San Patricio County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in San Patricio County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-20.
San Patricio County permitting is running 0.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (1 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION leads with 2 permits in the past 12 months, one of 4 operators active in the county.
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4,203 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-04-10 | 271867 | 42-409-32037 | DIMMICK, A. J. #10 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1985-04-10 | 271733 | 42-409-01678 | WELDER, MINNIE S. #43 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | RECOMP | 8,300 | |
| 1985-04-09 | 272005 | 42-409-32040 | TROUP, RAY #1 | TRIPLE L OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1985-04-03 | 271391 | 42-409-32036 | CHAPMAN, W. M. #6 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1985-04-01 | 271040 | 42-409-01632 | WELDER, R. H. "A" #37 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 4,674 | |
| 1985-03-29 | 271264 | 42-409-31276 | TEXAS INSTITUTE REHAB.& RESEARCH #1 | GALAXY ENERGIES, INC. | RECOMP | 5,120 | |
| 1985-03-29 | 271084 | 42-409-30291 | BLASCHKE & MAYO #16 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 9,465 | |
| 1985-03-26 | 270556 | 42-409-30012 | J. F. WELDER UNIT #B16 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 9,000 | |
| 1985-03-26 | 270529 | 42-409-01360 | MAYO, J. W. A/C 2 #23 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,350 | |
| 1985-03-22 | 270332 | 42-409-32034 | BAKER'S PORT #1 | MOSELEY PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1985-03-22 | 270275 | 42-409-32033 | HARTZENDORF #3A | SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC. | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1985-03-20 | 270378 | 42-409-32035 | WELDER RANCH #15 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-03-15 | 269699 | 42-409-32032 | MAYO, J. W. A/C 1 #78 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,900 | |
| 1985-03-14 | 269448 | 42-409-32031 | YOUNTS, H. C. #1 | GLACIER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 6,700 | |
| 1985-03-12 | 269242 | 42-409-32030 | FLOERKE #1 | L & L PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1985-03-07 | 268745 | 42-409-32029 | HANSEN GAS UNIT #1A | BLAIR-VREELAND | DRILL | 6,800 | |
| 1985-03-07 | 268663 | 42-409-32046 | NUECES BAY, WEST S.N.B. 688 #22 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 12,000 | |
| 1985-03-06 | 268612 | 42-409-32028 | MCDANIEL, W. C. #2 | MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP. | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1985-02-28 | 268124 | 42-409-32113 | LAWHON, LAVERN #1 | RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1985-02-26 | 267892 | 42-409-31700 | HENDERSON ET AL #1 | JENNINGS EXPLORATION CO. | RECOMP | 3,920 | |
| 1985-02-25 | 267587 | 42-409-32026 | HOUSER #2 | SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC. | DRILL | 5,700 | |
| 1985-02-19 | 267112 | 42-409-32025 | J. M. DEAN UNIT #1 | GLACIER ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 7,850 | |
| 1985-02-19 | 267059 | 42-409-32024 | FLINN #1 | DOUGLAS PETROLEUM, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1985-02-14 | 266722 | 42-409-01346 | MAYO, J. W. A/C 1 #52 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 4,359 | |
| 1985-02-06 | 266180 | 42-409-03105 | COLE, LIZZIE -D- #1 | MARATHON OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,660 | |
| 1985-02-06 | 266057 | 42-409-30573 | SMITH, ORA L. #7A | GERONIMO OIL CO. | RECOMP | 5,415 | |
| 1985-02-04 | 265885 | 42-409-32023 | FOWLER, B. D. #1 | DALPORT OIL CORP.& LOUIS WELTMAN | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1985-01-30 | 265536 | 42-409-32022 | SCHNEIDER #5 | SOUTHERN ROYALTY INC. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1985-01-28 | 265671 | 42-409-03839 | BOMER, E. T. #1 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,783 | |
| 1985-01-28 | 265673 | 42-409-01753 | WELDER, R. H. #40 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,200 | |
| 1985-01-25 | 265486 | 42-409-32021 | WELDER, MINNIE S. #67 | MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | DRILL | 9,350 | |
| 1985-01-24 | 265078 | 42-409-31828 | PARKER, R. L. #1 | TEXAS EASTERN EXPLORATION CO. | RECOMP | 8,517 | |
| 1985-01-23 | 264978 | 42-409-32020 | STATE TRACT 25 #4 | TENNECO OIL CO. | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1985-01-18 | 264424 | 42-409-32018 | A B & M/C. O'DOCHERTY #8 #403 | QUINTANA PET. CORP. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1985-01-18 | 264506 | 42-409-32019 | WILLIAM WHOLESALERS, INC. #2 | SOUTHWEST OIL & LAND, INC. | DRILL | 5,900 | |
| 1985-01-18 | 264619 | 42-409-01740 | WELDER, R. H. #25 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 7,157 | |
| 1985-01-18 | 264625 | 42-409-01749 | WELDER, R. H. "A" #35 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 4,686 | |
| 1985-01-17 | 264394 | 42-409-31864 | SEIDEL, KURT #1 | NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP. | RECOMP | 8,721 | |
| 1985-01-10 | 263730 | 42-409-32017 | BAKER, KATHERINE K. #1 | CELERON OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1984-12-31 | 263119 | 42-409-32016 | NELSON, A. E. #1 | DYNAMIC OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 7,500 | |
| 1984-12-28 | 262563 | 42-409-32015 | ERMIS, GEORGE ET UX #1 | HAAS, CHARLES F. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1984-12-28 | 262857 | 42-409-30140 | SMITH, N. R. #5 | TEXACO INC. | RECOMP | 6,212 | |
| 1984-12-27 | 262410 | 42-409-32014 | ERMIS #1 | HARWOOD EXPLORATION, INC. | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1984-12-27 | 262108 | 42-409-31969 | GODWIN, J. W. #12 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 6,300 | |
| 1984-12-21 | 262192 | 42-409-31805 | ROOTS, W. L. #1 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | RECOMP | 7,100 | |
| 1984-12-19 | 261739 | 42-409-32012 | SOUTHWEST TEXAS CORP. #1 | RIO EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,400 | |
| 1984-12-19 | 261952 | 42-409-32013 | MARBURGER #1 | NRM PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1984-12-17 | 261277 | 42-409-32011 | COX, B. W. #1 | MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP. | DRILL | 5,250 | |
| 1984-12-14 | 261798 | 42-409-81490 | SIMS, A. LOY #3D | GALAXY ENERGIES, INC. | RECOMP | 5,186 | |
| 1984-12-14 | 261793 | 42-409-30636 | ANDERSON-FRENCH GAS UNIT #2 | LAWBAR PETROLEUM, INC. | RECOMP | 9,770 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in San Patricio County.