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
1988-10-1035197642-481-32663NORTHINGTON "B" #6TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,750
1988-10-0635189542-481-02005LYKKE, ANNA F. ET AL #1HARRISON, SAM G.RECOMP7,513
1988-10-0635185742-481-33197FLOYD, BELLE M. #5DDAVIS, C. O. PRODUCTION CO.DRILL750
1988-10-0535189642-481-32878GRESHAM #1DEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP7,296
1988-10-0535186442-481-33198DOBSON #1COLUMBIA EXPLORATION INC.DRILL10,050
1988-10-0335166242-481-82013LEHRER "D" #1BILLFISCH EXPLORATION CO., INC.RENTR11,404
1988-09-2935165342-481-33194GOFF #1YUMA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL5,500
1988-09-2735166842-481-33195HENDERSON, P. ET AL #6TRAFALGAR HOUSE OIL AND GAS INC.DRILL5,000
1988-09-2735166842-481-33195HENDERSON, P. ET AL "B" #6TRAFALGAR HOUSE OIL AND GAS INC.DRILL4,936
1988-09-2735161542-481-32106KOUNTZE & COUCH "A" #1FREDCORECOMP7,300
1988-09-2635103442-481-32937HANCHER #1FREDCORECOMP7,340
1988-09-2634946942-481-33003LANCASTER, W. H. #7UNION EXPL. PARTNERS, LTD.RECOMP7,500
1988-09-2235143742-481-32963LEHRER "B" #2BILLFISCH EXPLORATION CO., INC.RECOMP10,734
1988-09-1635131642-481-33193WITTIG SISTERS TRUST #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,100
1988-09-1635131642-481-33193WITTIG SISTERS TRUST #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,600
1988-09-1535121142-481-33191ADAMS ESTATE #2PINTEX OPERATING INC.DRILL4,900
1988-09-1435124542-481-33192NORTHINGTON LAND & CATTLE CO. #1PECOS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,200
1988-09-1435124542-481-33192NORTHINGTON LAND & CATTLE CO. #1PECOS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL8,200
1988-09-1435116542-481-33190ROADES, H. "A" #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,500
1988-09-1435116542-481-33190RANCH #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL6,351
1988-09-0635085342-481-33189HENDERSON, P. ET AL #5TRAFALGAR HOUSE OIL AND GAS INC.DRILL5,000
1988-09-0635076542-481-02004LYKKE, ANNA F. ET AL #2HARRISON, SAM G.RECOMP7,150
1988-09-0635075442-481-02007WALLACE, R. B. #3HARRISON, SAM G.RECOMP7,200
1988-08-2535048142-481-33188PRASIFKA, R. J. #2TRIPLE L OIL COMPANYDRILL5,900
1988-08-1835029242-481-32823COCKBURN, H. C. #127EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,500
1988-08-1835023242-481-33187PIERCE CITY #1DICKSON & KARABATSOS O & G, INCDRILL11,600
1988-08-1835012342-481-33186EDITH I. STOVALL ET AL GU #1COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL14,500
1988-08-0334971742-481-33185APPLING, F.E. INTEREST #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,800
1988-08-0334971742-481-33185APPLING, F.E. INTEREST #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,600
1988-08-0334958542-481-33148WILBECK ET AL UNIT #1LAGO PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP6,623
1988-07-2834945942-481-33184VINEYARD ESTATE #1MID AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,500
1988-07-2834945942-481-33184VINEYARD ESTATE #1MID AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,500
1988-07-2534923242-481-33183CARRIERE, LOUIS A. ET UX #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.DRILL8,500
1988-07-2034915142-481-33182NAISER, J.E. EST., ET AL #1EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,700
1988-07-2034915142-481-33182NAISER, J. E. EST., ET AL #1EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,700
1988-07-2034905242-481-31189KOPECKY B #1TUCKER OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP5,608
1988-07-1434878642-481-33180GOLD-ZAPP #2COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,500
1988-07-1434787442-481-02694THOMPSON, A. C. -A- #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,548
1988-07-1334881142-481-31061COCKBURN, H. C. #107EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,410
1988-07-1234880942-481-33181ELAM #2LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,800
1988-07-0834857942-481-33179VINEYARD, ROBERT S. #1MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,150
1988-07-0834857942-481-33179VINEYARD, ROBERT S. #1MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYOTHER8,150
1988-07-0134847742-481-33178RAUN, N. #3LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,100
1988-06-2934834542-481-33177MERTA, CELESTINA ET AL #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.DRILL8,100
1988-06-2834822742-481-33176ARCO FEE #2HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL3,500
1988-06-2434815942-481-32957CHOPPE, DOROTHY #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,513
1988-06-2434815842-481-33013CHOPPE, DOROTHY #3TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,030
1988-06-2234705642-481-02927PIERCE ESTATES #B 96TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,385
1988-06-2134792942-481-31503MATZKE, LINNIE #1BUTTES RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP8,444
1988-06-2034763942-481-03601HILL UNIT NO. 2 #1BALGOA, INC.RECOMP3,820
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.