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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-09-09 | 210943 | 42-355-32218 | PATCH, M. #2 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1983-09-09 | 210942 | 42-355-32217 | KING, RICHARD #439 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1983-09-09 | 210940 | 42-355-32216 | KING, RICHARD #440 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1983-09-09 | 210932 | 42-355-32215 | PARR, R. S. #1A | AUSTEX MANAGEMENT, INC. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1983-09-09 | 210890 | 42-355-05273 | WARDNER, G. P. #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 6,114 | |
| 1983-09-09 | 210891 | 42-355-05259 | TEXON ROYALTY -B- #4 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 7,607 | |
| 1983-09-08 | 210408 | 42-355-32121 | AUSTIN, HELEN P. #4F | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 9,500 | |
| 1983-09-08 | 210405 | 42-355-30803 | TALBERT, C. P. #15D | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 9,112 | |
| 1983-09-07 | 210195 | 42-355-32212 | KAISER, A. #1 | SLAWSON, DONALD C. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1983-09-06 | 209866 | 42-355-32196 | THOMPSON, J. A. #21 | NEWMAN BROTHERS DRILLING COMPANY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1983-09-06 | 209614 | 42-355-30402 | LUBY, J. M. #34 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,800 | |
| 1983-08-30 | 213164 | 42-355-32222 | H & F PROPERTIES "B" #6 | TRIPLE L OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1983-08-30 | 208437 | 42-355-32195 | ANDERSON TRUSTEE #3 | DAWSON, JOSEPH T. | DRILL | 8,850 | |
| 1983-08-24 | 207225 | 42-355-31475 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #124 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,015 | |
| 1983-08-23 | 206837 | 42-355-31427 | GUARANTY TITLE AND TRUST #3 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 13,218 | |
| 1983-08-19 | 206614 | 42-355-31561 | MILLNER GAS UNIT #1 | COLORADO HENDERSON PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,053 | |
| 1983-08-19 | 206613 | 42-355-06407 | SIMMONDS, B. B. #12 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 7,311 | |
| 1983-08-19 | 206609 | 42-355-06172 | CUELLAR #1 | MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP. | RECOMP | 4,700 | |
| 1983-08-18 | 206347 | 42-355-30459 | CHAPMAN, J. O. #72F | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,400 | |
| 1983-08-17 | 206407 | 42-355-32178 | CHAPMAN RANCH HRS. #1 | CENERGY EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 7,800 | |
| 1983-08-16 | 205701 | 42-355-32175 | HILL-PONDROM UNIT #1 | VENUS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1983-08-16 | 205704 | 42-355-32176 | GILLESPIE UNIT #3 | GILLRING OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1983-08-15 | 205713 | 42-355-31561 | MILLNER GAS UNIT #1 | COLORADO HENDERSON PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,053 | |
| 1983-08-15 | 205709 | 42-355-32177 | PROCHASKA, GEORGE #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1983-08-12 | 205399 | 42-355-32174 | TEXAS COMMERCE BANK #1 | BOESTER PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 7,114 | |
| 1983-08-12 | 206638 | 42-355-32179 | STATE TRACT 750-A #1 | SEXTON OIL & MINERALS CORP. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1983-08-12 | 205396 | 42-355-32173 | JONES, L. H. #2 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1983-08-11 | 205255 | 42-355-32172 | MUSTANG ISLAND STATE PARK TR. II #1 | DAWSON, JOSEPH T. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1983-08-11 | 205236 | 42-355-30743 | CHAPMAN RANCH "B" #8 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | RECOMP | 13,300 | |
| 1983-08-10 | 205072 | 42-355-32171 | GIBSON "A" #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1983-08-09 | 204974 | 42-355-32168 | E.FLOUR BLUFF DEEP FLD.GAS UNIT #D17 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1983-08-08 | 204515 | 42-355-30706 | MORGAN, R. PROPERTIES #1A | MANLEY, JOHN D. III | RECOMP | 5,800 | |
| 1983-08-03 | 204570 | 42-355-32170 | MCNAIR "B" #1 | INTERNATIONAL OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1983-08-02 | 203857 | 42-355-32169 | ANDERSON TRUSTEE #2 | DAWSON, JOSEPH T. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1983-08-02 | 203697 | 42-355-31947 | GANDY, F. I. #01 | PADRE ENERGY, INC. | RECOMP | 5,927 | |
| 1983-08-01 | 203456 | 42-355-32167 | DORSOGNA #1 | ARENA OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 11,000 | |
| 1983-08-01 | 203516 | 42-355-32099 | LONDON-WARD UNIT #1 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 10,500 | |
| 1983-07-26 | 202881 | 42-355-06175 | KEMPFHENKEL, A. E. #1 | HELIOS PETROLEUM | OTHER | 5,500 | |
| 1983-07-21 | 204259 | 42-355-31319 | EAST SIDE BLOCK UNIT #10L | TENNECO OIL COMPANY-TGCD | RECOMP | 8,286 | |
| 1983-07-21 | 202893 | 42-355-31833 | FLOUR BLUFF STATE "A" #5 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,850 | |
| 1983-07-21 | 202456 | 42-355-30208 | PITA ISLAND GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 10,100 | |
| 1983-07-20 | 202154 | 42-355-32166 | LONDON, OLLIE #1 | GEISER, D.H. & FLOURNOY PROD, CO | DRILL | 10,122 | |
| 1983-07-19 | 203647 | 42-355-32067 | LISKA, B. #2 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,008 | |
| 1983-07-19 | 201948 | 42-355-31606 | WARDNER, G. P. #149 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 9,450 | |
| 1983-07-19 | 201906 | 42-355-04797 | HORNE, C. J. #B4 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 7,047 | |
| 1983-07-13 | 201396 | 42-355-32165 | KURESKA #1 | SAN PATRICIO CORPORATION | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 1983-07-13 | 201273 | 42-355-02031 | BEVLY, W. M. #4 D | DINERO OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 2,200 | |
| 1983-07-08 | 200852 | 42-355-32164 | HORNE #1 | OXOCO EXPLORATION&PRODUCTION,INC | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1983-07-07 | 202116 | 42-355-30078 | HARRELL, T. M. "A" #11A | MORSCO, INC. | RECOMP | 4,635 | |
| 1983-07-07 | 200747 | 42-355-32163 | CELANESE "B" #1 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 7,715 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Nueces County.