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.

Last 30 Days

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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-05-28

All Time

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6,720 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2005-02-1755786442-481-34616PIERCE ESTATES #C238APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,200
2005-02-1755786242-481-34288HEYNE #1WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LPRECOMP5,500
2005-02-1055753842-481-34739SUZANNE #1J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL7,000
2005-02-1055753342-481-34738SORREL #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL12,500
2005-02-1055753342-481-34738SORREL #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL11,600
2005-02-0855740142-481-34737PIERCE ESTATES C #242APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2005-02-0355718142-481-34736SRUBAR #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL5,200
2005-02-0355718142-481-34736SRUBAR #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL6,000
2005-01-1955641242-481-34652BROUSSARD, J. E. #60APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP8,900
2005-01-1855596742-481-34733ANDERSON #8H-M RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INC.DRILL4,900
2005-01-1455613942-481-34240MCMILLAN, W. D. #1FOREST OIL CORP.RECOMP6,800
2005-01-1355616942-481-34735RUST ESTATE #1AMERICAN ENERGY PARTNERS, INC.DRILL11,500
2005-01-1355616642-481-34734PIERCE RANCH #2KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,100
2005-01-1355612142-481-34618PIERCE ESTATES C #237APACHE CORPORATIONRECLASS7,200
2005-01-1255605742-481-30618PIERCE ESTATES C #188APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000
2004-12-2855540542-481-34732DUNCAN A93 #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL17,000
2004-12-2255524042-481-34731IPG - SCHOENFIELD #1INTEGRITY PETROLEUM GROUP, INC.DRILL3,000
2004-12-1755501842-481-30073MIOCENE GAS UNIT 1 #3GEMARMI INC.RENTR3,999
2004-12-1755500942-481-34730WELLS #1 RWESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LPDRILL11,000
2004-12-1755499842-481-34729MORELAND ET AL #1CYPRESS E & P CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
2004-12-1655494542-481-34728WILBECK #3UNITED TEXAS PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,000
2004-12-1555490742-481-34727KOONCE GAS UNIT #3TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONDRILL17,000
2004-12-1555479942-481-34726VITERA #1BRAYTON OPERATING CORP.DRILL9,000
2004-12-1555477942-481-34725BOETTCHER #1NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,900
2004-12-1355476542-481-34724KOONCE GAS UNIT #2TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONDRILL17,000
2004-12-1055465842-481-02734PIERCE ESTATES "C" #52APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,551
2004-12-0955462342-481-34722KING UNIT #1DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL8,000
2004-12-0155412842-481-34721WEEMS, M. L. #36TUSKAR (TEXAS), INC.DRILL7,500
2004-12-0155394842-481-34718WILSON #2NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,400
2004-12-0155394742-481-34720WILSON #3NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,800
2004-11-3055395042-481-34719WILSON #4NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,800
2004-11-3055394942-481-34717WILSON #1NEW CENTURY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,500
2004-11-2255395942-481-34618PIERCE ESTATES C #237APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,000
2004-11-1955392442-481-34716HLAVINKA #3ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL4,700
2004-11-1955392342-481-34715WILBECK #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL10,000
2004-11-1955392342-481-34715WILBECK #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL10,000
2004-11-1655363542-481-34714O'CONNELL-MCREE #1BRAYTON OPERATING CORP.DRILL7,400
2004-11-1555363342-481-34713ELLIOTT #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL4,900
2004-11-1255355542-481-34712GULBERT #1TOUCHSTONE RESOURCES USA, INC.DRILL16,500
2004-11-1055346342-481-02706BROUSSARD, J.E. #2APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,585
2004-11-0955344942-481-34546KRESTA #1PATTERSON PETROLEUM LPRECOMP10,000
2004-11-0955344942-481-34546KRESTA #1PATTERSON PETROLEUM LPDRILL10,000
2004-11-0955316042-481-34710PUTNAM-LANGE #1MUELLER EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,990
2004-11-0855333742-481-34711WENDEL #1KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL13,000
2004-11-0855333742-481-34711WENDEL #1KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL13,200
2004-11-0255311842-481-34709SHANNON #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL6,000
2004-11-0253198942-481-34544PEACH CREEK GAS UNIT #4NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL16,500
2004-11-0155181842-481-34698PEACH CREEK GAS UNIT #8NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL16,500
2004-10-2955286742-481-34708ADAMCIK #1BRAYTON OPERATING CORP.DRILL10,500
2004-10-2655252442-481-34319ROCKING M L & C "A" #4TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP13,710
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.