Taylor County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Taylor County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Taylor County permitting is running 6.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (20 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY leads with 18 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

5

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

4,453

4,453 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1978-07-312944842-441-31314REEVES, B. #1M D H OIL & GAS CO.DRILL6,000
1978-07-282935342-441-31313WATSON, W. D. #1TRENCO, INC.DRILL5,700
1978-07-272921642-441-31312SMITH, MARY SHARP #1MCCOUN & TEMPLE INTERESTS, INC.DRILL4,100
1978-07-252906842-441-03965CROSS, G. C. #2BIG COUNTRY EXP., INC.OTHER4,200
1978-07-242897042-441-31311DAVIS, W. J. #1C & R WELL SERVICE, INC.DRILL4,200
1978-07-172862242-441-31310PERRY #3TODD & SANDERS, INC.DRILL2,700
1978-07-172862242-441-31310PERRY #3TRISTAR EXPLORATION, INCDRILL2,675
1978-07-172861142-441-31309BUFORD #1TODD & SANDERS, INC.DRILL2,700
1978-07-102822742-441-81577MORRIS, O. E. #2RUTLEDGE & RUTLEDGEOTHER2,200
1978-07-102822542-441-31308MORRIS, O. E. #1RUTLEDGE & RUTLEDGEDRILL2,250
1978-07-102822342-441-31307CHRISTIAN, BESSIE LOU #3RUTLEDGE & RUTLEDGEDRILL2,173
1978-07-062798842-441-31306KEY, EDITH N. #1GRAHAM, KEITH D.DRILL4,286
1978-07-062798742-441-31305KEY, EDITH N. #2GRAHAM, KEITH D.DRILL4,300
1978-07-052794742-441-31304LAIL 138 #9GRAHAM, KEITH D.DRILL4,700
1978-07-052792842-441-31303GOWDY, E. #2GRAHAM, KEITH D.DRILL5,200
1978-07-032781742-441-31302ROBERTS, HENRY ALTON, GUARDIAN #2FIVE P'S DRILLING CO., INC.DRILL4,895
1978-06-262805842-441-03433REEVES, B. #1M D H OIL & GAS CO.OTHER6,000
1978-06-232726742-441-30943BRADY #3DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL2,000
1978-06-222708442-441-31301BOONE, DANIEL ET AL #1ELLIOTT OIL CO.DRILL2,700
1978-06-212698242-441-00578GRAHAM, PAUL D. #1WORSHAM OIL COMPANYOTHER2,233
1978-06-192680542-441-31300CHEATHAM EST. #1CHALMERS, JOHN H.DRILL2,610
1978-06-192679842-441-31299RIDDLE #1TODD & SANDERS, INC.DRILL4,300
1978-06-142642342-441-31298GRAHAM, BEN EARL #2WORSHAM OIL COMPANYDRILL2,245
1978-06-132637442-441-31297COX ESTATE #1D. A. B. OIL SERVICE, INC.DRILL4,990
1978-06-092612342-441-31296DODD, R. L. #1HAWKEYE OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL4,641
1978-06-072594142-441-31295REYNOLDS, JACKY C. #1KORMAN & CLARK, INC.DRILL2,795
1978-06-012562042-441-31294LANEY, H., ET AL #1CHALMERS, JOHN H.DRILL2,700
1978-06-012561942-441-31293KEITH, L. P. #1CHALMERS, JOHN H.DRILL1,900
1978-05-312548142-441-31292BLACK, W. O. #14HOVGARD & FITZGERALDDRILL1,990
1978-05-302637742-441-30716FLEMING, BERTIE MAE #1NORMAN OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP4,530
1978-05-302544242-441-31291SMITH, D. #1TEXZONA OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL3,500
1978-05-262529542-441-31290TIPTON, C. W. #1THOMPSON, JOHN R.DRILL2,400
1978-05-242506242-441-31288SHAFFER #2ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.DRILL2,900
1978-05-242513042-441-31289FARR, A. P. EST. #1THOMPSON, JOHN R.DRILL1,875
1978-05-222492242-441-31287WEST TEXAS UTILITIES #3OILWELL OPERATORS, INC.DRILL2,000
1978-05-222490342-441-30899WEBB, H. H. -D- #5GRAHAM, KEITH D.DRILL3,560
1978-05-152418642-441-31286MCCOLLUM, CHARLES G. W. #1FORD, DON H.DRILL4,800
1978-05-052365042-441-31285DAVIS 273 "A" #2ANDERSON, JAMES K. INC.DRILL3,265
1978-05-032346542-441-31502KING, CHARLES EST. #2LITTLEPAGE, TOMMYDRILL2,700
1978-05-032346342-441-31283VAUGHN #1DAVIS BROTHERSDRILL1,725
1978-05-032342042-441-31282BUTMAN, P. #1MCCORMICK OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL3,971
1978-05-022335742-441-31281COFFMAN #1CHRANE, GARYDRILL1,505
1978-05-012332942-441-30030BETTES, J. R. #1TEXAS AMERICAN OIL CORP.RECOMP5,253
1978-05-012331342-441-31280GRAHAM, BEN EARL #1WORSHAM OIL COMPANYDRILL2,225
1978-05-012331242-441-31279EDMISON, JERRELL D. UNIT #1WORSHAM OIL COMPANYDRILL2,340
1978-04-262286742-441-30938THOMAS, SAMUEL B. JR. #1ATWOOD, W. R.OTHER2,850
1978-04-262286642-441-31278CLARK, HAROLD C. #1CHALMERS, JOHN H.DRILL2,900
1978-04-262286542-441-30570THORNTON, E. L. "A" #1CHALMERS, JOHN H.OTHER1,980
1978-04-202257242-441-31277FAVER-BELL #1HUDSON RESOURCESDRILL5,072
1978-04-172225442-441-31276FOMBY, C. A. #1BAUMAN, RALPH H.DRILL4,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Taylor County.