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
1980-05-278210842-441-31613EDINS #1VOR-TEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,006
1980-05-228216342-441-81597WEST, B. #1WHITE OWL OIL & GASOTHER5,477
1980-05-218173342-441-31612MCLEOD #1SEAGO OIL CO.DRILL5,040
1980-05-218173042-441-31611PARMELLY #1KASLE ENERGY INC.DRILL5,751
1980-05-208161642-441-31610MURPHREE, A. H. ET AL #1ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,590
1980-05-168133642-441-81712LANDERS, DELLA #3RUTLEDGE & RUTLEDGEOTHER2,900
1980-05-158126342-441-31608DRUMMOND, KENNETH #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL2,600
1980-05-158121642-441-31607COX, D.C. #1LECLAIR OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,136
1980-05-158121542-441-31606COMPTON, E. R. #1LECLAIR OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,025
1980-05-158121442-441-31609MCNIECE, R. #1LECLAIR OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,600
1980-05-148116142-441-81601LANDERS, DELLA #2RUTLEDGE & RUTLEDGEOTHER2,900
1980-05-148116042-441-31605KENDRICK, E. O. #1PETROLERO EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL2,788
1980-05-128094442-441-31604EDINS #2DELTA SIX, INC.DRILL4,000
1980-05-098083942-441-31603KNIGHT #1CHILDERS, CHARLES M.DRILL4,300
1980-05-098083642-441-31602KNIGHT #2CHILDERS, CHARLES M.DRILL4,300
1980-05-098078742-441-31601SHELTON, FRANCES #4NORDAN OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,300
1980-05-098072642-441-31600ORSBORN #3BAJA ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,000
1980-05-098071542-441-31599DERSTINE #1SWAMPFOX OIL & GAS INC.DRILL5,490
1980-05-088065442-441-31598THORNTAN, A. B. #1TURTLE PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL2,335
1980-05-068029142-441-31597SCHULTZ, H. EARL #4HOFCO, INC.DRILL2,900
1980-05-058027042-441-31596RUSSELL, C. L. #1CODY OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,015
1980-05-058026642-441-31595BOONE, DANIEL ET AL #2ELLIOTT OIL CO.DRILL2,900
1980-05-028015342-441-31594YOUNG, S. J. ESTATE #1HODGES, J. C. DRILLING INC.DRILL2,900
1980-05-028015242-441-31593YOUNG, S. J. ESTATE #2HODGES, J. C. DRILLING INC.DRILL5,000
1980-04-307983442-441-31592YOUNG, BERT #1HODGES, J. C. DRILLING INC.DRILL2,900
1980-04-307974042-441-31591FORREST, MRS. L. B. "A" #2HODGES, J. C. DRILLING INC.DRILL5,000
1980-04-257933042-441-31590DILTZ, P. A., ET AL #1PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL5,550
1980-04-247917242-441-31589NEWSON #1ABEREGG, L. T.DRILL3,200
1980-04-247906142-441-81711NELSON, GROVER #2BARBEE, JOHN W.OTHER2,975
1980-04-187871542-441-31588DANIEL, W. A. #2SOJOURNER DRLG. CORP.DRILL5,000
1980-04-167844842-441-31587MASHBURN, HILDA #1MERCURY EXPLORATION CO.DRILL5,400
1980-04-167844042-441-31586BEAM #2DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,888
1980-04-167842542-441-31585TITTLE, C. R. #5HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CODRILL5,040
1980-04-157826742-441-31584SHEDD, W. L. #1BECKER, D. G.DRILL5,275
1980-04-157826542-441-31583WILKS, J. G. #1WYLIE, JERRY E. OIL DRILLING CO.DRILL5,034
1980-04-117794542-441-31582MALONE #1NICHOLAS PETROLEUMDRILL5,200
1980-04-117791842-441-31581SIPE, L. #4HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CODRILL5,300
1980-04-107784242-441-31580MCLEAN, R. C. ET AL #1ZENITH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1980-04-107781242-441-31579JACOBS #1L & N OIL COMPANYDRILL3,045
1980-04-097777042-441-31578GRIFFIN, JAMES "G" #1RHODES DRILLING COMPANYDRILL3,965
1980-04-097776242-441-31577CARPENTER, DOROTHY #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL4,764
1980-03-287645842-441-31576TITTLE, C. R. #3HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CODRILL5,030
1980-03-277635242-441-31575OSWALT, Z. #3ENRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,600
1980-03-277634942-441-81595CLARK, J. H. #1ROLYMPIA OIL CO., INC.OTHER4,860
1980-03-277634542-441-30750SHAFFER, M. C. 154 A #1CHALMERS OPERATING CO., INC.OTHER2,950
1980-03-257617342-441-31574ESTES, W. G. #1 #1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,000
1980-03-247608342-441-31573WILLIAMSON, OVELLA L. ET AL #2HOLLAND PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1980-03-207577742-441-31570THORNTON FIELD UNIT #30NORMAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL4,226
1980-03-197598042-441-31572BLAND, R. L. ETAL #1PANHANDLE PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL5,801
1980-03-197563342-441-31523MCCARTNEY, J. W. #1MAHONY, BERNARD J.OTHER3,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Taylor County.