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
1998-03-02	473886	42-477-30859	SEIDEL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1998-03-02	473886	42-477-30859	SEIDEL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1998-03-02	473886	42-477-30859	SEIDEL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1998-01-30	472801	42-477-30857	POWELL "B" #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	17,500	Y
1998-01-21	472500	42-477-30856	CORN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1997-11-17	470150	42-477-30855	HODDE #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	17,500	Y
1997-11-06	469566	42-477-30705	WATFORD UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	11,250	Y
1997-10-29	469403	42-477-30854	COBB UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1997-09-16	467623	42-477-30853	EBERLE UNIT #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,600	Y
1997-09-15	467094	42-477-30852	THORNHILL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
1997-08-04	465805	42-477-30775	SEWARD #1H	CANTRO EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	13,500	Y
1997-07-31	465681	42-477-30832	HENSEN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	14,850	Y
1997-07-31	465333	42-477-30851	3-D UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,600	Y
1997-07-21	464917	42-477-30850	ABIGAIL #1	YOUNG, JOHN H., INC.	DRILL	16,000
1997-07-11	464802	42-477-30849	HERMANN #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,600	Y
1997-06-27	464376	42-477-30502	TOMCAT #2	GARRISON LTD.	RECOMP	16,000	Y
1997-06-16	463793	42-477-30848	JARMON UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1997-06-16	463793	42-477-30848	JARMON UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1997-06-11	463618	42-477-30847	VAUGHN #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,600	Y
1997-06-05	463089	42-477-30458	WILKENING UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC AUSTIN CHALK CO.	RECOMP	11,300	Y
1997-05-16	462554	42-477-30795	GILLIS UNIT #1	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	14,400	Y
1997-05-16	462554	42-477-30795	GILLIS UNIT #1	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	14,400	Y
1997-05-16	462554	42-477-30795	GILLIS UNIT #1	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	14,150	Y
1997-05-05	462004	42-477-30826	O'MALLEY #1H	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	15,500	Y
1997-05-05	461999	42-477-30846	BAY-HOUSTON TOWING CO. #1H	SHIELD PETROLEUM	DRILL	16,500	Y
1997-04-01	460577	42-477-30845	WACKMAN #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	20,230	Y
1997-04-01	460577	42-477-30845	WACKMAN OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,600	Y
1997-03-24	460301	42-477-30826	O'MALLEY #1H	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	17,000	Y
1997-03-18	460039	42-477-30844	LAUTER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,100	Y
1997-03-03	459326	42-477-30479	DALLMEYER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	11,600	Y
1997-02-21	458720	42-477-30843	NEUMANN UNIT #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
1997-02-21	458720	42-477-30843	NEUMANN UNIT #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
1997-01-31	458064	42-477-30842	BAR L. RANCH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,100	Y
1997-01-28	457902	42-477-30841	BOSSE #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,700	Y
1997-01-17	457324	42-477-30780	SEEKER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	14,200	Y
1997-01-15	457210	42-477-30781	CASSIDY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	13,790	Y
1997-01-14	457156	42-477-30807	CITY OF BRENHAM UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	15,000	Y
1997-01-07	457060	42-477-30840	BROWN #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
1996-12-20	456586	42-477-30822	FALLS UNIT #1H	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	17,000	Y
1996-12-20	456586	42-477-30822	FALLS UNIT #1H	SHIELD PETROLEUM	RECOMP	17,000	Y
1996-12-16	456194	42-477-30743	BECKER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	14,500	Y
1996-12-16	456194	42-477-30743	BECKER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	14,500	Y
1996-11-07	462969	42-477-30815	RAU OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	15,000	Y
1996-11-07	454883	42-477-30838	GREBE #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
1996-11-07	454882	42-477-30839	MANGUM #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
1996-11-07	454882	42-477-30839	MANGUM OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
1996-11-07	454547	42-477-30790	HUSEMANN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	13,800	Y
1996-11-05	454546	42-477-30788	SCHAWE #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	13,000	Y
1996-10-23	454250	42-477-30837	MIKEL #2H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
1996-10-18	453782	42-477-30400	FISCHER, MATTIE #1RE	UNION PACIFIC AUSTIN CHALK CO.	RECOMP	12,200	Y

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