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 26 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (79 total, down 37% on the prior quarter). 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

17

Operators (30d)

5

Latest Permit

2026-08-05

All Time

20,350

20,350 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-11-1325743242-317-33055MABEE FOUNDATION "A" NCT-4 #67TEXACO INC.DRILL4,745
1984-11-1325743442-317-33057MABEE FOUNDATION "A" NCT-4 #66TEXACO INC.DRILL4,745
1984-11-1325743342-317-33056MABEE FOUNDATION "A" NCT-4 #65TEXACO INC.DRILL4,755
1984-11-1225744642-317-33059RK SUPERIOR ADOBE SALE "14" #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,900
1984-11-1225733642-317-33054HYATT "B" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, INC.DRILL9,750
1984-11-0925720542-317-33052COWDEN RANCH "A" #1AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWSDRILL10,000
1984-11-0925720442-317-33051MCMORRIES #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,400
1984-11-0825749242-317-33060COWDEN #3L & B OIL CO. INC.DRILL11,500
1984-11-0825715742-317-33048ORSON "A" #2HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,400
1984-11-0825715842-317-33049SNELL #2HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-11-0825716442-317-33050NAIL "X" #3HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,700
1984-11-0825724842-317-33053YATER-WILKINSON #1COSTEX RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,650
1984-11-0625676242-317-33044MEEK #2USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,300
1984-11-0525680142-317-33045TEXACO 41 #1HANLEY PETROLEUM INC.DRILL10,300
1984-11-0525682842-317-33047STRAIN "14" #2BRAZOS PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,800
1984-11-0525682642-317-33046STRAIN "24" #2BRAZOS PETROLEUM CO.DRILL8,700
1984-11-0225656442-317-33043RK SUPERIOR #2501R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL11,215
1984-11-0225656242-317-33042CROCKETT, J. D. #1R K PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
1984-11-0225645742-317-32911DOUGLAS B #2CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,400
1984-11-0125637242-317-33039JONES, PAUL K. (NCT-2) #2COSTEX RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,650
1984-10-3125612042-317-33028PETERS, J. F. ETAL #3COSTEX RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,900
1984-10-3125651742-317-33040FISHERMAN #6COX, JOHN L.DRILL8,500
1984-10-3125651842-317-33041HOLT "B" #1PARKER & PARSLEY, INC.DRILL9,850
1984-10-2925609342-317-32915WHITE G #3CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP8,800
1984-10-2625591442-317-33037SALE RANCH "O" #3ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-10-2625591242-317-33035SALE RANCH "O" #4ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-10-2625591342-317-33036SALE RANCH "S" #3ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-10-2625591542-317-33038SALE RANCH "S" #4ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-10-2525557442-317-33011JONES, PAUL K. (NCT-1) #1COSTEX RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,650
1984-10-2425548842-317-33032MEEK #1USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,300
1984-10-2325541742-317-33031TOM, ROSALIE #4BELCO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONDRILL9,456
1984-10-2325566142-317-33034CAMPBELL "84" #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,600
1984-10-2225550742-317-33033SALE RANCH "16" #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL12,100
1984-10-1525454142-317-33029GALLOWAY #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,000
1984-10-1125421842-317-33027WOLCOTT #2HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,600
1984-10-1025394342-317-33026PETERS, I. G. EST. #2COSTEX RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,000
1984-10-0525365942-317-33024MGF-SMITH "D" #1DISCOVERY OPERATING, INC.DRILL8,800
1984-10-0325364942-317-33023ROSS, WILLIE #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-MIDLANDDRILL8,800
1984-09-2825304642-317-33019KENTEX "A" #2HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,400
1984-09-2825313742-317-33020LOVING ESTATE "A" #B1PED OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,300
1984-09-2825319342-317-33022SALE RANCH "H" #15ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-09-2825319242-317-33021SALE RANCH "H" #14ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,300
1984-09-2525250642-317-33017GILBERT #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,000
1984-09-2025213742-317-33015SALE RANCH "H" #13ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,200
1984-09-2025198842-317-33013GARRETT #2USENCO-KEYSTONEDRILL9,200
1984-09-1925195342-317-32882SHAW #1VALERO PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL10,882
1984-09-1825205542-317-33014ORSON "A" #1ESTES ENGINEERING CO.DRILL9,500
1984-09-1425130442-317-33010ELROD #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL11,400
1984-09-1025088942-317-33009TOM #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,400
1984-09-0625058442-317-33008FRAZIER "4" #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,857
page 384 of 407

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