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
7,894
7,894 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-02-06 | 71870 | 42-391-31383 | SHELTON #1 | NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-02-05 | 71768 | 42-391-00369 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D 30 D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,850 | |
| 1980-01-30 | 72252 | 42-391-02816 | STATE OF TEXAS, TRACT 2-A #2 | MITCHELL, M. J. | RECOMP | 59,416 | |
| 1980-01-30 | 71208 | 42-391-01362 | LAMBERT, M. F. #39 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | RECOMP | 5,912 | |
| 1980-01-29 | 71649 | 42-391-31381 | SHAW, HENRY V. #1 | FREEMAN, JAMES C. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1980-01-23 | 70650 | 42-391-31382 | HYNES #2 | GOLDKING PROD. CO. | DRILL | 6,715 | |
| 1980-01-23 | 70622 | 42-391-31199 | HYNES, JAMIE "A" NCT-5 #10 | TEXACO INC. | OTHER | 7,200 | |
| 1980-01-21 | 70578 | 42-391-31372 | O'CONNOR, TOM #12 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1980-01-21 | 70272 | 42-391-00942 | HEARD, F.V.W. #2 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | OTHER | 4,450 | |
| 1980-01-17 | 69950 | 42-391-01745 | NORDAN AND MORRIS-O'CONNOR,THOS. #4 | NORDAN & COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,975 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69828 | 42-391-31380 | LAMBERT, M. F. #119 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1980-01-15 | 70365 | 42-391-01964 | O'CONNOR, T. J. "C" #6 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,500 | |
| 1980-01-15 | 70339 | 42-391-01965 | O'CONNOR, T. J. "C" #7 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,601 | |
| 1980-01-15 | 70307 | 42-391-31378 | LAMBERT, M. F. #117 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1980-01-15 | 69687 | 42-391-00213 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D35D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,674 | |
| 1980-01-11 | 69326 | 42-391-00168 | MARBERRY #8 | KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 5,655 | |
| 1980-01-10 | 69308 | 42-391-31379 | O'CONNOR, M. E. #1B | FREEMAN, JAMES C. | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69149 | 42-391-01743 | NORDAN & MORRIS - O'CONNOR, THOS #2 | NORDAN & COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,035 | |
| 1980-01-02 | 70253 | 42-391-01385 | LAMBERT, M. F. #47 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 5,919 | |
| 1980-01-02 | 69631 | 42-391-00281 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D18 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 6,036 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 67951 | 42-391-01359 | LAMBERT, M. F. #126 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 5,845 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 67949 | 42-391-03998 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "C" #63 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,945 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 67946 | 42-391-00296 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D107 D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 67875 | 42-391-31377 | O'CONNOR, M. E. #30 | FREEMAN, JAMES C. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-12-28 | 67720 | 42-391-01944 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS JAMES "B" #4 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,010 | |
| 1979-12-28 | 67718 | 42-391-01024 | O'BRIEN, J. M. "B" #206 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 5,280 | |
| 1979-12-20 | 67352 | 42-391-00323 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "L" #L4U | T - C OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 4,650 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 69423 | 42-391-00213 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D35 D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,730 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67070 | 42-391-01364 | LAMBERT, M. F. #43 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | RECOMP | 5,908 | |
| 1979-12-18 | 67067 | 42-391-31376 | O'CONNOR, M. E. #9 | LA ROSA CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66622 | 42-391-31375 | HEARD #2 | FISCHER PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66617 | 42-391-00219 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D79F | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,791 | |
| 1979-12-12 | 66613 | 42-391-00439 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #31 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,923 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66514 | 42-391-31374 | HYNES MINERAL TRUST "B" #1 | J3 OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 7,021 | |
| 1979-12-07 | 69017 | 42-391-31371 | LAMBERT, M. F. #114 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 4,550 | |
| 1979-12-06 | 65835 | 42-391-31373 | ROOKE, F. B. & SONS #N1 | MOBIL EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65175 | 42-391-00362 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #14H | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 6,494 | |
| 1979-11-30 | 65173 | 42-391-01595 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #B15 | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,918 | |
| 1979-11-20 | 66249 | 42-391-31368 | ROCHE, K. D. #2 | HERITAGE OPERATING CO., INC. THE | DRILL | 6,517 | |
| 1979-11-19 | 64183 | 42-391-00258 | T-C OIL CO.-O'CONNOR #24 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,600 | |
| 1979-11-19 | 64180 | 42-391-31370 | WELDER, RAE WOOD #1 | BRIGHT & CO. | DRILL | 4,930 | |
| 1979-11-19 | 64174 | 42-391-30430 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL "A" #D89 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | OTHER | 8,167 | |
| 1979-11-15 | 63842 | 42-391-31369 | FAGAN "P" #3 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 8,950 | |
| 1979-11-13 | 63672 | 42-391-31244 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE, ET AL "A" #81 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 7,924 | |
| 1979-11-12 | 63509 | 42-391-01664 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "E" #E40U | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,862 | |
| 1979-11-09 | 63336 | 42-391-01961 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS JAMES "C" #2 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 6,150 | |
| 1979-11-07 | 63101 | 42-391-30396 | LAMBERT, M. F. #139 | PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | RECOMP | 6,025 | |
| 1979-11-01 | 62637 | 42-391-31367 | LAMBERT, M. F. #116 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1979-11-01 | 62634 | 42-391-31366 | LAMBERT, M. F. #115 | HEWIT & DOUGHERTY | DRILL | 4,550 | |
| 1979-10-30 | 62346 | 42-391-31365 | TATTON #1 | CARL, W.E.-CAVALLA-COX, E.L. | DRILL | 10,500 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Refugio County.