Live Oak County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Live Oak County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-03.
Live Oak County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, up 18% on the prior quarter). BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 59 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.
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7,049 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-11-20 | 258277 | 42-297-33516 | LIVESTOCK AUCTION #1 | HAMILL, CLAUD B. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1984-11-19 | 258249 | 42-297-33515 | RISER, E. L. #1 | ZOOM, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1984-11-16 | 258076 | 42-297-33514 | PHIPPS, ALMA #1 | PETROREY, INC. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1984-11-14 | 257774 | 42-297-33513 | COPELAND, G. T. JR., ET UX #1 | SPARTAN PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1984-11-13 | 257520 | 42-297-33512 | CARTWRIGHT 3 #3 | DENNIS, L.W. & ASSOCIATES, INC. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1984-11-09 | 257231 | 42-297-33511 | CURLEE HEIRS #1 #1 | SHORELINE OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1984-11-05 | 256630 | 42-297-33509 | PAWLIK-GODFREY GAS UNIT #2C | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1984-11-05 | 257142 | 42-297-33510 | HAILEY, J. I. "C" #1 | KIEL, O. B. JR. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1984-11-02 | 256596 | 42-297-33409 | RAILEY, O. L. #1 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 6,606 | |
| 1984-11-02 | 256592 | 42-297-33508 | WHITE, OSCAR L. ET AL #A1 | CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 15,500 | |
| 1984-10-31 | 256304 | 42-297-02819 | FREEMAN, C. N. #1B | MANLEY, JOHN D. III | OTHER | 4,100 | |
| 1984-10-30 | 256181 | 42-297-33506 | HAILEY, J. I. "A" #1 | KIEL, O. B. JR. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1984-10-30 | 256188 | 42-297-33507 | HAILEY, J. I. "B" #1 | KIEL, O. B. JR. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1984-10-25 | 255705 | 42-297-33504 | STRIDDE, WM. #1 | HABER OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1984-10-25 | 255706 | 42-297-33505 | MCFALL KERBEY #1 | HABER OIL COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1984-10-18 | 255176 | 42-297-33502 | HARKINS-LAY #1 | TWIN ENTERPRISES, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1984-10-17 | 254779 | 42-297-33501 | YOUNG, GEORGE #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,550 | |
| 1984-10-12 | 254333 | 42-297-32686 | LYNE, T. J. #14 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 1984-10-12 | 254364 | 42-297-33499 | DOBIE HEIRS #1 | MARQUEE CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1984-10-12 | 254368 | 42-297-33500 | SCHNEIDER, HUBERT #1 | MARQUEE CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-10-09 | 253814 | 42-297-33498 | LINDHOLM, C. S. #1B | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1984-10-05 | 253597 | 42-297-33496 | HERRING RANCH BLK. 56 (SHALLOW) #1 | FLYNN ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 1984-10-04 | 253627 | 42-297-33497 | GOMILLION #1 | LITTLE OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 10,100 | |
| 1984-10-02 | 253383 | 42-297-33495 | ARCO GOEBEL #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1984-10-01 | 253074 | 42-297-33493 | REYNOLDS, MARY #40 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1984-09-27 | 253015 | 42-297-33492 | STRICKHAUSEN, G. ET AL #1 | REH ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 10,750 | |
| 1984-09-25 | 252561 | 42-297-33491 | REYNOLDS, MARY #39 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1984-09-25 | 252441 | 42-297-31594 | BRYSCH GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 11,800 | |
| 1984-09-20 | 252081 | 42-297-33490 | JAMES, J. F. ET AL #1 | STRIKE OIL & MINERALS CORP. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1984-09-20 | 252080 | 42-297-31716 | DUTY GAS UNIT #3 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,000 | |
| 1984-09-20 | 251884 | 42-297-33487 | GRANT, D. W. ET AL #3 | JENNINGS EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1984-09-20 | 251966 | 42-297-33488 | DAVIDSON, MARY #9 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1984-09-19 | 251972 | 42-297-33489 | BAKER, E. #1 | WILLIAMS EXPL CO A DELAWARE CORP | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1984-09-14 | 251416 | 42-297-33486 | EVERETT, OLIVERA #1 | AMERICAN SHORELINE, INC. | DRILL | 2,450 | |
| 1984-09-13 | 251720 | 42-297-33456 | ROSEBROCK #1 | RIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,550 | |
| 1984-09-11 | 251163 | 42-297-33483 | A. B. GEFFERT, ET AL GAS UNIT #2 | PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1984-08-31 | 250311 | 42-297-33484 | HAILEY #1 | TSCHOEPE, ARTHUR J. | DRILL | 5,050 | |
| 1984-08-30 | 249998 | 42-297-33481 | FOLEY, F. L. #4 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1984-08-30 | 249962 | 42-297-32524 | RISER, E. L. #3 | HAWKINS, H. L., JR. | RECOMP | 10,105 | |
| 1984-08-30 | 250031 | 42-297-33482 | FREEMAN, C. N. #3A | TEPCO ENGINEERING | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1984-08-27 | 249766 | 42-297-33480 | HMC RISER #1 | HANSON MINERALS CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1984-08-24 | 249417 | 42-297-33479 | MORGAN, CATHERINE #1 | RCT OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1984-08-21 | 248816 | 42-297-33476 | BURNS, CLAY WEST #1 | LOUISIANA LAND & EXPL. CO., THE | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1984-08-21 | 248824 | 42-297-33477 | HARRIS "Q" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1984-08-21 | 248875 | 42-297-30546 | ALFREDO GARZA UNIT #1 | MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 10,867 | |
| 1984-08-21 | 248888 | 42-297-33478 | KOEMEL #1 | TEXAS WESTERN ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1984-08-17 | 248753 | 42-297-33475 | TEXACO-PEL-TEX BLANCHE HERRING #1 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 19,500 | |
| 1984-08-17 | 248679 | 42-297-33474 | MEINRATH #2 | TANA OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1984-08-10 | 248042 | 42-297-33473 | BAKER, E. P. #1 | TESSIN PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 11,400 | |
| 1984-08-09 | 247734 | 42-297-33472 | FREEMAN, C. N. #1A | MANLEY & KIEL | DRILL | 4,800 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Live Oak County.