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
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3,521 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-02-22 | 43076 | 42-321-30907 | PIERCE-HEFFELFINGER UNIT #1 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1979-02-20 | 42860 | 42-321-30020 | HUEBNER, M. D. #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | OTHER | 11,200 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42697 | 42-321-30906 | CORNELIUS, ETHEL #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1979-02-16 | 42645 | 42-321-30905 | CORNELIUS, SIMON C. #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 9,966 | |
| 1979-02-12 | 42954 | 42-321-00133 | OHIO - SUN UNIT #4E | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,819 | |
| 1979-02-12 | 42396 | 42-321-00139 | OHIO - SUN UNIT #2 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,800 | |
| 1979-02-12 | 42390 | 42-321-30904 | DAWDY, J. E. #1 | GEODYNAMICS OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 11,610 | |
| 1979-02-05 | 41987 | 42-321-30209 | THOMPSON, J. E. #9 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,315 | |
| 1979-02-01 | 41833 | 42-321-00133 | OHIO - SUN UNIT #4E | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,819 | |
| 1979-01-24 | 41412 | 42-321-30903 | HUEBNER, J. H. ET AL #1 | MEAUX, ROBERT J. | DRILL | 6,510 | |
| 1979-01-24 | 41383 | 42-321-30902 | PIERCE ESTATE #1 | HOLLY ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 4,024 | |
| 1979-01-22 | 41248 | 42-321-30495 | STATE TRACT 194 NO. 1 #1 | MAY PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 3,093 | |
| 1979-01-19 | 41555 | 42-321-00532 | LONGMIRE, J. J. #2 | BARTH ENERGY CORP. | OTHER | 9,030 | |
| 1979-01-17 | 41017 | 42-321-30229 | SAVAGE, STEWART #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,100 | |
| 1979-01-12 | 40796 | 42-321-30901 | CULLEN, ROY G. TRUST ET AL #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,300 | |
| 1979-01-12 | 40775 | 42-321-00087 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #23J | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,505 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 40009 | 42-321-30900 | STATE TRACT 256-257 #1 | CITIES SERVICE COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 40002 | 42-321-30899 | PIERCE #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-01-02 | 39935 | 42-321-30898 | STATE TRACT 167 #1 | GRAHAM EXP. LTD.-DRLG. PARTNERSP | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-12-22 | 39551 | 42-321-30897 | PIERCE ESTATE OIL&GAS INTERESTS #1-E | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 5,821 | |
| 1978-12-20 | 39243 | 42-321-00454 | COBB, F. G. "B" #15 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 7,698 | |
| 1978-12-19 | 39174 | 42-321-30896 | STATE TRACT 158 #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1978-12-19 | 39173 | 42-321-30895 | STATE TRACT 179 #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1978-12-18 | 39033 | 42-321-30894 | MOEHRING, M.E., ET AL UNIT "A" #1 | BRAMAN, D. H., JR. | DRILL | 11,515 | |
| 1978-12-13 | 38804 | 42-321-30893 | STATE TRACT 171 #3 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38573 | 42-321-30155 | TRULL, B. W. #2 | WINDFOHR OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,512 | |
| 1978-12-11 | 38548 | 42-321-01131 | SAVAGE, STEWART #3 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 11,505 | |
| 1978-12-08 | 38482 | 42-321-00374 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #8E | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,860 | |
| 1978-12-08 | 38481 | 42-321-00068 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #18A | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,099 | |
| 1978-12-07 | 38270 | 42-321-30892 | LE TULLE #4 | MK OIL AND GAS, INC. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-12-04 | 38000 | 42-321-30891 | TERRY, R. E. ESTATE #1 | HAMILTON BROTHERS OIL CO. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1978-11-29 | 37730 | 42-321-30890 | STATE TRACT 54 #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 5,816 | |
| 1978-11-29 | 37718 | 42-321-30889 | RUGLEY EST. #1 | AMERICAN NAT. GAS PROD. CO. | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1978-11-27 | 37492 | 42-321-02308 | TRULL #5 | TIGER OIL CO. | OTHER | 12,005 | |
| 1978-11-22 | 37474 | 42-321-02792 | HARRISON, L. S. GAS UNIT #3 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 9,045 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37255 | 42-321-00386 | OHIO - SUN UNIT #1 E | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,690 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37229 | 42-321-30261 | SAVAGE, STEWART #7 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 9,903 | |
| 1978-11-20 | 37190 | 42-321-80229 | WEST GAS UNIT #1 | HALBOUTY, MICHEL T. | RECOMP | 10,201 | |
| 1978-11-15 | 36916 | 42-321-30888 | BOULDIN-TAYLOR GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1978-11-15 | 36914 | 42-321-00759 | OLD OCEAN UNIT #51 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 11,025 | |
| 1978-11-10 | 36750 | 42-321-02312 | TRULL #7 | TIGER OIL CO. | OTHER | 10,502 | |
| 1978-11-10 | 36669 | 42-321-30886 | LEWIS #1 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,100 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 37950 | 42-321-30418 | BLESSING "S" #84 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 8,615 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36038 | 42-321-01608 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #2 B | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,050 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36037 | 42-321-30885 | STATE TRACT 29 #1 | STRATA ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1978-11-01 | 36036 | 42-321-30884 | TRULL, R. B. #1 | IRISH OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 9,314 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35212 | 42-321-00081 | OHIO-SUN UNIT #4J | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,109 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35099 | 42-321-00527 | LONGMIRE, J. J. #1 | BARTH ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,075 | |
| 1978-10-18 | 34918 | 42-321-01904 | THOMAS G/U #2 O/A #1-H | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,497 | |
| 1978-10-18 | 34913 | 42-321-00364 | NORRIS, J. B. #1 | ENGELKE, R. H. | RECOMP | 1,641 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Matagorda County.