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
1981-12-3114668042-481-32293APPLING ESTATE #1CHAPMAN OILDRILL7,200
1981-12-3014656842-481-32292DAVIS HEIRS "B" #1TARTAN OIL & GASDRILL7,300
1981-12-3014633642-481-32049HOLUB "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,612
1981-12-2914547442-481-32290OUTLAR #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL6,985
1981-12-2314531142-481-32282BAINE #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,312
1981-12-2214515242-481-32289BAY, S. L. TRUSTEE #2TEXIAN OIL CO., INC.DRILL650
1981-12-2214511542-481-31809MAUCH, HERMAN #1H-M OIL COMPANYRECOMP5,600
1981-12-2214504242-481-31502DANIELSON #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,600
1981-12-2214502742-481-01356LEHRER, W. N. #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP15,026
1981-12-2214502342-481-32288SHULT, EDNA #1LIBERTY OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,300
1981-12-1814676542-481-32123MOLLNAR #1VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,000
1981-12-1714743042-481-32268MOLLNAR #2VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL6,000
1981-12-1614750142-481-02972PIERCE ESTATES #B104TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,450
1981-12-1414504842-481-32092APPLING, F.E. #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,300
1981-12-1414434142-481-32285COCKBURN-PRASIFKA GAS UNIT #1LOGUE AND PATTERSON INC.DRILL5,630
1981-12-1414429442-481-32284PIERCE HEIRS #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,699
1981-12-1014343142-481-31046MAUCH #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,312
1981-12-1014342942-481-32281LILLIE #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,500
1981-12-0814330042-481-32280LEONA STOLLE UNIT #1EATON OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL6,512
1981-12-0814317442-481-02873PEIRCE ESTATES #B105JTEXACO INC.RECOMP7,350
1981-12-0414294542-481-32279OTELL #1OIL & GAS CO., THEDRILL5,515
1981-12-0314273742-481-32276KOCIAN #1B & M OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,600
1981-12-0214241942-481-32162PRIESMEYER #1BRITISH AMERICAN PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP7,262
1981-12-0214229642-481-31667HENRY #1ROCKWOOD OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP7,200
1981-12-0114209142-481-03369COCKBURN, H.C. #70-DEXXON CORP.RECOMP7,556
1981-11-3014239642-481-32275NICHOLS #1KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1981-11-2514156942-481-31747GANN, L.E. GAS UNIT #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,215
1981-11-2514142842-481-32270KOUNTZE & COUCH #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL7,150
1981-11-2414224142-481-32274JEFFERSON UNIT #1LA. CAMPBELL ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,500
1981-11-2314140442-481-32266PIERCE ESTATE #1RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL6,900
1981-11-2014129742-481-31977EBNER #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,012
1981-11-1914118242-481-32269KLUCK #3KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1981-11-1914114742-481-32267JENNINGS, FLETCHER ETAL #1ENGELKE, R. H.DRILL7,437
1981-11-1614074342-481-32264HEYNE "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL5,050
1981-11-1614074242-481-32104DUPUY, MARSDEN J. #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.RECOMP7,000
1981-11-1314208342-481-32273MICHNA #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,312
1981-11-1314208242-481-32272MOLLNAR #1ROCKWOOD RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,568
1981-11-1214230942-481-32252BACA JOSEPH JR. #1NORRIS PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1981-11-1214029342-481-32263OUTLAR UNIT #1GRAHAM PRODUCTION CO.DRILL6,125
1981-11-1014228242-481-03656COCKBURN H.C. #88-FEXXON CORP.RECOMP6,960
1981-11-0613995142-481-32262BACAK, AUGUST #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL7,150
1981-11-0613994842-481-30271HILL, J.J. #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP3,580
1981-11-0613994742-481-32260GOLD-ZAPP #1VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,950
1981-11-0413953942-481-32260GOLD-ZAPP #1VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,950
1981-11-0314273942-481-32278SORREL #1B & M OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL5,512
1981-10-2814189242-481-32271AUTREY, R.L. #1BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL4,000
1981-10-2713852742-481-32259OWENS, GEORGE ESTATE UNIT #1LA. CAMPBELL ENERGY CORP.DRILL8,227
1981-10-2614064742-481-32190MAUCH, CARL #2H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL7,300
1981-10-2313991042-481-03373COCKBURN, H.C. #75-FEXXON CORP.RECOMP6,288
1981-10-2213757942-481-02862PIERCE ESTATES #C128HTEXACO INC.RECOMP6,761
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.