Orange County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Orange County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-16.
Orange County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, after a quiet prior quarter). BLOCK "T" PETROLEUM, INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
1
Operators (30d)
1
Latest Permit
2026-07-16
All Time
1,029
1,029 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-09-11 | 377654 | 42-361-30620 | PEVETO UNIT #1 | SEAGULL ENERGY E&P INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1990-08-28 | 377214 | 42-361-30619 | POWELL LUMBER CO. #1 | TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,999 | |
| 1990-07-31 | 375869 | 42-361-30618 | VENUS OIL D. REID #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1990-07-31 | 375869 | 42-361-30618 | REID, D. #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1990-07-10 | 375208 | 42-361-30617 | VENUS OIL CO, MID-VID #3 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1990-07-10 | 375208 | 42-361-30617 | MILVID #3 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 13,126 | |
| 1990-07-02 | 374738 | 42-361-30615 | MORGAN BLUFF(HACKBERRY)UNIT #Y 1 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1990-07-02 | 374738 | 42-361-30615 | STARK, NELDA #Y 2 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1990-07-02 | 374633 | 42-361-30340 | ARCO FEE 99 UNIT #1 | DESCO OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,316 | |
| 1990-06-28 | 375007 | 42-361-30616 | STARK FOUNDATION #1 | LASMO ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1990-06-19 | 374669 | 42-361-30614 | MIL-VID #1 | HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1990-06-19 | 374348 | 42-361-30613 | SONAT FEE #1 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1990-06-19 | 374348 | 42-361-30613 | D. C. BLAND A-511 SMI #1 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1990-05-22 | 372408 | 42-361-00779 | COW BAYOU STATE #3 | ORANGE PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 4,742 | |
| 1990-05-03 | 372927 | 42-361-30612 | DUPONT DE NEMOURS, E. I. #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1990-04-20 | 372440 | 42-361-30593 | WILLIAMS, G. L. ET AL #R 1 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 12,100 | |
| 1990-04-02 | 371713 | 42-361-30611 | LINDSEY GU 1 #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 14,200 | |
| 1990-03-26 | 370869 | 42-361-30610 | NO. 1 SONAT MINERALS A-8 CORMIER #1 | COKINOS, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1990-02-22 | 370034 | 42-361-30609 | VENUS OIL CO, MIL-VID #2 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1990-02-22 | 370034 | 42-361-30609 | VENUS OIL CO, MIL-VID #2 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1990-02-01 | 369167 | 42-361-30530 | MORGAN BLUFF HACKBERRY (UNIT) #P 1ST | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | RECOMP | 8,940 | |
| 1990-01-24 | 368984 | 42-361-30608 | (NE M.B.) POWELL LUMBER COMPANY #1 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,135 | |
| 1990-01-09 | 368434 | 42-361-30607 | SABINE LAKE GAS UNIT 3 #3 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1990-01-02 | 368145 | 42-361-30606 | MORGAN BLUFF (HACKBERRY) UNIT #P 16 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,045 | |
| 1990-01-02 | 368145 | 42-361-30606 | MORGAN BLUFF (HACKBERRY) UNIT #P 16 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,080 | |
| 1989-12-28 | 367883 | 42-361-30605 | POWELL LUMBER COMPANY #15 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,135 | |
| 1989-12-04 | 367227 | 42-361-30604 | STARK FOUNDATION #1 | BROOKLYN UNION EXPLOR. CO., INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1989-10-30 | 365710 | 42-361-30603 | CORMIER, PAUL J. ET AL #1R | DESCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1989-09-11 | 362918 | 42-361-30548 | MIL-VID PROPERTIES, INC. #2 | DKM ENERGY, INC. | RECOMP | 8,180 | |
| 1989-09-05 | 363536 | 42-361-30602 | STARK, NELDA C. #A 2 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1989-09-05 | 363408 | 42-361-30601 | GRANGER, MOSE #21 | ORANGE PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1989-08-14 | 362673 | 42-361-30600 | MIL-VID #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1989-08-14 | 362673 | 42-361-30600 | VENUS OIL CO. MIL-VID #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,500 | |
| 1989-07-24 | 361920 | 42-361-30599 | MORGAN'S BLUFF (HACKBERRY) UNIT #I 1 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1989-07-24 | 361917 | 42-361-30597 | MORGAN'S BLUFF (HUCKBERRY) UNIT #I 2 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1989-07-24 | 361917 | 42-361-30597 | MORGAN'S BLUFF (HUCKBERRY) UNIT #I 2 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1989-07-24 | 361917 | 42-361-30597 | MORGAN BLUFF (HACKBERRY) UNIT #P 14 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,200 | |
| 1989-07-24 | 361915 | 42-361-30598 | MORGAN'S BLUFF (HUCKBERRY) UT #P 13 | IP PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1989-06-27 | 360736 | 42-361-30596 | CORMIER, PAUL J. ET AL #1 | DESCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1989-06-27 | 360736 | 42-361-30596 | CORMIER, PAUL J. ET AL #1 | DESCO OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1989-05-01 | 358672 | 42-361-30139 | SMITH, NANNIE #1 | ORANGE PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 4,000 | |
| 1989-03-31 | 357234 | 42-361-30595 | HANKAMER ESTATE #1 | PETRUS OIL COMPANY, L.P. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1989-03-16 | 357066 | 42-361-30594 | MOORE, LUTCHER #9 | KILMARNOCK OIL CO. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1989-01-03 | 354848 | 42-361-30525 | LINSCOMB, J. V. #2 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT RESOURCES,INC. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1988-11-29 | 353652 | 42-361-30593 | WILLIAMS, G. L. ET AL #1 | TXP OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1988-11-17 | 353363 | 42-361-30592 | POWELL LUMBER COMPANY #2 | HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1988-11-15 | 353288 | 42-361-30591 | ARCO FEE #1 | LIGNUM OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1988-11-03 | 352953 | 42-361-30590 | NELDA C. STARK GAS UNIT #1 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1988-09-28 | 351641 | 42-361-30589 | STATE LEASE 12713 #1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 11,900 | |
| 1988-09-15 | 348939 | 42-361-30417 | SANDERS TRUSTEE #1 | DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC. | RECOMP | 9,526 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Orange County.