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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2026-07-22
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7,894 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-01 | 474859 | 42-391-00566 | HEARD, FANNIE V. W., MRS. #36 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,925 | |
| 1998-03-31 | 474825 | 42-391-32234 | SWYKA #1 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,050 | |
| 1998-03-25 | 474695 | 42-391-01618 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS "B" #B38 | COPANO COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,806 | |
| 1998-03-19 | 474509 | 42-391-01880 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #B 10 | EMERALD OIL & GAS LC | RENTR | 5,800 | |
| 1998-03-19 | 474509 | 42-391-01880 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #B 10 | EMERALD OIL & GAS LC | RENTR | 5,800 | |
| 1998-03-19 | 474509 | 42-391-01880 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #B 10 | EMERALD OIL & GAS LC | RENTR | 5,800 | |
| 1998-03-19 | 474373 | 42-391-32232 | WELDER HEIRS #2 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,350 | |
| 1998-03-19 | 474373 | 42-391-32232 | WELDER HEIRS #2 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1998-03-18 | 474467 | 42-391-32233 | VINCENT "A" #6 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-03-11 | 474095 | 42-391-32231 | O'CONNOR, DENNIS ET AL "G" #10 | T - C OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1998-03-06 | 474051 | 42-391-32230 | THOMSON-BARROW CORP. C #11 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-03-02 | 473894 | 42-391-32229 | WELDER "R" #51 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-03-02 | 473438 | 42-391-32228 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL 'C' #7 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1998-02-27 | 473686 | 42-391-01586 | COPANO GAS UNIT #23 | COPANO GAS UNIT | RECOMP | 4,893 | |
| 1998-02-27 | 473680 | 42-391-00466 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL 'A' #77 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1998-02-26 | 473692 | 42-391-01509 | TOM O'CONNOR (5800 SD) FLD UNIT #Q016 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,900 | |
| 1998-02-26 | 473462 | 42-391-00721 | HEARD, MRS. FANNIE V. W. #75 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 4,515 | |
| 1998-02-20 | 473315 | 42-391-00287 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL 'A' #D 34D | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,400 | |
| 1998-02-17 | 473414 | 42-391-32225 | WELDER -G- #48 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1998-02-17 | 473414 | 42-391-32225 | WELDER -G- #48 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1998-02-17 | 473413 | 42-391-32227 | WELDER -Q- #46 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1998-02-17 | 473412 | 42-391-32226 | WELDER 'D' #47 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-02-17 | 473412 | 42-391-32226 | WELDER 'D' #47 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-02-17 | 473346 | 42-391-32224 | ST. JOHN UNIT #1 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1998-02-13 | 472868 | 42-391-32220 | BP #3 | GILSTER, RALPH R. III | DRILL | 7,700 | |
| 1998-02-12 | 472894 | 42-391-32221 | WILLIAMS, MAUDE ET AL 'C' #6 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1998-02-10 | 473180 | 42-391-32223 | BAPTIST #3 | DALE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1998-02-10 | 473180 | 42-391-32223 | BAPTIST #3 | DALE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1998-02-10 | 473180 | 42-391-32223 | BAPTIST #3 | DALE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1998-02-10 | 473180 | 42-391-32223 | BAPTIST #3 | DALE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1998-02-10 | 473179 | 42-391-32222 | BAPTIST #1 | DALE OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1998-02-06 | 473091 | 42-391-32171 | WELDER "G" #27 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 2,930 | |
| 1998-02-05 | 472862 | 42-391-01663 | COPANO GAS UNIT #22 | COPANO GAS UNIT | RECOMP | 5,425 | |
| 1998-02-04 | 472817 | 42-391-32219 | BP #2 | GILSTER, RALPH R. III | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1998-01-30 | 472831 | 42-391-32218 | WELDER "M" #42 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-01-30 | 472828 | 42-391-32190 | WELDER 'G' #32 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 6,100 | |
| 1998-01-29 | 472740 | 42-391-01130 | O'CONNOR, THOMAS 'C' #44 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | RECOMP | 5,926 | |
| 1998-01-26 | 472634 | 42-391-32217 | WELDER 'D' #44 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-01-23 | 472363 | 42-391-00251 | O'CONNOR #15 | T - C OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,450 | |
| 1998-01-22 | 472521 | 42-391-32216 | WELDER "N" #43 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1998-01-15 | 472243 | 42-391-32215 | WELDER "BA" #38 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 5,800 | |
| 1998-01-13 | 472098 | 42-391-32214 | THOMSON-BARROW CORP. C #10 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-01-13 | 472097 | 42-391-32213 | WELDER HEIRS #1 | C & E OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 6,100 | |
| 1998-01-13 | 471912 | 42-391-32178 | OLSON #1 | PEDECO, INC. | RECOMP | 6,580 | |
| 1998-01-08 | 471935 | 42-391-32212 | KENTUCKY-FAGAN #6 | ANDERSON OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1998-01-05 | 471857 | 42-391-01893 | O'CONNOR, MARY ELLEN #A 3 | EMERALD OIL & GAS LC | RENTR | 6,030 | |
| 1998-01-02 | 471807 | 42-391-32211 | WELDER "C" #40 | WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1998-01-02 | 471406 | 42-391-32156 | SCHIRMER, HENRY #18 | SIMRAY OIL & GAS, INC. | RECOMP | 5,700 | |
| 1997-12-19 | 471148 | 42-391-32209 | O'CONNOR "A" #4 | BISHOP PETROLEUM INC. | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1997-12-19 | 471137 | 42-391-01682 | COPANO GAS UNIT #21 | COPANO GAS UNIT | RECOMP | 5,350 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Refugio County.