COUNTIES · TEXAS PANHANDLE · DISTRICT 10 · CODE 069
Castro County
Castro County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued October 17, 1996.
10 drilling permits have been issued in Castro County since 1980.
10 permits on file since 1980 · last issued Oct 17, 1996
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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
- 6
- 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.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | — | 1 |
| Gypsy Production Company | — | 1 |
| Gypsy Production Co. | — | 1 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Castro County came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454013 | Oct 17, 1996 | Oct 17, 1996 | Bay Rock Operating Company | Steakley #1 | 3,990 | 06930105 |
| 452801 | Sep 26, 1996 | Sep 26, 1996 | Energas Company | City of Dimmitt #C007DM | 625 | 06930104 |
| 440211 | Oct 17, 1995 | Oct 17, 1995 | Energas Company | Energas #C005DM | 625 | 06930100 |
| 440210 | Oct 17, 1995 | Oct 17, 1995 | Energas Company | Energas #C004DM | 625 | 06930101 |
| 440209 | Oct 17, 1995 | Oct 17, 1995 | Energas Company | Energas #C006DM | 625 | 06930102 |
| 440698 | Oct 11, 1995 | Oct 11, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Rectifier, C. P. #1354CP | 650 | 06930103 |
| 365028 | Oct 11, 1989 | Oct 11, 1989 | Gypsy Production Company | Brooks #1 | 6,000 | 06930099 |
| 356751 | Mar 8, 1989 | Mar 8, 1989 | Gypsy Production Company | Roy #1 | 6,500 | 06930098 |
| 114809 | Apr 7, 1981 | Apr 7, 1981 | Marathon Oil Company | Taylor, Stephen Y. #1 | 6,500 | 06930097 |
| 78847 | Apr 22, 1980 | Apr 22, 1980 | Challenger Minerals Inc. | Matthews, J. R. #1 | 10,391 | 06930096 |
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/castro?days=90, documented in the API reference.