Matagorda County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Matagorda County — updated daily, data through 2026-03-09.
Matagorda County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2026-03-09. UNDERGROUND SERVICES MARKHAM,LLC leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.
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3,521 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-12-17 | 293036 | 42-321-31497 | CULBERTSON, W. J. "A" #5 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1985-12-16 | 292865 | 42-321-31496 | NICHOLS #1 | GLACIER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1985-12-12 | 292558 | 42-321-31375 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BAY CITY #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1985-12-11 | 292563 | 42-321-02451 | COLLEGEPORT GAS UNIT #38 | APD COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,174 | |
| 1985-12-11 | 292567 | 42-321-02445 | COLLEGEPORT GAS UNIT #39 | APD COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,274 | |
| 1985-12-10 | 292174 | 42-321-31494 | CORNELIUS #2 | HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1985-12-10 | 292177 | 42-321-31495 | CORNELIUS #3 | HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1985-11-26 | 291807 | 42-321-31493 | ZEMANEK, CHRISTINE #1 | WAGNER & BROWN | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1985-11-25 | 291045 | 42-321-31492 | HEFFELFINGER, GRACE P. #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1985-11-20 | 290522 | 42-321-31316 | MILLER, LOUISE HOLMAN ET AL "A" #1 | CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 12,500 | |
| 1985-11-19 | 290771 | 42-321-31490 | VICTORIA BANK & TRUST #1 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1985-11-15 | 290208 | 42-321-31486 | SLONE, NELLIE #1 | CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 12,800 | |
| 1985-11-14 | 290434 | 42-321-31488 | STATE TRACT 210 #1 | CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1985-11-13 | 290291 | 42-321-31487 | STATE TRACT 156 #1 | CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1985-11-12 | 289759 | 42-321-31485 | PIERCE ESTATE #4 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1985-11-06 | 289792 | 42-321-31027 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #8K | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,518 | |
| 1985-10-31 | 288946 | 42-321-00597 | TALCO "A" UNIT "C" #6 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,002 | |
| 1985-10-29 | 289015 | 42-321-31272 | HENLEY UNIT NO. 2 #1B | CALLAHAN, RANDALL R | RECOMP | 10,925 | |
| 1985-10-28 | 293587 | 42-321-00024 | NORTHERN RANCH #3 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 8,760 | |
| 1985-10-25 | 288361 | 42-321-31483 | LEWIS, J. C. FAMILY TRUST #3 | AMPOLEX (TEXAS) INC. | DRILL | 5,750 | |
| 1985-10-21 | 288561 | 42-321-31484 | LEWIS, J. C. FAMILY 1974 TRUSTS #6 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,996 | |
| 1985-10-18 | 287948 | 42-321-31481 | TROJCAK, F. #1 | CARTER EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,900 | |
| 1985-10-16 | 287473 | 42-321-31480 | FARR, GERALD G. ET AL #2 | PHYLKO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1985-10-15 | 287407 | 42-321-31479 | COLLEGEPORT GAS UNIT #40 | APD COMPANY | DRILL | 5,812 | |
| 1985-10-14 | 287225 | 42-321-02363 | ARALANE-MOODY #1 | PETROLEUM INDEPENDENT EXPLOR. | OTHER | 16,000 | |
| 1985-10-11 | 287457 | 42-321-00085 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #20J | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1985-10-08 | 286918 | 42-321-31489 | CROUCH-516S #1 | SPARTAN PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1985-10-08 | 286851 | 42-321-02672 | SANDERS #1 | BALD EXPLORATION, INC. | OTHER | 9,450 | |
| 1985-10-01 | 286333 | 42-321-31478 | CORNELIUS "A" #3 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 10,600 | |
| 1985-10-01 | 286153 | 42-321-31445 | DAWDY, E. W. #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1985-10-01 | 286159 | 42-321-02307 | GRESHAM, J. W. 'A' #1 | TENNECO OIL COMPANY-TGCD | RECOMP | 11,036 | |
| 1985-10-01 | 286146 | 42-321-31477 | ROGERS, R.S.K. #1 | KANEB OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1985-09-30 | 288956 | 42-321-00597 | GRANT, JOHN F. #8 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,002 | |
| 1985-09-26 | 285806 | 42-321-31476 | CORNELIUS "A" #4 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1985-09-23 | 285758 | 42-321-30845 | LEWIS, J. C. FAMILY 1974 TRUSTS #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,896 | |
| 1985-09-23 | 285393 | 42-321-00091 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #8J | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 57 | |
| 1985-09-17 | 285090 | 42-321-31473 | TRULL #1 | THOMSON-MONTEITH | DRILL | 9,450 | |
| 1985-09-17 | 285091 | 42-321-31474 | USSERY #1 | THOMSON-MONTEITH | DRILL | 9,300 | |
| 1985-09-17 | 285259 | 42-321-31338 | FRANK LEWIS GAS UNIT #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 10,800 | |
| 1985-09-13 | 284977 | 42-321-31084 | GRESHAM, J. W. 'A' #2 | TENNECO OIL COMPANY-TGCD | RECOMP | 9,870 | |
| 1985-09-12 | 284622 | 42-321-31470 | HARRISON-JENSEN GAS UNIT #1SW | SEAGULL ENERGY E&P INC. | DRILL | 2,300 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284560 | 42-321-31469 | SIMON, HASKELL #1 | HALBOUTY, MICHEL T. ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284650 | 42-321-31471 | SAVAGE #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1985-09-11 | 284673 | 42-321-00638 | CULBERTSON, W. J. "A" #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 10,285 | |
| 1985-09-10 | 285244 | 42-321-31475 | BEARD, THOMAS W. #1 | MCCORD EXPLORATION/PABST OIL CO. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1985-09-09 | 284469 | 42-321-31467 | NORRIS, HARRY #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1985-09-09 | 284475 | 42-321-31468 | DOSS #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1985-09-05 | 284962 | 42-321-31472 | SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD #1 | LEGER PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1985-09-03 | 286485 | 42-321-00141 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #2F | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,819 | |
| 1985-08-30 | 283662 | 42-321-31079 | RANSOM, L. #1 | ROSENTHAL, STANLEY H. | RECOMP | 10,400 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Matagorda County.