Taylor County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Taylor County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-10.

Taylor County permitting is running 6.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (19 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). 3 were issued in the past week. L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY leads with 18 permits in the past 12 months, one of 9 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

4

Operators (30d)

1

Latest Permit

2026-09-10

All Time

4,452

4,452 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1982-03-0815239142-441-32128WHISENHUNT #1CLEAR FORK OIL CO.DRILL3,000
1982-03-0315226842-441-32125GAMBLE, W.D. #4CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,800
1982-03-0315222242-441-32123PHILYAW-LAIL #4CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,200
1982-03-0315222142-441-32122DAVIS #11CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,300
1982-03-0315222042-441-32121DAVIS #10CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,300
1982-03-0115224142-441-32124LAKE KIRBY UNIT #1-5TEXAS UNITED GEOPRODUCTION, INC.DRILL2,000
1982-02-2515221542-441-31650SOWELL #1KERN CO.RECOMP4,805
1982-02-2515221542-441-31650SOWELL #1KERN CO.OTHER4,805
1982-02-2415192742-441-32116GARVIN, CATHEY #1NORMAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL2,100
1982-02-2415166842-441-32118JOINER HEIRS #1TONDU ENERGY CORP.DRILL4,600
1982-02-2415166742-441-32117JOINER HEIRS #2TONDU ENERGY CORP.DRILL2,500
1982-02-2315242742-441-32129THORNTON, E.L. #3CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,000
1982-02-2215148442-441-32115MCQUEEN #1MCQUEEN, JACKDRILL2,800
1982-02-1915385442-441-32119HENSON #1AESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
1982-02-1915123542-441-32114KEY ESTATE #1MIDSTATES OIL COMPANYDRILL4,000
1982-02-1215121442-441-32111KING, JOHN L. ESTATE #2TUTOR HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL2,000
1982-02-1215116442-441-32113FRANKLIN #1VOR-TEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,500
1982-02-1215062342-441-00121HENSON #1ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATIONOTHER3,200
1982-02-1215055842-441-32112ANDERSON, EVAN #1MCQUEEN, JACKDRILL2,800
1982-02-1115217242-441-32120REIDENBACK, NANCY #5WHITE OWL OIL & GASDRILL2,790
1982-02-0415035342-441-31898ALEXANDER #1FISHER-WEBB, INC.RECOMP4,680
1982-02-0214969142-441-30458SHELTON "229" #1GRAHAM, KEITH D.RECOMP4,774
1982-02-0114946442-441-81736SEARS, ALEX "159" #2ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.OTHER5,200
1982-01-2814915542-441-32107VICKERS, C.N. #1UNION DOMINION OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,200
1982-01-2814915342-441-32106SANTA FE #1COMPUTECH ENERGY & EXPLOR., INC.DRILL4,700
1982-01-2814915142-441-32331HUGHES #1UNION DOMINION OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
1982-01-2814914942-441-32104GREATHOUSE #1TONDU ENERGY CORP.DRILL4,250
1982-01-2814914842-441-32103FARR, D.E. #1TONDU ENERGY CORP.DRILL4,500
1982-01-2714872742-441-32102LOSS STORY #1OLYMPIA OIL CO., INC.DRILL4,100
1982-01-2614991342-441-32109YOUNG #1DIVIDEND PRODUCTION CO.DRILL6,030
1982-01-2614859242-441-20235PERINI #1FISHER-WEBB, INC.OTHER4,100
1982-01-2514992442-441-32110THORNTON, E.L. "57" A #3CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,000
1982-01-2514842842-441-32101THORNTON "57" A #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,000
1982-01-2514830442-441-32097CITY OF ABILENE #4KEYSTONE OIL CO., INC.DRILL1,995
1982-01-2514830042-441-32098CITY OF ABILENE #3KEYSTONE OIL CO., INC.DRILL1,995
1982-01-2214820242-441-32100TOOMBS, B.B. #2PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,000
1982-01-2214816742-441-32099DENISON, PEGGY T. #1PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,000
1982-01-2214814442-441-31875HART, DONALD J. #1WEST TEXAS MINERALS, INC.OTHER4,500
1982-01-2014948742-441-32108THORNTON, E.L. "57" A #2CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,000
1981-12-3114735642-441-32095PATTERSON, C.O. #3DEMARCO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,500
1981-12-3114723042-441-32096CITY OF ABILENE #2KEYSTONE OIL CO., INC.DRILL2,000
1981-12-3114672842-441-32091NORTH CORNETT #1SO-TEX PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,000
1981-12-3114664942-441-32090VINSON TRACT '2' #3DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,990
1981-12-3114645942-441-32089MANSFIELD, P. #1NRG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,000
1981-12-3114623742-441-32088SMITH, B.L. #1ABURGER,FW,INC & PET-LYNN EXP,INCDRILL4,999
1981-12-3114622542-441-32087BOULTER #1OLYMPIA OIL CO., INC.DRILL4,355
1981-12-3114622442-441-32086THORNTON, E.L. "57" #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,000
1981-12-3114621742-441-32085MCANDREW #1PETRO-MACK, INC.DRILL4,650
1981-12-2914609742-441-32084KLETT #1D & J OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,500
1981-12-2914564442-441-32083DUNLAP #1MULESHOE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Taylor County.