Martin County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Martin County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-05.

Martin County permitting is running 29 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (86 total, down 30% on the prior quarter). 6 were issued in the past week. PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. leads with 167 permits in the past 12 months, one of 21 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-08-05

All Time

20,348

20,348 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
2012-03-08	734629	42-317-37590	JONES-HOLTON #43	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734636	42-317-37584	HECKER #22	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734636	42-317-37584	HECKER #22	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734633	42-317-37583	HECKER #21	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734633	42-317-37583	HECKER #21	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734628	42-317-37589	JONES-HOLTON #42	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734626	42-317-37588	JONES-HOLTON #41	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734626	42-317-37588	JONES-HOLTON #41	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734619	42-317-37582	UNIVERSITY 6-15 #9	W&T OFFSHORE, INC.	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-07	734618	42-317-37586	JONES-HOLTON #44	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-07	734548	42-317-37581	JIM TOM '32' #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,300
2012-03-07	733559	42-317-37563	SHOEMAKER 40 #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,900
2012-03-07	732853	42-317-37511	COOK '21' #6	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-06	734508	42-317-37580	LENORAH EPLEY #1WS	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,800
2012-03-06	734503	42-317-37579	CROSS BAR RANCH #3118W	RSP PERMIAN, LLC	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-06	734496	42-317-37578	HECKER #17	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-06	733556	42-317-37547	JACKSON 50 #5	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-06	733556	42-317-37547	JACKSON 50 #5	ENERGEN RESOURCES CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-06	732598	42-317-37500	MCMURRY B #15	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500
2012-03-06	732598	42-317-37500	MCMURRY B #15	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,500
2012-03-06	732597	42-317-37499	MCMURRY B #14	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500
2012-03-06	732597	42-317-37499	MCMURRY B #14	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,500
2012-03-06	732585	42-317-37498	MCMURRY B #13	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,500
2012-03-06	732585	42-317-37498	MCMURRY B #13	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	11,500
2012-03-05	734413	42-317-37577	ELLIS '36A' #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,350
2012-03-05	734349	42-317-37576	SOUTH CURTIS RANCH #404	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	11,200
2012-03-05	734349	42-317-37576	SOUTH CURTIS RANCH #404	OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.	DRILL	11,450
2012-03-05	732459	42-317-37492	DAVIS '14' #1	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-05	730470	42-317-37430	GLASS '7' #17	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,500
2012-03-01	734179	42-317-37574	HOLCOMB '45' #1	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000
2012-03-01	734163	42-317-37573	YATES '82' #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,300
2012-03-01	734161	42-317-37572	VOGLER '15' #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,700
2012-03-01	734158	42-317-37575	BAUER #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	12,200
2012-03-01	734153	42-317-37571	ABRAXAS '31C' #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,100
2012-03-01	734152	42-317-37570	ABRAXAS '27B' #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2012-03-01	734131	42-317-37569	MCKASKLE, M. #11	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000
2012-03-01	734068	42-317-37568	MCKASKLE, M. #10	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	10,000
2012-03-01	733639	42-317-37567	TUNNELL 26 #4	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,900
2012-03-01	733632	42-317-37566	LOW UNIT 19 #2	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,900
2012-03-01	733632	42-317-37566	LOW UNIT 19 #2	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,900
2012-03-01	733630	42-317-37565	LOW UNIT 19 #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,900
2012-03-01	733616	42-317-37564	CRABTREE 25 #1	CROWNQUEST OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,900
2012-02-28	733446	42-317-33531	DICKENS #1R	R K PETROLEUM CORP.	RENTR	11,100
2012-02-28	731066	42-317-37476	OTB BLAGRAVE 1 #13	MAK-J ENERGY PARTNERS(TX),LTD.	DRILL	11,500
2012-02-27	733907	42-317-37562	HOWARD '26' #1	ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES L.P.	DRILL	12,000
2012-02-27	733906	42-317-37561	HOPPER '36' #7	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,750
2012-02-24	733257	42-317-31994	ELIZABETH TAYLOR A #2R	R K PETROLEUM CORP.	RENTR	11,100
2012-02-23	733722	42-317-37559	DARWIN '22' #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,470
2012-02-23	733293	42-317-37554	SALE RANCH 'A' #18	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000
2012-02-23	733293	42-317-37554	SALE RANCH 'A' #18	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	11,000

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