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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6,656 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-02-13 | 266819 | 42-355-32409 | BAETZ #1 | TEXAS RANGER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1985-02-12 | 266622 | 42-355-32407 | PROCHASKA, GEORGE #1 | TRIPLE L OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,095 | |
| 1985-02-12 | 266804 | 42-355-32243 | THOMPSON, JENNIE A. #1 | LEGER PRODUCTION CO., INC. | RECOMP | 6,910 | |
| 1985-02-12 | 266628 | 42-355-32408 | CROOK, F. L. JR. #1 | GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1985-02-06 | 266062 | 42-355-32406 | ANTON ERMIS UNIT #1 | SAN PATRICIO CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 1985-02-05 | 266003 | 42-355-32405 | SCHUBERT #A1 | B D PRODUCTION CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1985-02-04 | 265880 | 42-355-32404 | DORSOGNA #2 | ARENA OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1985-02-04 | 265811 | 42-355-32403 | ANDREWS, RALF JRB #1 | BROWN, J. R. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1985-01-30 | 265685 | 42-355-32402 | MCNAIR #2 | EUGENE OIL CO. INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1985-01-23 | 264875 | 42-355-31771 | BOGEL, W. W. #3 | TENNECO OIL COMPANY-TGCD | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 1985-01-22 | 264848 | 42-355-32400 | WRIGHT MATERIALS, INC. #1 | CAMBRIDGE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1985-01-21 | 264999 | 42-355-32401 | THOMPSON, J. A. #30 | HOUSTON OIL FIELDS CO. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1985-01-21 | 264794 | 42-355-03004 | HENDERSON, N. V. #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,655 | |
| 1985-01-21 | 264626 | 42-355-30776 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #116 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,962 | |
| 1985-01-18 | 264623 | 42-355-30550 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #101 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,500 | |
| 1985-01-18 | 264733 | 42-355-31590 | BUFORD NICHOLSON TRUSTEE UNIT #1 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | RECOMP | 8,844 | |
| 1985-01-17 | 264409 | 42-355-31794 | INGRAM, DONALD #13 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 7,929 | |
| 1985-01-17 | 264409 | 42-355-31794 | INGRAM, DONALD #13 | UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,929 | |
| 1985-01-16 | 264370 | 42-355-32171 | GIBSON -A- #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | RECOMP | 6,990 | |
| 1985-01-07 | 263657 | 42-355-31321 | KING RANCH EAST LAURELES #G41 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1985-01-07 | 263642 | 42-355-00482 | ELLIFF, J. J. MRS. #5 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 7,014 | |
| 1985-01-04 | 263059 | 42-355-32398 | A. J. TILL GAS UNIT #1 | TEPCO ENGINEERING | DRILL | 7,050 | |
| 1985-01-02 | 262946 | 42-355-31159 | RICHARDSON, C. R. #11 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,650 | |
| 1984-12-31 | 264159 | 42-355-32399 | MATIZZA, DOROTHY ET AL #1 | TEXAS RANGER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1984-12-31 | 262992 | 42-355-06644 | LUBY, J. P. #60F | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,550 | |
| 1984-12-31 | 263242 | 42-355-30450 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #64 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,600 | |
| 1984-12-27 | 262193 | 42-355-00742 | WILSON, E. C. #8 | SOUTH STATES OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 5,382 | |
| 1984-12-20 | 262019 | 42-355-32279 | WINFIELD #1 | SUGARBERRY OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 7,000 | |
| 1984-12-18 | 261506 | 42-355-02196 | STATE TRACT 973 #6 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 5,860 | |
| 1984-12-11 | 260944 | 42-355-32396 | MCKINZIE, WILLIAM E. ET AL #1A | SINCLAIR MINERALS, INC. | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1984-12-11 | 260486 | 42-355-32394 | BAXTER #1 | SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1984-12-11 | 260778 | 42-355-06498 | STONE, OLIVER #1 | GILLRING OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,800 | |
| 1984-12-07 | 260185 | 42-355-32393 | WARDNER, G. P. #166 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1984-12-06 | 260639 | 42-355-30764 | WALKER "B" #2 | COX, EDWIN L. & COX, BERRY R. | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1984-12-05 | 260608 | 42-355-32016 | GRUENE, O. A. #5 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 8,303 | |
| 1984-12-04 | 260053 | 42-355-30552 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #102 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,200 | |
| 1984-12-04 | 259655 | 42-355-05268 | DRYDEN, J. W. #4 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 8,010 | |
| 1984-12-04 | 260072 | 42-355-02386 | WEIL C #2 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | RECOMP | 7,494 | |
| 1984-12-03 | 259467 | 42-355-32332 | LEMOND, C. L. #4 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 6,720 | |
| 1984-12-03 | 259545 | 42-355-30265 | STATE TRACT 344 #1L | MCMORAN PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 11,287 | |
| 1984-11-30 | 259580 | 42-355-32392 | STATE TRACT 9 #1 | DAWSON, JOSEPH T. | DRILL | 11,300 | |
| 1984-11-30 | 259577 | 42-355-32391 | MOENCH #1 | SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1984-11-29 | 259320 | 42-355-32390 | RIVERS ESTATE #1 | GLACIER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 8,250 | |
| 1984-11-29 | 259206 | 42-355-32389 | RIVERS, M. L. "B" #5 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1984-11-28 | 258922 | 42-355-30477 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #78F | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1984-11-27 | 259093 | 42-355-31364 | SCHULZE, HERBERT K. ET AL #5 | HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD. | RECOMP | 8,845 | |
| 1984-11-26 | 258645 | 42-355-32335 | BUTTS, J. B. #5 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 7,260 | |
| 1984-11-26 | 258690 | 42-355-03810 | LUBY, J. P. #52 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 10,050 | |
| 1984-11-26 | 258714 | 42-355-32387 | NETTIE E. MILLER GAS UNIT #2 | HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1984-11-26 | 258617 | 42-355-31601 | STATE TRACT 384 UNIT #1 | REALITOS ENERGY CORP. | RECOMP | 9,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Nueces County.