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
1993-03-1140978542-481-33624HILLJE ESTATE #1AHARDWICK OIL COMPANYDRILL4,300
1993-03-0440951742-481-33623LEVERIDGE, W. C. ET UX #6SOUTHEASTERN PIPE LINE CO.DRILL8,550
1993-03-0440883342-481-02047HENRY #2FREDCORENTR7,052
1993-03-0340944542-481-32769WINTERMANN "C" #3BRIDGE OIL PRODUCTION CO., INC.RECOMP7,000
1993-02-2540935842-481-32900HEYNE "B" #1ELLIOTT OIL & GAS COMPANYRENTR9,000
1993-02-2540935842-481-32900HEYNE "B" #1ELLIOTT OIL & GAS COMPANYRENTR4,000
1993-02-1940888742-481-33622HARFST #1ATASCA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL4,100
1993-02-1940888742-481-33622HARFST #1ATASCA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL4,100
1993-02-1240880642-481-33621RIEGER, LEON ET AL #3PHOENIX ENERGY COMPANIES, INC.DRILL2,800
1993-02-1040867142-481-33620HUTCHINS-PEARSON #2CONOCO INC.DRILL5,450
1993-02-0240790942-481-33002WILBECK, ETAL. #1COASTAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.RECOMP4,800
1993-02-0240790942-481-33002WILBECK, ET AL #1COASTAL PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.RECOMP5,037
1993-02-0140863342-481-33619TAYLOR, S.T. #11BOLING PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL2,700
1993-02-0140794442-481-33610COCKBURN OIL CORP. UNIT #3MCLEOD, GEORGE L. INC.DRILL6,150
1993-01-2940861042-481-33618PETER MERTA JR. UNIT #1CONOCO INC.DRILL9,100
1993-01-2640847842-481-33617HANCOCK #1TRI-C RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1993-01-2540832042-481-33616ADAMS #1MCRAE EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL4,100
1993-01-2140824442-481-33615KRENEK, PAUL #1MCRAE EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL3,100
1993-01-2140824442-481-33615KRENEK, PAUL #1MCRAE EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL3,200
1993-01-1540817942-481-33614JOHNSON, GLEN #1CONOCO INC.DRILL5,600
1993-01-1540817842-481-33613HALAMICEK, J. A. TRUST #1CONOCO INC.DRILL5,200
1993-01-1440807142-481-33612BROWNSON HOME #2PENWELL ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
1993-01-1140800342-481-33611RASMUSSEN #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL7,400
1993-01-0740786842-481-33609REYNOLDS #1YUMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,600
1992-12-3140768342-481-33608MAURITZ #1AMERADA HESS CORPORATIONDRILL9,900
1992-12-3040766042-481-33607FRALEY #1ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL10,600
1992-12-2940669642-481-33337STOVALL, GUY #1ALBRECHT, PHIL A., JR.RECOMP7,050
1992-12-2840757342-481-33529SPADE RANCH #2GREENHILL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP8,500
1992-12-2340763142-481-33606HOTCHKISS, SHARLA #1BURKE-HOTCHKISS JOINT VENTUREDRILL4,200
1992-12-2240703742-481-33605MCNASPY #1JANEX OIL CO., INC.DRILL7,000
1992-12-1740712942-481-33569SPADE RANCH #3STGREENHILL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP8,000
1992-12-1540726542-481-32745KAINER, L. A. ET AL #1AMAX OIL & GAS INC.RECOMP4,758
1992-12-1140687742-481-33603CARLSEN, NIELS #3HARRISON, SAM G. OIL INC.DRILL4,600
1992-12-1140670242-481-33601NANNY-FUCHS, ET AL UNIT #1HOLLIMON OIL CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1992-12-0840700042-481-33604WEINHEIMER, E. A. #3CONOCO INC.DRILL8,700
1992-12-0740673742-481-33602VACEK GAS UNIT #1GREENHILL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1992-12-0240676142-481-33342MAHALTIC #1ATAPCORECOMP3,980
1992-12-0240676142-481-33342MAHALTIC #1ATAPCORECOMP3,980
1992-11-2340566342-481-31988VINEYARD, R. S. #1VOIGHT OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,800
1992-11-1840598042-481-33561OLIPHANT, BANN #2APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP5,846
1992-11-1640575942-481-33600FLOYD ESTATE #4JDAVIS, J. R. OIL COMPANYDRILL800
1992-11-1240587042-481-33599HUDGINS #1AMEND ENERGY COMPANYDRILL6,000
1992-11-1240557242-481-33596WEEMS, M.L. #32LAWTON OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1992-11-1040594742-481-33598HILLJE OIL UNIT #1HARDWICK OIL COMPANYDRILL4,300
1992-11-1040567342-481-33597STATE OF TEXAS #3FOUNDATION OIL COMPANY, INCDRILL4,700
1992-11-0340518042-481-32601DUSON "B" #5HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,013
1992-11-0340517142-481-30837MOLLNAR, LOUIE #1TOMLINSON, THOMAS K. INC.RECOMP6,000
1992-11-0240551442-481-33595DUSON #1KEN PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1992-10-2940524342-481-33594CULLERS #1GILLRING OIL COMPANYDRILL3,500
1992-10-2340507042-481-33593SWANSON #1GILLRING OIL COMPANYDRILL5,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.