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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-08-21 | 130802 | 42-321-31155 | ROGERS, R. S. K. #1 | FLORIDA EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1981-08-20 | 130600 | 42-321-31154 | TRULL NO. 1 #1 | BAXTER, MURPHY H. | DRILL | 11,518 | |
| 1981-08-20 | 130588 | 42-321-30987 | ST. TR. 309 #2-L | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 4,450 | |
| 1981-08-14 | 130395 | 42-321-30390 | STATE TRACT 88 #1-U | HUNTER PETROLEUM INC. | RECOMP | 2,585 | |
| 1981-08-13 | 130034 | 42-321-31152 | ROSS, G. M. UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1981-08-12 | 129800 | 42-321-31151 | DEI-LANGHAM-HARRISON #1 | DORCHESTER EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1981-08-11 | 129923 | 42-321-31150 | SAVAGE, G. ET AL #1 | PYRAMID EXPLORATION | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1981-08-11 | 129544 | 42-321-31149 | PALACIOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT #1 | WAGNER, DUER & CO. | DRILL | 13,889 | |
| 1981-08-06 | 131904 | 42-321-00064 | OHIO-SUN UNIT LEASE #31 A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,300 | |
| 1981-08-04 | 128385 | 42-321-31146 | PIERCE ESTATE #1 | TEXAS CITY REFG. INC. | DRILL | 9,014 | |
| 1981-08-03 | 128294 | 42-321-31148 | OLSON, J.O. #4 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 17,500 | |
| 1981-08-03 | 128257 | 42-321-30928 | SUMMERS, E.L. ET AL UNIT #1 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | RECOMP | 14,296 | |
| 1981-07-31 | 128086 | 42-321-31145 | CLARK UNIT I #2 | ENGELKE, R. H. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1981-07-29 | 127590 | 42-321-31144 | HANS J. NELSON UNIT #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1981-07-29 | 127576 | 42-321-31143 | ACKERMAN, J. G. ESTATE #1 | BAY ROCK CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1981-07-24 | 126810 | 42-321-31139 | TERRY, P. P. #1 | XB ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1981-07-24 | 126760 | 42-321-31138 | STATE TRACT 264 #1 | COX, EDWIN L. & COX, BERRY R. | DRILL | 6,335 | |
| 1981-07-24 | 126693 | 42-321-31137 | KOUNTZE & COUCH #1 | DAMSON OIL CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1981-07-23 | 126504 | 42-321-31136 | HURLOCK, H. E. #1 | TEXAS CITY REFG. INC. | DRILL | 9,208 | |
| 1981-07-20 | 126835 | 42-321-30822 | STATE TRACT 303 #2 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 2,800 | |
| 1981-07-17 | 125575 | 42-321-31135 | VINEYARD, R.S. ET AL #3 | VOIGHT, JOHN G. | DRILL | 8,160 | |
| 1981-07-17 | 125549 | 42-321-31134 | ARMOUR #1 | WARRIOR MANAGEMENT CO. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1981-07-17 | 125546 | 42-321-31133 | THOMPSON, J.C. JR., ET AL #1 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1981-07-17 | 125517 | 42-321-31132 | SAVAGE #1 | EVANS, CAMPBELL | DRILL | 10,100 | |
| 1981-07-10 | 125093 | 42-321-31131 | ARALANE-MOODY #1 | MATZINGER PETROLEUM CO | DRILL | 8,682 | |
| 1981-07-08 | 124850 | 42-321-00129 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #11E | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,900 | |
| 1981-07-08 | 124845 | 42-321-31130 | CORNELIUS, L. #3 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 12,887 | |
| 1981-07-08 | 124194 | 42-321-31063 | BARBOUR, BARRY #1 A | LACY, F. B. INC. | OTHER | 8,078 | |
| 1981-07-06 | 123973 | 42-321-31129 | HICKS, IRA #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 9,814 | |
| 1981-07-06 | 123959 | 42-321-31128 | S/L #1 | ARMADA RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,020 | |
| 1981-07-06 | 123954 | 42-321-80571 | PIERCE ESTATE OIL & GAS INT. #2 | RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANY | OTHER | 2,717 | |
| 1981-07-06 | 123943 | 42-321-31127 | LOONEY ET AL UNIT #1 | BASS EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1981-06-24 | 122391 | 42-321-31126 | RICHERS #4 | ROSENTHAL, STANLEY H. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1981-06-23 | 126581 | 42-321-30186 | CORNELIUS, L.C. #1 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 12,900 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121777 | 42-321-01840 | BLESSING FRIO 15 UNIT O/A #5126F | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 8,250 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121776 | 42-321-02262 | BLESSING FRIO 15 UNIT #4237F | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 8,600 | |
| 1981-06-18 | 121775 | 42-321-01875 | BLESSING FRIO 15 UNIT O/A #4028F | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,749 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 122100 | 42-321-00138 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #1F | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 8,847 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 122098 | 42-321-01614 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #28A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,475 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 122096 | 42-321-00044 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #8A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,091 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 122023 | 42-321-31120 | PIERCE ESTATE #1 | CANNAN, MORRIS | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 122008 | 42-321-00082 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #24J | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,310 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 121212 | 42-321-31124 | SELKIRK, WYATT O. #1 | CORAL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT INC. | DRILL | 6,113 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 121208 | 42-321-31123 | BUSSEL, EUNICE T. ET AL #1 | ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1981-06-16 | 121184 | 42-321-31122 | LETULLE, BURTON #1 | HAMON, JAKE L. | DRILL | 13,550 | |
| 1981-06-09 | 120354 | 42-321-31018 | STATE TRACT 309 #3 | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1981-06-03 | 124835 | 42-321-30818 | HEFFELFINGER, NANCY #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,200 | |
| 1981-06-02 | 119861 | 42-321-00053 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #9 A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,971 | |
| 1981-05-29 | 119944 | 42-321-02617 | RUGELEY, HENRY #11 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 12,000 | |
| 1981-05-26 | 119851 | 42-321-81573 | PIERCE ESTATE #2 | ZINN PETROLEUM CO. | OTHER | 6,326 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Matagorda County.