Live Oak County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Live Oak County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-31.
Live Oak County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, up 43% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 57 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
10
Operators (30d)
2
Latest Permit
2026-07-31
All Time
7,041
7,041 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-30 | 41733 | 42-297-32010 | MCCLELLAND, JOSEPHINE #3 | WEHMEYER, KARL & ASSOC. LTD. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1979-01-29 | 41706 | 42-297-32009 | PROBST, DOROTHY #4 | B & T OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1979-01-26 | 41498 | 42-297-32008 | GARZA, A. #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1979-01-25 | 41440 | 42-297-80359 | MCCLELLAND #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,315 | |
| 1979-01-24 | 41361 | 42-297-32007 | HINNANT #7 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,605 | |
| 1979-01-23 | 41318 | 42-297-32006 | NAUMANN, E. W. EST. #1 | DINERO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,260 | |
| 1979-01-23 | 41304 | 42-297-32005 | BURKETT, BRUNO #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 2,608 | |
| 1979-01-23 | 41302 | 42-297-80358 | CARTWRIGHT, HOLMAN "A" #4 | COLOGNE PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 1,313 | |
| 1979-01-22 | 41222 | 42-297-32003 | BELL-ALLEN #1 | COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1979-01-11 | 40703 | 42-297-32001 | LEE, WILLIAM E. #1 | PALMCO MANAGEMENT CO. | DRILL | 8,468 | |
| 1979-01-11 | 40701 | 42-297-32000 | MEYER, H. F. #2 | CPC EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 4,708 | |
| 1979-01-05 | 40251 | 42-297-80357 | HERRING #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,406 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40189 | 42-297-31570 | HINNANT #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 6,775 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40178 | 42-297-31999 | HOUDMANN #HW-3 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 640 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40177 | 42-297-31998 | HOUDMANN #HW-4 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 640 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40176 | 42-297-31997 | HOUDMANN #HW4-1 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40175 | 42-297-31996 | HOUDMANN #HW4-13 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40174 | 42-297-31995 | HOUDMANN #HW13-4 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1979-01-04 | 40173 | 42-297-31994 | HOUDMANN #HW13-6 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1979-01-03 | 40146 | 42-297-31993 | CLARK "B" GAS UNIT #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39873 | 42-297-31992 | HAILEY, J. I. #3 | CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS. | DRILL | 5,413 | |
| 1978-12-29 | 39780 | 42-297-31991 | HAILEY, J. I. #2 | CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS. | DRILL | 5,124 | |
| 1978-12-20 | 39202 | 42-297-31990 | HAILEY, J. I. #1 | CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS. | DRILL | 4,914 | |
| 1978-12-19 | 39187 | 42-297-31989 | CARTWRIGHT, HOLMAN #1 | KISSINGER PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-12-18 | 39103 | 42-297-31988 | WALTER, GUS #3 | PICKETT, D. W. | DRILL | 3,315 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38978 | 42-297-31987 | HOUDMANN #HW-13* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38977 | 42-297-31986 | HOUDMANN #HW-13* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38975 | 42-297-31985 | HOUDMANN #HW-13* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38974 | 42-297-31984 | HOUDMANN #HW-13* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38972 | 42-297-31983 | HOUDMANN #HW-13* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38970 | 42-297-31982 | HOUDMANN #HW15-4 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38969 | 42-297-31981 | HOUDMANN #HW15-8 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38968 | 42-297-31980 | HOUDMANN #HW-15* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38967 | 42-297-31979 | HOUDMANN #HW-15* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38966 | 42-297-31978 | HOUDMANN #HW-15* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38951 | 42-297-31977 | HOUDMANN #HW-15* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38950 | 42-297-31976 | HOUDMANN #HW-15* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38949 | 42-297-31975 | HOUDMANN #HW16-1 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38948 | 42-297-31974 | HOUDMANN #HW16-7 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-14 | 38890 | 42-297-31973 | MEYER, H. F. #1 | CPC EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1978-12-14 | 38888 | 42-297-31972 | CARTWRIGHT-BEALL #1 | DOUGHTY, ERIK | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1978-12-13 | 38831 | 42-297-31971 | MCCLELLAND #13 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,422 | |
| 1978-12-13 | 38829 | 42-297-31970 | MCCLELLAND #12 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38667 | 42-297-31968 | HOUDMANN #HW4-39 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 610 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38666 | 42-297-31969 | HOUDMANN #HW-16* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 625 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38665 | 42-297-31967 | HOUDMANN #HW4-55 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38664 | 42-297-31966 | HOUDMANN #HW-5 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38663 | 42-297-31965 | HOUDMANN #HW-16* | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 620 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38662 | 42-297-31964 | HOUDMANN #HW-5-1 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 605 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38661 | 42-297-31963 | HOUDMANN #HW-6 | ANACONDA CO., THE | DRILL | 560 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.