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
1998-09-1847956842-481-34074OBENHAUS GAS UNIT #3TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONDRILL12,500
1998-09-0847932342-481-34072PEARESON, HUTCHINS #3KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,300
1998-09-0847932242-481-34073PEARESON, HUTCHINS #4KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,300
1998-09-0247910142-481-34070WEEMS, M. L. #34TUSKAR (TEXAS), INC.DRILL7,000
1998-08-2847911442-481-34069GREER #1KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL15,000
1998-08-2847911442-481-34069GREER #1KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYDRILL14,531
1998-08-2847910642-481-34068KUBECKA GAS UNIT #1TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1998-08-2647901842-481-34066HANCOCK #3SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL12,000
1998-08-2647901742-481-34064HANCOCK #1SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL5,000
1998-08-2647901642-481-34065HANCOCK #2SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL7,900
1998-08-2647901642-481-34065HANCOCK #2SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL7,900
1998-08-2447894342-481-34063PRYOR #1KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,300
1998-08-2447894342-481-34063PRYOR #1KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL5,300
1998-08-2147891442-481-34062FENNER - MORTON #2EEX CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1998-08-2047888042-481-34061HOUSE #1ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
1998-08-2047886642-481-33998DUSON #1VENUS EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP4,850
1998-08-1947878742-481-34060GOFF #1GEODOMINION PETROLEUMDRILL4,900
1998-08-1447862442-481-34058BROUSSARD #1GEODOMINION PETROLEUMDRILL4,650
1998-08-1347871442-481-34059HARRISON #3ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
1998-08-1047852942-481-33230WILLIS, WALLACE AND HANCOCK #3HARRISON, SAM G. OIL INC.RECOMP5,600
1998-08-0547844042-481-33920LEVERIDGE, W. C. ET UX 'C' #8SOUTHEASTERN PIPE LINE CO.RECOMP8,468
1998-08-0447848442-481-34057RASMUSSEN #1 RKEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,850
1998-08-0447848442-481-34057RASMUSSEN #1 RKEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,850
1998-07-2147815242-481-34056PINCKARD GAS UNIT #1TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1998-07-2147801742-481-34055NORTHINGTON #2AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1998-07-2147757842-481-33244ZBORIL, HENRY #3EEX CORPORATIONRENTR8,700
1998-07-1647802342-481-33926HENRY #1ADOBE ENERGY, INC.RECOMP5,000
1998-07-1547795142-481-02381ETTA WIGGINTON ETAL #3MCGOWAN WORKING PARTNERSFLD-XFR7,726
1998-07-1447792742-481-34052WIEDERSTEIN "A" #2ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
1998-07-1447792642-481-34053KING #2ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
1998-07-1447792542-481-34054HARRISON #2ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL8,000
1998-07-0947779542-481-34051DUNCAN-HAMILL #1ZINN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL9,800
1998-07-0747775742-481-33810POPP, J. F. #1ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL2,800
1998-07-0147762042-481-33441COCKBURN OIL CORP. UNIT NO. 2 #2MCLEOD, GEORGE L. INC.RECOMP3,850
1998-07-0147762042-481-33441COCKBURN OIL CORP. UNIT #2RODESSA OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP4,090
1998-06-2547743542-481-34049WIEDERSTEIN #1ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
1998-06-2347737942-481-34048DROMGOOLE "B" #3ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
1998-06-1947723642-481-33676CORBETT BROS. #2C & E OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,600
1998-06-1547716242-481-34047BRIDGES, STONE #1KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,900
1998-06-1547716242-481-34047BRIDGES, STONE #1KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,900
1998-06-1547716142-481-34046RASMUSSEN #1KEBO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL7,825
1998-06-1247702242-481-33951GERTSON #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP15,000
1998-06-0547711642-481-33986VASTAR-DUNCAN #3WALTER OIL & GAS CORPORATIONFLD-XFR9,000
1998-05-2047647242-481-33978REES-GIFFORD GAS UNIT #1TRANSTEXAS GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP17,000
1998-05-0847591642-481-34044HANCOCK #1GEODOMINION PETROLEUMDRILL7,250
1998-05-0847591642-481-34044HANCOCK #1GEODOMINION PETROLEUMDRILL7,000
1998-05-0547601142-481-34045HANCOCK #2HOUSTON OPERATING, INC.DRILL6,800
1998-05-0547577242-481-34042HERRMANN #1HOLLIMON OIL CORPORATIONDRILL3,550
1998-05-0447590042-481-34043PARDOE #1COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL20,000
1998-05-0447550342-481-33187PIERCE CITY #1SHANGHAI ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP5,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.