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
1986-01-0929512342-481-32946HAWES #1HYQUEST ENERGY, INC.DRILL6,500
1986-01-0929490242-481-01684STEHNO-TUCKER #1HOUSTON OIL & GAS COMPANY , INC.RECOMP5,605
1986-01-0829495142-481-32945FERGUSON ESTATES #3ARMOUR-RICHARDS HOLDINGS, LTDDRILL6,800
1986-01-0829470642-481-02892PIERCE ESTATES #C143TEXACO INC.RECOMP7,380
1986-01-0532395042-481-02409GRIFFEE, G. C. #1CARR, F. WILLIAMRECOMP5,670
1986-01-0330067342-481-31513STOVALL, GUY F. III #1TEXANNA ENTERPRISES, INC.OTHER4,903
1986-01-0329429442-481-32463GRESHAM ESTATE GAS UNIT #1TARTAN RESOURCES CORPORATIONRECOMP5,115
1986-01-0329461442-481-30706PIERCE ESTATES #C187TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,792
1985-12-3129466942-481-32944FIELDS #1ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL15,000
1985-12-3129446942-481-32474COCKBURN, H. C. #110EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,150
1985-12-3129411342-481-32888COCKBURN, H. C. #134EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,483
1985-12-2329355942-481-32943SAND RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH #1TWILLIAMS EXPL CO A DELAWARE CORPDRILL7,806
1985-12-2329355742-481-32942K. APPLING-MENEFEE GAS UNIT #1TARTAN RESOURCES CORPORATIONDRILL5,000
1985-12-1929322242-481-32941GRESHAM #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL5,450
1985-12-1729291842-481-32938GARRETT-APPLING #1TEXARK ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1985-12-1629492442-481-32717PETERS, GERD #3AGASAWAY, J. T.RECOMP7,500
1985-12-1329270242-481-32937HANCHER #1TEXARK ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,400
1985-12-1329299242-481-32940GANGL #1G. A. S. PRODUCTION CODRILL7,300
1985-12-1229270142-481-32936KOUNTZ & COUCH #1TEXARK ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,400
1985-12-1029229642-481-32935CARRIERE #1TEXARK ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1985-12-1029229342-481-32934PRIESMEYER-STOVALL #1TEXARK ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1985-12-1029296142-481-32939BAUER, VIRGINIA M. #1ETHYL PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL7,400
1985-12-0529193342-481-32933FLOYD, BELLE M. #7DDAVIS, J. R. & C. O. OIL COMPANYDRILL700
1985-12-0529193142-481-32932FLOYD, BELLE M. #6DDAVIS, J. R. & C. O. OIL COMPANYDRILL700
1985-12-0329162142-481-32931KAINER, ET AL #3LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,500
1985-12-0229167342-481-31684HOLUB, EDMUND #3HGI CORPORATIONRECOMP6,710
1985-11-2729133642-481-32929PRYOR ESTATE #2CHASE ENERGY, INC.DRILL4,000
1985-11-2529084642-481-32927DUFFY, G. A. #28CARR, F. WILLIAMDRILL5,769
1985-11-2529141042-481-32930WATKINS, M. L. #L1LAYNE, ROBERT OIL CO.DRILL700
1985-11-2229094142-481-32928TEXASGULF #11HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL5,000
1985-11-1929083142-481-02034STOVALL #1S & S OPERATING COMPANY, INC.OTHER3,200
1985-11-1829030642-481-01680EKVALL MENEFEE GAS UNIT #2HOUSTON OIL & GAS COMPANY , INC.RECOMP5,652
1985-11-1329028542-481-32926DUSON, D. M. #1HILTY INTERESTS, INC.DRILL8,000
1985-11-1228972242-481-32962GORDON, T. #2WILLIAMS EXPL CO A DELAWARE CORPDRILL5,300
1985-11-0828959642-481-32925TEXASGULF #10HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL5,000
1985-11-0628927542-481-32761MEEK "E" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP5,100
1985-11-0428927642-481-32663NORTHINGTON "B" #6TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,750
1985-11-0128876642-481-20012BROUSSARD, J. E. #48TEXACO INC.RECOMP6,307
1985-10-2928887042-481-81994FLOYD ESTATE #1PLAYNE, ROBERT OIL CO.OTHER480
1985-10-2928887242-481-03777FLOYD ESTATE #2LAYNE, ROBERT OIL CO.OTHER411
1985-10-2728654942-481-31625EBNER #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,314
1985-10-2528831542-481-32922PEIKERT #1SUE-ANN OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL7,800
1985-10-2228834142-481-32923ROCKING M LAND & CATTLE CO. #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-10-2128792142-481-32920ANDERSON, A. ET AL #4WILLIAMS EXPL CO A DELAWARE CORPDRILL7,800
1985-10-2128786242-481-32919CARVILLE #1MURPHEY, PETEDRILL1,500
1985-10-1828794442-481-32921GARY, J. B. ET AL "E" #2HAGEN-GREENBRIAR EXPL. CORP.DRILL8,000
1985-10-1528767242-481-33031HALAMICEK TRUST #1TOMLINSON, THOMAS K. INC.DRILL15,000
1985-10-1428730042-481-32843HLAVINKA "B" #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP1,700
1985-10-1428729742-481-30935HLAVINKA "B" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,035
1985-10-0832155842-481-33001HARRISON #2 SSOUTHERN STAR OIL CORP.DRILL700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.