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
1993-10-0541574242-481-32889ANDERSON #3ATAPCORECOMP7,612
1993-10-0441620442-481-33655KAINER G.U. #1VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL12,500
1993-09-2341633342-481-33656RICHARDS #2ARMOUR RESOURCE HOLDINGS, LTD.DRILL5,000
1993-09-1041587842-481-33654TAYLOR, S.T. #12BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL2,500
1993-09-0941555342-481-33653THOMAS, E. #3MERECKA, JOHN HDRILL620
1993-08-2741490542-481-33584YUMA-ALICE LEASING #1STCXY ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,500
1993-08-2741490542-481-33584YUMA-ALICE LEASING #1STCXY ENERGY INC.RECOMP11,500
1993-08-2741490542-481-33584ALICE #1TEXANA OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP11,518
1993-08-2541527142-481-33070WILBECK ET AL #2AMAX OIL & GAS INC.RECOMP9,135
1993-08-1141483242-481-33652STAVINOHA UNIT #1CONOCO INC.DRILL9,080
1993-08-1141474342-481-32827MACHA #1GREAT WESTERN ONSHORE INC.RECOMP2,661
1993-08-1141440742-481-33541HUTCHINS PEARSON ESTATE #1CONOCO INC.RECOMP5,000
1993-08-0341444842-481-33650FLOYD, M.S. #5 DDAVIS, A. L. PRODUCTION CO.,INC.DRILL990
1993-08-0241453042-481-33651RICHARDS #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL7,000
1993-07-2141413642-481-33649GARY, J.B. ET AL #12TENEX CORPORATIONDRILL2,800
1993-07-2041402842-481-33648KAINER #1ARMOUR RESOURCE HOLDINGS, LTD.DRILL3,300
1993-07-1541393642-481-33647WEINHEIMER-JOHNSON #4CONOCO INC.DRILL5,450
1993-07-0141342342-481-33645KRAMR #1CONOCO INC.DRILL5,600
1993-07-0141342342-481-33645KRAMR #1UCONOCO INC.DRILL5,000
1993-06-2441305142-481-02004LYKKE, ANNA F. ET AL #2HARRISON, SAM G. OIL INC.RECOMP7,150
1993-06-2141277642-481-33643ANDERSON, CHARLES & LUCY #8BILLINGTON, ELMERDRILL700
1993-06-1741294442-481-33644WEGENHOFT, I.W. #2CONOCO INC.DRILL5,300
1993-06-0741244242-481-33641MOLLNAR #1PADON, FRANK B. OIL OPER., INC.DRILL6,000
1993-06-0341240742-481-33640PATOS #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL8,000
1993-06-0341240742-481-33640PATOS GAS UNIT #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL7,760
1993-05-2641205442-481-33639KUEHNLE #2AMAX OIL & GAS INC.DRILL11,000
1993-05-2541195442-481-33348OTELL, HARRY E. JR. #1GREENHILL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP8,108
1993-05-2141095742-481-33629KNIPLING, RICHARD #2HARDWICK OIL COMPANYDRILL4,100
1993-05-1841173642-481-32458LEHRER #17ABILLFISCH EXPLORATION CO., INC.RECOMP5,008
1993-05-1341171842-481-33638MORTON ET AL #1SABLE ENERGY CORP.DRILL7,500
1993-05-1341171842-481-33638MORTON - GOFF GAS UNIT #1CENIZA PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL7,200
1993-05-1341169342-481-33637TOWNSEND UNIT #1CONOCO INC.DRILL7,830
1993-05-1341169342-481-33637TOWNSEND UNIT #1CONOCO INC.DRILL7,830
1993-05-1241165742-481-33636HUTCHINS PEARESON #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL7,400
1993-05-1041152042-481-33635RASMUSSEN #2UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL7,400
1993-05-1041152042-481-33635RASMUSSEN #2UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL7,600
1993-05-0741118542-481-33632LEHRER 'B' #7BILLFISCH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL4,525
1993-05-0541134942-481-33634SCHOELMAN, PAUL #2PHOENIX ENERGY COMPANIES, INC.DRILL2,800
1993-05-0341133642-481-33633PAVLIK #1BRAYTON OPERATING CORP.DRILL8,300
1993-04-3041004742-481-33591BROTHERS-KNIPLING OIL UNIT #1HARDWICK OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,100
1993-04-2741099542-481-33631DUSON #4HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1993-04-2741095442-481-33630HENDERSON #1BILLFISCH EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL4,500
1993-04-1341064842-481-33628GARY, J.B. ET AL #11TENEX CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
1993-04-0741023842-481-33626SIMS GAS UNIT #1ELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL5,000
1993-04-0641029642-481-33627PRASIFKA GAS UNIT #2HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,750
1993-04-0141027842-481-33599HUDGINS #1AMEND ENERGY COMPANYRECOMP5,650
1993-04-0141023342-481-33625SORREL #1GILLRING OIL COMPANYDRILL3,400
1993-03-2541009342-481-33007KUEHNLE #1AMAX OIL & GAS INC.RECOMP10,800
1993-03-2540930542-481-32896PETERS, GERD #2APETECH ENTERPRISES, INC.RECOMP6,662
1993-03-1540990242-481-01745LANCASTER, W.H. #3DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.RECOMP7,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.