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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-11-29 | 12890 | 42-297-31659 | HINNANT, WILLIAM ET AL #1 | J-A-H, INC. | DRILL | 5,412 | |
| 1977-11-23 | 12651 | 42-297-31657 | WEST, GEORGE TOWNSITE #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN PETRO. CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1977-11-21 | 12455 | 42-297-31656 | WOMACK, LORENA C. #1 | SHENANDOAH OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,650 | |
| 1977-11-21 | 12454 | 42-297-31655 | GOODWIN, MRS. M. A. #1 | SHENANDOAH OIL CORP. | DRILL | 10,350 | |
| 1977-11-18 | 6241 | 42-297-31611 | NORTHERN ROYALTY #4 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 4,950 | |
| 1977-11-15 | 12040 | 42-297-31654 | SMITH, WILLIAM S. #1 | TIGER OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,680 | |
| 1977-11-14 | 11917 | 42-297-31653 | GREENWOOD "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,950 | |
| 1977-11-08 | 11571 | 42-297-31652 | HOLM, L. E. NO. 1 #1 | BOSTON CO. OF TEXAS, THE | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1977-11-07 | 11545 | 42-297-31651 | WERNLI #2 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 760 | |
| 1977-11-07 | 11542 | 42-297-31650 | WERNLI #7 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 780 | |
| 1977-11-07 | 11539 | 42-297-31649 | WERNLI #9 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 760 | |
| 1977-11-07 | 11536 | 42-297-31648 | WERNLI #13 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 720 | |
| 1977-11-07 | 11535 | 42-297-31647 | WERNLI #14 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 750 | |
| 1977-11-07 | 11523 | 42-297-31646 | WERNLI #1 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 735 | |
| 1977-11-02 | 5169 | 42-297-31592 | MCCLELLAND #7 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1977-11-01 | 11212 | 42-297-31644 | MCLEAN #1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 3,523 | |
| 1977-11-01 | 11160 | 42-297-31643 | MCCLELLAND, JOSEPHINE #1 | WEHMEYER, KARL & ASSOC. LTD. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10882 | 42-297-31641 | MAGUGLIN, GEORGE GAS UNIT #2 #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10881 | 42-297-31640 | MAGUGLIN, GEORGE GAS UNIT #1 #1 | SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10875 | 42-297-31639 | WERNLI #6 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 770 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10874 | 42-297-31638 | WERNLI #5 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 740 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10873 | 42-297-31637 | WERNLI #4 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10872 | 42-297-31636 | WERNLI #3 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 780 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10871 | 42-297-31635 | WERNLI #10 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1977-10-28 | 10870 | 42-297-31634 | WERNLI #12 | IEC CORP. | DRILL | 780 | |
| 1977-10-27 | 10732 | 42-297-31633 | ESSE, LILLIAN #1 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1977-10-27 | 1777 | 42-297-31569 | HERRING #"A" 1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 10288 | 42-297-31632 | ALLEN & BELL #2 | WEHMEYER, KARL & ASSOC. LTD. | DRILL | 5,242 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 5170 | 42-297-31593 | MCCLELLAND #8 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1977-10-19 | 10225 | 42-297-31631 | WEST MAXINE UNIT #1 | BELL, KELLY | DRILL | 8,622 | |
| 1977-10-18 | 10037 | 42-297-31630 | FROST NATL. BK. "A" #4 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1977-10-18 | 10036 | 42-297-31629 | HOWARD "F" #2 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 6768 | 42-297-31615 | MCCRAW, A. L. #1 | COX, EDWIN L. | DRILL | 4,610 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 3995 | 42-297-30955 | DUTY GAS UNIT #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1977-10-06 | 9231 | 42-297-31628 | MAHAFFEY, J. M. & P. B. #1 | ALLEN, T. M. | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1977-10-03 | 8999 | 42-297-30936 | ROARK #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 8,300 | |
| 1977-10-03 | 8980 | 42-297-31627 | GREENWOOD #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,950 | |
| 1977-10-03 | 8979 | 42-297-80347 | SALE #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 4,720 | |
| 1977-10-03 | 8975 | 42-297-31626 | MCCLELLAND "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,360 | |
| 1977-09-26 | 8345 | 42-297-31625 | WOLTERS "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1977-09-23 | 8243 | 42-297-80346 | HINNANT ET AL #1 | ENERGY SOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1977-09-22 | 8194 | 42-297-31622 | EVERETT, J. A. #1 | PETER PAUL PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1977-09-22 | 905 | 42-297-31537 | GOEBEL #1 | PEET OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 9,100 | |
| 1977-09-21 | 8092 | 42-297-31621 | JOHNSON, FREDERIC A. #1 | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1977-09-16 | 7820 | 42-297-31620 | HINNANT "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 7399 | 42-297-31619 | GEORGE WEST GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN PETRO. CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 7256 | 42-297-31618 | WORTHINGTON, E. C. #1 | CENTURA INCORP. & CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1977-09-08 | 7118 | 42-297-31617 | ZAMZOW, RENO #2 | B & T OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1977-09-02 | 6820 | 42-297-31616 | FROST NAT'L. BANK, TRUSTEE #1 | ROLLERT, BEN P. | DRILL | 6,650 | |
| 1977-09-02 | 6765 | 42-297-31614 | BRYSCH #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,665 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.