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
1987-12-0933969142-481-30593PIERCE ESTATES #C183FTEXACO INC.RECOMP5,550
1987-12-0833975042-481-31534NORTHINGTON "B" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,950
1987-12-0833974842-481-32697NORTHINGTON "B" #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,750
1987-12-0833974842-481-32697NORTHINGTON "B" #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,750
1987-12-0833974742-481-32748NORTHINGTON "B" #8TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,750
1987-12-0833974642-481-32805WINTERMANN "B" #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,900
1987-12-0833974642-481-32805WINTERMANN "B" #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,900
1987-12-0833969042-481-33131WILBECK GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1JWR EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,200
1987-12-0733836742-481-31020COCKBURN, H.C. #106EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,405
1987-12-0733798542-481-33118COCKBURN, H. C. #137EXXON CORP.DRILL7,000
1987-12-0233961342-481-33130NAISER, J. E. ET AL #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.DRILL8,500
1987-11-3033938842-481-02853PIERCE ESTATES #B106HTEXACO INC.RECOMP7,350
1987-11-3033938742-481-02965PIERCE ESTATES #B107DTEXACO INC.RECOMP7,375
1987-11-3033831142-481-30267COCKBURN, H. C. #95EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,700
1987-11-2433926042-481-33129ILSE-MILLER #2MAXUS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,201
1987-11-2433652342-481-31963BLOOM-SULLIVAN #1COASTAL INVESTMENTS INC.RECOMP7,000
1987-11-2333882042-481-33127SHWAB, JACK N. #1MARK IV ENERGYDRILL3,850
1987-11-1933905242-481-30881COCKBURN, H. C. #102EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,520
1987-11-1833884842-481-30136HENDERSON, J. P. #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP11,600
1987-11-1833884842-481-30136HENDERSON, J. P. #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP11,600
1987-11-1733900442-481-33128FLOYD ESTATE #1TEXAS BAY OILDRILL900
1987-11-1633894142-481-32723KUBELA MINERAL TRUST #2VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,200
1987-11-1633894142-481-32723KUBELA MINERAL TRUST #2VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,112
1987-11-1633836342-481-33124TYLER, STEVE #1BAYPORT OPERATING, INC.DRILL5,700
1987-11-1333872442-481-33126KRENEK #1ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THEDRILL11,000
1987-11-1233876442-481-33125COCKBURN #1MCLEOD, GEORGE L. INC.DRILL7,200
1987-11-0933731642-481-33114PIERCE ESTATE #C219TEXACO INC.DRILL6,160
1987-11-0533844642-481-33123MILLER #1F & B ENERGY, INC.DRILL11,000
1987-10-3033810042-481-33122WILSON #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL7,750
1987-10-2933808742-481-33120HENDERSON, J. P. -B- #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL3,250
1987-10-2933807842-481-33121ARCO FEE #1HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL4,000
1987-10-2933720542-481-32390TRIPULAS #1DAL-LONG OIL COMPANYRECOMP5,612
1987-10-2833800942-481-33119LEVERIDGE, M. DORRIS #4SOUTHEASTERN PIPE LINE CO.DRILL8,400
1987-10-2833632842-481-30302PIERCE ESTATES #C170TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,816
1987-10-2733792942-481-32471DUNCAN D #5TUCKER OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP5,800
1987-10-2733792942-481-32471DUNCAN D #5TUCKER OPERATING CO., INC.RECOMP5,800
1987-10-2733789842-481-30089DUFFY, G. A. #23CARR, F. WILLIAMRECOMP6,029
1987-10-2633792342-481-33117RAUN, N. #2LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,800
1987-10-2333787442-481-33116REED, CLEO B. ET AL #1HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUMDRILL10,500
1987-10-2333776642-481-33115NELSON #1STANDARD OIL PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL13,000
1987-10-2333686542-481-33108GOLD, GEORGE ET AL #4REALITOS ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,800
1987-10-2133757342-481-32256ANDERSON, A. #1AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.RECOMP8,000
1987-10-2033698542-481-33111PIERCE ESTATES #7ARMOUR-RICHARDS HOLDINGS, LTDDRILL5,100
1987-10-1333724242-481-33113KELLEY #3CC R PRODUCTIONDRILL700
1987-10-1333491142-481-03469COCKBURN, H. C. #79EXXON CORP.RECOMP6,300
1987-10-1233714042-481-33112RASMUSSEN, R. #1STATEX PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,600
1987-10-1233714042-481-33112RASMUSSEN, R. #1STATEX PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,200
1987-10-0733698842-481-33110WEEMS #23HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL7,500
1987-10-0533688842-481-33109DEELEY, G.J. #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1987-10-0533524142-481-03497BROUSSARD, J. E. #51TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,250
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.