COUNTIES · TEXAS GULF COAST · DISTRICT 03 · CODE 703
Matgrda IS-LB tract, Texas
The Matgrda Island-Lb tract has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued August 19, 2025.
380 drilling permits have been issued in the Matgrda Island-Lb tract since 1977.
380 permits on file since 1977 · last issued Aug 19, 2025
Email me new permitsAlso: every Matgrda IS-LB tract well in the statewide list, searchable → · a year of permits on the map →
- 2
- active wells · 312 on file
- 2
- operators of the active wells
- 186
- plugged wells
Wells by status
312 WELLBORES ON FILE
186
Not on schedule
93
From the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. Other sites count the RRC's map locations, which include dry holes and locations this file does not hold, so their totals differ.
Wells spudded, by year
HorizontalVertical and directional
Drilling permits
- 0
- permits issued, 180d
- —
- vs prior 180d (0)
- 0
- operators filing
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 11, 2026 · WHY ISSUE AND SEEN DATES DIFFER
Permits issued by month
LAST 120 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1(-100%)
Operators by well inventory
No permits in the last year; ranked by wells on the RRC wellbore file instead.
Full operator directory: 80 operators have filed a permit here since 1977 →
New entrants, last 12 months
Operators whose first permit in Matgrda IS-LB tract came in the last year. None.
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 909852 | Aug 19, 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 | Repsol Earth Solutions USA LLC | Aves #1WC | 8,000 | 70330431 |
| 782618 | Apr 26, 2014 | Apr 26, 2014 | Hall-Houston Expl. II, L.P. | S.T. 560-L(sw)unit #B002 | 9,000 | 70330426 |
| 783699 | Apr 14, 2014 | Apr 14, 2014 | White Marlin Operating Co, LLC | State Tract 659-L NW/4 #3 | 5,476 | 70330291 |
| 772970 | Nov 15, 2013 | Nov 15, 2013 | Hall-Houston Expl. II, L.P. | S.T. 594-L (SE) Unit #2 | 2,403 | 70330424 |
| 750558 | Nov 1, 2012 | Nov 1, 2012 | Hall-Houston Expl. II, L.P. | S.T. 560-L #B001 | 9,000 | 70330423 |
| 744488 | Aug 1, 2012 | Aug 1, 2012 | Hall-Houston Expl. II, L.P. | S.T. 560-L (SW) Unit #B002 | 9,000 | 70330426 |
| 717774 | Jun 8, 2011 | Jun 8, 2011 | Hall-Houston Expl. II, L.P. | S.T. 594-L (SE) Unit #1 | 2,683 | 70330425 |
| 703014 | Oct 5, 2010 | Oct 5, 2010 | Gulf Energy Exploration Corp. | Gulf Energy Exploration #1 | 5,500 | 70330429 |
| 702362 | Sep 20, 2010 | Sep 20, 2010 | Great Bay Operations, LLC | S. T. 625-L #1 | 7,700 | 70330428 |
| 702007 | Sep 13, 2010 | Sep 13, 2010 | Hall-Houston Expl. II, L.P. | S. T. 562-L (NW) Unit #1 | 2,452 | 70330422 |
Questions about Matgrda IS-LB tract
How many drilling permits were issued in Matgrda IS-LB tract in the last 12 months?
0 permits were issued in Matgrda IS-LB tract in the last 12 months, down 100% from 1 in the 12 months before. The most recent was issued Aug 19, 2025. 380 are on file since 1977.
Every Matgrda IS-LB tract permit →Which operator has the most wells in Matgrda IS-LB tract?
No operator has filed a drilling permit in Matgrda IS-LB tract in the last 12 months. By wells on file, the largest is Black Elk Energy Offshore OP LLC, with 14, followed by Corpus Christi Oil & Gas Co. (13) and Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. (10).
Operators in Matgrda IS-LB tract →How many oil and gas wells are in Matgrda IS-LB tract?
312 wells are on file in Matgrda IS-LB tract, including 2 active, 186 plugged, and 1 permitted and not yet drilled. 0 are horizontal. The active wells are under 2 operators.
Every well in Matgrda IS-LB tract →How much oil and gas does Matgrda IS-LB tract produce?
The Railroad Commission files oil and gas production by lease, not by well or by county. Each lease with wells in Matgrda IS-LB tract is listed with its reported production on the county's Leases tab.
Leases in Matgrda IS-LB tract →What basin is Matgrda IS-LB tract in?
Petrora lists Matgrda IS-LB tract in the Texas Gulf Coast. It is in the Railroad Commission's District 03.
The Texas Gulf Coast →About this data
Wells from the RRC wellbore file and the permit record. 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/matgrda-is-lb?days=180, documented in the API reference.