San Augustine County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in San Augustine County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-22.

San Augustine County permitting is running 15 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (46 total, down 32% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. APEX NATURAL GAS, LLC leads with 90 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-22

All Time

1,287

1,287 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2022-02-18	877020	42-405-30756	BLACK KNIGHTS #5HM	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2022-02-18	877020	42-405-30756	BLACK KNIGHTS #5HM	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2022-02-11	875752	42-405-30750	SALLY RIDE KNOX 3H #3H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,685	Y
2022-02-11	875750	42-405-30749	SALLY RIDE KNOX 2H #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,685	Y
2022-02-11	875749	42-405-30748	SALLY RIDE KNOX 1H #1H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,670	Y
2022-02-01	876410	42-405-30448	BLACK KNIGHTS DU #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2022-02-01	876410	42-405-30448	BLACK KNIGHTS #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2022-02-01	876410	42-405-30448	BLACK KNIGHTS #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2022-01-28	876456	42-405-30754	NOLTE UNIT #3H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-01-28	876453	42-405-30753	NOLTE UNIT #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-01-24	876025	42-405-30752	PANTHERS-BRONCOS #3B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2021-12-14	874827	42-405-30713	MAVERICKS-BRONCOS #1B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,500	Y
2021-10-26	873846	42-405-30745	WILMA RICHARDS B #1H	C6 OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,887	Y
2021-10-15	873571	42-405-30744	MARCO GAS UNIT #5HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-10-15	873571	42-405-30744	MARCO GAS UNIT #5HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-10-15	873570	42-405-30743	MARCO GAS UNIT #4H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-10-15	873570	42-405-30743	MARCO GAS UNIT #4H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-10-15	873569	42-405-30742	MARCO GAS UNIT #3HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-10-15	873569	42-405-30742	MARCO GAS UNIT #3HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-10-15	873568	42-405-30741	MARCO GAS UNIT #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-10-15	873568	42-405-30741	MARCO GAS UNIT #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-09-20	872136	42-405-30737	SACAGAWEA #4HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-09-20	872134	42-405-30736	SACAGAWEA #3H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-09-20	872132	42-405-30735	SACAGAWEA #2HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-09-20	872132	42-405-30735	SACAGAWEA #2HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2021-09-20	872130	42-405-30734	SACAGAWEA #1H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-09-20	872130	42-405-30734	SACAGAWEA #1H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-09-13	870637	42-405-30731	COLUMBIA UNIT #1HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,200	Y
2021-09-13	870637	42-405-30731	COLUMBIA UNIT #1HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,200	Y
2021-09-13	870634	42-405-30730	COLUMBIA UNIT #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,200	Y
2021-09-13	870634	42-405-30730	COLUMBIA UNIT #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,200	Y
2021-09-07	872428	42-405-30740	BSI HOKIES DU #4HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,600	Y
2021-09-07	872428	42-405-30740	BSI HOKIES DU #4HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,600	Y
2021-09-03	872427	42-405-30739	BSI HOKIES DU #3HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,600	Y
2021-09-03	872427	42-405-30739	BSI HOKIES DU #3HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,600	Y
2021-09-03	872389	42-405-30738	BSI HOKIES DU #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-09-03	872389	42-405-30738	BSI HOKIES DU #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-23	870775	42-405-30733	POLO #2HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-23	870774	42-405-30732	HENRY #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-09-21	864893	42-405-30729	CORONADO - COUSTEAU #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,900	Y
2020-09-21	864893	42-405-30729	CORONADO - COUSTEAU #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,900	Y
2020-09-21	864892	42-405-30728	CORONADO - COUSTEAU #1H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-09-21	864892	42-405-30728	CORONADO - COUSTEAU #1H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-09-21	864725	42-405-30727	BYRD - BARET #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-09-21	864724	42-405-30726	BYRD - BARET #1H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-08-24	864596	42-405-30725	BYRD - COUSTEAU #3H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-08-14	864547	42-405-30724	BYRD - BLY #4H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,100	Y
2020-06-26	864042	42-405-30723	BLAND LAKE AGI #1	KUDU MIDSTREAM LLC	DRILL	7,339
2020-06-02	863690	42-405-30721	LEWIS-WHITTON ALLOCATION UNIT #2H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2020-06-02	863686	42-405-30720	LEWIS-WHITTON-DRAKE ALLOCATION #3H	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in San Augustine County.