Taylor County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Taylor County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-29.

Taylor County permitting is running 3.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (11 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

1

Operators (30d)

1

Latest Permit

2026-07-29

All Time

4,440

4,440 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1981-03-1211194942-441-31844BETTES, JOE "G" #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,800
1981-03-1011160742-441-81722FAVOR #2CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYOTHER3,600
1981-03-1011152342-441-31843MCCOLLUM #1MERCURY EXPLORATION CO.DRILL2,935
1981-03-1011152242-441-31831RAY, W. L. #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,550
1981-03-0911144942-441-31841CITY OF ABILENE-TAYLOR COUNTY #1-100ABILENE CHAMBER OF COMM. FOUND.DRILL4,000
1981-03-0411076142-441-31840LEE, FRED #1SEAGO OIL, INC.DRILL4,500
1981-03-0411074842-441-31839KEITH, L. P. #1SEAGO OIL, INC.DRILL4,290
1981-03-0211010442-441-31838HOUSE #2TODD & SANDERS, INC.DRILL4,500
1981-03-0211010242-441-31837HOUSE "A" #2TODD & SANDERS, INC.DRILL4,500
1981-03-0211008642-441-31836TEAFF 31 #2CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL2,247
1981-03-0211008342-441-31504SEARS, ALEX "159" #1ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.RECOMP5,230
1981-03-0211007342-441-31835GRIFFIN, THELMA #1PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL5,600
1981-03-0211005642-441-31834STREETMAN #1SO-TEX PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,700
1981-03-0211003842-441-31832GRAHAM, V. L. "A" #1PENROC ENERGYDRILL5,000
1981-03-0211002042-441-31831RAY, W. L. #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,450
1981-03-0210994342-441-31830THORNTON, E. L. #5KEYSTONE OIL CO., INC.DRILL2,150
1981-03-0210992342-441-31829GRAHAM #1PENROC ENERGYDRILL5,800
1981-03-0210992042-441-31828HOWELL #1SO-TEX PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,560
1981-02-2610971442-441-31827MCCOMAS -A- #7-ATUTOR HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL2,000
1981-02-2610971342-441-31826MCCOMAS -A- #6-ATUTOR HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL2,000
1981-02-2510963842-441-31825GAMBLE, S. D. #2PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXASDRILL5,600
1981-02-2510950542-441-31824VINSON, J.W. #1MAYO, PAUL R.DRILL3,600
1981-02-2010913742-441-31823BLACKBURN #1PETKER, GEORGEDRILL2,000
1981-02-2010903342-441-31822TANDY, O. F. ET AL #2WILLIAMS-GIEGER RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,900
1981-02-1711276242-441-05146THORNTON, E.L. #2KEYSTONE OIL CO., INC.OTHER2,100
1981-02-1710863842-441-31821RODE "D" #1FISHER-WEBB, INC.DRILL4,050
1981-02-1210837142-441-31820BROWN #1HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CODRILL4,600
1981-02-1210830342-441-31819VINSON "15" #2HAYHURST BROTHERSDRILL2,450
1981-02-1111005142-441-31833ATWOOD #1SO-TEX PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,950
1981-02-0610774542-441-31817GROVES #1FISHER-WEBB, INC.DRILL4,286
1981-02-0510763442-441-31816MCCOY, H. #2FISHER-WEBB, INC.DRILL5,083
1981-02-0510762542-441-31818JONES, T. #1FISHER-WEBB, INC.DRILL5,038
1981-02-0510762142-441-31815MCCOY, H. #3FISHER-WEBB, INC.DRILL5,100
1981-02-0410751642-441-81615SHAW #1BROWN OWL OIL CO.OTHER5,553
1981-02-0210720342-441-31807TISDALE, A. #1HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CODRILL4,600
1981-01-2810761242-441-31814CRAYTON, CANNISTRACI #1TUTOR HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL7,200
1981-01-2710648242-441-31813COFFMAN #1JACOBS, JOHN R. CORPORATIONDRILL1,950
1981-01-2610640342-441-31812DUGAN #1CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL3,000
1981-01-2310616942-441-31811ANTILLEY, M. #1GOODRICH, E. E.DRILL1,800
1981-01-2210595842-441-31808VINSON "7" #1DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,930
1981-01-2110574042-441-31806HARRISON #1DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,960
1981-01-2010605542-441-31810VINSON "15" #1HAYHURST BROTHERSDRILL2,450
1981-01-2010605342-441-31809MILLER, JANICE O. #1WELLS, KEITHDRILL3,502
1981-01-2010562442-441-31805FAVOR #1CROWN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL3,500
1980-12-3110469242-441-31804JOHNSON, J. D. ET AL UNIT 1 #1WELLS, KEITHDRILL3,502
1980-12-3110467942-441-31792BROWN #1SEAGO OIL, INC.DRILL4,600
1980-12-3110452742-441-31801BIBLE, R. A. #1ENRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
1980-12-3110433842-441-31800SHAFFER, M. C. "A" #7DIXON EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL4,750
1980-12-3110433142-441-31799TEAFF, G. W. ET AL #1NORMAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,450
1980-12-3110425742-441-31798DRUMMOND, TOM #5HOVGARD & FITZGERALDDRILL4,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Taylor County.