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

6,720

6,720 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2004-10-2155266842-481-34707NORTHINGTON GAS UNIT #1RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
2004-10-2155265942-481-34706HALEY UNIT #1ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LTD.DRILL5,100
2004-10-2155244342-481-34705TUCKER #1SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.DRILL5,500
2004-10-2055257942-481-34589SORREL #1FOREST OIL CORP.RECOMP5,090
2004-10-1855240742-481-34704PARDOE #1GASPER RICE RESOURCES, LTD.DRILL4,900
2004-10-1355182642-481-33934SHULT #2FIVE-JAB, INC.RECOMP7,356
2004-10-1155210542-481-34703GOUDEAU #1TOUCHSTONE RESOURCES USA, INC.DRILL16,500
2004-10-1155203542-481-34701REYNOLDS #1RENAISSANCE PETROLEUM CO., LLC.DRILL3,000
2004-10-1155203542-481-34701REYNOLDS #1RENAISSANCE PETROLEUM CO., LLC.DRILL3,012
2004-10-0855207942-481-34702KRENEK, EDWARD ET AL #1TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONDRILL17,000
2004-10-0855207342-481-34622PITTS, ANIELA #7FORCENERGY ONSHORE INC.RECOMP3,650
2004-10-0655199542-481-34700GOFF BFE #3RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2004-10-0455184942-481-34699PEACH CREEK G U #10RNEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL16,500
2004-09-2855164442-481-34697MALOTA UNIT #1U.S. ENERCORP, LTD.DRILL11,000
2004-09-2355124242-481-34693DROMGOOLE #1BULLDOG EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL5,000
2004-09-2355124242-481-34693DROMGOOLE #1BULLDOG EXPLORATION, LPDRILL5,000
2004-09-2155128242-481-34696PIERCE ESTATE #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL10,700
2004-09-2155127842-481-34694COUCH HP "2" #2COUCH OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2004-09-2155127742-481-34695COUCH HP "1" #1COUCH OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2004-09-2155127742-481-34695COUCH HP "1" #1COUCH OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,000
2004-09-2055121742-481-34692MEEKS, KENNETH ET AL. #1HOLLIMON OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,200
2004-09-1755116342-481-34691PUTNAM "D" #1CIMARRON ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL8,300
2004-09-1655108042-481-32687WADDELL #1AM & S EXPLORATIONRECOMP6,990
2004-09-1655058242-481-32387COCKBURN, H. C. #2AATASCA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,000
2004-09-1555086242-481-34690FLOYD, BELLE M. #8DDAVIS, C. O. PRODUCTION CO.DRILL800
2004-09-1554850242-481-33604WEINHEIMER, F. A. #3SETEX OIL AND GAS COMPANYRECOMP7,910
2004-09-0955072342-481-02821PIERCE ESTATES #C139APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000
2004-08-3154896642-481-34677DROMGOOLE #1SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.DRILL4,700
2004-08-3154896642-481-34677DROMGOOLE #1SUE-ANN OPERATING, L.C.DRILL4,700
2004-08-2754999642-481-34689CASSADY #1GASPER RICE RESOURCES, LTD.DRILL3,000
2004-08-2354994242-481-34688PRYOR, F. E., ET AL #1POGO PRODUCING CO.DRILL13,800
2004-08-2354992442-481-34687HANCOCK #1RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
2004-08-1954982242-481-34686LHA #1J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL6,500
2004-08-1954982242-481-34686LHA #1J-W OPERATING CO.DRILL6,500
2004-08-1954967742-481-34685TURKEY CREEK FARMS #1DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2004-08-1154945142-481-34684SCOTT, O. H. #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL5,775
2004-08-0654925842-481-34683NORTHINGTON #2WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
2004-08-0654925842-481-34683NORTHINGTON #2DOMINION EXPL. & PROD., INC.DRILL8,060
2004-08-0554920642-481-34682WYNN RANCH #2DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL4,000
2004-08-0554920342-481-34681WYNN RANCH #1DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL4,000
2004-08-0554918642-481-34680HARRISON #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL12,500
2004-08-0454915142-481-34679GOFF BFE #2RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,200
2004-08-0454915042-481-34678GOFF BFE #1RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2004-08-0454915042-481-34678GOFF BFE UNIT NO. 1 #1RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,100
2004-07-3054896342-481-34289WYNN #1RICOCHET ENERGY, INC.RECOMP16,000
2004-07-2954889442-481-34676CALLAWAY #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL5,750
2004-07-2654859242-481-33759MOLLNAR #1COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP9,800
2004-07-2354868042-481-30393PIERCE ESTATES C #172APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,728
2004-07-2254845042-481-34675BOEHME #1GASPER RICE RESOURCES, LTD.DRILL4,800
2004-07-2154742642-481-34273PIERCE-MOLLNAR #1STCOX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP10,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.