Limestone County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Limestone County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-26.
Limestone County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY leads with 6 permits in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
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Latest Permit
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All Time
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2,731 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-15 | 827290 | 42-293-32406 | NETTLES U-MCFERRAN LCCO #1HA | LINN OPERATING, LLC | DRILL | 15,000 | Y |
| 2017-02-17 | 822892 | 42-293-31308 | BRADLEY 'A' #4 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 9,587 | |
| 2017-01-19 | 821894 | 42-293-32405 | KENNEDY A-WEST OAKS ALLOCATION #1H | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 19,850 | Y |
| 2016-12-19 | 820534 | 42-293-32404 | BLAINS CREEK-GOLDBECK ALLOCATION #01H | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 17,700 | Y |
| 2016-11-30 | 819943 | 42-293-32403 | J.L. WARD #1 | PHILLIPS, JACK L. CO. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2016-10-17 | 818998 | 42-293-32402 | SAND BRANCH GAS UNIT #4H | XTO ENERGY INC. | DRILL | 18,000 | Y |
| 2016-09-14 | 817986 | 42-293-32401 | H. B . HOWARD #K 1 | BROWN OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 2016-07-14 | 816894 | 42-293-31410 | ALEXANDER, TONI #1 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,200 | |
| 2016-04-25 | 815185 | 42-293-31184 | FOWLER 'A' #1 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 2016-03-28 | 814563 | 42-293-32188 | ALTON SIMS #24 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 13,700 | |
| 2016-03-10 | 814286 | 42-293-31376 | PRESLEY SADLER GAS UNIT #8 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,700 | |
| 2016-02-08 | 813718 | 42-293-31139 | PHILLIPS GAS UNIT #1 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,500 | |
| 2015-12-16 | 812674 | 42-293-31145 | MAE B. VANCE G.U. #3 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,300 | |
| 2015-12-11 | 812521 | 42-293-31004 | MABEL CARPENTER ET AL G.U. #2 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,500 | |
| 2015-09-29 | 810653 | 42-293-31203 | FERGUSON GAS UNIT #4 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,625 | |
| 2015-09-10 | 810081 | 42-293-32184 | DOSS GAS UNIT #24 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 13,200 | |
| 2015-08-21 | 809608 | 42-293-31191 | MAE B. VANCE G.U. #4 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,250 | |
| 2015-08-19 | 809425 | 42-293-32400 | BRADLEY #1 | VENTEX OPERATING CORP. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 2015-07-27 | 808202 | 42-293-31277 | TUCKER #7 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 2015-06-24 | 807734 | 42-293-31199 | PRESLEY SADLER GAS UNIT #6 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,250 | |
| 2015-05-29 | 806970 | 42-293-30574 | SMYTHE GAS UNIT #2 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | 805182 | 42-293-31109 | BETTINGER #1 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 10,962 | |
| 2015-04-01 | 805172 | 42-293-30900 | LITTLE, W P #2 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,390 | |
| 2015-02-03 | 803170 | 42-293-30535 | RENFRO, R.L. ET AL #1 | LINN OPERATING, INC. | RECOMP | 11,118 | |
| 2014-10-29 | 799301 | 42-293-30952 | CHANDLER GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 9,823 | |
| 2014-10-13 | 798007 | 42-293-32399 | J. W. REID #11R | BROWN OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2014-09-18 | 794502 | 42-293-30145 | CARL SADLER GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 13,600 | |
| 2014-09-04 | 792310 | 42-293-31953 | KERIS #12 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 2014-08-01 | 793004 | 42-293-32398 | RASCO #1R | VENTEX OPERATING CORP. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 2014-08-01 | 793004 | 42-293-32398 | RASCO #1R | VENTEX OPERATING CORP. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 2014-07-21 | 784964 | 42-293-31223 | WHITE #8 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,350 | |
| 2014-06-24 | 787629 | 42-293-32396 | RASCO #1H | VENTEX OPERATING CORP. | DRILL | 7,500 | Y |
| 2014-06-24 | 786602 | 42-293-32397 | V #30 | ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIV. | DRILL | 280 | |
| 2014-06-17 | 785962 | 42-293-31949 | SADLER #1 | STROUD PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 12,070 | |
| 2014-03-31 | 782064 | 42-293-31953 | KERIS #12 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 2014-03-28 | 781905 | 42-293-31223 | WHITE #8 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,350 | |
| 2014-03-19 | 782037 | 42-293-31341 | WHITE #12 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,350 | |
| 2014-01-06 | 774951 | 42-293-30473 | J. R. THOMASON GAS UNIT #1 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | RECOMP | 10,000 | |
| 2013-12-17 | 774863 | 42-293-30935 | EVERETT #2 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 2013-12-12 | 774822 | 42-293-32395 | GATES #1 | WHITE ROCK EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2013-10-23 | 771410 | 42-293-31186 | WHITE #4 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,383 | |
| 2013-10-01 | 770250 | 42-293-32394 | H. C. ROLLER #K 2 | BROWN OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,250 | |
| 2013-10-01 | 770250 | 42-293-32394 | H. C. ROLLER #K 2 | BROWN OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,250 | |
| 2013-09-26 | 767519 | 42-293-30720 | ROBERT SHAW GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 13,600 | |
| 2013-09-25 | 770321 | 42-293-31160 | TUCKER #3 | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 2013-09-06 | 769251 | 42-293-32393 | J. L. THOMPSON A #1R | BROWN OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,300 | |
| 2013-08-14 | 767692 | 42-293-31162 | S. J. HARLOW GAS UNIT #3 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 11,850 | |
| 2013-08-13 | 767574 | 42-293-00995 | H. C. ROLLER #5 | BROWN OIL & GAS CO. | RENTR | 3,030 | |
| 2013-08-12 | 767594 | 42-293-31485 | TRIPLE H GAS UNIT NO. 1 #10 | XTO ENERGY INC. | RECOMP | 13,368 | |
| 2013-05-22 | 762618 | 42-293-32392 | ROLLER #1 | HARLETON OIL & GAS INC. | DRILL | 3,250 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Limestone County.