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
2018-10-24	846114	42-477-31101	BURNS CREEK #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-09-30	842526	42-477-31097	MITCHELL UNIT #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,600	Y
2018-09-30	841623	42-477-31092	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #618	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-09-30	840935	42-477-31082	SOMME #1H	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,400	Y
2018-09-30	837919	42-477-31075	FUCHS #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-07-25	842751	42-477-31098	FINCHER #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	12,800	Y
2018-06-26	841605	42-477-31095	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #237	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-25	841625	42-477-31094	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #620	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-25	841624	42-477-31093	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #619	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-25	841622	42-477-31091	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #124	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-25	841620	42-477-31090	CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT #122	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-22	841618	42-477-31089	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #315	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-22	841617	42-477-31088	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #248	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-22	841616	42-477-31087	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #247	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-22	841615	42-477-31086	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #246	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-22	841613	42-477-31085	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #245	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-22	841612	42-477-31084	CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT #244	HYPERION OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	2,000
2018-06-07	840690	42-477-31081	DRAEGER #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-06-05	840637	42-477-31080	THORPE #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-06-01	840313	42-477-31079	SEILHEIMER #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-06-01	840313	42-477-31079	SEILHEIMER #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	10,000	Y
2018-06-01	840313	42-477-31079	SEILHEIMER #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-05-18	838792	42-477-31077	ELMS-RICKS #3	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-05-18	838761	42-477-31076	ELMS-RICKS #2	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-04-06	837716	42-477-31074	BAGGETT #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-04-06	837716	42-477-31074	BAGGETT #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-04-06	837715	42-477-31073	MADELINE #1H	WILDHORSE RESOURCES MNGT CO, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-04-06	837715	42-477-31073	MADELINE #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-03-21	837599	42-477-31071	DALLMEYER #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-03-09	837179	42-477-31070	MCMAHAN UNIT #4H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-03-09	837179	42-477-31070	MCMAHAN UNIT #4H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-03-09	837176	42-477-31069	MCMAHAN UNIT #3H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-03-09	837176	42-477-31069	MCMAHAN UNIT #3H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-03-07	836823	42-477-31067	LUCKY #4	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-03-05	837035	42-477-31068	BOEKER UNIT #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-03-02	836739	42-477-31066	UNION HILL #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-02-23	835612	42-477-31059	WALKER #2H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,950	Y
2018-02-15	836438	42-477-31029	LUCKY #3	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-02-13	836281	42-477-31065	LAMAR #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-02-13	836276	42-477-31064	VICK #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-02-13	836271	42-477-31063	KLAUS #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-02-12	836267	42-477-31062	WHITENER #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-02-08	836022	42-477-31061	KORTHAUER #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-02-07	835978	42-477-31060	MALKEY #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-01-30	835536	42-477-31058	PRENZLER #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2018-01-05	833965	42-477-31057	WEIGELT OIL UNIT #3H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-01-05	833965	42-477-31057	WEIGELT OIL UNIT #3H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-12-21	834330	42-477-30745	LEIA #1H	DYSON ENERGY OPERATING, LLC	RENTR	13,000	Y
2017-12-14	833937	42-477-31056	KIRBY-WICKEL #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,200	Y
2017-12-13	833921	42-477-31055	MILTON-WICKEL #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	14,200	Y

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