Washington County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Washington County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-09.

Washington County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, versus 7 in the prior quarter). MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC leads with 36 permits in the past 12 months, one of 2 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-09

All Time

1,492

1,492 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
1995-03-07	433591	42-477-30776	SHIPNES UNIT #1	BEXCO OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
1995-02-17	433075	42-477-30775	SEWARD #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
1995-02-16	432958	42-477-30774	MORAN #1 H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
1995-02-09	432758	42-477-30773	VOEKEL-VOEKEL #1	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	16,500	Y
1995-02-08	432705	42-477-30772	KANKEL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,100	Y
1995-02-03	432390	42-477-30962	WEISS UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,600	Y
1995-02-01	432451	42-477-30771	TAPPE UNIT #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,200	Y
1995-02-01	432451	42-477-30771	TAPPE UNIT #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	14,751	Y
1995-01-04	431544	42-477-30770	KLUSSMANN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,100	Y
1995-01-04	431544	42-477-30770	KLUSSMANN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,100	Y
1995-01-03	431530	42-477-30769	HOHLT, LILLIE #1	WESTPARK PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
1995-01-03	431511	42-477-30768	BLUEBELL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1995-01-03	431511	42-477-30768	BLUEBELL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1994-12-30	431462	42-477-30767	KETTLER UNIT #1	BEXCO OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
1994-12-30	431462	42-477-30767	KETTLER UNIT #1	BEXCO OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,800	Y
1994-12-29	431385	42-477-30766	MCGINNES UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,700	Y
1994-12-29	431385	42-477-30766	MCGINNES UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-12-27	430567	42-477-30762	FISCHER FAMILY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	10,900	Y
1994-12-27	430567	42-477-30762	FISCHER FAMILY UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,000	Y
1994-12-13	430974	42-477-30765	NOEL #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	11,800	Y
1994-12-12	430766	42-477-30763	LAMPE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,740	Y
1994-12-08	430789	42-477-30764	NIXON #1H	SENORA RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
1994-12-08	430789	42-477-30764	NIXON #1H	SENORA RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
1994-12-05	430667	42-477-30686	GROTTE OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	12,750	Y
1994-12-05	430667	42-477-30686	GROTTE OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	12,750	Y
1994-12-05	430667	42-477-30686	GROTTE OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	13,981	Y
1994-12-01	430503	42-477-30761	BRYAN #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,500	Y
1994-11-30	429587	42-477-30489	TRISHA UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,500	Y
1994-11-16	430056	42-477-30760	FIFE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,100	Y
1994-11-15	430082	42-477-30759	RICKS #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,900	Y
1994-11-15	430082	42-477-30759	RICKS #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,982	Y
1994-11-09	429754	42-477-30758	HARDY STAR #4	SHOWDOWN OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,800
1994-11-03	429174	42-477-30754	BUTLER #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,650	Y
1994-11-03	429174	42-477-30754	BUTLER #2	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,955	Y
1994-11-02	429586	42-477-30756	BRUST UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,300	Y
1994-11-02	429586	42-477-30756	BRUST UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,300	Y
1994-10-25	429421	42-477-30695	KORTH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RENTR	14,400	Y
1994-10-25	429421	42-477-30695	KORTH #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	RENTR	14,400	Y
1994-10-04	428763	42-477-30753	DILLINGHAM UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,400	Y
1994-10-03	428759	42-477-30752	SOMMER OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
1994-10-03	428759	42-477-30752	SOMMER OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
1994-10-03	428759	42-477-30752	SOMMER OL #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
1994-09-20	428205	42-477-30751	BOSSE UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,250	Y
1994-09-12	427828	42-477-30731	WICKEL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	11,000	Y
1994-09-08	427712	42-477-30676	GOODRICH, LEVI #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	10,493	Y
1994-08-29	427460	42-477-30750	LEACHMAN UNIT #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
1994-08-29	427460	42-477-30750	LEACHMAN UNIT #1	WEBER ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	15,100	Y
1994-08-29	427355	42-477-30738	HILL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	RECOMP	12,350	Y
1994-08-18	427072	42-477-30749	BOECKER #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
1994-08-15	426933	42-477-30748	GREER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y

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