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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-05-30 | 25369 | 42-297-31730 | HINNANT, W. #1 | COX, EDWIN L. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1978-05-30 | 25338 | 42-297-31728 | DILWORTH SLICK SAND UNIT #3 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1978-05-26 | 25269 | 42-297-01254 | FOLEY, F. L. #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,700 | |
| 1978-05-24 | 25081 | 42-297-31727 | BRAUNE, O. A. #1-A | LONG, GEORGE L. | DRILL | 6,512 | |
| 1978-05-23 | 25015 | 42-297-31726 | LYNE #1 | HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 11,128 | |
| 1978-05-19 | 24735 | 42-297-30596 | FUTCH, BESSIE UNIT #1 | PICKETT, D. W. | RECOMP | 7,500 | |
| 1978-05-18 | 24636 | 42-297-31725 | ANDERSON #1 | HUISACHE OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1978-05-18 | 24576 | 42-297-31724 | MUSSMANN GAS UNIT #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 1978-05-17 | 24459 | 42-297-31722 | O'NEAL, ETHELL #1 | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-05-16 | 24379 | 42-297-31723 | PRIESTLY #1 | DOUGHTY, ERIK | DRILL | 5,012 | |
| 1978-05-10 | 23845 | 42-297-31721 | MCENDREE GAS UNIT #1 | WEHMEYER, KARL & ASSOC. LTD. | DRILL | 6,008 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23702 | 42-297-31720 | ESSE, LILLIAN #2 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 7,400 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23699 | 42-297-31719 | JARBEAUX #1 | DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES, INC. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-05-05 | 23582 | 42-297-30806 | LYNE, R. C. #3 | HARROB OIL CO. | OTHER | 7,088 | |
| 1978-05-02 | 23343 | 42-297-31718 | PETERS #1 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1978-05-01 | 23305 | 42-297-31620 | HINNANT "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 6,800 | |
| 1978-04-28 | 23185 | 42-297-31717 | DUTY GAS UNIT #4 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-04-28 | 23181 | 42-297-31716 | DUTY GAS UNIT #3 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-04-25 | 22778 | 42-297-31715 | WALLACE, RUTH JONES #4 | CORPENING ENTERPRISES | DRILL | 5,010 | |
| 1978-04-24 | 22777 | 42-297-31714 | SCHLEY, BROOKS #1 | TUTHILL & BARBEE | DRILL | 8,550 | |
| 1978-04-24 | 22676 | 42-297-31713 | REAGAN GAS UNIT #1-A | MK OIL AND GAS, INC. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1978-04-20 | 22673 | 42-297-31712 | SCHULZ #1 | DINERO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,358 | |
| 1978-04-20 | 22565 | 42-297-30900 | TULLIS "C" #1 | HAMON, JAKE L. | OTHER | 4,150 | |
| 1978-04-17 | 22282 | 42-297-31711 | BAKER, E. "B" #1 | RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22170 | 42-297-30888 | TULLIS #1 | HAMON, JAKE L. | RECOMP | 4,162 | |
| 1978-04-12 | 21970 | 42-297-02747 | SCHULZ, J. GERALD #1 | ROCANVILLE CORP. | RECOMP | 14,500 | |
| 1978-04-11 | 21804 | 42-297-30557 | HALPIN, EVELYN H. #1 | HAMON, JAKE L. | OTHER | 3,500 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21624 | 42-297-80354 | LYSSY, SUSIE #1 | D & G GAS & OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,455 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 21350 | 42-297-31710 | MOCZYGEMBA, G. J. #12 | COASTAL STATES GAS PROD. CO. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1978-04-03 | 21349 | 42-297-31709 | ROBERTSON, R. C. ESTATE #A-1 | PETROTEX MANAGEMENT CO. | DRILL | 4,710 | |
| 1978-03-29 | 21283 | 42-297-31708 | EL PASO NATURAL GAS #3 | GULFSTREAM PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,465 | |
| 1978-03-24 | 20767 | 42-297-31707 | PAWLIK, STANLEY #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN PETRO. CORP. | DRILL | 8,050 | |
| 1978-03-24 | 20744 | 42-297-31706 | BODDEN, CHARLES L. #4 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN PETRO. CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-03-22 | 20507 | 42-297-80353 | TINDOL #1 | COX, EDWIN L. | RECOMP | 9,950 | |
| 1978-03-20 | 20329 | 42-297-80352 | GREENWOOD "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 6,950 | |
| 1978-03-17 | 20227 | 42-297-31705 | WOMACK, LORENA #1 | PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1978-03-17 | 20225 | 42-297-31704 | BURNS, CLAY WEST #1 | MCMORAN-TRANSCO EXPL.CO. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1978-03-14 | 19989 | 42-297-31702 | BENHAM, ERNA P. GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 14,600 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19448 | 42-297-31701 | TULLIS, HENRY A. #2 | HAMON, JAKE L. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19447 | 42-297-31700 | SANGER HEIRS #7 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1978-03-06 | 19390 | 42-297-31699 | HENDERSON J.W. #1 | HUISACHE OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1978-02-27 | 18960 | 42-297-31627 | GREENWOOD #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | OTHER | 6,726 | |
| 1978-02-23 | 18923 | 42-297-01163 | SULLIVAN, JAMES D. UNIT #1 | MCCARRICK, GOUGER & MITCHELL | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1978-02-22 | 18760 | 42-297-30577 | HOSKINS, L. R. UNIT #1 | PICKETT, D. W. | RECOMP | 7,480 | |
| 1978-02-22 | 18759 | 42-297-00767 | TULLIS, HENRY #2 | PICKETT, D. W. | RECOMP | 9,287 | |
| 1978-02-22 | 18756 | 42-297-02666 | DANIEL ESTATE #3 | PICKETT, D. W. | RECOMP | 8,295 | |
| 1978-02-22 | 18713 | 42-297-31698 | WRIGHT, W. C. #1 | HAAS, RICHARD E. | DRILL | 9,980 | |
| 1978-02-21 | 18615 | 42-297-31697 | FROST NATIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE #1 | MACERO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 6,612 | |
| 1978-02-15 | 18344 | 42-297-31696 | SMITH, CHARLES H. #71661* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 900 | |
| 1978-02-15 | 18343 | 42-297-31695 | SMITH, CHARLES H. #71661* | TXO MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 860 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.