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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Latest Permit
2026-07-22
All Time
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7,894 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-12-31 | 182835 | 42-391-31609 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #81 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182833 | 42-391-31608 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #80 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182833 | 42-391-31608 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #80 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,110 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182417 | 42-391-30549 | O'BRIEN, J. M."C" #311 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182104 | 42-391-31607 | WELDER #16 | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1982-12-31 | 182095 | 42-391-31606 | HEARD, ROBERT #A1 | FISCHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1982-12-28 | 182731 | 42-391-31605 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-121 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1982-12-22 | 181349 | 42-391-30521 | EL OSO CATTLE COMPANY #16 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,300 | |
| 1982-12-21 | 180801 | 42-391-31604 | SHAY #1 | ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 6,318 | |
| 1982-12-15 | 182025 | 42-391-02212 | JOHN RYALS ESTATE #P-1-A | BAYOU COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 5,690 | |
| 1982-12-10 | 186476 | 42-391-31625 | ROOKE, F. B. #2 #2 | MCLEOD, GEORGE L. INC. | DRILL | 7,400 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 189369 | 42-391-01847 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #9 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,600 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 179998 | 42-391-31602 | MAUDELOWE "B" #1 | MAUDELOWE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,010 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 179995 | 42-391-31314 | FOX, W.J. (TRACT 1) #6 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 6,600 | |
| 1982-12-08 | 179857 | 42-391-30549 | O'BRIEN, J.M. "C" #311 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1982-12-07 | 180194 | 42-391-80361 | RYALS ESTATE #2 | PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT, INC. | RECOMP | 5,000 | |
| 1982-12-07 | 179856 | 42-391-03560 | BUCK, I.G.W. #07 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 4,583 | |
| 1982-12-03 | 180268 | 42-391-30200 | MARBERRY #4 | COX, EDWIN L. & HAMON, JAKE L. | RECOMP | 5,811 | |
| 1982-12-03 | 178874 | 42-391-01054 | O'BRIEN, J. M. #51 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 4,364 | |
| 1982-12-01 | 179306 | 42-391-02380 | RYALS ESTATE #3 | PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT, INC. | RECOMP | 5,000 | |
| 1982-11-30 | 179251 | 42-391-31343 | O'BRIEN, J.M. "B"-GAS PROD. "E" #11 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 1,400 | |
| 1982-11-24 | 178228 | 42-391-31479 | HUFF GAS UNIT 2 #4 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 2,290 | |
| 1982-11-23 | 178670 | 42-391-31601 | SHELTON, F. B. #1 | DIXIE EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 6,950 | |
| 1982-11-19 | 180731 | 42-391-31603 | MESSER, W.H. JR., ET AL #1 | RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,850 | |
| 1982-11-18 | 177888 | 42-175-01950 | OCONNOR,DENNIS ETAL BUNDICK LAKE #1 | HEWITT, ROBERT J. | RECOMP | 5,250 | |
| 1982-11-15 | 177364 | 42-391-03987 | ANDERSON, MARY ALICE ET AL "A" #6 | MARAN OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 1,900 | |
| 1982-11-12 | 177752 | 42-391-31599 | WELDER HEIRS #15 | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 6,715 | |
| 1982-11-12 | 177727 | 42-391-01617 | MELLON OIL UNIT #23 | MELLON OIL UNIT | RECOMP | 5,849 | |
| 1982-11-12 | 177700 | 42-391-01776 | HYNES, J. A. #7 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 2,920 | |
| 1982-11-10 | 176930 | 42-391-30134 | FAGAN ESTATE "L" #2 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 2,800 | |
| 1982-11-10 | 176929 | 42-391-31238 | FAGAN ESTATE "M" #5 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 7,900 | |
| 1982-11-05 | 177387 | 42-391-30326 | MARBERRY "A" #5 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1982-11-01 | 176800 | 42-391-31597 | LAMBERT, M. F. #124 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1982-10-29 | 176048 | 42-391-31598 | ROOKE, F. B. #1 | MCLEOD, GEORGE L. INC. | DRILL | 6,450 | |
| 1982-10-27 | 175640 | 42-391-30009 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #31 D | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,950 | |
| 1982-10-26 | 175762 | 42-391-01775 | HYNES, J. A. #5 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 3,496 | |
| 1982-10-26 | 175749 | 42-391-01996 | HYNES, J. A. #2 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 3,500 | |
| 1982-10-25 | 175391 | 42-391-31596 | O'CONNOR, M. V. ESTATE #2 | FREEMAN, JAMES C. | DRILL | 4,350 | |
| 1982-10-14 | 176378 | 42-391-01611 | O'CONNER, THOMAS -B- #B31 | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,846 | |
| 1982-10-14 | 174339 | 42-391-31595 | O'CONNOR, M. V. EST. #2 | SAN PATRICIO CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,217 | |
| 1982-10-14 | 174303 | 42-391-31317 | MARBERRY "B" #4 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 6,050 | |
| 1982-10-12 | 174077 | 42-391-03388 | ROOKE, B.D. #40 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,898 | |
| 1982-10-11 | 174863 | 42-391-81854 | RYALS ESTATE ILL. PET. #C-1 | BAYOU COMPANY, THE | OTHER | 7,138 | |
| 1982-10-11 | 174829 | 42-391-81811 | RYALS ESTATE #A-1 | BAYOU COMPANY, THE | OTHER | 6,800 | |
| 1982-10-08 | 173999 | 42-391-31594 | WELDER, JAMES F. HEIRS #2 | COX, EDWIN L. & COX, BERRY R. | DRILL | 6,405 | |
| 1982-10-07 | 177668 | 42-391-30560 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #41 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1982-10-07 | 174059 | 42-391-03566 | HOUGHTON, J.F. #03 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 4,576 | |
| 1982-10-06 | 177200 | 42-391-01585 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS -A- #A7 | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,915 | |
| 1982-10-06 | 173720 | 42-391-31590 | HARSDORFF, R.M. #01 | HERITAGE OPERATING CO., INC. THE | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1982-10-05 | 176678 | 42-391-30305 | O'CONNOR -D- #D24 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,815 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Refugio County.