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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 about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). RICOCHET ENERGY, INC. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.

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6,720 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2009-06-0368178142-481-35026H.C. COCKBURN YEGUA #1MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCFLD-XFR15,500
2009-06-0368177942-481-34702KRENEK, EDWARD ET AL #1SANDRIDGE ONSHORE, LLCRECOMP17,000
2009-06-0368138142-481-35077LAYTON WHARTON #1LAYTON ENERGY INC.DRILL5,000
2009-06-0268134142-481-35009MALOTA GAS UNIT #2KALER ENERGY CORP.RECOMP9,900
2009-05-2668142442-481-34899COCKBURN, H. C. #155MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCRECOMP7,600
2009-05-1268094242-481-35076SKLAR #1CORUM PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,400
2009-05-0767612542-481-35063FOUR CORNERS UNIT #1STMILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCDRILL15,500
2009-04-2968051142-481-35074KIELER HEIRS #1CHOICE EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,000
2009-04-2768047242-481-35075DABOVAL A #9ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LPDRILL7,600
2009-04-2367924742-481-35073TREYBIG GAS UNIT #2SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL10,000
2009-04-2066852442-481-35033LULU #1AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
2009-04-1668027342-481-02816PIERCE ESTATES #C 14APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,560
2009-04-1568022142-481-34883BRANDL-JEMELKA #1BRAYTON OPERATING CORP.RECOMP6,200
2009-03-1667919642-481-34932PIERCE ESTATES #B154APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,450
2009-03-1367936242-481-34740PIERCE ESTATES #C241APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,000
2009-02-2567848942-481-34423FRANK SORREL JR. #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.RECOMP4,100
2009-02-2467880542-481-35072GOLD A-100 #1SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL17,500
2009-02-2467880042-481-35071MEEK. ROBERT E. #2RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,500
2009-02-0667798342-481-34964COCKBURN, H.C. #154MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCRECOMP7,500
2009-02-0667783242-481-34561MATULA FAMILY TRUST #1FOREST OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP5,075
2009-02-0367809442-481-35070LILLIE BELLE #1ABEL OIL & EXPLORATIONDRILL2,500
2009-02-0367809442-481-35070LILLIE BELLE #1ABEL OIL & EXPLORATIONDRILL2,500
2009-02-0367804142-481-35069ROD #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL13,500
2009-02-0367804142-481-35069ROD #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL13,500
2009-01-2967785042-481-35068WEBER A-282 #1SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
2009-01-2667737942-481-34632J. JONES #1FOREST OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP7,255
2009-01-2667737142-481-35067BORCHERS #1NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,500
2009-01-2167748642-481-33792PIERCE ESTATES B #146APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,500
2009-01-1567728742-481-34872ANDERSON NORTHINGTON UNIT #1H-M RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INC.RECOMP2,800
2009-01-1567679142-481-34624SUPAK #1KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYRECOMP13,000
2008-12-3167662542-481-35066HUDGINS #1NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL16,500
2008-12-2967653642-481-35065GARY HEIRS #1BRUINGTON OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL11,000
2008-12-2967653642-481-35065GARY HEIRS #1BRUINGTON OPERATING, L.L.C.DRILL11,000
2008-12-2367647442-481-35064NORTHINGTON "B" #9XTO ENERGY INC.DRILL14,000
2008-12-1767603042-481-35062HUTCHINS-KELLEY #2LAYTON ENERGY INC.DRILL5,500
2008-12-1267612542-481-35063FOUR CORNERS UNIT #1MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCDRILL15,500
2008-12-1167599842-481-35061PETERSON #1SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2008-12-0867586942-481-35060HARRELL #1SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2008-12-0867586942-481-35060HARRELL #1SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
2008-12-0365886942-481-34976STEWART WELL NO. 1 SIDETRACK #1CICO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL12,400
2008-11-2467517242-481-34842COCKBURN, H. C. #149MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCRECOMP7,500
2008-11-2167521742-481-35059MYERS #1XOG OPERATING LLCDRILL9,900
2008-11-1967506742-481-33337STOVALL, GUY #1SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.RENTR7,050
2008-11-1867447242-481-35058RUST ESTATE #3CICO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL11,500
2008-11-1767488742-481-35057RAUN #1BEVEREST RESOURCE COMPANYDRILL4,750
2008-11-1067441842-481-35056F.B. DUNCAN #7CYPRESS E & P CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
2008-11-1067441342-481-35055F.B. DUNCAN #6CYPRESS E & P CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
2008-11-1067348542-481-35053ILSE #1CORUM PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL3,000
2008-11-0767412642-481-03370COCKBURN, H. C. #71MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLCRECOMP6,312
2008-11-0367407342-481-35054GILBERT-FREEMAN #4CYPRESS E & P CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.