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
1979-11-016259542-481-31875SHOPPE-WIEGHAT #1SIOUX NATURAL GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1979-10-306235442-481-31874DUNCAN "A" #4NELSON & WADDELLDRILL3,523
1979-10-306235142-481-31873DUNCAN "A" #5NELSON & WADDELLDRILL3,000
1979-10-306235042-481-31872DUNCAN "A" #6NELSON & WADDELLDRILL3,400
1979-10-296226442-481-31871LILIE-STOVALL #2KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1979-10-266206042-481-31870DABOVAL, C. J. #A4HAAS, CHARLES F.DRILL7,350
1979-10-266205742-481-31869HUDGINS, J. D. #2NELSON & WADDELLDRILL3,015
1979-10-266205542-481-31868HUDGINS, J. D. #1NELSON & TUCKER OPERATING CO.DRILL3,500
1979-10-256194842-481-31867PIERCE RANCH #3TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,200
1979-10-256194742-481-31866PIERCE RANCH #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,200
1979-10-256186942-481-30380DUFFY, G. A. #24CARR, F. WILLIAMRECOMP5,700
1979-10-246177042-481-02421DUFFY, G. A. #10CARR, F. WILLIAMRECOMP5,683
1979-10-246176942-481-02870PIERCE ESTATE #C147FTEXACO INC.RECOMP7,375
1979-10-246174242-481-31865CLOUD, R. F. #1CAMERON, PAUL E., JR., INC.DRILL5,500
1979-10-246174042-481-31864MATZKE, LINNIE M. #2BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,330
1979-10-246173442-481-31863BARTA #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,500
1979-10-246173042-481-31862KNIPLING GAS UNIT #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL5,050
1979-10-246170242-481-31861WEINHEIMER #2MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,192
1979-10-226239942-481-30129BROUSSARD, J. E. #38TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,350
1979-10-226145442-481-31860GIFFORD, G. C. ET AL #1BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL6,500
1979-10-226142242-481-31859VASEK-WASEK UNIT #1TARTAN PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,810
1979-10-226141042-481-02791THOMPSON, A. C. #A8TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,551
1979-10-196124442-481-31858HARRISON #P3PRIME OIL COMPANYDRILL700
1979-10-196124342-481-31857HARRISON #P4PRIME OIL COMPANYDRILL700
1979-10-186239542-481-03490BROUSSARD, J. E. #40TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,250
1979-10-186101742-481-31856GOFF, E. A. #1OIL & GAS RESERVES, INC.DRILL4,800
1979-10-186101442-481-31855HARFST #11MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,200
1979-10-176093242-481-31854SIMS, B. O. #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1979-10-176085142-481-31853HOLUB, VICTOR #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,300
1979-10-166072342-481-31852DUNCAN "A" #1NELSON & WADDELLDRILL7,550
1979-10-166072142-481-31851DUNCAN "A" #3NELSON & WADDELLDRILL3,512
1979-10-166071942-481-31850DUNCAN "A" #2NELSON & WADDELLDRILL3,512
1979-10-126039542-481-31849HARRISON, ELIZABETH UNIT #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,200
1979-10-126034742-481-31848GANN "A" #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,500
1979-10-126034642-481-31847TUCKER, P. M. #1LOGUE AND PATTERSON INC.DRILL5,400
1979-10-126032642-481-31846WENDEL, ISADORE #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,305
1979-10-106017642-481-31845EGGERS #1SCHNEIDER-BILLINGSDRILL3,243
1979-10-106009242-481-31844WILBECK #1ATUBB, STEPHENSON OIL INTERESTSDRILL5,000
1979-10-045972942-481-30579HAWES, G. R. MRS. #1PATRICK PET. CORP. OF MICHIGANRECOMP6,512
1979-10-015935142-481-30374PIERCE ESTATES #B136JTEXACO INC.RECOMP7,337
1979-09-285931342-481-31843COCKBURN OIL CORPORATION #1CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,114
1979-09-285929442-481-31842PECHACEK, VALASTA P. #A1CANNON PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL3,930
1979-09-276096742-481-81766COCKBURN, H. C. #34EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,548
1979-09-275906342-481-02954PIERCE ESTATES #B118HTEXACO INC.RECOMP6,900
1979-09-245873542-481-31841WENDEL, I. C. #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL4,577
1979-09-205841842-481-31230RAMSEY GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1ENGELKE, R. H.RECOMP4,812
1979-09-185927342-481-01860STOVALL, GUY F. #1SWEARINGEN, W. P.RECOMP5,540
1979-09-185829342-481-30952DUFFY, G. A. "B" #3TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,750
1979-09-185829142-481-30586MW GAS "S" UNIT O/A #20TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,515
1979-09-175810842-481-31840PEIKERT, ALLEN #1K-B EXPLORATION CO.DRILL8,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.