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 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 4 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

0

Operators (30d)

0

Latest Permit

2026-05-28

All Time

6,720

6,720 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1994-12-2143119442-481-33753SAMSON/HENDERSON #2ELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL6,800
1994-12-1443091442-481-33752MUSTANG CREEK #1YUMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,100
1994-12-0743073042-481-33751PAVLIK GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2BRAYTON OPERATING CORP.DRILL7,500
1994-12-0643056642-481-32719HENRY "A" #1TRIPLE L OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,279
1994-12-0643055742-481-33750GOFF, E. G. #3301LEACH, D.L.,JR.DRILL5,100
1994-11-1743000442-481-33749LAY #2YUMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,950
1994-11-1742991242-481-33747DOROTIK #3AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1994-11-1442995942-481-33748DUNCAN UNIT #1BNP PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL17,000
1994-11-1442956642-481-33742RAUN #4TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL2,900
1994-11-1042980942-481-33746APPLING G.U. #1VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL12,000
1994-11-0842983042-481-33745JW #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL5,000
1994-11-0742959642-481-33743GARY, J.B. ET AL #16TENEX CORPORATIONDRILL2,900
1994-11-0342955342-481-33744TRUKSA #1ULTRA OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL3,000
1994-10-1442787942-481-33732LEHRER C #9BILLFISCH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL4,400
1994-10-1242892542-481-33741MICHNA #1HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,300
1994-10-0642882442-481-33740CRANEK-LEOPOLD #1TIDAL GROUP INC.DRILL3,000
1994-10-0542876642-481-33739FENNER #3COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,000
1994-10-0442825742-481-33736WITTIG #7HOLLIMON OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,300
1994-09-2942854942-481-33738KLEAS UNIT #1C & E OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,700
1994-09-2642819542-481-33706FRANZ, J.H. #6APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,740
1994-09-2342834842-481-33737THOMAS #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL3,000
1994-09-2142821742-481-33734HITE, DOROTHY #1C & E OPERATING, INC.DRILL6,000
1994-09-2042824142-481-33735PATOS GAS UNIT #1MAYNE & MERTZ, INC.DRILL8,300
1994-09-1942817142-481-33733JACK NORTHINGTON SHWAB #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL13,500
1994-09-0842774342-481-33731RAUN #3TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL3,000
1994-09-0742782742-481-02559BOCK GAS UNIT #1PEAKE, ORVIL J.RECOMP7,594
1994-08-2442731242-481-33730HUTCHINS PEARESON #26UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL5,000
1994-08-1242688142-481-33729SAMSON/HENDERSON #1RELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL6,800
1994-08-1042673842-481-33728FLOYD, M. S. #6DDAVIS, A. L. PRODUCTION CO.,INC.DRILL800
1994-08-0342655542-481-33727PRYOR #55UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL5,000
1994-07-3042585342-481-33723STOCKTON, H. P. #1PADON, FRANK B. OIL OPER., INC.DRILL3,800
1994-07-2942641342-481-33726SAMSON/HENDERSON #1ELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL6,800
1994-07-2942641342-481-33726SAMSON/HENDERSON #1ELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL6,800
1994-07-2942641342-481-33726SAMSON/HENDERSON #1ELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL6,800
1994-07-2842632942-481-33725BROWNSON HOMES INC. #3CHIEF PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,700
1994-07-2742634642-481-33724SORREL, MARCIAL #1C & E OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,600
1994-07-2742435042-481-01770STEWART, W. L. #6DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.RECOMP7,231
1994-07-1542557642-481-32113SORRELL #12C & E OPERATING, INC.RECOMP5,500
1994-07-0642523042-481-31912DRASTATA #1SUE-ANN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP5,500
1994-07-0542554142-481-33722RAUN GAS UNIT #1ATALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL3,000
1994-07-0542539042-481-32299DABOVAL, C. J. #A 6HAAS, C. F. OIL & GAS INC.RECOMP7,508
1994-07-0142552742-481-33721MERTA-SMITH #2ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,000
1994-06-3042548042-481-33719BIBLE #1SWIFT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,100
1994-06-3042547942-481-33720HLAVINKA #1SWIFT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL5,000
1994-06-2742519342-481-32719HENRY "A" #1TRIPLE L OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,279
1994-06-2443233542-481-33688DEFRIEND #1STBRAYTON OPERATING CORP.RECOMP8,000
1994-06-2442443042-481-33712MCELHINNEY #1SWIFT ENERGY COMPANYDRILL8,000
1994-06-2342521442-481-33718HAWES #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL3,250
1994-06-2242515942-481-34024SMITH-BACA #3ADOBE ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,000
1994-06-2042500742-481-32528NORTHINGTON "B" #3BRIDGE OIL COMPANY, L. P.RECOMP6,930
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.