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
2002-06-2052122242-481-34456HAWES, EDWIN III ESTATE #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL6,000
2002-06-1852113042-481-32768MARG. 1 GAS UNIT #47APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,624
2002-06-1452104542-481-34455FORGASON DEEP G.U. #2NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL16,500
2002-06-1352096642-481-34454STOVALL, GUY JR. #1COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,000
2002-06-1352075042-481-34451LEHRER SEC. 17 #1DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2002-06-1352074942-481-34452LEHRER SEC. 18 #1DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL4,500
2002-06-1252084642-481-34453PHK #1HAMMAN OIL & REFG. CO.DRILL6,000
2002-06-1152087842-481-34335TRUMBLE #1MUSTANG FUEL CORPORATIONRECOMP4,500
2002-06-0752039742-481-34450TREYBIG #1H & S PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL2,900
2002-05-1752007742-481-34145NILSON #1CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,500
2002-05-1751995242-481-34447CORBETT #7ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LCDRILL3,200
2002-05-1652006042-481-34448PAYNE #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL15,500
2002-05-1652006042-481-34448STOVALL-PAYNE #2COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL15,000
2002-05-1652006042-481-34448STOVALL-PAYNE #2COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL15,000
2002-05-0851983742-481-34446PIERCE ESTATE #C229APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
2002-05-0851983642-481-34443PIERCE ESTATES #C230APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
2002-05-0851983542-481-34444PIERCE ESTATES #C231APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
2002-05-0851983442-481-34445PIERCE ESTATES #C232APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,600
2002-04-2951953042-481-34442REES #1NORTH SHORE ENERGY, L.L.C.DRILL3,600
2002-04-2951950942-481-34441SAND RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL14,000
2002-04-2551829642-481-31202PIERCE ESTATES #C210APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP6,500
2002-04-2351935342-481-34440DABOVAL, C. J. #A 7HAAS, C. F. OIL & GAS INC.DRILL7,400
2002-04-2351935042-481-34439STOVALL-PAYNE #1COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,500
2002-04-1951914342-481-34438DUNCAN "425" #2JAMEX, INC.DRILL11,000
2002-04-1151891742-481-33792PIERCE ESTATES #B146APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP7,254
2002-04-0951894442-481-34437COLE #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL7,200
2002-04-0754418542-481-34636PIERCE ESTATES #B149APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2002-04-0754418542-481-34636PIERCE ESTATES #B149APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
2002-03-2951799642-481-32753PIERCE ESTATES "C" #218APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,563
2002-03-1851837642-481-34436WADDELL ENGLISH #X 1M & S EXPLORATIONDRILL2,600
2002-03-1351828242-481-00570TAYLOR-GARY #2BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC.RENTR3,000
2002-03-0651771742-481-30801PIERCE ESTATES "C" #199APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,324
2002-02-2851797542-481-34435CLAIRE, MARY #1ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL4,200
2002-02-2851797542-481-34435CLAIRE, MARY #1ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL4,800
2002-02-2051776642-481-33993MCMILLIAN, W. D. #1CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP9,380
2002-02-1451754942-481-34434LICHNOVSKY ET AL #1NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,000
2002-02-1451754942-481-34434LICHNOVSKY #1FUTURE PETROLEUM COMPANY LLCDRILL9,250
2002-02-1352845442-481-34444PIERCE ESTATES #C231APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,600
2002-02-1352845442-481-34444PIERCE ESTATES #C231APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,600
2002-02-1251751142-481-34051DUNCAN-HAMILL #1BSE PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP7,600
2002-01-2551711542-481-34433RASMUSSEN #6UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P.DRILL8,400
2002-01-1651685042-481-34432MARGOT #1ENRE, L.P.DRILL10,400
2002-01-0451809042-481-34225DOROTIK A #3CDEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP12,500
2002-01-0451651742-481-34121KUBALA #2BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP3,950
2001-12-2051634742-481-34431NAISER #1H & S PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL3,000
2001-12-1851623142-481-34426PIERCE ESTATES "A" #48APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
2001-12-1851622642-481-34429RAUN #1PURE RESOURCES, L.P.DRILL8,000
2001-12-1751591942-481-34424SORREL, MARCIAL III #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL5,500
2001-12-1751591842-481-34423SORREL, FRANK JR. #1DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C.DRILL6,000
2001-12-1251607542-481-34427WEAKLEY-COCKBURN UNIT #1GEMARMI INC. -DRILL4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.