Refugio County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Refugio County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-22.
Refugio County permitting is running 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). RISING STAR ENERGY PARTNERS II, leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county.
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7,894 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-07-02 | 279310 | 42-391-01507 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #14 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,910 | |
| 1985-07-02 | 279310 | 42-391-01507 | TOM O'CONNOR (5800SD) FIELD UNIT #Q014 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,910 | |
| 1985-07-02 | 279310 | 42-391-01507 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #14U | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | OTHER | 5,910 | |
| 1985-06-27 | 278858 | 42-391-31761 | SCHIRMER, ET AL #1 | CHRISTOPHER OIL & GAS INC | RECOMP | 8,515 | |
| 1985-06-27 | 278908 | 42-391-31835 | O'CONNOR #65 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,800 | |
| 1985-06-27 | 278841 | 42-391-30071 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #75 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1985-06-27 | 279069 | 42-391-01378 | LAMBERT, MARY F. 'A' #6 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,650 | |
| 1985-06-26 | 279009 | 42-391-30605 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #46 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,400 | |
| 1985-06-25 | 278793 | 42-391-31866 | O'CONNOR, M. V. TR. 5 #1 | SAN PATRICIO CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1985-06-24 | 278596 | 42-391-00720 | HEARD, FANNIE V. W. MRS. #74 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,452 | |
| 1985-06-24 | 278594 | 42-391-30065 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #74 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1985-06-24 | 278586 | 42-391-02752 | MITCHELL, JOHN N. #3 | HAWN BROTHERS | OTHER | 8,360 | |
| 1985-06-21 | 278367 | 42-391-03950 | LAMBERT, MARY F. "A" #7 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,052 | |
| 1985-06-17 | 277913 | 42-391-31376 | O'CONNOR, M. E. #9 | FISCHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 6,077 | |
| 1985-06-13 | 277560 | 42-391-31864 | BARBER, AGNES WEST #1 | GEODOMINION PETROLEUM | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-06-12 | 277500 | 42-391-00526 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "B" #28D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 6,064 | |
| 1985-06-12 | 278013 | 42-391-31338 | O'BRIEN, J. M. 'A' #103 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,215 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277403 | 42-391-03797 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS #8F | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1985-06-11 | 277950 | 42-391-31865 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D148 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1985-06-10 | 277172 | 42-391-31862 | FRIDAY, H. J. #1A | LOWMAR EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,700 | |
| 1985-06-10 | 277191 | 42-391-31863 | O'BRIEN, J. M. "C" #313 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1985-06-07 | 277144 | 42-391-31417 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS #13 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1985-06-06 | 277014 | 42-391-31861 | CLARKSON #1 | NORTHERN MICHIGAN EXP. CO. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1985-06-06 | 276942 | 42-391-00878 | HEARD, J. F. B. #19 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,404 | |
| 1985-06-06 | 277076 | 42-391-31305 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #48 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,304 | |
| 1985-06-04 | 276930 | 42-391-00268 | T-C OIL CO.-O'CONNOR #19 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,857 | |
| 1985-05-31 | 276541 | 42-391-31860 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #88 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-05-31 | 276429 | 42-391-31859 | FORD, MARIE WELDER ET AL #1 | SAN PATRICIO CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,450 | |
| 1985-05-29 | 276184 | 42-391-04041 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #28U | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,950 | |
| 1985-05-28 | 276227 | 42-391-01400 | LAMBERT, M. F. #121 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 5,845 | |
| 1985-05-28 | 276404 | 42-391-31245 | O'CONNOR OIL UNIT #1 #1 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 6,400 | |
| 1985-05-23 | 275919 | 42-391-31858 | MORGAN #1 | ACOCK ENGINEERING & OPERATING CO | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1985-05-23 | 275908 | 42-391-31857 | HOLEMAN #1 | KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1985-05-22 | 275724 | 42-391-31856 | HUFF GAS UNIT 1 #9 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1985-05-22 | 275719 | 42-391-31855 | HOLEMAN #2 | KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1985-05-21 | 275575 | 42-391-30605 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #46 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,400 | |
| 1985-05-21 | 275611 | 42-391-31854 | T-C OIL CO.-O'CONNOR #82 | T - C OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1985-05-17 | 275428 | 42-391-00902 | HEARD, J. F. B. #17T | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 5,179 | |
| 1985-05-17 | 275426 | 42-391-10075 | BAUER, MARY CLAIRE ET VIR. #1G | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,949 | |
| 1985-05-16 | 275514 | 42-391-01027 | O'BRIEN, J. M. -C- #302 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,400 | |
| 1985-05-14 | 275031 | 42-391-31228 | EL OSO CATTLE COMPANY #30 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,150 | |
| 1985-05-14 | 275079 | 42-391-31852 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D147 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1985-05-13 | 274814 | 42-391-01422 | LAMBERT, M. F. #25 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 5,892 | |
| 1985-05-07 | 274175 | 42-391-31851 | GILLIAM "D" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1985-05-03 | 274027 | 42-391-31761 | SCHIRMER, ET AL #1 | CHRISTOPHER OIL & GAS INC | RECOMP | 8,515 | |
| 1985-05-03 | 274123 | 42-391-00275 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D10 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,880 | |
| 1985-05-03 | 274116 | 42-391-30058 | HEARD, FANNIE V. W. MRS. #91 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1985-05-02 | 274028 | 42-391-01531 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #2G | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,913 | |
| 1985-05-02 | 273907 | 42-391-03652 | ZARSKY, JOHN #6 | BEARD ENERGY GROUP, INC. | RECOMP | 4,970 | |
| 1985-04-30 | 273856 | 42-391-31850 | HEARD, FANNIE V. W. MRS. #106 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,100 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Refugio County.