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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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-06-18

All Time

6,656

6,656 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1987-12-1033993542-355-32614TEXON ROYALTY -B- #8UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,900
1987-12-0733969442-355-32155BROWN, FLOYD W. ET AL #1SABINE CORPORATIONRECOMP12,020
1987-12-0433960642-355-32080CRYER #1VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,403
1987-12-0433960642-355-32080CRYER #1VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,403
1987-11-2433933442-355-32613GRUENE, O. A. #12UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,300
1987-11-2433933342-355-32611BUTTS, J. B. #6UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,300
1987-11-2433933342-355-32611BUTTS, J. B. #6UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,000
1987-11-2433906142-355-30141STATE TRACT 278 #2MERIDIAN OIL INC.RECOMP10,150
1987-11-2333933542-355-32612GRUENE, O. A. #11UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,300
1987-11-2333933542-355-32612GRUENE, O. A. #11UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,000
1987-11-2333916942-355-31348CALDWELL-BERNSEN UNIT #2EAGLE OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP7,600
1987-11-2033917442-355-03713LAPRELLE, J. EST. -A- #5TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,150
1987-11-2033909642-355-32608ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #24UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,300
1987-11-2033906942-355-32607ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #25UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,300
1987-11-2033906942-355-32607ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #25UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,250
1987-11-2033906942-355-32607ELLIFF, J. S. ET AL #25UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,250
1987-11-2033906842-355-32606DRYDEN, J. W. #10UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,200
1987-11-2033906842-355-32606DRYDEN, J. W. #10UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,200
1987-11-2033906742-355-32609WARDNER, G. P. #174UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL10,200
1987-11-2033906742-355-32609WARDNER, G. P. #174UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL9,959
1987-11-1833884942-355-31566HEFTE, MARY T. ET AL #9HARPER HEFTE, INC.RECOMP6,700
1987-11-1633875042-355-30695T. S. T. 443 #1TEXACO PRODUCING INC.RECOMP12,139
1987-11-1233855542-355-32040DOUGHTY #3SABINE CORPORATIONRECOMP10,050
1987-11-0633843642-355-32605SEALS, R. W. #2GALAXY ENERGIES, INC.DRILL8,400
1987-11-0533844342-355-32551MAYO-HUMPHRIES GAS UNIT #1TERNE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP8,060
1987-11-0533689242-355-32595COOKE HEIRS #3SABINE CORPORATIONDRILL7,100
1987-11-0433824342-355-32604WARDNER, G. P. #172UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,200
1987-11-0433823242-355-05315WARDNER, G. P. #73UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,548
1987-11-0433822842-355-32603FOX, HEWITT B. #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL6,400
1987-11-0333831342-355-32167DORSOGNA #1PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYRECOMP10,436
1987-11-0333823442-355-32602WARDNER, G. P. #173UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL9,500
1987-11-0333823442-355-32602WARDNER, G. P. #173UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL9,360
1987-10-3033750142-355-31544PITA ISLAND GAS UNIT NO. 2 #4EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,075
1987-10-3033750142-355-31544PITA ISLAND GAS UNIT NO. 2 #4EXXON CORP.RECOMP10,075
1987-10-2633577942-355-32474THOMPSON, J. A. #32PLAINS RESOURCES INC.RECOMP7,050
1987-10-1633611442-355-32060STATE TRACT 686 #4BAY OPERATING COMPANY, INC.RECOMP4,940
1987-10-1433740042-355-32601WARDNER, G. P. #170UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,200
1987-10-1433740042-355-32601WARDNER, G. P. #170UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,200
1987-10-1433739942-355-32600WARDNER, G. P. #171UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,200
1987-10-1433720642-355-31930LONDON, D. E. #1MCCORD EXPLORATION CO.RECOMP9,550
1987-10-1233727042-355-82179SCHULZE, NORA #3TEXAS ECOLOGISTS, INC.RENTR1,130
1987-10-1233714242-355-32599SCARBOROUGH #1PENNZOIL COMPANYDRILL13,500
1987-10-0933719742-355-32598DRISCOLL, CLARA FND TR 1-A #1TEXACO INC.DRILL8,000
1987-10-0933711542-355-32335BUTTS, J. B. #5UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP7,260
1987-10-0833599742-355-32596STATE TRACT 54 #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL14,500
1987-10-0833599742-355-32596STATE TRACT 54 #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL14,500
1987-10-0833599742-355-32596STATE TRACT 54 #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL14,500
1987-10-0733705342-355-32597RIVERS #1LEGACY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,000
1987-10-0733705342-355-32597RIVERS #1LEGACY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,000
1987-10-0733691442-355-32594OCKER, W. C. #3BLOUNT PET., INC. & TEPCO ENG.DRILL6,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Nueces County.