Walker County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Walker County — updated daily, data through 2025-12-04.
Walker County has had no new drilling permits in the past 90 days; the most recent permit on record was issued 2025-12-04. EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 1 permit in the past 12 months, the only operator active in the county.
Last 30 Days
0
Operators (30d)
0
Latest Permit
2025-12-04
All Time
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344 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-09-08 | 350992 | 42-471-30263 | C. I. #1 | STREAM ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1988-09-08 | 350992 | 42-471-30263 | C. I. #1 | STREAM ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1987-08-17 | 334704 | 42-471-30262 | GIBBS BROTHERS & CO. "E" #6 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | DRILL | 11,800 | |
| 1987-04-10 | 327328 | 42-471-30259 | FLEXURE ROYALTY CO. #1 | TEXAS TRINITY ENERGY COMPANY INC | DRILL | 300 | |
| 1987-04-09 | 328341 | 42-471-30260 | FLEXURE ROYALTY CO., ETAL #2 | TEXAS TRINITY ENERGY COMPANY INC | DRILL | 200 | |
| 1987-03-30 | 328369 | 42-471-30261 | SMITHER-CUNNINGHAM CO. #1 | EXPLO, INC. | DRILL | 16,000 | |
| 1987-03-12 | 327595 | 42-471-00204 | CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORP. #2 | HOUSTON PET. CO. | RENTR | 10,752 | |
| 1987-02-23 | 326896 | 42-471-30258 | SAMUEL, R. E. ET AL #1 | TEXAS TRINITY ENERGY COMPANY INC | DRILL | 180 | |
| 1987-02-17 | 326620 | 42-471-30206 | GIBBS BROTHERS & CO. -E- #1 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | RECOMP | 11,957 | |
| 1986-02-04 | 296896 | 42-471-30257 | GIBBS BROTHERS #1 | LUCK PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1985-11-04 | 289277 | 42-471-30247 | SMITHER, E. M. COMPANY #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 11,165 | |
| 1985-07-22 | 280748 | 42-471-30256 | GIBBS BROS. & CO. - TR.4 #1 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 15,100 | |
| 1985-07-19 | 280876 | 42-471-30243 | PAINTER, J. H. #1 | MUSKEG PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 12,185 | |
| 1985-05-31 | 276508 | 42-471-30255 | SMITHER-CUNNINGHAM COMPANY #1 | HOME PETROLEUM CORPORATION | DRILL | 15,400 | |
| 1984-12-31 | 262786 | 42-471-30254 | POLLARD, J. M. #1 | HOUSTON PET. CO. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1984-12-19 | 261795 | 42-471-30231 | GIBBS BROS. & CO. #1 | MUSKEG PETROLEUM CORPORATION | RECOMP | 12,500 | |
| 1984-12-13 | 261157 | 42-471-30253 | PAINTER, J. H. #2 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1984-11-20 | 258260 | 42-471-30216 | GIBBS BROTHERS #A3 | WELEX, A HALLIBURTON COMPANY | OTHER | 2,000 | |
| 1984-10-18 | 254926 | 42-471-30252 | KEISLER, E. #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1984-08-27 | 249572 | 42-471-30251 | RILEY, S. L. #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | DRILL | 17,000 | |
| 1984-08-10 | 247993 | 42-471-30242 | HORIZON PROPERTIES #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 12,500 | |
| 1984-08-03 | 247285 | 42-471-30243 | PAINTER, J. H. #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 12,185 | |
| 1984-05-22 | 240046 | 42-471-30250 | SMITHERS, E. M. #4 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1984-05-15 | 238993 | 42-471-30249 | SMITHER, E. M. COMPANY #3 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1984-05-02 | 237408 | 42-471-30248 | SMITHER #2 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1983-12-20 | 224419 | 42-471-30247 | SMITHER, E. M. COMPANY #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,165 | |
| 1983-06-10 | 197888 | 42-471-30245 | GIBBS BROTHERS #1 | MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO. | DRILL | 18,000 | |
| 1983-04-19 | 192294 | 42-471-30244 | CENTRAL COAL & COKE #2 | BIRDWELL, BAKER | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1983-03-28 | 189727 | 42-471-30243 | PAINTER, J. H. #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,700 | |
| 1982-12-21 | 181046 | 42-471-30242 | HORIZON PROPERTIES #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1982-09-08 | 171628 | 42-471-30241 | RICKS #1A | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,700 | |
| 1982-07-14 | 166719 | 42-471-00074 | MOSSY GROVE GAS UNIT 3 #1 | ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | RECOMP | 14,600 | |
| 1982-03-31 | 155817 | 42-471-30240 | RICKS #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,349 | |
| 1982-03-09 | 152643 | 42-471-30239 | CENTRAL COAL & COKE #1 | BIRDWELL, BAKER | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1981-12-18 | 144809 | 42-471-30193 | HALL, JAMES #1 | CAMERON, PAUL E., JR., INC. | OTHER | 9,500 | |
| 1981-10-15 | 136476 | 42-471-30238 | EASTHAM #1 | NORTHERN MICHIGAN EXP. CO. | DRILL | 12,682 | |
| 1981-09-21 | 133775 | 42-471-30237 | GIBBS BROS. #1 - E | SANHALL CORPORATION | DRILL | 2,500 | |
| 1981-07-17 | 125553 | 42-471-30236 | GIBBS BROTHERS #A-6 | ELF AQUITAINE, INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1981-06-24 | 122545 | 42-471-30215 | CENTRAL COAL AND COKE CORP. #14 | MORAN CORPORATION, THE | OTHER | 2,400 | |
| 1981-05-18 | 118398 | 42-471-30235 | GIBBS, BROS. #1-D | SANHALL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 1981-05-12 | 118221 | 42-471-30234 | GIBBS BROS. #A-5A | ELF AQUITAINE, INC. | DRILL | 12,538 | |
| 1981-04-30 | 116636 | 42-471-30233 | GIBBS BROTHERS #A-7 | ELF AQUITAINE, INC. | DRILL | 12,600 | |
| 1980-12-22 | 103046 | 42-471-30232 | KEELAND, T. W. #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 20,827 | |
| 1980-12-16 | 102450 | 42-471-30231 | GIBBS BROS. & CO. #1 | SHIELD RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 12,500 | |
| 1980-12-16 | 102449 | 42-471-30230 | GIBBS BROS. #A-5 | TENROC CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,378 | |
| 1980-11-26 | 100464 | 42-471-30229 | CENTRAL COAL & COKE # #2 | JET OIL PRODUCERS | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1980-10-30 | 97598 | 42-471-30228 | GIBBS BROTHERS & CO. #F-3 | TEAGUE, J. U. | DRILL | 1,354 | |
| 1980-10-16 | 95826 | 42-471-30227 | GIBBS BROTHERS & COMPANY #E4 | TEAGUE, J. U. | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 1980-07-16 | 86843 | 42-471-30226 | MOODY-TRINITY JOINT VENTURE ETAL #1 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1980-04-02 | 76956 | 42-471-30225 | GIBBS BROS. NO. 14 #C1 | TENROC CORPORATION | DRILL | 14,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Walker County.