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 →
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- permits issued, 30d
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- vs prior 30d (0)
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- horizontal
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- avg permitted depth, ft
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- operators, all time
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED NOV 10, 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.
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 |
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| 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
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=30, documented in the API reference.