Pecos County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Pecos County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-16.
Pecos County permitting is running 5.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (17 total, down 68% on the prior quarter). KINDER MORGAN PRODUCTION CO LLC leads with 53 permits in the past 12 months, one of 11 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
7
Operators (30d)
3
Latest Permit
2026-09-16
All Time
13,524
13,524 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-10-24 | 35401 | 42-371-32644 | YATES FIELD UNIT #48A06 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,159 | |
| 1978-10-24 | 35390 | 42-371-32649 | SMITH, MYRON A. "C" #1 | NATIONAL COOP REFINERY ASSOC | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1978-10-20 | 35238 | 42-371-32648 | ALLISON #2 | HERNDON OIL AND GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 2,750 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35134 | 42-371-32647 | YATES FIELD UNIT #20B19 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,396 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35133 | 42-371-32646 | YATES FIELD UNIT #36A20 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,699 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35132 | 42-371-32645 | YATES FIELD UNIT #36D19 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,695 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35131 | 42-371-32644 | YATES FIELD UNIT #48A06 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,459 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35130 | 42-371-32643 | YATES FIELD UNIT #49B-61 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,662 | |
| 1978-10-19 | 35129 | 42-371-32642 | NOELKE "A" #1 | MEWBOURNE OIL CO. | DRILL | 7,915 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34858 | 42-371-32641 | MCDONALD "27" #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 4,850 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34851 | 42-371-32640 | UNIVERSITY 23-3 #1 | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 28,600 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34728 | 42-371-32639 | YATES FIELD UNIT #39B22 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,417 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34727 | 42-371-32638 | YATES FIELD UNIT #40B43 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,304 | |
| 1978-10-17 | 34716 | 42-371-32637 | YATES FIELD UNIT #20B18 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,299 | |
| 1978-10-16 | 35624 | 42-371-32635 | DUNLAP, J. H. 7 #1-R | FOREST OIL CORP. | DRILL | 22,500 | |
| 1978-10-16 | 34681 | 42-371-32636 | YATES FIELD UNIT #39D23 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,361 | |
| 1978-10-11 | 34404 | 42-371-32633 | MCDONALD #2 | FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,320 | |
| 1978-10-11 | 34403 | 42-371-32632 | MCDONALD STATE "124" #2 | FLAG-REDFERN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1978-10-05 | 34144 | 42-371-32629 | YATES FIELD UNIT #22D11 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,314 | |
| 1978-10-05 | 34143 | 42-371-32628 | YATES FIELD UNIT #39Z21 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1978-10-05 | 34137 | 42-371-32627 | IOWA REALTY TRUST #1 | MAGNATEX CORPORATION-OIL DIV. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1978-10-05 | 34136 | 42-371-10119 | PERRY, F A JR.&SILLIMAN,ANN NITA #1-A | KASPAR, A. G. | RECOMP | 8,102 | |
| 1978-10-03 | 47255 | 42-371-32634 | SMITH #1 | COBB, DALTON H. | DRILL | 22,800 | |
| 1978-10-02 | 33871 | 42-371-32625 | PAYTON POOL YATES SAND UNIT #14-10 | THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 2,100 | |
| 1978-10-02 | 33869 | 42-371-32624 | BRANDOR #1 | THREE-B OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 2,100 | |
| 1978-10-02 | 33817 | 42-371-32623 | LEA #1 | GREAT WESTERN DRLG. CO. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1978-09-27 | 33617 | 42-371-32622 | ATHEY, CHARLES B. -C- #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1978-09-27 | 33616 | 42-371-32621 | NEAL, JAMES O. #5 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-09-27 | 33615 | 42-371-32620 | NEAL, JAMES O. #6 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33508 | 42-371-31010 | MONTGOMERY 21 #1 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 11,805 | |
| 1978-09-26 | 33499 | 42-371-32619 | THIGPIN #1 | HILLIARD OIL & GAS, INC. | DRILL | 9,350 | |
| 1978-09-22 | 33974 | 42-371-32626 | HINDE, H. K. #1 | HILLIN PROD-AM. PETROFINA-HAMILL | DRILL | 9,650 | |
| 1978-09-22 | 33292 | 42-371-32618 | SCHLOSSER, F. ET AL #2 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 19,000 | |
| 1978-09-21 | 33222 | 42-371-32617 | UNIVERSITY "C" #3 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1978-09-19 | 34093 | 42-371-32611 | CANON "81" #1 | SOHIO PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-09-13 | 32583 | 42-371-32614 | CRAWFORD #1 | STAHL & MCABEE | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1978-09-13 | 32544 | 42-371-31861 | EAGLE, RAYMAL #1 | GMW-O'NEILL, J. I., JR. | DRILL | 22,760 | |
| 1978-09-13 | 32527 | 42-371-31574 | CANON-ALLISON -84- #1 | PETROLEUM CORP. OF DELAWARE, THE | RECOMP | 10,580 | |
| 1978-09-11 | 32377 | 42-371-32613 | FITZGERALD "17" #2 | HNG OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1978-09-08 | 32239 | 42-371-32612 | TAFT "Q" #2 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 1978-09-08 | 32148 | 42-371-32611 | CANON "81" #1 | SOHIO PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1978-09-06 | 32030 | 42-371-32610 | MENDEL ESTATE #2 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1978-09-01 | 31886 | 42-371-32609 | LONGFELLOW CORPORATION #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 24,470 | |
| 1978-08-30 | 31708 | 42-371-32607 | DIETRICH-STATE #1 | ZINKE & PHILPY, INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1978-08-30 | 31705 | 42-371-32606 | WALKER RANCH GLASS MOUNTAIN CORP #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1978-08-29 | 31636 | 42-371-32605 | WHITE & BAKER "L" #19 | HELMERICH & PAYNE, INC. | DRILL | 2,050 | |
| 1978-08-24 | 32666 | 42-371-31873 | PERRY "B" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1978-08-21 | 31051 | 42-371-30429 | ATKINS -S- #14-R | SIX-S PROPERTIES, INC. | OTHER | 1,908 | |
| 1978-08-21 | 31049 | 42-371-32604 | ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE #18-2 | ANDOVER OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1978-08-21 | 31045 | 42-371-83136 | NEAL, ROXIE ESTATE #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 22,676 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Pecos County.