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
1982-06-0216274042-481-32348HAWES, E. #1SISCO OIL PRODUCERSDRILL3,000
1982-06-0116263242-481-32342COCKBURN, H.C. #120EXXON CORP.DRILL6,200
1982-06-0116248042-481-32346AMMANN UNIT #1CHAPMAN OILDRILL7,380
1982-06-0116243342-481-32347KOSTKA UNIT #1GRAHAM PRODUCTION CO.DRILL6,212
1982-05-2716246742-481-30267COCKBURN, H.C. #95EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,700
1982-05-2716208742-481-31806MERIWETHER #1WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP3,900
1982-05-2416158442-481-03506MOLLNAR, LOUIE #3 DTOMLINSON, THOMAS K. INC.OTHER6,000
1982-05-2116204342-481-02529COCKBURN, H. C. #3EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,540
1982-05-2016122442-481-31854SIMS, B.O. #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,000
1982-05-2016120742-481-32345HENDERSON #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL10,700
1982-05-1816091842-481-31973GARY, J.B. #2HOUSTON DOMESTIC OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,300
1982-05-148548142-481-31993MENEFEE, T. N. ESTATE #1TARTAN OIL & GASDRILL8,500
1982-05-1216050142-481-32340EBNER #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,600
1982-05-1116057942-481-32341PIERCE ESTATES #3RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,500
1982-05-1116050342-481-30936HANCOCK, J.B. #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP6,500
1982-05-1016036542-481-32339KOSTELNIK #7TEXIAN OIL CO., INC.DRILL600
1982-05-0716091642-481-32344UECKERT, C.J. #2PUMPHREY, WALTER D.DRILL490
1982-05-0616012242-481-32338KNIPLING GAS UNIT #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL10,700
1982-05-0516018242-481-32325COCKBURN, H.C. #119EXXON CORP.DRILL6,200
1982-04-2916102642-481-30301PIERCE ESTATES #B134HTEXACO INC.RECOMP5,811
1982-04-2815852442-481-32337KAECHELE, CHARLES ROY ET AL UNIT #1 BZINK, EDMAN R. & ASSOC., INC.DRILL15,000
1982-04-2615824342-481-30842DUSON-KRUEGER #1KAMLOK, INC.RECOMP6,700
1982-04-2615823942-481-32336DUSON-KRUEGER #4KAMLOK, INC.DRILL2,740
1982-04-2615799742-481-30544WEINHEIMER, E.A. JR. #2TARTAN OIL & GASRECOMP5,414
1982-04-2315791842-481-81933HOLLYWOOD GAS UNIT 4 O/A #8 FTEXACO INC.RECOMP6,975
1982-04-2315784842-481-32333HENRY A #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,200
1982-04-2215921042-481-30994NORTHINGTON #1DAMSON OIL CORP.RECOMP7,500
1982-04-2215765842-481-32166HENRY #1TRIPLE L OIL COMPANY, INC.RECOMP6,275
1982-04-2015752242-481-32332PETERSEN #1-10FANCHER OIL COMPANYDRILL9,441
1982-04-1915705442-481-32331PRYOR, M.S. #1TEXOMA PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL11,500
1982-04-1915704842-481-32330FENNER "E" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL5,200
1982-04-1415669842-481-32320WENDEL, A. J. ET AL #2TARTAN OIL & GASDRILL6,100
1982-04-1315675242-481-32329BLUE CREEK RANCH COMPANY #1VOIGHT OIL COMPANYDRILL7,864
1982-04-1315674142-481-32328MANN, FRANK #1CPC EXPLORATION INC.DRILL7,200
1982-04-1315666942-481-32327PIERCE RANCH #01MARCH, J. A.DRILL6,000
1982-04-0915694242-481-32326GOLD-ZAPP #2VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,950
1982-04-0815666642-481-30604PETERSEN, R. E. #1CREST RESOURCES & EXPL. CORP.RECOMP4,710
1982-04-0215550042-481-32078KULCAK #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,800
1982-04-0215549942-481-32324DOUGLASS "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,200
1982-04-0215549442-481-32083NEISWENDER #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP5,200
1982-04-0215549042-481-32323REITZ, E.E. #1VIRLAR EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,500
1982-04-0215548842-481-32322THORNTON, W.L. #1VIRLAR EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,512
1982-04-0115518842-481-31593BROUGHTON-STATE UNIT #1REALITOS ENERGY CORP.RECOMP6,012
1982-03-3015546842-481-32321DUNCAN, DONALD #3BLACK JACK RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,350
1982-03-3015488142-481-32318BAY, S.L. #4DERRICK, JIMDRILL600
1982-03-2927095742-481-32839COCKBURN, H. C. #132EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1982-03-2915921442-481-32335COCKBURN, H.C. #117EXXON CORP.DRILL6,200
1982-03-2915921342-481-32334COCKBURN, H.C. #118EXXON CORP.DRILL6,200
1982-03-2915500042-481-32319APPLING DICK #1 #1DEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,260
1982-03-2615480442-481-31717SORREL, FRANK D. JR. #2B & M OPERATING CO., INC.OTHER5,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.