Nueces County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Nueces County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-18.

Nueces County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, after a quiet prior quarter). PALOMA OPERATING, LLC leads with 4 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-06-18

All Time

6,656

6,656 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2004-11-0955320942-355-06219STATE TRACT 348 #4IBC PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP15,100
2004-11-0955320942-355-06219STATE TRACT 348 #4BOSS EXPL & PROD CORPORATIONRECOMP15,100
2004-11-0455319542-355-33484CHAPMAN #8CARTER EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP7,100
2004-11-0455318742-355-33682CHAPMAN RANCH #6WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LPDRILL14,500
2004-11-0455316742-355-33681FLAME #4CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INCDRILL10,800
2004-11-0455316742-355-33681FLAME #4CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INCDRILL10,800
2004-11-0355313542-355-33558DRISCOLL RANCH #1CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INCRECOMP7,000
2004-10-1955246142-355-33680WARDNER, G.P. #336APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-10-1955245942-355-33679WARDNER, G.P. #335APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-10-1955139042-355-33673BROOKS, VIRGINIA #2017TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO.DRILL230
2004-10-0655199242-355-33678CHAPMAN RANCH #1KALER ENERGY CORPDRILL13,400
2004-10-0655199242-355-33678CHAPMAN RANCH #1KALER ENERGY CORPDRILL13,400
2004-10-0555191142-355-33677WARDNER G.P. #332APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-10-0555191042-355-32765SAJSLB A #5FAPACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,500
2004-09-2455151642-355-33675CHAPMAN #8044VENTEX OPERATING CORP.DRILL14,500
2004-09-2455138942-355-33674MOSELEY, J W #5073TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO.DRILL230
2004-09-1755117942-355-33672MORGAN PROPERTIES #1PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P.DRILL12,000
2004-09-1755116242-355-32656DEAL, JACK #1STEOG RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP17,000
2004-09-0955073042-355-33665ELLIFF #69APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-09-0955073042-355-33665ELLIFF, J S ET AL #69APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-09-0955073042-355-33665ELLIFF, J S ET AL #69APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-09-0955073042-355-33665ELLIFF, J S ET AL #69APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2004-09-0955072942-355-33666WARDNER G P #330APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
2004-09-0955072842-355-33667JONES #8APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
2004-09-0955072742-355-33838JONES #7APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
2004-09-0955072642-355-33669WARDNER G P #272APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
2004-09-0955072542-355-33670ELLIFF J S, ET AL #70APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2004-09-0955072542-355-33670ELLIFF J S, ET AL #70APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-09-0955072442-355-33671BUTTS JB #23APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
2004-09-0855056342-355-33240AREND UNIT #1CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INCRECOMP10,311
2004-09-0255042442-355-33664KING, R. PVOG #1PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL13,000
2004-09-0254873942-355-02496STATE TRACT 786 #3EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC.RECOMP11,047
2004-08-2054966242-355-33661MCCANN #41CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INCDRILL11,500
2004-08-1954980342-355-33663CHAPMAN #2041VENTEX OPERATING CORP.DRILL6,600
2004-08-1954980142-355-32124CHAPMAN #4401DVENTEX OPERATING CORP.RENTR2,100
2004-08-1854972142-355-33662CHAPMAN RANCH #5WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LPDRILL13,600
2004-08-1654965642-355-33660CHAPMAN #1041VENTEX OPERATING CORP.DRILL6,600
2004-08-1354943142-355-33659ROSS #C571EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE COMPANYDRILL300
2004-08-1154944142-355-33658TSL 33099 / TR 54/ #4SABCO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,500
2004-08-1154944142-355-33658TSL 33099 / TR 54/ #4SABCO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,500
2004-08-1054921842-355-33591THOMPSON, J. A. #43TEMA OIL AND GAS COMPANYRECOMP3,500
2004-08-0554921142-355-33654ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #68APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-08-0554921142-355-33654ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #68APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-08-0554920942-355-33655ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #66APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-08-0554920842-355-33656ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #65APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-08-0554920542-355-33657WARDNER, G. P. #331APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2004-07-2954808542-355-00745STATE TRACT 5 #2SAMURAI OPERATING CO. L.L.C.RECOMP5,302
2004-07-2854806442-355-33648RECTIFIER MSA-10.7 #M107SAEL PASO FIELD SERVICES, L.P.DRILL240
2004-07-2754879242-355-33653KELLY HEIRS GU #3EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL13,100
2004-07-2754879242-355-33653KELLY HEIRS GU #3EOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL13,100
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Nueces County.