Madison County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Madison County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-03.

Madison County permitting is running 1.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (5 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC leads with 7 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-08-03

All Time

1,832

1,832 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2011-09-20	724021	42-313-30892	MOSLEY #1H	CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.	DRILL	8,800	Y
2011-09-15	724025	42-313-30890	FERGUSON PRISON UNIT 6 #1H	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-09-15	724025	42-313-30890	FERGUSON PRISON UNIT 6 #1H	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-09-14	724010	42-313-30889	J F MATHIS #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-09-14	724010	42-313-30889	J F MATHIS #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2011-09-02	723591	42-313-30888	BYRD #1	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	13,000
2011-09-02	723591	42-313-30888	BYRD #1	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	13,000
2011-08-22	722608	42-313-30270	FOSTER #1	ALLTEX EXPLORATION, INC.	RENTR	12,000
2011-08-02	721373	42-313-30887	SAMUELS #1	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	13,000
2011-08-02	721373	42-313-30887	SAMUEL GAS UNIT #1H	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2011-08-02	721269	42-313-30886	POSTEL #1	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	DRILL	13,000
2011-07-27	720909	42-313-30885	MCMAHAN #1H	WOODBINE ACQUISITION CORPORATION	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-07-14	719937	42-313-30883	HAYES #1H	WOODBINE ACQUISITION CORPORATION	DRILL	9,100	Y
2011-07-12	719938	42-313-30884	DUNMAN-WILSON #1H	WOODBINE ACQUISITION CORPORATION	DRILL	8,700	Y
2011-07-12	719938	42-313-30884	DUNMAN-WILSON #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,700	Y
2011-07-07	719354	42-313-30882	COFFMAN #1H	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-07-07	719354	42-313-30882	COFFMAN #1H	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-06-21	718601	42-313-30881	BURKE GAS UNIT #2H	BLUESTONE NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-06-13	717645	42-313-30827	MORGAN #1H	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	RENTR	12,500
2011-06-03	717580	42-313-30879	THEISS A #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2011-06-02	717432	42-313-30878	ELLWOOD BARRETT #1H	FAIRWAYS EXPLORATION & PROD, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2011-05-09	715748	42-313-30877	ELLWOOD BARRETT #2H	FAIRWAYS EXPLORATION & PROD, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2011-04-29	714993	42-313-30876	BARRETT #1H	ENDEAVOR NATURAL GAS, LP	DRILL	8,500	Y
2011-04-15	714108	42-313-30875	OSR HALLIDAY #1102H	WOODBINE PRODUCTION CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500	Y
2011-04-13	713861	42-313-30824	FORREST #4	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	10,000
2011-04-11	713536	42-313-30043	MCFARLAND-HARDWICK UNIT #1	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	RENTR	10,000
2011-03-25	712549	42-313-30208	BOOZER, NELLIE #1	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	9,212
2011-03-23	712369	42-313-30874	CAMP #1H	PMO	DRILL	8,800	Y
2011-03-23	712369	42-313-30874	CAMP #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,800	Y
2011-03-16	712024	42-313-30873	WIESE #1H	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-03-16	712024	42-313-30873	WIESE #1H	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-02-22	710587	42-313-30872	VICK TRUST #1	UNITED RESOURCES LP	DRILL	10,500
2011-02-09	709696	42-313-00231	O.H. GARRETT #1	PARTEN OPERATING INC.	RECOMP	11,400
2011-01-28	709054	42-313-30871	MCVEY UNIT A #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-01-19	708607	42-313-30870	HUTTO #1H	PMO	DRILL	9,000	Y
2011-01-18	708307	42-313-30207	BURKE GAS UNIT #1	BLUESTONE NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC	RECOMP	12,500	Y
2010-12-21	707289	42-313-30869	WC BULLARD #A 1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2010-12-21	707289	42-313-30869	BULLARD, WC #A 1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2010-12-21	707289	42-313-30869	BULLARD, WC #A 1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2010-10-22	704092	42-313-30868	ALLPHIN #1H	PMO	DRILL	8,800	Y
2010-10-05	703182	42-313-30867	WATSON-BUCK #1H	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2010-10-05	703182	42-313-30867	WATSON-BUCK #1H	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2010-09-07	701639	42-313-30866	HIBBETTS #2H	PMO	DRILL	8,500	Y
2010-09-07	701639	42-313-30866	H.B. (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,500	Y
2010-09-03	701484	42-313-30865	BRADSHAW #1	CML EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2010-07-27	699547	42-313-30854	MCGILL #1H	PMO	DRILL	8,950	Y
2010-07-27	699311	42-313-30864	FERGUSON PRISON UNIT 6 #1	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2010-07-27	699309	42-313-30863	FERGUSON PRISON UNIT 7 #1	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2010-07-26	699298	42-313-30862	FERGUSON PRISON UNIT 5 #1	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000
2010-07-26	699296	42-313-30861	FERGUSON PRISON UNIT 4 #1	NAVIDAD RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,000

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Madison County.