Van Zandt County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Van Zandt County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-11.

Van Zandt County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 4 in the prior quarter). BASA RESOURCES, INC. leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-08-11

All Time

1,330

1,330 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
1998-01-30	472830	42-467-30999	JARMAN, W. T. 37 #25	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1998-01-30	472830	42-467-30999	JARMEN, W. T. 37 #25	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1998-01-29	472782	42-467-30998	MAXFIELD, A. G. 38 #14	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1998-01-20	471914	42-467-30478	HUCKABAY, H. P. #1	PECOS PETROLEUM COMPANY	RECOMP	8,635
1998-01-16	472303	42-467-30996	CRIM, B. E. 15 #6	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,300
1998-01-16	472303	42-467-30996	CRIM, B. E. 15 #6	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,300
1998-01-16	472302	42-467-30997	CRIM, J. F. 16 #9	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,200
1997-12-19	471456	42-467-30995	MCPHEARSON, J. F. "A" #2	HIGH ISLAND OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	5,700
1997-12-19	471456	42-467-30995	MCPHEARSON, J. F. "A" #2	HIGH ISLAND OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	5,700
1997-11-10	469928	42-467-30994	BRAWNER, L.M. 10 #20	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,600
1997-11-10	469928	42-467-30994	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #20	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,600
1997-11-10	469927	42-467-30993	LEONARD, J. H. 30 #6	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-11-10	469927	42-467-30993	LEONARD, J. H. 30 #6	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-11-10	469926	42-467-30992	SWAIN, W.F. 14 #6	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,300
1997-11-10	469925	42-467-30991	PETERS, R.H. 29 #8	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	9,000
1997-11-10	469925	42-467-30991	PETERS, R. H. 29 #8	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	9,000
1997-11-10	469925	42-467-30991	PETERS, R. H. 29 #8	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	9,000
1997-10-27	467526	42-467-30984	J. R. OLIVER UNIT #4	CRAWFORD ENERGY, INCORPORATED	DRILL	5,700
1997-10-27	467524	42-467-30985	J. R. OLIVER UNIT #3	CRAWFORD ENERGY, INCORPORATED	DRILL	5,700
1997-10-22	469110	42-467-30990	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #19	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,200
1997-10-22	469080	42-467-30989	CHANDLER #2	PECOS PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	9,000
1997-10-13	468500	42-467-30988	BEAVER UNIT #1 #2	PALMER PETROLEUM INC.	DRILL	8,800
1997-10-01	468285	42-467-30987	JARMAN, W. T. 37 #24	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,800
1997-10-01	468285	42-467-30987	JARMAN, W. T. 37 #24	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,800
1997-09-26	468084	42-467-30931	BROWNING #1	CRAWFORD ENERGY, INCORPORATED	RECOMP	8,000
1997-09-23	467937	42-467-30947	PALMER-METCALF #8	CRAWFORD ENERGY, INCORPORATED	RECOMP	6,800
1997-09-22	467869	42-467-30986	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #18	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,100
1997-09-22	467869	42-467-30986	SWAIN, W. F. 9 #13	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,100
1997-09-03	467104	42-467-30983	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #17	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-09-03	467104	42-467-30983	SWAIN, W. F. 9 #12	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-07-18	465095	42-467-30982	CRIM, J. F. 16 #8	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-07-18	465095	42-467-30982	CRIM, J. R. 16 #8	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-07-18	465094	42-467-30981	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #16	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,800
1997-07-18	465094	42-467-30981	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #16	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,650
1997-07-18	465094	42-467-30981	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #16	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,650
1997-07-17	465052	42-467-30980	MCPHEARSON, J. F. #1	HIGH ISLAND OIL CORPORATION	DRILL	5,700
1997-07-15	464898	42-467-30971	OLIVER, J. R. #1	CRAWFORD ENERGY, INCORPORATED	RECOMP	5,619
1997-07-10	464774	42-467-30979	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #15	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,600
1997-07-10	464774	42-467-30979	BRAWNER, L. M. 10 #15	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,600
1997-07-07	464459	42-467-30867	SMITH, L. R. #4	ROWAN, AL	RECOMP	2,900
1997-06-20	464069	42-467-30636	MAXFIELD, A. G. 38 #12	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	RECOMP	2,910
1997-06-20	464068	42-467-00202	CRIM, R. C. 28 #4	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	RECOMP	3,105
1997-05-20	462678	42-467-30978	THOMPSON, J. T. 49 #17	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	2,500
1997-05-20	462677	42-467-30977	BRACKEN, J. A. 35 #20	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	2,500
1997-05-15	462447	42-467-30976	BRAWNER, L.M. 10 #14	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	DRILL	5,700
1997-05-01	461887	42-467-30975	OLIVER, J. R. #2	CRAWFORD ENERGY, INCORPORATED	DRILL	5,700
1997-05-01	461871	42-467-00500	SMITH, L. A. 103 #3	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	RECOMP	2,988
1997-05-01	461870	42-467-00830	FOWLER, B. M. 301 #1	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	RECOMP	2,997
1997-04-21	461421	42-467-00857	WELLS, R. L. 47 #4	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	RECOMP	2,872
1997-04-21	461420	42-467-00967	HOWELL, R. A. 44 #5	UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA	RECOMP	2,450

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Van Zandt County.