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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Latest Permit
2026-03-09
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3,521 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-11-25 | 141568 | 42-321-31195 | STATE TRACT 308 #1 | VENUS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 1981-11-25 | 141563 | 42-321-31196 | GULF COAST WATER CO. #1 | FAMCOR OIL, INC | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1981-11-25 | 141427 | 42-321-31193 | HARRISON, VERNON ET AL #1 | GULFCO PRODUCTION, INC. | DRILL | 5,960 | |
| 1981-11-24 | 144238 | 42-321-31175 | STATE TRACT 303 #4 | MATAGORDA EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1981-11-23 | 141409 | 42-321-31184 | KREGER, PAULINA C. #01 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141502 | 42-321-31195 | STATE TRACT 308 #1 | VENUS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141499 | 42-321-31194 | PIERCE ESTATE #1 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141243 | 42-321-31187 | BLESSING PIERCE #5 D | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,213 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141235 | 42-321-31186 | BUNGE #1 | TEXOMA PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,700 | |
| 1981-11-20 | 141231 | 42-321-31190 | HAWKINS RANCH #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,537 | |
| 1981-11-19 | 141140 | 42-321-31189 | WILLIAMS, JOHN BRYAN JR. #01 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,968 | |
| 1981-11-19 | 141115 | 42-321-30940 | PETERSEN, RALPH E. ET AL UNIT #3 #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | OTHER | 13,932 | |
| 1981-11-17 | 140898 | 42-321-31188 | DEADRICK, C.H. GAS UNIT #1 | HOMABY BAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 11,656 | |
| 1981-11-12 | 140561 | 42-321-31184 | KREGER, PAULINA C. #01 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-11-12 | 140558 | 42-321-31185 | CORNELIUS #2 | NATOMAS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | DRILL | 15,600 | |
| 1981-11-06 | 139942 | 42-321-31183 | WATSON, F.M. TRUST ET AL "B" #2 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 13,700 | |
| 1981-11-04 | 139570 | 42-321-31012 | SAVAGE, H.S. ET AL #4 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 13,149 | |
| 1981-11-02 | 139563 | 42-321-02696 | GRANT, JOHN F. #13-D | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,150 | |
| 1981-10-23 | 137905 | 42-321-31179 | RUGELEY-FERGUSON A #1 | CITIES SERVICE COMPANY | DRILL | 15,925 | |
| 1981-10-23 | 137851 | 42-321-01975 | KUBELA GAS UNIT #1 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1981-10-23 | 137842 | 42-321-31182 | PIERCE-HEFFELFINGER #3 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 12,084 | |
| 1981-10-23 | 137835 | 42-321-31181 | BOULDIN, FLORENCE V. -B- #4 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 12,200 | |
| 1981-10-23 | 137785 | 42-321-31180 | ROYDER #1 | CONQUEST PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1981-10-19 | 137104 | 42-321-31178 | STATE TRACT 160 #3 | GENESIS OIL CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1981-10-16 | 136864 | 42-321-31177 | STATE TRACT 160 #2 | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1981-10-09 | 136127 | 42-321-31175 | STATE TRACT 303 #4 | MATAGORDA EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1981-10-08 | 135955 | 42-321-31174 | KAACK, JOHN UNIT #2 | MELLON CREEK OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1981-10-07 | 135915 | 42-321-31173 | TRUITT & GRAVIER #7 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,900 | |
| 1981-10-07 | 135796 | 42-321-31172 | STATE TRACT 193 #1 | PENN RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 2,846 | |
| 1981-10-02 | 135312 | 42-321-31171 | SEERDEN, MARGARET GILMORE #2 | SANDEFER PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1981-09-30 | 135052 | 42-321-30825 | RYAN, PAUL #1 | MCCARTER, A. NELSON, INC. | RECOMP | 6,850 | |
| 1981-09-22 | 133969 | 42-321-31170 | STATE TRACT 89 #1 | HUNTER PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1981-09-21 | 134073 | 42-321-00061 | OHIO SUN UNIT #14 A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,125 | |
| 1981-09-21 | 133748 | 42-321-31168 | KUBELA GAS UNIT #2 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,692 | |
| 1981-09-21 | 133747 | 42-321-31167 | STATE TRACT 71 #1 | HUNTER PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1981-09-21 | 133697 | 42-321-30352 | MIDFIELDS WEST UNIT #45 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 9,200 | |
| 1981-09-21 | 133696 | 42-321-31166 | STATE TRACT 302 #2 | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,834 | |
| 1981-09-18 | 133829 | 42-321-31169 | TEXAS GULF INC #2 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,016 | |
| 1981-09-14 | 133108 | 42-321-31164 | STATE TRACT 181 #1 | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1981-09-11 | 133086 | 42-321-31163 | ARMSTRONG, STEVE #1 | AMINOIL USA INC. | DRILL | 14,280 | |
| 1981-09-08 | 132670 | 42-321-31162 | ROYDER #1 | DIASU OIL & GAS CO., INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1981-09-04 | 133289 | 42-321-31165 | WRIGHT, J.C. UNIT #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1981-09-02 | 132043 | 42-321-01646 | THOMPSON, J.E. #2 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,350 | |
| 1981-09-02 | 132042 | 42-321-31161 | RUNNELS,JOHN II&ARMOUR,LACY ETAL #1 | DRAKE ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 8,642 | |
| 1981-09-02 | 132041 | 42-321-31160 | TROUSDALE #1 | GIERHART, B. J. INC. | DRILL | 11,470 | |
| 1981-09-01 | 132029 | 42-321-30776 | HUEBNER ESTATES "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | RECOMP | 10,400 | |
| 1981-08-31 | 131634 | 42-321-31158 | STEWART, MELVA #1 | WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 11,111 | |
| 1981-08-31 | 131630 | 42-321-01095 | PETRUCHA GAS UNIT #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 15,000 | |
| 1981-08-28 | 131787 | 42-321-31159 | O'CONNER ESTATE #1 | NATOMAS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1981-08-28 | 131583 | 42-321-31201 | SARTWELLE, W. L. ET AL #1 | HEWITT, ROBERT J.&WAGNER,DUER CO | DRILL | 9,315 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Matagorda County.