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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-05-08 | 237959 | 42-321-31381 | KOUNTZE - COUCH #1 | ANDERSON PRODUCING, INC | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1984-05-08 | 237932 | 42-321-31380 | HUEBNER, DOROTHY ANN BAER "A" #1 | TRUE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 17,600 | |
| 1984-05-07 | 238067 | 42-321-00148 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #4F | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,815 | |
| 1984-05-07 | 237802 | 42-321-31379 | STATE TRACT 160 #2 | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1984-05-07 | 239009 | 42-321-00586 | TALCOTT, C. C. #2 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 10,305 | |
| 1984-05-03 | 237603 | 42-321-02216 | MIDFIELDS/WEST/UNIT #6 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 10,325 | |
| 1984-04-26 | 237602 | 42-321-31095 | SAULS, MATTIE #1 | MCCORD EXPLORATION CO. | RECOMP | 8,500 | |
| 1984-04-24 | 236570 | 42-321-31377 | HEFFELFINGER HEIRS #2 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1984-04-20 | 238033 | 42-321-00635 | CULBERTSON, W. J. "A" #4 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 10,300 | |
| 1984-04-19 | 236065 | 42-321-31376 | HARRIMAN, W. H. #1 | ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1984-04-18 | 236077 | 42-321-01612 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #4A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,980 | |
| 1984-04-17 | 235663 | 42-321-00460 | COBB, F. G. "B" #22 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 8,640 | |
| 1984-04-13 | 235875 | 42-321-31375 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BAY CITY #1 | FRIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1984-04-12 | 235466 | 42-321-00671 | TRUITT & GRAVIER, A/C 1 #1 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 11,486 | |
| 1984-04-12 | 235316 | 42-321-30993 | CORNELIUS GAS UNIT "A" #2 | SANDEFER OIL & GAS, INC. | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 1984-04-11 | 235279 | 42-321-02795 | GRANT, JOHN F. #14 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,148 | |
| 1984-04-10 | 234893 | 42-321-31374 | BURKHART, HARRY G. #1 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 15,000 | |
| 1984-04-10 | 235924 | 42-321-00973 | ANDERSON, C. J. #1 | HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1984-04-06 | 234889 | 42-321-00381 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #10E | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,951 | |
| 1984-04-05 | 234668 | 42-321-00682 | BOULDIN, FLORENCE V. #1 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 10,200 | |
| 1984-03-28 | 234486 | 42-321-00416 | RUGELEY, HENRY #10 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,346 | |
| 1984-03-27 | 233666 | 42-321-31373 | PIERCE ESTATE #1 | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1984-03-20 | 232964 | 42-321-30950 | E. L. SUMMERS UNIT #2 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 13,675 | |
| 1984-03-19 | 232656 | 42-321-31372 | GREEN #1 | ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1984-03-15 | 232464 | 42-321-31371 | DAWDY, H. R. #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1984-03-14 | 233716 | 42-321-00761 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #53 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ALVIN | RECOMP | 11,055 | |
| 1984-03-06 | 231378 | 42-321-00635 | CULBERTSON, W. J. "A" #4 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 10,300 | |
| 1984-02-27 | 230660 | 42-321-31439 | SARTWELL #1 | PETROLEUM INDEPENDENT EXPLOR. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1984-02-27 | 230665 | 42-321-00636 | CULBERTSON, W. J. "A" #3 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 10,280 | |
| 1984-02-27 | 230530 | 42-321-31369 | TRULL #1 | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1984-02-21 | 230051 | 42-321-30209 | THOMPSON, J. E. #9 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ALVIN | RECOMP | 9,315 | |
| 1984-02-17 | 229904 | 42-321-31368 | UNION CARBIDE CORP. #1A | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | DRILL | 12,700 | |
| 1984-02-01 | 228014 | 42-321-31365 | STATE TRACT - 199 #1 | TEXAS WESTERN ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1984-02-01 | 228015 | 42-321-31366 | STATE TRACT - 198 #1 | TEXAS WESTERN ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 1984-01-31 | 228016 | 42-321-31367 | HEFFELFINGER HEIRS #1 | SANCHEZ-O'BRIEN OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 12,700 | |
| 1984-01-17 | 227057 | 42-321-31363 | LEZAK #1 | CITATION OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1984-01-13 | 227532 | 42-321-31364 | LEWIS, J. C. FAMILY TRUST #1 | PIONEER CONCRETE OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 14,400 | |
| 1984-01-06 | 225993 | 42-321-02617 | RUGELEY, HENRY #11 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 1984-01-03 | 227216 | 42-321-00975 | THOMPSON, J. E. #7 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ALVIN | RECOMP | 10,400 | |
| 1983-12-29 | 225281 | 42-321-31362 | KING #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1983-12-29 | 225163 | 42-321-31361 | LEWIS, J. C. FAMILY 1974 TRUSTS #1 | KRUSEN ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1983-12-27 | 224482 | 42-321-31358 | HUNT, N. H. #1 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 18,500 | |
| 1983-12-23 | 224337 | 42-321-31357 | LEWIS, F. H. ET AL #1 | RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1983-12-23 | 224321 | 42-321-30969 | STATE TRACT 194 #6 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | RECOMP | 3,303 | |
| 1983-12-20 | 225137 | 42-321-00608 | THOMASSON, SADIE E. #4 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 9,180 | |
| 1983-12-15 | 223911 | 42-321-31356 | UNION CARBIDE CORP #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | DRILL | 12,700 | |
| 1983-12-14 | 224547 | 42-321-01029 | LONG, J. G. #1 | GEO EXPLORATION, INC. | OTHER | 6,709 | |
| 1983-12-02 | 222342 | 42-321-31355 | STATE TRACT 47 #1 | CONQUEST PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1983-11-22 | 223227 | 42-321-31354 | KOSAREK UNIT #1 | ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1983-11-21 | 221448 | 42-321-00376 | OHIO - SUN UNIT #5F | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,835 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Matagorda County.