1996-10-3045454142-289-31249COOK #3SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL17,000
1996-10-3045454142-289-31249COOK #3SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL17,000
1996-10-1845391342-289-31248HELMCAMP #1UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL16,000
1996-10-1845391342-289-31248HELMCAMP #1UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL17,000
1996-10-1845391342-289-31248HELMCAMP #1UMC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL17,000
1996-10-0445258542-289-31224POTH FAMILY TRUST #2STMARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP17,000
1996-09-1845268042-289-31247VANN UNIT #3AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL17,000
1996-09-0345222742-289-31246HARCROW #1AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL17,000
1996-09-0345222742-289-31246HARCROW #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL16,000
1996-08-0845127742-289-31245LIPSEY #7COMPASS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL12,500
1996-07-3045090142-289-31244MORGAN #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL6,500
1996-07-1144653042-289-31068SAM KNIGHT UNIT "C" #5PRIME OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP9,000
1996-07-1144653042-289-31068SAM KNIGHT UNIT "C" #5PRIME OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP8,995
1996-07-0244998542-289-31243NASH #2MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL17,000
1996-07-0244998542-289-31243NASH #2WILLIAMS PROD. GULF COAST, L.P.DRILL17,000
1996-07-0244998542-289-31243NASH #2WILLIAMS PROD. GULF COAST, L.P.DRILL17,000
1996-06-2744884242-289-31242RECTIFIER #M 27KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P.DRILL250
1996-06-1044912542-289-31027MARSHALL 'A' #6MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,783
1996-05-2944865042-289-30869CARTER #2HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC.RECOMP11,000
1996-05-2244844442-289-31241HULL, EFFIE MAE #4ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL10,700
1996-05-1644821642-289-31240SCURLOCK #1SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL16,000
1996-05-1644821642-289-31240SCURLOCK #1SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL16,000
1996-05-1644821642-289-31240SCURLOCK #1SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL16,000
1996-05-0144748242-289-31239WATSON #2AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL16,000
1996-05-0144748242-289-31239WATSON #2AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL17,000
1996-05-0144748242-289-31239WATSON #2AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.DRILL17,000
1996-04-1044655342-289-30563PINNACLE #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,450
1996-03-2844630542-289-31238MELLAS #1SECURITY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,050
1996-03-1344585542-289-31237PINNACLE #2MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL10,600
1996-03-1344585442-289-31236NOEY #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL16,500
1996-02-1244467842-289-31235JOHNSON-LIPSEY #1COMPASS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,250
1996-01-1844381642-289-31234(T BAR X) PETTY #1BELCO OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL16,000
1996-01-1844381642-289-31234(T-BAR-X) CARRINGTON #1BELCO OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL16,000
1996-01-1044359842-289-31233HICKS - LIPSEY #1COMPASS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,250Y
1995-12-2744319742-289-31232LIPSEY, RENNOE #2COMPASS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,250
1995-12-1544287442-289-31231JIMMY HILL GAS UNIT #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL18,500
1995-12-1544287442-289-31231JIMMY HILL GAS UNIT #1AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL18,500
1995-10-2744133142-289-31230BLAZEK #4SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL15,400
1995-10-2744133142-289-31230BLAZEK #4SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL15,400
1995-10-2744133142-289-31230BLAZEK #4SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL15,400
1995-10-2744133142-289-31230BLAZEK #4SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL17,000
1995-10-2744133142-289-31230BLAZEK #4SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL17,000
1995-10-2744133142-289-31230BLAZEK #4SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL17,000
1995-10-2744133042-289-31229HUNTER GAS UNIT #6SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL15,000
1995-10-2744133042-289-31229HUNTER GAS UNIT #6SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL15,100
1995-10-2744133042-289-31229HUNTER GAS UNIT #6SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLERDRILL15,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Leon County.