Wharton County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Wharton County — updated daily, data through 2026-05-28.

Wharton County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 4 in the prior quarter). RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

0

Operators (30d)

0

Latest Permit

2026-05-28

All Time

6,720

6,720 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1983-12-0522256842-481-32603IDA WAHRER GAS UNIT #1CREST RESOURCES & EXPL. CORP.DRILL6,300
1983-12-0222358742-481-32601DUSON "B" #5VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,050
1983-12-0122493742-481-32549PIERCE ESTATES #C216TEXACO INC.DRILL6,650
1983-12-0122494042-481-32573PIERCE ESTATES #C217TEXACO INC.DRILL6,650
1983-11-3022360442-481-01426WALLACE #2OXTEX, INC.RECOMP3,071
1983-11-3022214042-481-32600PERRY #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL10,000
1983-11-2922247542-481-32602YOCKEY #2VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,000
1983-11-2822191442-481-32599DUNCAN #1CSA EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,012
1983-11-2822177742-481-32399W. POOLE UNIT #3GOLDKING PROD. CO.RECOMP10,415
1983-11-2222150142-481-32598POPP, LEO #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL6,070
1983-11-2222357842-481-30136HENDERSON, J. P. #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP11,600
1983-11-2122133542-481-32597LARSEN #1TEXOMA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL15,500
1983-11-1822104942-481-32596WILSON "X" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,700
1983-11-1822130642-481-00115ANGELO UNIT #2VENUS OIL COMPANYOTHER8,000
1983-11-1822349342-481-32593COCKBURN, H. C. #126EXXON CORP.DRILL6,450
1983-11-1722085642-481-32595HEYNE, D. H. #1MARK PRODUCING, INC.DRILL10,000
1983-11-1622071542-481-32594PETERS, GERD #1AJMC RESOURCES CORP.DRILL7,150
1983-11-1522053942-481-32238APPLING, F. E. #1H-M OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,200
1983-11-1022029542-481-32591STOVALL, GUY F. #1GENESIS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1983-11-0722032242-481-32592KAINER, LUCIAN #2PETROLEUM UNLIMITED, INC.DRILL6,000
1983-11-0321972942-481-32590MEEK "E" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL5,100
1983-11-0321966042-481-31700BADGER UNIT #1SUE-ANN OIL & GAS COMPANYOTHER7,812
1983-11-0322121942-481-32578LEHMAN UNIT #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,200
1983-11-0221959842-481-32589PIERCE ESTATE #2LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,800
1983-11-0222347842-481-32586KAVSH #2VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,250
1983-11-0222325342-481-32585HUFF-STOVALL #1VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,900
1983-11-0121940942-481-32588COOK, R. L. #1PETROLEUM UNLIMITED, INC.DRILL10,500
1983-11-0121939642-481-32587STAVINHOA #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL10,000
1983-11-0122118042-481-32413PIERCE ESTATES 'J' #1RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYRECOMP6,800
1983-10-2721907942-481-32584CONNER HEIRS #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL67,000
1983-10-2721907742-481-32583BEAL, BEN #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL7,200
1983-10-2621866342-481-32582ADAMS, WARNER #1DAVIDSON, JAKE, INC.DRILL3,100
1983-10-2621865842-481-32581G. H. HARFST JR. ET AL UNIT #3OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,000
1983-10-2421865442-481-32263OUTLAR UNIT #1GRAHAM PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP6,125
1983-10-2421835242-481-32580COCKBURN, H. C. ET AL #1SMITH, ADOLPHDRILL6,300
1983-10-2121815242-481-32579HANCOCK-BROUSSARD #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,800
1983-10-1921785642-481-32577LEHRER #2AHGI CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
1983-10-1921785042-481-32575POPP #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL6,254
1983-10-1921785142-481-32576KRENEK #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL10,000
1983-10-1721754742-481-32574HUTCHENS, LOUISE TRUST #1PERSHING CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1983-10-1321749942-481-03166PIERCE ESTATES, INC. #69BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP5,300
1983-10-1221693042-481-32571TRUSHARD #1DAL-LONG OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1983-10-1221694142-481-32572COCKBURN UNIT 4 #1BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL6,700
1983-10-0521631742-481-32555BANN-OLIPHANT #1AVAN NORMAN OIL COMPANYDRILL5,700
1983-10-0521875942-481-32544COCKBURN, H. C. #125EXXON CORP.DRILL6,160
1983-10-0421616242-481-01143CORBETT, NANCY D. #3HOUSTON OIL WELL SERVICE CO.RECOMP2,935
1983-09-3021582042-481-32533PIERCE ESTATES 'J' #5RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,400
1983-09-3021577542-481-03469COCKBURN, H. C. #79EXXON CORP.RECOMP6,300
1983-09-3021578142-481-30477HENDERSON, PAUL #1PATRICK PET. CORP. OF MICHIGANRECOMP6,510
1983-09-3021578242-481-30612HENDERSON, PAUL #2PATRICK PET. CORP. OF MICHIGANRECOMP6,512
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.