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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Operators (30d)
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Latest Permit
2026-07-22
All Time
7,894
7,894 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-05-26 | 122647 | 42-391-00304 | T-C OIL CO - O'CONNOR #13 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,250 | |
| 1981-05-25 | 119149 | 42-391-30310 | WILSON, JOSEPHINE VINCENT #1 | SLACK, JACK OPERATING | OTHER | 6,010 | |
| 1981-05-25 | 119148 | 42-391-01372 | LAMBERT, M.F. #H-97 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 4,454 | |
| 1981-05-22 | 119090 | 42-391-31479 | HUFF G. U. 2 #4 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1981-05-21 | 118879 | 42-391-31478 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #B-46 | COPANO COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1981-05-20 | 120794 | 42-391-00324 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "L" #L-19 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,650 | |
| 1981-05-20 | 118720 | 42-391-30415 | WELDER, J.F. HEIRS-R #1 | CONOCO INC. | RECOMP | 5,013 | |
| 1981-05-20 | 118651 | 42-391-01487 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #5-GU | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,947 | |
| 1981-05-15 | 120793 | 42-391-31486 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "L" #L-54 | T - C OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1981-05-15 | 118286 | 42-391-31476 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "E" #E-2 | BRAMAN, D. H., JR. | DRILL | 3,101 | |
| 1981-05-14 | 124880 | 42-391-03796 | HEARD, FANNIE V. W. #20 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,000 | |
| 1981-05-14 | 118181 | 42-391-31475 | O'CONNOR #2 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 6,613 | |
| 1981-05-13 | 131637 | 42-391-80320 | O'CONNER, THOMAS JAMES "C" #8 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 6,500 | |
| 1981-05-13 | 124921 | 42-391-81811 | RYALS ESTATE #A-1 | BAYOU COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 6,800 | |
| 1981-05-11 | 117654 | 42-391-31474 | HYNES BAY #2 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1981-05-08 | 119522 | 42-391-30529 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "L" #L-49 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,630 | |
| 1981-05-07 | 130520 | 42-391-31461 | HEINLEIN, E. K. #1 | HUGHES & HUGHES | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116933 | 42-391-31472 | WOOD #1 | NEWTON OIL & GAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116928 | 42-391-00206 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-2 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,814 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116926 | 42-391-30394 | T-C OIL COMPANY - O'CONNOR #59 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,615 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116921 | 42-391-31471 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "C" #C-3 | BRAMAN, D. H., JR. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116915 | 42-391-00996 | O'BRIEN, J. M. "G" #8D | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | RECOMP | 3,650 | |
| 1981-05-04 | 116914 | 42-391-01759 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #79D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,925 | |
| 1981-05-01 | 118447 | 42-391-02747 | T.J. O CONNOR D TR.II #2 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,500 | |
| 1981-05-01 | 118446 | 42-391-30393 | THOMAS O CONNOR C #4 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 4,450 | |
| 1981-04-30 | 116577 | 42-391-31470 | HEARD, J.F. #1 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 3,785 | |
| 1981-04-29 | 116971 | 42-391-00288 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-52-D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,698 | |
| 1981-04-22 | 118772 | 42-391-01996 | HYNES, J.A. #2 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 3,500 | |
| 1981-04-22 | 116188 | 42-391-00316 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "L" #L26 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1981-04-20 | 115938 | 42-391-31469 | HUFF GU 2 #3 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1981-04-20 | 115691 | 42-391-01758 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #78 D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,922 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115220 | 42-391-01456 | LAMBERT, MARY F. #1 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,000 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115218 | 42-391-30287 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-72-L | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 7,758 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115204 | 42-391-31467 | WELDER-MCMILLAN #1 | HARING CORP. | DRILL | 5,954 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115201 | 42-391-00369 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-30-F | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,855 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115197 | 42-391-31152 | O'CONNOR, T.J. "D", TRACT 2 #20 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,330 | |
| 1981-04-15 | 115191 | 42-391-01894 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN "A" #6 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,000 | |
| 1981-04-14 | 115718 | 42-391-31468 | ZARSKY, JOHN #1 | TUTHILL & BARBEE | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1981-04-13 | 114935 | 42-391-31468 | ZARSKY, JOHN #1 | TUTHILL & BARBEE | DRILL | 8,375 | |
| 1981-04-13 | 114932 | 42-391-31463 | WELDER, J. F. HEIRS #1 | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1981-04-08 | 118598 | 42-391-31477 | J. HYNES A NCT. 3 #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,020 | |
| 1981-04-07 | 115139 | 42-391-31466 | FAGAN "M" #6 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1981-04-06 | 117151 | 42-391-31343 | O'BRIEN, J. M. "B" #11C | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 1,400 | |
| 1981-04-03 | 115472 | 42-391-03782 | T-C OIL COMPANY - O'CONNOR #45 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,195 | |
| 1981-03-31 | 113700 | 42-391-31461 | HEINLEIN, E. K. #1 | HUGHES & HUGHES | DRILL | 0 | |
| 1981-03-26 | 113695 | 42-391-00345 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "L" #L-25 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1981-03-26 | 113306 | 42-391-01053 | O'BRIEN, J.M. #44F | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTON | RECOMP | 3,615 | |
| 1981-03-24 | 114548 | 42-391-30359 | LAMBERT, MARY F. "A" #9 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,200 | |
| 1981-03-23 | 112936 | 42-391-03556 | BUCK, I. G. W. #2 | PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 4,576 | |
| 1981-03-19 | 119270 | 42-391-31460 | CREWS #1 | MARDAM EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 8,512 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Refugio County.