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
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All Time
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7,894 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-07-14 | 86474 | 42-391-31411 | ROOKE, F. B. & SONS #1 | HERITAGE OPERATING CO., INC. THE | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1980-07-09 | 88287 | 42-391-01776 | HYNES, JAMES A. #7 | COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 2,920 | |
| 1980-07-09 | 87169 | 42-391-31305 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #48 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,304 | |
| 1980-07-09 | 86124 | 42-391-30422 | O'CONNOR "D" #D26 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,139 | |
| 1980-07-09 | 86123 | 42-391-31410 | ROOKE, F. B. & SONS #1 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-07-08 | 86015 | 42-391-30167 | O'CONNOR "D" #D22 | T - C OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 5,770 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85818 | 42-391-03230 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN "C" #2 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,070 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85816 | 42-391-04014 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-40 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,789 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85815 | 42-391-04031 | O'CONNOR "D" #D-20 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,625 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85814 | 42-391-30505 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "F" #2 | BRAMAN, D. H., JR. | RECOMP | 3,840 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85813 | 42-391-03426 | NIEMANN #5 | FISCHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 5,260 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85811 | 42-391-30549 | O'BRIEN, J. M. "C" #311 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 4,500 | |
| 1980-07-03 | 85773 | 42-391-01584 | O'CONNOR, THOS. "A" #A6 | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,917 | |
| 1980-06-25 | 85055 | 42-391-31325 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "F" #4 | BRAMAN, D. H., JR. | RECOMP | 3,800 | |
| 1980-06-25 | 85006 | 42-391-30509 | ANDERSON, MARY ALICE ET AL "D" #D3 | MARAN OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,013 | |
| 1980-06-23 | 84674 | 42-391-31409 | HYNES, JAMIE #1 | J3 OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,757 | |
| 1980-06-18 | 84292 | 42-391-30419 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D-85 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 8,154 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84167 | 42-391-30534 | O'CONNOR "D" #D31 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,610 | |
| 1980-06-09 | 85028 | 42-391-02827 | BOENIG, H. A. & W. A. #4 | MITCHELL, M. J. | RECOMP | 5,541 | |
| 1980-06-09 | 85027 | 42-391-00864 | HEARD, J. F. B. #5 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 4,386 | |
| 1980-06-06 | 83197 | 42-391-31408 | STATE TRACT 87 #1 | COCKRELL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,001 | |
| 1980-06-05 | 83030 | 42-391-01583 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #A5 | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,912 | |
| 1980-06-05 | 83019 | 42-391-01814 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #42-D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 6,116 | |
| 1980-06-05 | 83018 | 42-391-81761 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "D" #2 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,888 | |
| 1980-06-04 | 82950 | 42-391-00227 | O'CONNOR "D" #D6 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,200 | |
| 1980-06-02 | 84751 | 42-391-00288 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D52D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,698 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82406 | 42-391-31407 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "A" #1SWI | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82340 | 42-391-00345 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D9L | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,763 | |
| 1980-05-29 | 82335 | 42-391-30167 | O'CONNOR "D" #D22 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,770 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81935 | 42-391-30255 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D64L | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 7,797 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81786 | 42-391-31351 | HYNES MINERAL TRUST #2 | J3 OIL CO., INC. | RECOMP | 6,800 | |
| 1980-05-21 | 81757 | 42-391-31406 | WRIGHT, B. E. #2 | NORTH AMERICAN ROYALTIES, INC. | DRILL | 9,456 | |
| 1980-05-20 | 81646 | 42-391-00364 | T-C OIL COMPANY - O'CONNOR #15 | T - C OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 6,201 | |
| 1980-05-20 | 81626 | 42-391-00208 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D5 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,763 | |
| 1980-05-19 | 81465 | 42-391-00305 | T-C OIL COMPANY - O'CONNOR #23 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,230 | |
| 1980-05-16 | 81396 | 42-391-00261 | O'CONNOR "D" #D-15 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,648 | |
| 1980-05-16 | 81393 | 42-391-31314 | FOX, W. J. (TRACT 1) #6 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 6,600 | |
| 1980-05-14 | 81189 | 42-391-00369 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D30H | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,637 | |
| 1980-05-14 | 81137 | 42-391-00370 | T-C OIL COMPANY - O'CONNOR #7 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,015 | |
| 1980-05-13 | 81054 | 42-391-00400 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS, ET AL "G" #G3 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,050 | |
| 1980-05-12 | 80904 | 42-391-00835 | HEARD, FANNIE V. W. #16D | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,950 | |
| 1980-05-08 | 80692 | 42-391-00288 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D52D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,698 | |
| 1980-05-08 | 80662 | 42-391-30016 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ETAL "A" #D60L | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,762 | |
| 1980-05-06 | 80311 | 42-391-31239 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "C" #4L | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 6,914 | |
| 1980-05-06 | 80309 | 42-391-31313 | HYNES MINERAL TRUST #1 | J3 OIL CO., INC. | RECOMP | 6,800 | |
| 1980-04-30 | 79688 | 42-391-00268 | T-C OIL COMPANY - O'CONNOR #19 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,855 | |
| 1980-04-29 | 79636 | 42-391-31404 | FRICKE, ROSE #1 | ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,730 | |
| 1980-04-29 | 79521 | 42-391-31403 | FAGAN #1 | FAGAN, JAMES E. | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1980-04-28 | 79402 | 42-391-31402 | FOX 1 SAND UNIT #64 | SMITH, JACK W. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1980-04-25 | 93193 | 42-391-03729 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN "F" #9 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,050 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Refugio County.