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

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Operators (30d)

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Latest Permit

2026-05-28

All Time

6,720

6,720 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1988-12-3035463242-481-33227HARFST, G. H. #A 5GEODOMINION PETROLEUMDRILL7,050
1988-12-2935474442-481-33229VINEYARD ESTATE "A" #2MID AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANYDRILL6,700
1988-12-2935474442-481-33229VINEYARD ESTATE "A" #2TRAYLOR AND MENARD, INC.DRILL6,537
1988-12-2835467042-481-33226PIERCE ESTATE D #1ARMOUR RESOURCE HOLDINGS, LTD.DRILL5,500
1988-12-2335456642-481-32742WINTERMANN "B" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,812
1988-12-2235451542-481-32687WADDELL "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,348
1988-12-2135411142-481-33220ANDERSON, CHARLES & LUCY #2BBILLINGTON, ELMERDRILL700
1988-12-1935430042-481-02392DUFFY -A- #1CARR, F. WILLIAMRECOMP7,650
1988-12-1635430142-481-33225ZBORIL, HENRY #1EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,700
1988-12-1635411542-481-34858FLOYD, BELLE M. -F- #3FFINCH, B. L. PRODUCTION CO.DRILL750
1988-12-1235416142-481-33221DUSON #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,800
1988-12-1235416142-481-33221DUSON #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,000
1988-12-1235416042-481-33223PRIESMEYER, ARTHUR A. #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL14,100
1988-12-1235416042-481-33223PRIESMEYER, ARTHUR A. #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL15,500
1988-12-1235415842-481-33222ROECKER #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,600
1988-12-1235407842-481-33218MATTHEUS, A. R. #1PELTO OIL COMPANYDRILL11,500
1988-12-0635400342-481-33217DROMGOOLE #1MCRAE EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL7,550
1988-12-0635396542-481-33216GOFF, E. G. ET UX #2PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,500
1988-12-0635392942-481-33057EAST MAGNET WITHERS UNIT 2 #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,900
1988-12-0635391642-481-00650WEEMS, M. L. #9HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.RENTR7,108
1988-12-0635385242-481-33215TYLER, J. D. ET AL #1PHYLKO ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1988-12-0635266842-481-33205BEMUS HEIRS UNIT #1GOLDSTON OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
1988-12-0535284542-481-33155ROACH, GEORGE #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,122
1988-12-0235387242-481-33214PETERSON, E. L. #1DANTEX OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL12,500
1988-12-0235380742-481-33213HERRMANN, P. J. #1AMERICAN ENERGY OPERATIONS INC.DRILL6,100
1988-12-0135379142-481-33212COCKBURN, H. C. #140EXXON CORP.DRILL6,500
1988-12-0135371042-481-33211BOYD, CRAWFORD F. AND JOYCE M. #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,000
1988-12-0135371042-481-33211BOYD, CRAWFORD F. AND JOYCE M. #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,400
1988-12-0135371042-481-33211BOYD, CRAWFORD F. AND JOYCE M. #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,800
1988-11-2235356142-481-33210CONNOR #1CHASE ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,000
1988-11-1435311642-481-33208ANDERSON, LUCY #3MMACON DRILLING COMPANYDRILL700
1988-11-1435303942-481-33209SCHUMAKER, ALICE #1MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1988-11-1435303942-481-33209SCHUMAKER, ALICE ET AL #1MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,000
1988-11-0835301842-481-33206DUSON #3HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL10,300
1988-11-0835219542-481-02015MAURITZ, T. N. ET AL #1AHARRISON, SAM G.RECOMP7,519
1988-11-0735300842-481-33207HARFST, G. H. #A 4GEODOMINION PETROLEUMDRILL7,150
1988-10-3135182742-481-02008WALLACE, R. B. #2HARRISON, SAM G.RECOMP7,365
1988-10-2835275542-481-32256ANDERSON, A. ET AL #1AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.RECOMP8,000
1988-10-2535265242-481-33204LITTMAN, ROSEMARIE #1U.S. EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,000
1988-10-2435254742-481-33203RICHTER-NILES #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-10-2435244142-481-33202BROUSSARD-TRUST #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
1988-10-2435233042-481-33201STOCKTON, R. I. #1ODYSSEY PARTNERS, LTD.DRILL8,000
1988-10-1935236042-481-32686DUSON "D" #12HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,080
1988-10-1835235742-481-32723KUBELA MINERAL TRUST #2HOWELL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,112
1988-10-1435218942-481-32474COCKBURN, H. C. #110EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,150
1988-10-1435215142-481-32778COCKBURN OIL CORPORATION #12COCKBURN OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP6,000
1988-10-1235214342-481-33200RASMUSSEN, R. #3STATEX PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,500
1988-10-1135210142-481-33199SCHUMAKER #1MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,500
1988-10-1135210142-481-33199SCHUMAKER GENE L. #1MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,500
1988-10-1035204442-481-32974FRANK KOTLAR, JR. GAS UNIT #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYRECOMP9,400
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.