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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-11-09 | 36566 | 42-297-31865 | ANDREWS, KENT #60-11* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 400 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36565 | 42-297-31864 | ALLEN, WILL #24-56* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 790 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36562 | 42-297-31863 | ALLEN, WILL #13-39* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 770 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36559 | 42-297-31862 | ALLEN, R. B. #44-20* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 730 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36556 | 42-297-31861 | NICHOLSON, O. T. #21-21* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 760 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36553 | 42-297-31860 | NICHOLSON, O. T. #17-15* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 750 | |
| 1978-11-08 | 36504 | 42-297-30596 | FUTCH, BESSIE UNIT #1 | PICKETT, D. W. | RECOMP | 7,500 | |
| 1978-11-06 | 36288 | 42-297-31701 | TULLIS #2 | HAMON, JAKE L. | OTHER | 3,826 | |
| 1978-11-03 | 36215 | 42-297-30595 | GAMBLE GULLY GAS UNIT #3 #1 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 9,320 | |
| 1978-11-03 | 36212 | 42-297-31859 | SULLIVAN, J. D. UNIT #7 | MCCARRICK, GOUGER & MITCHELL | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-10-31 | 35922 | 42-297-31858 | STURCKEN, EDWARD B. #1 | FILON EXPLORATION CORP. | DRILL | 12,191 | |
| 1978-10-27 | 35831 | 42-297-31857 | ALLEN, WILL #15-51* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 780 | |
| 1978-10-27 | 35830 | 42-297-31856 | PAWLIK, EVEREST F. #33-66* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 795 | |
| 1978-10-27 | 35829 | 42-297-31855 | ALLEN, R. B. #49-27* | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 750 | |
| 1978-10-26 | 35654 | 42-297-31854 | STEINMEYER, A. H. #1-A | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | RECOMP | 16,500 | |
| 1978-10-24 | 35424 | 42-297-31853 | REYNOLDS, MARY A. #34 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,175 | |
| 1978-10-16 | 34663 | 42-297-31852 | AUSA, ET AL #1-EL PASO NAT. GAS #1 | AMINOIL USA INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1978-10-16 | 34591 | 42-297-31851 | SCHMIDT, WILLEEN #1 | W. D. A. CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 1978-10-13 | 34542 | 42-297-31850 | PARKER, EMILY H. #1 | ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1978-10-06 | 34230 | 42-297-31849 | MCCASLIN, CHARLES L. #13 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-10-06 | 34229 | 42-297-31848 | MCCASLIN, CHARLES L. #14 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-10-05 | 34146 | 42-297-30756 | DAVIDSON, MARY "A" #4 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 5,950 | |
| 1978-10-05 | 34145 | 42-297-02404 | DAVIDSON, MARY #1 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 5,427 | |
| 1978-10-04 | 33985 | 42-297-31847 | CARTWRIGHT, HOLMAN "A" #4 | COLOGNE PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1978-09-27 | 33627 | 42-297-31846 | STEINMEYER, A. H. #1 | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1978-09-27 | 33564 | 42-297-31844 | CARTWRIGHT, HOLMAN #87 | COLOGNE PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33575 | 42-297-31845 | MCLEAN, MARRS #1 | RETAMA CORP. | DRILL | 2,710 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33476 | 42-297-31843 | METHODIST FOUNDATION #1 | SKINNER CORP. | DRILL | 5,203 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33281 | 42-297-31841 | THOMPSON #1 | TARTAN PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 2,950 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33172 | 42-297-31840 | WALLACE, H. H. #45* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33170 | 42-297-31839 | WALLACE, H. H. #44* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33169 | 42-297-31838 | WALLACE, H. H. #43* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33168 | 42-297-31837 | WALLACE, H. H. #42* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33151 | 42-297-31836 | WALLACE, H. H. #41* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33150 | 42-297-31835 | WALLACE, H. H. #40* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33147 | 42-297-31834 | WALLACE, H. H. #39* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33145 | 42-297-31833 | WALLACE, H. H. #38* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33144 | 42-297-31832 | WALLACE, H. H. #37* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33143 | 42-297-31831 | WALLACE, H. H. #36* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33142 | 42-297-31830 | WALLACE, H. H. #35* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 960 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33141 | 42-297-31829 | WALLACE, H. H. #34* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33140 | 42-297-31828 | WALLACE, H. H. #33* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33139 | 42-297-31827 | WALLACE, H. H. #32* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33138 | 42-297-31826 | WALLACE, H. H. #31* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33136 | 42-297-31825 | WALLACE, H. H. #30* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 820 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33134 | 42-297-31824 | WALLACE, H. H. #29* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33132 | 42-297-31823 | WALLACE, H. H. #28* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33129 | 42-297-31822 | WALLACE, H. H. #27* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33125 | 42-297-31821 | WALLACE, H. H. #26 * | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33123 | 42-297-31820 | WALLACE, H. H. #25* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.