COUNTIES · EAGLE FORD SHALE · DISTRICT 01 · CODE 209
Hays County, Texas
Hays County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued May 15, 1992.
10 drilling permits have been issued in Hays County since 1982.
10 permits on file since 1982 · last issued May 15, 1992
Watch Hays CountyAlso: every Hays County well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
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- permits issued, 180d
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- vs prior 180d (0)
- 0
- operators filing
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
- 4
- operators, all time
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Guedry Mark | — | 2 |
| Wagley Offshore-Onshore Inc. | — | 1 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Hays County came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399352 | May 15, 1992 | May 15, 1992 | Wagley Offshore-Onshore, Inc. | Wagley-McCullough #1 | 1,000 | 20930200 |
| 393039 | Oct 18, 1991 | Oct 18, 1991 | Wagley Offshore-Onshore, Inc. | Wagley-Phillips #1 | 2,000 | 20930199 |
| 391824 | Sep 12, 1991 | Sep 12, 1991 | Wagley Offshore-Onshore, Inc. | Wagley-Davenport #1 | 1,000 | 20930198 |
| 384109 | Feb 1, 1991 | Feb 1, 1991 | Portsmouth Resources, Inc. | Bittick et Al #1 | 9,500 | 20930197 |
| 384109 | Feb 1, 1991 | Feb 1, 1991 | Portsmouth Resources, Inc. | Bittick et Al #1 | 10,500 | 20930197 |
| 220794 | Nov 10, 1983 | Nov 10, 1983 | Legacy Petroleum | Storm, Lynn W. #1 | 1,750 | 20930196 |
| 158785 | Apr 23, 1982 | Apr 23, 1982 | B. S. & W. Trust | Bertelsen, J.A. #1 | 798 | 20930193 |
| 158782 | Apr 23, 1982 | Apr 23, 1982 | B. S. & W. Trust | Schubert, W. #1 | 900 | 20930194 |
| 158778 | Apr 23, 1982 | Apr 23, 1982 | B. S. & W. Trust | McCalley, R. #1 | 693 | 20930192 |
| 158769 | Apr 23, 1982 | Apr 23, 1982 | B. S. & W. Trust | Buehring, R. #1 | 900 | 20930195 |
Questions about Hays County
How many drilling permits were issued in Hays County in the last 12 months?
0 permits were issued in Hays County in the last 12 months. The most recent was issued May 15, 1992. 10 are on file since 1982.
Every Hays County permit →Which operator has the most wells in Hays County?
No operator has filed a drilling permit in Hays County in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Guedry Mark, with 2, followed by Wagley Offshore-Onshore Inc. (1).
Operators in Hays County →How many oil and gas wells are in Hays County?
9 wells are on file in Hays County, including 0 active and 7 plugged. 0 are horizontal.
Every well in Hays County →How much oil and gas does Hays County produce?
The Railroad Commission files oil and gas production by lease, not by well or by county. Each lease with wells in Hays County is listed with its reported production on the county's Leases tab.
Leases in Hays County →What basin is Hays County in?
Petrora lists Hays 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/hays?days=180, documented in the API reference.