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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-08-24 | 31317 | 42-297-31775 | HATTON, WM. T. #28-U35 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 842 | |
| 1978-08-23 | 31240 | 42-297-00903 | MCGRIFF "B" #13 B | CHASS PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 2,910 | |
| 1978-08-23 | 31224 | 42-297-31774 | HAILEY, J. I. #1 | LINGEN PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1978-08-22 | 31124 | 42-297-02684 | REYNOLDS, MARY A. #31 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,300 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 30641 | 42-297-31773 | GOEBEL, SOPHIA #3 | CANNAN, MORRIS & HERNDEN, A. L. | DRILL | 7,400 | |
| 1978-08-10 | 30374 | 42-297-31772 | MCCLELLAND #11 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30282 | 42-297-31771 | GREGORCYK, WILLIAM #5 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30280 | 42-297-31770 | WRIGHT, HENRY #1 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30278 | 42-297-31769 | EAST GEORGE WEST #4 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30275 | 42-297-31768 | EAST GEORGE WEST #1 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30273 | 42-297-31767 | EAST GEORGE WEST #1 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30271 | 42-297-31766 | WRIGHT, HENRY #3 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30269 | 42-297-31765 | EAST GEORGE WEST #2 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30268 | 42-297-31764 | WRIGHT, HENRY #4 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30266 | 42-297-31763 | WRIGHT, HENRY #2 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30265 | 42-297-31762 | EAST GEORGE WEST #1 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30260 | 42-297-31761 | EAST GEORGE WEST #3 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30259 | 42-297-31760 | EAST GEORGE WEST #3 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30251 | 42-297-31759 | EAST GEORGE WEST #2 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30250 | 42-297-31758 | EAST GEORGE WEST #2 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30249 | 42-297-31757 | EAST GEORGE WEST #3 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30248 | 42-297-31756 | EAST GEORGE WEST #4 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30247 | 42-297-31755 | EAST GEORGE WEST #5 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 840 | |
| 1978-08-04 | 29932 | 42-297-31754 | CURRER, T. M. #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 14,277 | |
| 1978-08-01 | 29549 | 42-297-31753 | SPARKMAN, R. L. #1 | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-07-31 | 29498 | 42-297-31752 | MCNEILL, M. -C- #14 | DINERO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,450 | |
| 1978-07-28 | 29356 | 42-297-31751 | HOUSE, H. D. #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29078 | 42-297-31750 | HINNANT "A" #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 1978-07-25 | 29072 | 42-297-31749 | O'NEAL, ETHELL #1 | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-07-20 | 28846 | 42-297-31748 | WILSON "J" #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 6,800 | |
| 1978-07-12 | 28328 | 42-297-31747 | NELSON, C. S. TRUST ET AL NO. 1 #1 | PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-07-10 | 28193 | 42-297-31746 | MCDOUGAL #1 | WATSON OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1978-07-06 | 28010 | 42-297-31745 | BAKER, E. -B- #2 | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-07-06 | 27979 | 42-297-31744 | MCNEILL, M. -B- #7 | DINERO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-07-05 | 27927 | 42-297-31743 | MCNEILL, M. "C" #13 | DINERO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1978-07-03 | 27794 | 42-297-31742 | MOCZYGEMBA, CLIFFORD G. #1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 9,729 | |
| 1978-06-30 | 27723 | 42-297-31741 | HINNANT #6 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1978-06-30 | 27722 | 42-297-31740 | MCCRAW-ANDERSON GU #1 | DINERO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,016 | |
| 1978-06-26 | 27322 | 42-297-31738 | CARTWRIGHT, HOLMAN #1 | ROBERSON, F. W. JR. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1978-06-26 | 27308 | 42-297-80355 | REYNOLDS, MARY R. #22 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 5,850 | |
| 1978-06-22 | 27327 | 42-297-31739 | PRIESTLY, A. #2 | DOUGHTY, ERIK | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-06-22 | 27040 | 42-297-31737 | SCHREINER #1 | DANSFIELL OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,515 | |
| 1978-06-20 | 26908 | 42-297-31736 | LYNE, J. R. #1-139 #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 10,315 | |
| 1978-06-16 | 26643 | 42-297-31735 | HINTON, H. L. #A-1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,790 | |
| 1978-06-13 | 26367 | 42-297-31734 | LYNE, J. R. ET AL #1-137 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1978-06-08 | 26036 | 42-297-00783 | HERRING, O. L. #2 | HERRING, O. L. | OTHER | 5,110 | |
| 1978-06-06 | 25872 | 42-297-31733 | LYNE, JOHN T. #1 | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25472 | 42-297-31732 | DUWELL #1 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1978-05-30 | 25974 | 42-297-31703 | YBANEZ, F. #1 | IMEF | DRILL | 3,461 | |
| 1978-05-30 | 25373 | 42-297-31731 | CHRISTENSEN, CLAY WEST BURNS #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 4,975 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.