Martin County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Martin County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-11.
Martin County permitting is running 30 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (91 total, down 28% on the prior quarter). 12 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
29
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-08-11
All Time
20,362
20,362 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-02-06 | 72551 | 42-317-32156 | KADERLI, A. T. #1 | GULF ENERGY PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1980-02-05 | 71820 | 42-317-32155 | MABEE RANCH #4 | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71560 | 42-317-32153 | BREEDLOVE "B" #1 | MABEE PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71557 | 42-317-32152 | BREEDLOVE "A" #2 | MABEE PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71555 | 42-317-32151 | BREEDLOVE "A" #1 | MABEE PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1980-02-04 | 71546 | 42-317-32150 | SCHARBAUER #1X | COX, JOHN L. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1980-01-28 | 70968 | 42-317-32149 | COGGIN #1 | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69874 | 42-317-32148 | HULL #1 | RITTENHOUSE OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69872 | 42-317-32147 | CAMPBELL #1 | R K PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,350 | |
| 1980-01-14 | 69637 | 42-317-32119 | SLAUGHTER-HARRIS #2 | BROWN, H. L., JR. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1980-01-14 | 69564 | 42-317-31295 | UNIVERSITY "G" #1 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | RECOMP | 10,000 | |
| 1980-01-11 | 69392 | 42-317-32146 | CROSS #1 | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69072 | 42-317-32145 | COX #1 | RIAL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69068 | 42-317-32144 | BRISTOW #1 | LEMON, HULEN H. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 68721 | 42-317-32444 | BILLINGTON, J. H. #3 | PURVIS, J. H. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 68718 | 42-317-32143 | SNELL, L. D. #1 | PURVIS, J. H. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1980-01-04 | 68711 | 42-317-32142 | BILLINGTON, J.H. "A" #2 | PURVIS, J. H. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68451 | 42-317-32141 | MAHONEY "A" #3 | RIAL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68449 | 42-317-32140 | SCHMIDT #1 | RIAL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68345 | 42-317-32139 | REED #2 | RIAL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68318 | 42-317-32138 | WILSON #1 | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68316 | 42-317-32137 | MORRISON #1 | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68315 | 42-317-32136 | NAIL "D" #2 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 68313 | 42-317-32135 | NAIL "D" #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-20 | 67389 | 42-317-32134 | COX #1 | PETRO. EXPL. & DEV. FUNDS, INC. | DRILL | 9,450 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67556 | 42-317-32108 | MABEE, J. E. "B" NCT-2 #26 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,740 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67555 | 42-317-32110 | MABEE FOUNDATION "D"NCT-2 #6 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,785 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67554 | 42-317-32109 | MABEE, J. E. "A" NCT-1 #511 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,770 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67553 | 42-317-32107 | MABEE FOUNDATION "D" NCT-2 #2 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,783 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66828 | 42-317-32133 | SLAUGHTER - HANCOCK #4 | BROWN, H. L., JR. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66825 | 42-317-32132 | NAIL "A" #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66821 | 42-317-32131 | WAINWRIGHT #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66820 | 42-317-32130 | LINNIE #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-13 | 66806 | 42-317-32129 | WADE, GAY #3 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,900 | |
| 1979-12-10 | 66358 | 42-317-00256 | POWELL #1SWD | PARKER & PARSLEY, INC. | OTHER | 5,500 | |
| 1979-12-06 | 65869 | 42-317-32128 | WADE, GAY #2 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1979-12-04 | 65470 | 42-317-32127 | HERZOG "A" #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-04 | 65469 | 42-317-32126 | BLOCKER #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-04 | 65465 | 42-317-32125 | MABEE #2 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1979-12-04 | 65464 | 42-317-32124 | MABEE #3 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1979-11-28 | 64840 | 42-317-32123 | MAYS #2 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-11-28 | 64839 | 42-317-32122 | NAIL #2 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-11-28 | 64703 | 42-317-32121 | WADE, GAY #1 | SAXON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1979-11-27 | 64843 | 42-317-32113 | MABEE, J. E. "B" NCT-2 #27W | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,774 | |
| 1979-11-27 | 64842 | 42-317-32111 | MABEE, J. E. "B" NCT-1 #28W | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,803 | |
| 1979-11-27 | 64841 | 42-317-32112 | MABEE, J. E. "B" NCT-1 #29W | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1979-11-21 | 64479 | 42-317-32114 | MABEE, J. E. "B" NCT-2 #25 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 4,762 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 64440 | 42-317-32120 | RK - UNION #2 | R K PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,387 | |
| 1979-11-19 | 64113 | 42-317-32118 | NAIL #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-11-19 | 64111 | 42-317-32117 | GRAVES "A" #1 | COTTON PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 9,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Martin County.