COUNTIES · EAGLE FORD SHALE · DISTRICT 01 · CODE 171
Gillespie County, Texas
Gillespie County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued December 25, 1990.
6 drilling permits have been issued in Gillespie County since 1984.
6 permits on file since 1984 · last issued Dec 25, 1990
Watch Gillespie CountyAlso: every Gillespie County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
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- permits issued, 365d
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- vs prior 365d (0)
- 0
- operators filing
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
- 1
- operators, all time
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 8, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Permits issued by month
LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Operators by well inventory
No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.
| Operator | Permits | Wells |
|---|---|---|
| Horizon Geophysical Corp. | — | 5 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Gillespie County came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381854 | Dec 25, 1990 | Dec 25, 1990 | Horizon Geophysical Corporation | Moore, W C #5 | 1,600 | 17130101 |
| 364405 | Nov 7, 1989 | Nov 7, 1989 | Horizon Geophysical Corporation | Moore, W. C. #4 | 1,300 | 17130100 |
| 303429 | Jun 20, 1986 | Jun 20, 1986 | Horizon Geophysical Corporation | Moore, W. C. #3 | 3,000 | 17130099 |
| 299382 | Mar 12, 1986 | Mar 12, 1986 | Horizon Geophysical Corporation | Bruno #1 | 3,000 | 17130098 |
| 264399 | Jan 17, 1985 | Jan 17, 1985 | Horizon Geophysical Corporation | Moore, W. C. #2 | 3,000 | 17130097 |
| 253066 | Oct 1, 1984 | Oct 1, 1984 | Horizon Geophysical Corporation | Moore, W C #1 | 2,000 | 17130096 |
Questions about Gillespie County
How many drilling permits were issued in Gillespie County in the last 12 months?
0 permits were issued in Gillespie County in the last 12 months. The most recent was issued Dec 25, 1990. 6 are on file since 1984.
Every Gillespie County permit →Which operator has the most wells in Gillespie County?
No operator has filed a drilling permit in Gillespie County in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Horizon Geophysical Corp., with 5.
Operators in Gillespie County →How many oil and gas wells are in Gillespie County?
6 wells are on file in Gillespie County, including 0 active and 5 plugged. 0 are horizontal.
Every well in Gillespie County →How much oil and gas does Gillespie County produce?
The Railroad Commission files oil and gas production by lease, not by well or by county. Each lease with wells in Gillespie County is listed with its reported production on the county's Leases tab.
Leases in Gillespie County →What basin is Gillespie County in?
Petrora lists Gillespie County in the Eagle Ford Shale. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 01.
The Eagle Ford Shale →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/gillespie?days=365, documented in the API reference.