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.
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Latest Permit
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All Time
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6,656 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-24 | 504458 | 42-355-33314 | WARDNER, G. P. #301 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2001-01-24 | 504457 | 42-355-33315 | WARDNER, G. P. #299 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 2001-01-24 | 504456 | 42-355-33313 | WOFFORD, BUSH "F" #3 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2001-01-24 | 504282 | 42-355-33309 | KAMPFHENKEL GAS UNIT #3 | DOMINION EXPL. & PROD., INC. | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 2001-01-22 | 504409 | 42-355-33312 | COUNTIS, SAM #5 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 2001-01-22 | 504408 | 42-355-33310 | COUNTISS, SAM #4 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 2001-01-22 | 504408 | 42-355-33310 | COUNTISS, SAM #4 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 2001-01-22 | 504407 | 42-355-33311 | COUNTISS, SAM #3 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 2001-01-22 | 504407 | 42-355-33311 | COUNTISS, SAM #3 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2001-01-19 | 504271 | 42-355-32869 | ERIGAN-QUIROZ #4 | ANDERSON OIL LTD | RECOMP | 7,300 | |
| 2001-01-17 | 503146 | 42-355-33308 | BROWNING RECTIFIER #203 | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 300 | |
| 2001-01-17 | 503145 | 42-355-33307 | BANQUETE RECTIFIER #204 | SEADRIFT PIPELINE CORPORATION | DRILL | 350 | |
| 2001-01-10 | 503641 | 42-355-04608 | RICHARDSON, C. R. #9 | LUNDBERG OPERATING CORPORATION | RECOMP | 9,050 | |
| 2001-01-09 | 503857 | 42-355-33306 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #134 | SHANA PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 3,525 | |
| 2001-01-09 | 503857 | 42-355-33306 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #134 | SHANA PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 3,525 | |
| 2001-01-08 | 503796 | 42-355-33305 | GILLETT #A 11 | CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INC | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503722 | 42-355-33301 | INGRAM, DONALD #18 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503721 | 42-355-33304 | ELLIFF, J. S. ETAL #60 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503720 | 42-355-33302 | ELLIFF, J. S. ETAL #58 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2001-01-05 | 503719 | 42-355-33303 | ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #61 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2001-01-04 | 503654 | 42-355-33300 | CHAPMAN #2 | UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2001-01-04 | 503654 | 42-355-33300 | CHAPMAN RANCH #2 | UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2001-01-03 | 503611 | 42-355-33299 | ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #56 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2001-01-03 | 503609 | 42-355-33298 | ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #55 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2000-12-29 | 503553 | 42-355-33297 | DOLLARHIDE #1 | SUEMAUR EXPL. & PROD., LLC | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2000-12-21 | 503361 | 42-355-33296 | ALBRECHT, C. C. #1 | REPUBLIC RESOURCES, LLC, | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 2000-12-21 | 503360 | 42-355-33295 | BLUNTZER #2 | DALE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 503291 | 42-355-33294 | U.C.L.I. #18 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 503290 | 42-355-33293 | U.C.L.I. #17 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 503289 | 42-355-33292 | WARDNER, G. P. #300 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 503271 | 42-355-33291 | BERRYMAN ET AL, GAS UNIT #7 | DOMINION EXPL. & PROD., INC. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 2000-12-19 | 503260 | 42-355-33290 | COUNTISS, SAM #2 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2000-12-19 | 503260 | 42-355-33290 | COUNTISS, SAM #2 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2000-12-15 | 503143 | 42-355-33289 | RIVERS, W. C. #2 | WADI PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 2000-12-15 | 503139 | 42-355-33288 | COUNTISS, SAM #1 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2000-12-15 | 503139 | 42-355-33288 | COUNTISS, SAM #1 | GCEA, LLC | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 2000-12-07 | 502742 | 42-355-33287 | KEESE #1 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 2000-12-04 | 502481 | 42-355-33286 | HORNE #5 | WESTERN GULF OIL & GAS, LLC | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2000-12-04 | 502481 | 42-355-33286 | HORNE #5 | WESTERN GULF OIL & GAS, LLC | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 2000-12-01 | 502345 | 42-355-33284 | SCHULZE, HERBERT K. ET AL #9 | HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 2000-11-30 | 502498 | 42-355-33285 | JONES, E. M. #6 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,250 | |
| 2000-11-29 | 501152 | 42-355-32478 | BALDWIN, J. C. #34 | GCEA, LLC | RECOMP | 2,690 | |
| 2000-11-21 | 502221 | 42-355-33283 | ELLIFF, J. S. #54 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,200 | |
| 2000-11-17 | 502128 | 42-355-33282 | BERRYMAN ET AL GAS UNIT #4 | DOMINION EXPL. & PROD., INC. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 2000-11-16 | 500385 | 42-355-02193 | STATE TRACT 973 #4 | WAGNER OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,450 | |
| 2000-11-13 | 501886 | 42-355-33280 | TEXON ROYALTY #9 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2000-11-13 | 501885 | 42-355-33281 | TEXON ROYALTY #10 | APACHE CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 2000-11-10 | 501837 | 42-355-33279 | KING, RICHARD SOG #3 | SYNERGY OIL & GAS, INC. (A) | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2000-11-10 | 500932 | 42-355-33269 | BERNSEN #1 | CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INC | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 2000-11-10 | 500932 | 42-355-33269 | BERNSEN #1 | CONTINENTAL TREND RESOURCES, INC | DRILL | 9,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Nueces County.