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
1986-09-1032025542-481-32102LEE, MINNIE #1H-M OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,250
1986-09-0932021042-481-32966CHOPPE, DOROTHY #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP7,370
1986-09-0432009942-481-32994RYCHLIK #1RYCHLIK, ROBERT RAYDRILL1,000
1986-09-0232002642-481-32993MILLER ET AL #1CHASE ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,500
1986-09-0232002642-481-32993MILLER ET AL #1CHASE ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,500
1986-08-2830574442-481-32968DUNCAN-HAMILL #2PRODUCTION ACQUISITION COMPANYRECOMP4,200
1986-08-2730567542-481-32110SUBLETT, L. R. #1DEL PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP6,960
1986-08-2630568742-481-32539BROWNSON HOME ET AL G. U. #3OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,462
1986-08-2230554342-481-32992ZALMAN, C. #1MCCARTER, A. NELSONDRILL6,500
1986-08-2030541742-481-32991NILSON #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,000
1986-08-1530529142-481-32268MOLLNAR #2VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,643
1986-08-1530536242-481-30285HALAMICEK, J. A. TRUST "C" #6SANOL, INC.RECOMP5,700
1986-08-1230514042-481-32990GRESHAM #2HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD.DRILL11,000
1986-08-0830503942-481-32989CLINTON GAS UNIT #2GOLDSTON OIL CORP.DRILL9,800
1986-08-0830503342-481-32988DUNCAN #1TEXSTAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.DRILL7,600
1986-08-0530492542-481-32361WILBECK GAS UNIT #2PRODUCTION ACQUISITION COMPANYRECOMP5,500
1986-08-0130483542-481-32987TEXASGULF #12HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL5,000
1986-07-2530460042-481-32986ROMANSKY GAS UNIT #1HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD.DRILL12,000
1986-07-2230443042-481-32985MICK, A. D. #6HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL4,900
1986-07-2230443042-481-32985MICK, A. D. #6HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL4,748
1986-07-1530416242-481-32984AMMANN ET AL UNIT #1CHASE ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,000
1986-07-1530416242-481-32984AMMANN ET AL UNIT #1CHASE ENERGY, INC.DRILL3,000
1986-07-1430405242-481-32983DUNCAN, A. W. #1STONE & WEBSTER OIL COMPANY, INCDRILL7,300
1986-07-0230380142-481-32982HERRMANN, P. J. #1HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD.DRILL12,000
1986-07-0130371642-481-32981WATZ #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,500
1986-07-0130371642-481-32981WATZ #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,800
1986-06-2630364842-481-02507COCKBURN, H. C. "B" #11PELSTAR OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP7,642
1986-06-2630364942-481-02520COCKBURN, H. C. "B" #13PELSTAR OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP6,273
1986-06-2030342742-481-32980RYCHLIK #1MACON DRILLING INC.DRILL1,000
1986-06-1930336742-481-32979SHELTON ET AL GAS UNIT 1 #1OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL10,500
1986-06-1930336342-481-32896PETERS, GERD #2AANSTER MINERALS, INC.RECOMP6,662
1986-06-1630322842-481-32978STAVINOHA, ELSIE #1LAURITZEN ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,500
1986-06-1230320342-481-31593BROUGHTON STATE UNIT #1REALITOS ENERGY CORP.RECOMP6,012
1986-06-1130314342-481-32977MCDONALD, MARTHA WINN #2MAGGERT ENERGY CORP.DRILL5,500
1986-06-1030303342-481-32976SCHUMACHER, F. T. #1LAURITZEN ENERGY, INC.DRILL7,500
1986-06-1030303142-481-32975WEAKLEY UNIT #1LAURITZEN ENERGY, INC.DRILL5,000
1986-06-0930302742-481-32974KOTLAR #1HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD.DRILL12,000
1986-06-0430285542-481-32973MICK, A. D. #5HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL4,900
1986-06-0330291942-481-20012HOLLYWOOD GAS UNIT NO. 3 #6TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,307
1986-05-2930276042-481-03498MARG. 1 GAS UNIT #37DTEXACO INC.RECOMP7,484
1986-05-2730252142-481-03609COCKBURN, H. C. #87EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,150
1986-05-2730252342-481-03609COCKBURN, H. C. #87EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,150
1986-05-2130237442-481-02773PIERCE ESTATES #C81TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,377
1986-05-2030237142-481-32972MICK, A. C. #16HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL5,000
1986-05-2030236642-481-32971GARY, J. B. ET AL #10BHAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL4,700
1986-05-1330207742-481-32970RUST ESTATE #6REALITOS ENERGY CORP.DRILL6,000
1986-05-0930199842-481-32111CHOPPE, DOROTHY #1SWTERRA RESOURCES, INC.OTHER7,601
1986-05-0130171442-481-30190M. W. GAS N-7 O/A UNIT #11TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,800
1986-04-2830153142-481-32969ELLIS #1RYCHLIK, ROBERT RAYDRILL1,000
1986-04-2530147842-481-32860LOVELL "A" #5TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,550
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.