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

2026-06-18

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6,656 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1999-01-1248194742-355-31364SCHULZE, HERBERT K., ET AL #5HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYRECOMP9,160
1998-12-3148039242-355-33137RECTIFIER #8GBVALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXASDRILL290
1998-12-3148039142-355-33140RECTIFIER #A 1GBVALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXASDRILL290
1998-12-3148039042-355-33138RECTIFIER #7GBVALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXASDRILL290
1998-12-3148038942-355-33139RECTIFIER #B 1GBVALERO REFINING COMPANY - TEXASDRILL290
1998-12-2148164542-355-33136CHAPMAN RANCH #173DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL3,500
1998-12-1848164342-355-33135BERRYMAN, ET AL UNIT #1SUEMAUR EXPL. & PROD., LLCDRILL11,000
1998-12-0448128542-355-33134BRATTON #1KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL15,000
1998-12-0448128542-355-33134BRATTON #1RODESSA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL15,000
1998-11-1848073442-355-33133BURDITT #1HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC.DRILL8,425
1998-11-1848073442-355-33133BURDITT G.U. #1HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC.DRILL8,425
1998-11-1648054442-355-33130RECTIFIER #S 20KOCH REFINING COMPANY, L.P.DRILL300
1998-11-1248054542-355-33131RETIFIER #K 17KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P.DRILL300
1998-11-0948052842-355-33132RECTIFIER #6740KOCH GATEWAY PIPELINE COMPANYDRILL300
1998-10-3048057442-355-32346STATE TRACT 746 #5LAMAR OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP3,070
1998-10-3048057442-355-32346STATE TRACT 746 #5LAMAR OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP3,351
1998-10-2348026742-355-33129STATE TRACT 61 #1EPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL14,500
1998-10-2347924642-355-00791THOMPSON, J. A. #19ATAPCORECOMP5,614
1998-10-1248009642-355-33128ST 746A/750A #1GREENBRIAR ENERGY INC.DRILL4,500
1998-10-1248009642-355-33128ST 746A/750A #1GREENBRIAR ENERGY INC.DRILL4,500
1998-10-0948003542-355-32266BEVLY "B" GAS UNIT #2ANDERSON OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,400
1998-10-0647993242-355-32869ERIGAN-QUIROZ #4DINERO OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP7,300
1998-09-2347957142-355-30173LUBY, J. P. #66APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP9,996
1998-09-1747951042-355-33127KING RANCH EAST LAURELES #P 11EXXON CORP.DRILL9,100
1998-09-1047924842-355-32592THOMPSON UNIT #34ATAPCORECOMP7,100
1998-09-0147900242-355-33126RECTIFIER MY-30 #185PG&E GAS TRANSMISSION, TEX. CORPDRILL270
1998-08-2047875442-355-30412STATE TRACT 786 #10SHORELINE PRODUCTION SERV., INC.RECOMP11,525
1998-08-2047863042-355-32848HEFTE, MARY TOM ET AL #11HARPER HEFTE, INC.RECOMP6,750
1998-08-1947843542-702-30166STATE LEASE 74581 #1HUNT OIL COMPANYRECOMP13,220
1998-08-1247659042-355-33123TSL 33105/TR 53/ #6SABCO OPERATING COMPANYDRILL13,600
1998-08-0447847642-355-33061GUARANTY TITLE & TRUST #3ROYAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.RECOMP9,200
1998-07-2747812742-409-30640ST. NUECES BAY -ABC- GAS UNIT #1COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP10,969
1998-07-1047747842-355-32776WALKER, IDA #21SYNERGY OIL & GAS, INC. (A)RECOMP6,500
1998-07-0247764442-355-30548CHAPMAN, J. O. #98SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,200
1998-06-3047758542-355-33125KLOSTERMANN, RAYMOND #1LEGACY OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,400
1998-06-2947749242-355-32949MILLER UNIT #4LOMAK PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,234
1998-06-0847691442-355-33124FLATO, FRANKLIN #1CARTER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,700
1998-06-0847691442-355-33124FLATO, FRANKLIN #1CARTER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,700
1998-06-0547681642-355-33075PETERSON #1WATERS ENG. & OPERATING, INC.RECOMP10,700
1998-06-0547681642-355-33075PETERSON #1WATERS ENG. & OPERATING, INC.RECOMP10,600
1998-05-2947671742-355-30472CHAPMAN, J. O. #73SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP7,500
1998-05-2947671642-355-06406CHAPMAN, J. O. #27FSHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP8,000
1998-05-2847667642-355-33029CHAPMAN, J. O. #125SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP9,700
1998-05-2247572742-355-33121THOMPSON, J. A. #42ATAPCODRILL8,000
1998-05-2047647142-355-30379CHAPMAN, J. O. #53SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP5,500
1998-05-2047638042-355-01267BLACKNALL, J. C. #7SYNERGY OIL & GAS, INC. (A)RECOMP6,267
1998-05-1447578542-409-30640ST. NUECES BAY -ABC- GAS UNIT #1COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP11,538
1998-05-0647604742-355-33122LINKENHOGER #1CENIZA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,000
1998-05-0147587542-355-30457CHAPMAN, J. O. #65SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP4,000
1998-05-0147587542-355-30457CHAPMAN, J. O. #65SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Nueces County.