Live Oak County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Live Oak County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-28.
Live Oak County permitting is running 6.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (18 total, up 29% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 55 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
8
Operators (30d)
2
Latest Permit
2026-07-28
All Time
7,039
7,039 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-01-27 | 106465 | 42-297-32640 | PICKETT & JAMES #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 127370 | 42-297-32617 | HENDRICK EST. UNIT #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 111741 | 42-297-32617 | HENDRICK EST. UNIT #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 106388 | 42-297-32639 | BELL, O. L. #1 | SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1981-01-26 | 106322 | 42-297-32638 | PAWLIK-GODFREY GAS UNIT #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1981-01-23 | 106090 | 42-297-32637 | BAKER, E.B. #1 | TEXAS GENERAL PETR. CORP. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1981-01-22 | 106299 | 42-297-32636 | SULLIVAN, JAMES D. #8 | MCCARRICK, GOUGER & MITCHELL | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1981-01-20 | 106509 | 42-297-32642 | CHRISTENSEN #1 | KAISER OIL (U S) LTD. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1981-01-14 | 105335 | 42-297-32073 | BARTLETT #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1981-01-13 | 105293 | 42-297-32635 | HOUDMANN #1 | INLAND OCEAN, INC. | DRILL | 7,725 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 104149 | 42-297-32634 | REAGAN, L. A. #1 | MORMAC ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,050 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 104124 | 42-297-32633 | SOUTH HAILEY #1 | HYSO PETROLEUM & EXPLORATION INC | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 103870 | 42-297-32631 | LARK X #1 | LAGERQUIST, WALTER G., JR. | DRILL | 1,100 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 103868 | 42-297-32630 | LARK X #2 | LAGERQUIST, WALTER G., JR. | DRILL | 1,100 | |
| 1980-12-31 | 103555 | 42-297-32627 | STEINMEYER, A. H. #1D | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1980-12-29 | 103961 | 42-297-32632 | EL PASE NATURAL GAS #1 | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103131 | 42-297-32625 | STOLTE, MILDA #1 | EGAN-WILSON PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103128 | 42-297-31645 | MC CLELLAND #9 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,415 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103125 | 42-297-32624 | STURCKEN, E. #1 | LEWIS ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 11,730 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103116 | 42-297-32623 | CROCKER, PATRICIA PERKINS #A-5 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 3,882 | |
| 1980-12-23 | 103115 | 42-297-32622 | CROCKER, PATRICIA PERKINS #A-4 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-12-19 | 103135 | 42-297-32626 | NELSON, C. S. TRUST, ET AL #4 | PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-12-16 | 102432 | 42-297-32621 | CURLEE #2 | HYSO PETROLEUM & EXPLORATION INC | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1980-12-15 | 102386 | 42-297-32620 | LARK, CHARLES & M. L. #2BA | MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1980-12-15 | 102385 | 42-297-32619 | LARK, CHARLES & M. L. #10B | MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1980-12-15 | 102384 | 42-297-32618 | LARK, CHARLES & M.L. #11B | MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1980-12-15 | 102273 | 42-297-32024 | LYNE, J. R. #3 | WILLIAMS EXPL CO A DELAWARE CORP | RECOMP | 11,600 | |
| 1980-12-12 | 102004 | 42-297-32611 | EL PASO NATURAL GAS #6 | AMINOIL USA INC. | DRILL | 12,400 | |
| 1980-12-11 | 101944 | 42-297-32617 | HENDRICK EST. UNIT #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-12-10 | 101633 | 42-297-32616 | EL PASO NATURAL GAS "E" #1-E | CRYSTAL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1980-12-09 | 101398 | 42-297-32615 | WRIGHT, GERTRUDE #1 | KAISER OIL (U S) LTD. | DRILL | 5,007 | |
| 1980-12-09 | 101358 | 42-297-80376 | EL PASO NATURAL GAS "D" #1 D | CRYSTAL OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 9,053 | |
| 1980-12-05 | 101056 | 42-297-32614 | HINES, E. A. #1 | QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1980-12-05 | 101044 | 42-297-32613 | PAGAN, JOHN S. #1 | REALITOS ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,251 | |
| 1980-11-26 | 100498 | 42-297-32610 | WEST, GEORGE EST. #4 | CARR, F. WILLIAM | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-11-25 | 100411 | 42-297-32609 | MC CASLIN, CHARLES L. #18 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,265 | |
| 1980-11-24 | 106348 | 42-297-32032 | BAKER, EARL "B" #3-STH | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | OTHER | 10,000 | |
| 1980-11-24 | 100168 | 42-297-32608 | MCCASLIN, CHARLES L. #17 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,650 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99989 | 42-297-32606 | LARK, CHARLES & M. #15 C | MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99988 | 42-297-32605 | PROWSE, L. A. ET AL #1 | GULFSTREAM PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 3,403 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99987 | 42-297-32604 | GENTRY, HOYTE ET UX #1 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,722 | |
| 1980-11-20 | 99890 | 42-297-32603 | LARK, CHARLES & M. L. #9 B | MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,133 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99750 | 42-297-32602 | BURNS, CLAY WEST #1-A | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99745 | 42-297-32601 | CHOATE, ALVA ET AL #1 | REALITOS ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99725 | 42-297-32600 | LAY, ROY #3 | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99724 | 42-297-32599 | LAY, ROY #2 | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1980-11-19 | 99722 | 42-297-32062 | REYNOLDS, MARY A. #35 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 5,750 | |
| 1980-11-18 | 105189 | 42-297-32174 | EL PASO NATURAL GAS #1 B | CRYSTAL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1980-11-14 | 99118 | 42-297-80375 | RAILEY, OLLA #3 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | OTHER | 2,435 | |
| 1980-11-12 | 100152 | 42-297-32598 | BOOTHE #2A | DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.