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
2020-01-27	861178	42-313-30343	CASEY, R. #1	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	FLD-XFR	9,500
2019-09-12	856169	42-313-30791	GERALD WAKEFIELD UNIT #1	BURK ROYALTY CO., LTD.	RECOMP	11,590
2019-08-23	856289	42-313-31380	STERLING (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2019-07-29	855414	42-313-31379	GRUBBS (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2019-06-28	854669	42-313-31378	SUGAR #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2019-06-13	853784	42-313-31377	DUKE #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,100	Y
2019-05-01	852433	42-313-31376	SCHOLZ, ET AL #11W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,100
2019-01-28	848894	42-313-31375	LEONA-HOWARD (ALLOCATION) #1H	VESS OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	9,900	Y
2019-01-08	848264	42-313-31374	MARCUS J. FLEMING (ALLOCATION) #2H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2018-12-31	842741	42-313-31363	SCHOLZ ET AL #7W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,100
2018-12-31	842741	42-313-31363	SCHOLZ ET AL #7W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,100
2018-11-27	846980	42-313-31373	BUZZBALLS (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2018-11-27	846980	42-313-31373	ALAMO (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2018-11-19	846918	42-313-31372	BURKHARDT (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2018-10-18	845261	42-313-31368	J.F. (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,900	Y
2018-10-17	845262	42-313-31369	ANDREWS-ZULCH (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,200	Y
2018-10-08	845504	42-313-31370	MADISON (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-10-08	845504	42-313-31370	MADISON (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-10-08	845504	42-313-31370	MADISON (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,507	Y
2018-09-30	842935	42-313-31364	SCHOLZ ET AL #2R	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2018-09-30	838658	42-313-31360	TRIGGER FISH #803	PARDUS OIL & GAS OPERATING, LP	DRILL	12,500
2018-09-10	843672	42-313-31365	BRAZOS (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	8,990	Y
2018-09-07	844403	42-313-31367	PLOTTS UNIT #2H	VESS OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	8,700	Y
2018-09-07	844403	42-313-31367	PLOTTS UNIT #2H	VESS OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	8,700	Y
2018-08-21	843755	42-313-31366	COLEMAN #1	LACROSSE EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	11,500
2018-08-21	843755	42-313-31366	COLEMAN #1	LACROSSE EXPLORATION LLC	DRILL	11,500
2018-07-31	842935	42-313-31364	SCHOLZ ET AL #2R	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2018-05-31	840407	42-313-31362	A.L. CAMPBELL (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2018-05-31	840407	42-313-31362	A.L. CAMPBELL (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,300	Y
2018-04-27	838915	42-313-31361	DEBORAH CAMP (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2018-04-05	838071	42-313-31359	LENZ - THEISS B #5H	HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-04-03	837823	42-313-30944	KETCHUM #1	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,500
2018-04-03	837823	42-313-30944	KETCHUM #1	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,500
2018-04-03	837768	42-313-31354	NED KELLEY (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2018-04-03	837768	42-313-31354	NED KELLEY (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,162	Y
2018-04-02	838069	42-313-31358	LENZ - THEISS #4H	HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-04-02	838065	42-313-31357	LENZ - THEISS #3H	HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-03-28	838040	42-313-31355	LENZ - THEISS #2H	HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-03-28	838037	42-313-31356	LENZ - THEISS #1H	HAWKWOOD ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000	Y
2018-02-27	836521	42-313-31353	IRON DUKE #4H	ETX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,354	Y
2018-02-16	836189	42-313-31352	RAINIER (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,150	Y
2018-02-09	835951	42-313-31351	J. ROB FLEMING (ALLOCATION) #1H	MD AMERICA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	9,150	Y
2017-12-21	834277	42-313-31350	SCHOLZ #10W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2017-12-21	834277	42-313-31350	SCHOLZ #10W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2017-12-20	834274	42-313-31349	SCHOLZ #9	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2017-12-20	834274	42-313-31349	SCHOLZ #9	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2017-12-20	834274	42-313-31349	SCHOLZ ET AL #9	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,500
2017-10-20	831162	42-313-31348	MCFARLAND-HARDWICK UNIT #4W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,200
2017-10-20	831162	42-313-31348	MCFARLAND-HARDWICK UNIT #4W	WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION	DRILL	9,200
2017-10-18	830972	42-313-31346	WOODY (ALLOCATION) #1H	ETX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,047	Y

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