Washington County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Washington County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-02.

Washington County permitting is running 11 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (32 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC leads with 46 permits in the past 12 months, one of 3 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-02

All Time

1,518

1,518 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2013-04-23	761073	42-477-30999	BROLLIER #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	19,000	Y
2013-04-23	761073	42-477-30999	BROLLIER #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	19,000	Y
2013-04-23	761073	42-477-30999	BROLLIER #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	19,000	Y
2013-04-23	760635	42-477-30998	BORGSTEDT-LEVIEN CO-OP #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-04-23	760635	42-477-30998	BORGSTEDT-LEVIEN CO-OP #1	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-04-11	760186	42-477-30479	DALLMEYER UNIT #1RE	WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2013-03-25	759297	42-477-30996	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #314A	HYPERION ENERGY, L P	DRILL	2,000
2013-03-15	758600	42-477-30705	WATFORD UNIT #1RE	WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	11,000	Y
2012-12-04	752245	42-477-30994	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #615	HYPERION ENERGY, L P	DRILL	2,000
2012-12-04	752226	42-477-30995	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #119	HYPERION ENERGY, L P	DRILL	2,000
2012-12-03	752234	42-477-30993	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #522	HYPERION ENERGY, L P	DRILL	2,000
2012-11-30	752220	42-477-30992	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #314	HYPERION ENERGY, L P	DRILL	2,000
2012-06-04	741579	42-477-30990	LOVINGS-KRUSE UNIT #2	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-04	741579	42-477-30990	LOVINGS-KRUSE UNIT #2	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-03-28	737039	42-477-30423	GARDNER #1	SM ENERGY COMPANY	RENTR	15,000
2012-03-22	733926	42-477-30529	CARTER UNIT #1	WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,500	Y
2012-03-16	735497	42-477-30989	ESCHBERGER #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-03-16	735497	42-477-30989	ESCHBERGER #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-03-02	735233	42-477-30988	HERMANN #1	ABEL OIL & EXPLORATION INC.	DRILL	1,250
2012-02-16	733208	42-477-30987	SCHMIEDER #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-11-23	728631	42-477-30986	LIGER UNIT #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-10-31	726997	42-477-30985	SCHAWE-WOLFF #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-10-31	726997	42-477-30985	SCHAWE-WOLFF #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-08-31	723188	42-477-30759	RICKS #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	15,000	Y
2011-08-10	721823	42-477-30729	DERRICK UNIT #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2011-04-29	715070	42-477-30984	JILANA JO UNIT #2	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-03-10	711649	42-477-30983	HODGES-DRUCKHAMMER UNIT #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-03-10	711649	42-477-30983	HODGES-DRUCKHAMMER UNIT #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-10-04	703012	42-477-30772	KANKEL OL #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	13,500	Y
2010-10-04	703012	42-477-30772	KANKEL OL #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	13,500	Y
2010-06-04	695616	42-477-30874	WEISS #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	16,500	Y
2010-05-26	696398	42-477-30717	SPRANKLE #2RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	11,500	Y
2010-05-13	695853	42-477-30982	BREDWINNER CO-OP UNIT #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-05-13	695853	42-477-30982	BREDWINNER CO-OP UNIT #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-05-13	695853	42-477-30982	BREDWINNER CO-OP UNIT #1	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-05-04	695177	42-477-30981	WILLIAMS ET AL #1	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	DRILL	7,200
2010-04-09	694121	42-477-30980	EASLEY #1	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	DRILL	7,200
2010-03-02	691971	42-477-30979	JOHNSTON UNIT #2	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2010-01-05	686894	42-477-30885	SCHULTE #2RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	14,200	Y
2010-01-05	686894	42-477-30885	SCHULTE #2RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	14,200	Y
2009-11-30	687979	42-477-30978	FINCHER UNIT #1	VETRA E & P LLC	DRILL	4,000
2009-09-11	684721	42-477-30813	B. MEYER UNIT #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	15,000	Y
2009-08-31	684624	42-477-30977	SAGER #1H	WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	11,000	Y
2009-07-02	682162	42-477-30976	NATH WINFIELD #1	DIRKS PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	1,500
2009-02-03	677989	42-477-30711	LIEBSCHER-OL UNIT #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2009-01-23	677589	42-477-30957	DUTY UNIT #2H	SANTANA ENERGY SERVICES, LLC	RECOMP	16,000	Y
2008-10-07	671612	42-477-30974	STUDHALTER #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	5,500
2008-10-04	671613	42-477-30975	SCHULTZ, WALTER #1	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	5,500
2008-09-30	670966	42-477-30713	BORGSTEDT-O.L. UNIT #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2008-09-30	670966	42-477-30713	BORGSTEDT-O.L. UNIT #1RE	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	RECOMP	12,000	Y

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