Live Oak County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Live Oak County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-28.

Live Oak County permitting is running 6.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (18 total, up 29% on the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 55 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

8

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-28

All Time

7,039

7,039 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1989-02-0135555342-297-33705SIMONS, K. #1CARTER EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP5,350
1989-01-2735549742-297-33874PARKER #9HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,800
1989-01-2735549642-297-33873HARKINS-LAY #1HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,980
1989-01-1335511142-297-33872LARK #19ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL1,300
1989-01-1135507142-297-33869LARK #17AINDIAN OIL LTD.DRILL1,100
1989-01-1135506942-297-33870LARK #16AINDIAN OIL LTD.DRILL1,100
1989-01-1135506842-297-33871LARK #15AINDIAN OIL LTD.DRILL1,100
1989-01-0635491542-297-33868REAGAN, W. F. #6PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT GRP,INC.DRILL3,000
1989-01-0535490742-297-33867BLOCK 71 #2PECOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONDRILL8,400
1989-01-0535490742-297-33867BLOCK 71 #2PECOS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONDRILL8,400
1988-12-3035479842-297-33865ATKINSON #10FORTRESS MINERALS, INC.DRILL1,300
1988-12-3035479542-297-33866ATKINSON #7FORTRESS MINERALS, INC.DRILL1,300
1988-12-2335454842-297-33864LINDHOLM, M. A. #3ELLSTROM ENERGY COMPANYDRILL7,700
1988-12-2235441542-297-33863HAILEY, RUTH W. #1ELLSWORTH, H P & ACOCK ENG & OPDRILL11,700
1988-12-2235182642-297-32726LINDHOLM, M. A. #1ELLSTROM ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP7,662
1988-12-1935437942-297-33707SANGER HEIRS 351 #1HANSON MINERALS CO.RECOMP11,471
1988-12-1335424542-297-00646BLOCK 76 UNIT #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.RECOMP7,855
1988-12-1235402942-297-02189GRANBERRY, DAURIS #1HOG HOLLOW CORPORATIONRENTR5,330
1988-12-0735393842-297-33862GURWITZ #1PINTEX OPERATING INC.DRILL3,000
1988-12-0135376542-297-33861TUCKER, JOHN #1LOMA ALTA PETROLEUM INC.DRILL2,300
1988-12-0135369942-297-33860BATEMAN #1KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL9,000
1988-11-2135354542-297-33859GILLETTE #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL11,500
1988-11-0835304242-297-33858HALPIN, ET AL #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL13,000
1988-11-0335292742-297-33631DAVIDSON, MARY #10EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,900
1988-11-0135281642-297-33197REAGAN, L. A. #2FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP10,091
1988-10-2735269642-297-33567DAVIDSON, MARY #9EXXON CORP.RECOMP6,900
1988-10-2735269242-297-33177SCHREINER RANCH TRUST 11 #2FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP9,590
1988-10-2535262442-297-33857HAYS, E. W. ET AL #1TEXAS CRUDE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,800
1988-10-2435253942-297-33855LARK #14AINDIAN OIL LTD.DRILL1,100
1988-10-2435216842-297-02827HARRIS, R. C. ET AL #2TRACE EXPLORATION, INC.RENTR10,500
1988-10-2135253842-297-33856LARK #13AINDIAN OIL LTD.DRILL1,100
1988-10-1735238842-297-33854SAUNDERS #1RUTHERFORD OIL CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
1988-10-1335197542-297-33218MCCLELLAND "C" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,400
1988-10-1235217142-297-33853BLOCK 85 UNIT #3MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL9,050
1988-10-1135207342-297-33743REAGAN, ROBERT H. ET AL #5TFRIO EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP7,500
1988-10-1034571842-297-33819HARRIS #1TRACE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,500
1988-10-0735200742-297-31619CRAWFORD ESTATE #2SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,500
1988-10-0735200742-297-31619CRAWFORD ESTATE #2SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,500
1988-10-0535182142-297-33852SULLIVAN UNIT #12FREEMAN, JAMES C.DRILL10,500
1988-10-0535182142-297-33852SULLIVAN UNIT #12FREEMAN, JAMES C.DRILL10,500
1988-09-2935168142-297-33851PAWLIK #1FORNEY & MCCOMBSDRILL12,100
1988-09-2935168142-297-33851PAWLIK #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL6,500
1988-09-2935167142-297-31672EL PASO NATURAL GAS #1MIRAMAR PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP9,525
1988-09-2735152742-297-33850RICHEY #2VAN WAY OILDRILL5,450
1988-09-2735149742-297-33848BENHAM, WERNER #1TETRA M INTERNATIONALDRILL2,400
1988-09-2335156342-297-33849ATKINSON, JIM TOBE #1REAVIS, TOMMYDRILL1,500
1988-09-1935139642-297-33847REAGAN, S.E. #1PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT GRP,INC.DRILL3,000
1988-09-1335102842-297-33846GRANT #1SAMS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,000
1988-09-0835100242-297-33845LAY, ROY #2LEGACY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,050
1988-09-0735082242-297-33844LARK #18ENDURO OIL COMPANY INC.DRILL1,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.