COUNTIES · TEXAS GULF COAST · DISTRICT 03 · CODE 709
High IS-S tract
The High Island-S tract has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued June 26, 1978.
11 drilling permits have been issued in the High Island-S tract since 1977.
11 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Jun 26, 1978
Watch High IS-S CountyAlso: every High IS-S tract 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)
- 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 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Humble Oil & Refining Co. | — | 1 |
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in High IS-S tract came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27391 | Jun 26, 1978 | Jun 26, 1978 | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | High Island A-414 #2 | 7,500 | 70930108 |
| 23700 | May 8, 1978 | May 8, 1978 | Exxon Corp. | Ocs-G 2390 #5 | 13,500 | 70980011 |
| 21691 | Apr 10, 1978 | Apr 10, 1978 | Exxon Corp. | 0CS-G 2390 #4 | 13,500 | 70980010 |
| 18505 | Feb 17, 1978 | Feb 17, 1978 | Exxon Corp. | Ocs-G-2390 #3 | 13,861 | 70980009 |
| 18504 | Feb 17, 1978 | Feb 17, 1978 | Cities Service Company | Ocs-G-2373 #3 | 4,500 | 70980008 |
| 12721 | Nov 17, 1977 | Nov 17, 1977 | Texaco Inc. | Federal Block a-545 Ocs-G 2704 #5 | 8,900 | 70980007 |
| 9662 | Oct 13, 1977 | Oct 13, 1977 | Cities Service Company | Ocs-G-2373 #2 | 9,000 | 70980006 |
| 9452 | Oct 11, 1977 | Oct 11, 1977 | Exxon Corp. | Ocs-G 2379 #3 | 6,000 | 70980005 |
| 9450 | Oct 11, 1977 | Oct 11, 1977 | Exxon Corp. | Ocs-G 2379 #4 | 6,000 | 70980004 |
| 6598 | Aug 31, 1977 | Aug 31, 1977 | Texaco Inc. | Federal Blk.ocs-G 2704 A545 O/A #4 | 11,000 | 70980003 |
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/high-is-s?days=90, documented in the API reference.