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
1980-12-3110425642-441-31797HEIRS, W. F. JOINER #17HOVGARD & FITZGERALDDRILL4,598
1980-12-3110393042-441-31796OHLHAUSEN, W. T. #1ENRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL2,500
1980-12-3010338842-441-31795BUFFALO GAP #2GEOHAWK EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,424
1980-12-2910333942-441-31794COVINGTON, JACK #1T.G. ENERGY CO.DRILL5,100
1980-12-2910331042-441-31793BLANKENSHIP #1DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,999
1980-12-2310457742-441-31802O'KELLY #1TEXAS OIL EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,600
1980-12-2210309042-441-31791TOOMBS, B.B. #1PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1980-12-2210294842-441-31790REIDENBACK, NANCY #1-AWHITE OWL OIL & GASDRILL2,800
1980-12-2210294542-441-31789SMITH, FORD #1WHITE OWL OIL & GAS CO. INC.DRILL2,903
1980-12-2210294442-441-31788WHITTLE #1SO-TEX PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL4,950
1980-12-1910288342-441-31787BRADSHAW #1WESTWIND EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,100
1980-12-1910283542-441-31785ROCK, J. A. #1FARMERS OIL AND GAS EXPLORATIONDRILL4,665
1980-12-1810271542-441-31784WELLS, M. S. #1RUSSELL, JAMES E. PETROLEUM, INCDRILL4,033
1980-12-1810271442-441-31783WELLS, M. S. #1-ARUSSELL, JAMES E. PETROLEUM, INCDRILL4,100
1980-12-1710287742-441-31786NELSON, GROVER #2DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL2,862
1980-12-1610246942-441-31782P & S F RR CO. #1ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.DRILL5,100
1980-12-1510237342-441-31781WILLIAMSON, OVELLA L. ET AL #3HOLLAND PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
1980-12-1210200942-441-31768ATWOOD, W. R. #1HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CODRILL5,000
1980-12-1210200642-441-31761NOAH-MEEKS #1PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,320
1980-12-1210198542-441-31780PATTERSON, J. ET AL #12H. L. M. OIL COMPANYDRILL2,700
1980-12-1210197342-441-31779ORSBORN, LUTHER C. "A" #2BAJA ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,026
1980-12-1210191942-441-31778MOORE #1CLEAR FORK OIL CO.DRILL3,000
1980-12-1110182842-441-31777KENDALL, DON #1ENRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
1980-12-1110181842-441-31776FOSCO-WEBB #1FOSCO OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL2,800
1980-12-1110178142-441-31775GRIFFIN #1MINNICK RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INCDRILL5,467
1980-12-1110175342-441-31774SMITH, H.C. #1ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.DRILL4,950
1980-12-1110174942-441-31773BOWERS BROS. #2JOHNSON, JUDYDRILL2,800
1980-12-1010170542-441-31772FOSCO-ALLMAND #1FOSCO OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL4,300
1980-12-1010151942-441-31771CLARK, THOS. C. #1STEARNS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL3,985
1980-12-0510119842-441-31770WILKS #1STROUBE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,008
1980-12-0410095442-441-31769SMITH, G.P. #1CHRISTIAN ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,600
1980-12-0310076942-441-31767INKUM #1BARON CO., THEDRILL6,200
1980-12-0310076842-441-31766BAKER #1WILLIAMS-GIEGER RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,442
1980-12-0310072842-441-31765MCLEAN, R. C., ET AL #2ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1980-12-0310072542-441-31764DILTZ, P. A. UNIT #3PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL5,900
1980-12-0310072442-441-31763BRIGGS #3DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,999
1980-11-2510072242-441-31762HENSON, E. R. #1TUTOR HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL5,800
1980-11-2410024942-441-31759HOGAN "C" #1ADKINS, R. L. CORP.DRILL5,404
1980-11-2410024342-441-31758PATTERSON, C. O. #2DEMARCO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL4,226
1980-11-2010003642-441-31757CAMPBELL, G. F. #1ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.DRILL2,992
1980-11-209999742-441-81721PARMELLY #1-BKASLE ENERGY INC.OTHER3,424
1980-11-199980342-441-31756BETTES, JOE #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,842
1980-11-1710026742-441-31760BRIGGS #2DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,947
1980-11-179927942-441-31755ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY #1WELLS, KEITHDRILL3,500
1980-11-179927042-441-31754GOWDY, ERNEST ET UX #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL3,200
1980-11-149916842-441-31753WILKS, J. G. #1CODY OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,995
1980-11-149916742-441-31752NEWTON, B. G. #1CODY OIL & GAS CO.DRILL4,995
1980-11-149916542-441-31751TIPTON, L. S. ET AL #1ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL4,922
1980-11-149916442-441-31750JACOBS, J. C. #2ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,300
1980-11-149916342-441-31749SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION, TRACT 9 #1ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Taylor County.