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
1986-04-2530153242-481-02011WILLIS-WALLACE-HANCOCK #1LEONARD BROTHERS OPERATING CO.RECOMP5,517
1986-04-2430147642-481-32590MEEK "E" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP5,100
1986-04-2230130642-481-32968DUNCAN-HAMILL #2PRODUCTION ACQUISITION COMPANYDRILL4,200
1986-04-1830126242-481-32967COCKBURN, H. C. #3ATERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,000
1986-04-1830121942-481-32966CHOPPE, DOROTHY #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1986-04-1630112142-481-32765HENDERSON, J. P. -B- #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP3,000
1986-04-1530108542-481-32858DUNCAN #3L & B OIL CO. INC.RECOMP7,946
1986-04-1130090442-481-32867LEHRER #5AHGI CORPORATIONRECOMP3,070
1986-04-1030125942-481-31781HERRMANN, P. J. #A1COASTAL INVESTMENTS INC.RECOMP3,975
1986-04-0830073842-481-32754STEHNO, CHARLES #1OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP10,492
1986-03-2830039142-481-32965BARTOS, V. C. K. #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,900
1986-03-2730027342-481-32964OUTLAR, L. B. JR., ET AL #1HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD.DRILL9,000
1986-03-2630027242-481-32963LEHRER #1SLAWSON, DONALD C.DRILL12,500
1986-03-2530020842-481-32961THOMAS, E. W. #1FFINCH, B. L. PRODUCTION CO.DRILL700
1986-03-2430002042-481-32960ROCKING M LAND & CATTLE CO. #1L & B OIL CO. INC.DRILL8,000
1986-03-2029995242-481-30522HARFST #2MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.RECOMP4,846
1986-03-1929989942-481-32739DUNCAN "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,400
1986-03-1929990742-481-32959QUIREY #2MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,900
1986-03-1929990742-481-32959QUIREY #2MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,410
1986-03-1829978442-481-32770DUNCAN-HAMILL #1PRODUCTION ACQUISITION COMPANYRECOMP3,460
1986-03-1829981642-481-32958RANCH #3MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL5,900
1986-03-0329881042-481-32957CHOPPE, DOROTHY #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
1986-02-2429858942-481-32690REITZ, E. E. #1LOGUE AND PATTERSON INC.RECOMP5,500
1986-02-1929797542-481-32956WITTIG, ET AL #2LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,500
1986-02-1929809942-481-32565HAWES, EMILY #1LOGUE AND PATTERSON INC.RECOMP6,513
1986-02-1829806942-481-30024PIERCE ESTATES #C164TEXACO INC.RECOMP5,680
1986-02-1429780442-481-32955PIERCE ESTATE #C3CPC EXPLORATION INC.DRILL10,500
1986-02-1429793742-481-32896PETERS, GERD #2AANSTER MINERALS, INC.RECOMP6,662
1986-02-1029755042-481-03745PUTNAM, J. B. #2HOUSTON OIL & GAS COMPANY , INC.RECOMP4,175
1986-02-1029753542-481-02501BEMUS-COCKBURN GAS UNIT #1SMITH, ADOLPHRECOMP7,588
1986-02-0529730142-481-30748POOLE, W. #1DENOVO OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP6,432
1986-02-0529698542-481-31954WINTERMAN #3LAUREL FUEL COMPANYRECOMP14,000
1986-02-0429688642-481-32954LEHRER #7AHGI CORPORATIONDRILL3,000
1986-02-0429721542-481-31153RUST ESTATE #3REALITOS ENERGY CORP.RECOMP5,622
1986-02-0429708642-481-32881PIERCE ESTATE #2CPC EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP12,000
1986-01-3129669542-481-32952DUSON #2VENUS OIL COMPANYDRILL11,500
1986-01-3129686442-481-32953GRESHAM, JOHNNIE #1HUGHES TEXAS PETROLEUM, LTD.DRILL10,500
1986-01-3029648942-481-32950BOETTCHER #1TRI-C RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,500
1986-01-2929651442-481-32951HENDERSON "S" #1NORTH CENTRAL OIL CORP.DRILL6,500
1986-01-2929665042-481-32761MEEK "E" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP5,100
1986-01-2929654842-481-32487BROWNSON HOME ET AL G. U. #1OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP8,819
1986-01-2729621742-481-02390HARTON, CARL JR. #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP4,714
1986-01-2429613442-481-32949ANDERSON, A. ET AL #5CWILLIAMS EXPL CO A DELAWARE CORPDRILL7,800
1986-01-2429612242-481-32679WILSON, NANA&FLEETWOOD F. TRUSTS #1REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONRECOMP7,300
1986-01-2329605342-481-01746LANCASTER, W. H. #2UNION EXPL. PARTNERS, LTD.RECOMP7,200
1986-01-2329639342-481-31250NAISER, E. L. UNIT #1GARRETT, WALTER JR.RECOMP3,394
1986-01-2229595442-481-03095PIERCE ESTATES, INC. #57BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP5,335
1986-01-2129581942-481-32948BERGSTROM ET AL G. U. #1 #1OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL9,000
1986-01-1629558942-481-32947GILBERT #7FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1986-01-1329532142-481-03105PIERCE ESTATES, INC. #86BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP5,367
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.