COUNTIES · TEXAS GULF COAST · DISTRICT 03 · CODE 704
Brazos-LB County
Brazos-Lb County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued August 17, 2011.
358 drilling permits have been issued in Brazos-Lb County since 1977.
358 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Aug 17, 2011
Watch Brazos-LB CountyAlso: every Brazos-LB County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
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- permits issued, 90d
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- vs prior 90d (0)
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- operators filing
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
- 69
- operators, all time
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Operators by well inventory
No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Brazos-LB County came in the last year. None.
Formations in completed wells
RRC WELLBORE FILE · ≥10 WELLS
Tops reported on completion filings for wells in Brazos-LB County. A well counts for every formation it reports, so this reads as the county's stratigraphic column. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs | Median top, ft | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 16 | 0 | 4,700 | 4,225–7,328 |
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722374 | Aug 17, 2011 | Aug 17, 2011 | Anatexas Offshore, Inc. | State Lease 103229 #1 | 7,000 | 70430333 |
| 713058 | Apr 11, 2011 | Apr 11, 2011 | Fairways Offshore Expl., Inc. | S. T. 366-L NW/4 #10 | 8,500 | 70430343 |
| 705554 | Nov 17, 2010 | Nov 17, 2010 | Black Elk Energy Offshore OP LLC | S.T. 369-L N/2 SE/4 #5 | 6,775 | 70430337 |
| 699486 | Jul 23, 2010 | Jul 23, 2010 | Black Elk Energy Offshore OP LLC | State Tract 369-L NE/4 #4U | 8,071 | 70430335 |
| 672081 | Oct 15, 2008 | Oct 15, 2008 | Anatexas Offshore, Inc. | SL 103230 #3 | 9,000 | 70430196 |
| 667619 | Sep 24, 2008 | Sep 24, 2008 | Anatexas Offshore, Inc. | SL 103230 #4 | 9,000 | 70430342 |
| 667619 | Aug 14, 2008 | Aug 14, 2008 | Anatexas Offshore, Inc. | SL 103230 #4 | 9,000 | 70430342 |
| 667617 | Aug 12, 2008 | Aug 12, 2008 | Anatexas Offshore, Inc. | SL 103230 #2 | 9,000 | 70430340 |
| 660557 | May 15, 2008 | May 15, 2008 | Chroma Operating, Inc. | S.T. 369-L N/2 SE/4 #5 | 6,100 | 70430337 |
| 659705 | Apr 28, 2008 | Apr 28, 2008 | Chroma Operating, Inc. | State Tract 369-L NE/4 #4 U | 8,071 | 70430335 |
About this data
Drilling permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files, rebuilt nightly into per-county figures; windows are on the date issued. Disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports at the last settled month; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog inside the county's located-permit footprint.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/counties/tx/brazos-lb?days=90, documented in the API reference.