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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-10-17 | 34790 | 42-321-30883 | SAVAGE, STEWART ET AL #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1978-10-16 | 35657 | 42-321-30887 | GULF COAST WATER CO. #1 | DANIEL OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1978-10-06 | 34285 | 42-321-30882 | HOLLOWAY, JEAN #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,863 | |
| 1978-10-02 | 33902 | 42-321-30881 | ARNOLD GAS UNIT #3 | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | DRILL | 10,873 | |
| 1978-09-28 | 33695 | 42-321-30879 | TRULL, R. B. ET AL #1-SWD | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33511 | 42-321-30880 | STATE TRACT 168 #1 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33421 | 42-321-30142 | HARRISON I. & J. GAS UNIT #2 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 10,574 | |
| 1978-09-14 | 32693 | 42-321-30192 | STATE TRACT 192 #1 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | RECOMP | 4,287 | |
| 1978-09-06 | 32062 | 42-321-30878 | PIERCE, ABEL H. #1 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1978-08-29 | 31604 | 42-321-30373 | JOHNSON, MABLE #1-A | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 11,008 | |
| 1978-08-28 | 31557 | 42-321-30877 | BURKHART, JULIA #1 | DAVIS BROS. OIL PRODUCERS, INC. | DRILL | 9,713 | |
| 1978-08-25 | 31382 | 42-321-30876 | STATE TRACT 167 #1 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,882 | |
| 1978-08-23 | 31228 | 42-321-30488 | MCCALLUM, BRUCE OIL UNIT #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 30600 | 42-321-30874 | LEWIS, J. C. FAMILY 1974 TRUSTS #3 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,826 | |
| 1978-08-14 | 30598 | 42-321-30873 | PETERSEN, RALPH ET AL #2 | PRAIRIE PRODUCING COMPANY | DRILL | 13,315 | |
| 1978-08-11 | 30589 | 42-321-30872 | CLEVELAND, MAY #3 | ROSENTHAL, STANLEY H. | DRILL | 8,350 | |
| 1978-08-11 | 30462 | 42-321-30871 | E.MATAGORDA BAY STATE TR. 98 #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,400 | |
| 1978-08-10 | 30382 | 42-321-30870 | STOVALL, G. #1 | AMERICAN NAT. GAS PROD. CO. | DRILL | 10,250 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 31289 | 42-321-30818 | HEFFELFINGER, NANCY #1 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 8,970 | |
| 1978-08-09 | 30299 | 42-321-30869 | HIGGINBOTHAM ET AL UNIT #1 | E R I LTD. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-07-24 | 29988 | 42-321-00024 | NORTHERN RANCH #3 | COCKRELL CORP. | RECOMP | 8,760 | |
| 1978-07-24 | 28959 | 42-321-02317 | TRULL, B. W. #4 | TIGER OIL CO. | OTHER | 10,810 | |
| 1978-07-20 | 28834 | 42-321-30868 | HUEBNER, PAULINE #1 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-07-19 | 28780 | 42-321-80540 | TRULL, B. W. #3 | TIGER OIL CO. | OTHER | 10,267 | |
| 1978-07-19 | 28759 | 42-321-30424 | SARTWELLE, J. D. #1-A | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,015 | |
| 1978-07-07 | 28069 | 42-321-30867 | DRY, LIGE #1 | ALCORN PROD CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-07-07 | 28064 | 42-321-30866 | KRENEK, FRANK J. #1 | CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1978-07-05 | 27892 | 42-321-30864 | PERRY AND TRULL UNIT NO. 1 #1 | CREST RESOURCES & EXPL. CORP. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1978-06-28 | 27557 | 42-321-30863 | STATE TRACT 109 #1 | BARBER OIL EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 6,633 | |
| 1978-06-28 | 27536 | 42-321-30862 | STATE TRACT 181 #2 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1978-06-22 | 27094 | 42-321-30861 | INEXCO-HIGHLAND-APACHE CB HAMILL #2 | INEXCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 15,637 | |
| 1978-06-19 | 28030 | 42-321-01035 | HARDY, G. P. #1 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,430 | |
| 1978-06-16 | 26586 | 42-321-00023 | NORTHERN RANCH #4 | COCKRELL CORP. | RECOMP | 7,468 | |
| 1978-06-15 | 26504 | 42-321-01036 | JONES, C. S. UNIT #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 10,286 | |
| 1978-06-12 | 26699 | 42-321-30865 | GRACEY UNIT #7 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 10,200 | |
| 1978-06-08 | 25983 | 42-321-30859 | NORRIS, HARRY A. #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | DRILL | 3,608 | |
| 1978-06-05 | 25756 | 42-321-30858 | COBB, ANNIE BELLE CORNELIUS #1 | CATLETT & FERGUSON-SEXTON | DRILL | 9,025 | |
| 1978-06-02 | 25671 | 42-321-01135 | COPANO-BRAMAN #1 | MELLON ENERGY CO. | RECOMP | 10,000 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25526 | 42-321-30857 | RANSOM, E. W. ET AL #1 | INEXCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,450 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25464 | 42-321-30856 | STATE TRACT 194 #5 | MAY PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 1978-05-31 | 25458 | 42-321-30855 | LEE #1 | CHAPMAN OIL | DRILL | 10,815 | |
| 1978-05-30 | 25357 | 42-321-30854 | STATE TRACT 159 #4 | INTEGRAL ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 4,150 | |
| 1978-05-24 | 26055 | 42-321-30349 | BLESSING PILLER #81 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 8,800 | |
| 1978-05-23 | 24952 | 42-321-30853 | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORP. FEE #6 LPG | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-05-22 | 24812 | 42-321-30851 | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORP. FEE #4 LPG | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-05-22 | 24811 | 42-321-30852 | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORP. FEE #5 LPG | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-05-16 | 24333 | 42-321-30432 | TRULL #2 | TIGER OIL CO. | OTHER | 13,000 | |
| 1978-05-16 | 24332 | 42-321-30170 | GRESHAM, J. W. #1 | TIGER OIL CO. | OTHER | 10,627 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23728 | 42-321-30850 | RICHERS "A" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 11,650 | |
| 1978-05-08 | 23716 | 42-321-30924 | HARRIMAN, C. B. #2 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Matagorda County.