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
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
1994-07-21	426052	42-477-30747	MCMAHAN UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,300	Y
1994-07-14	423984	42-477-30739	FINCHER #1	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	11,400	Y
1994-06-28	425279	42-477-30746	T. A. LOW UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,800	Y
1994-06-28	425279	42-477-30746	T. A. LOW UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,800	Y
1994-06-28	425279	42-477-30746	T.A. LOW UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	19,038	Y
1994-06-22	425108	42-477-30745	BUTLER UNIT "B" #3	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
1994-06-13	424836	42-477-30744	ELMS-RICKS #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
1994-06-09	424614	42-477-30743	BECKER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,900	Y
1994-06-09	424614	42-477-30743	BECKER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
1994-06-09	424500	42-477-30742	RICHARDSON UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
1994-06-03	424544	42-477-30328	RUTHVEN, SHIRLEY #1	GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY	RENTR	10,000	Y
1994-06-02	424463	42-477-30382	KUNKEL-MUELLER OL UNIT #1H	MESCALERO ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	14,500	Y
1994-05-25	424255	42-477-30569	CLAY CREEK #1	SANDERS, LARRY E. TRUSTEE	RECOMP	16,500	Y
1994-05-20	424093	42-477-30741	BUTLER UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,800	Y
1994-05-20	424093	42-477-30741	BUTLER #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,800	Y
1994-05-20	424093	42-477-30741	BUTLER #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	13,255	Y
1994-05-17	424021	42-477-30740	SHIPNES-BUTLER #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
1994-05-17	421745	42-477-30733	BADKE UNIT #1H	TORCH OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
1994-05-13	423746	42-477-30738	HILL UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
1994-05-03	423516	42-477-30359	HMK FISCHER #1H	SENORA RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	10,600	Y
1994-04-29	422957	42-477-30736	JILANA JO UNIT #1H	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	10,800	Y
1994-04-21	423179	42-477-30737	HEEMER #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	10,400	Y
1994-03-30	422598	42-477-30586	FISCHER #1	KEYSTONE EXPLORATION, INC	RECOMP	10,180	Y
1994-03-30	422418	42-477-30735	BROUSSARD UNIT #1	UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY	DRILL	11,200	Y

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