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
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Operators (30d)
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Latest Permit
2026-05-28
All Time
6,720
6,720 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-03-21 | 270213 | 42-481-32834 | WILSON, NANA & FLEETWOOD F.TRUST #3 | REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1985-03-21 | 270164 | 42-481-32833 | CALLAHAN ESTATE #1 | TEXOKAN ENERGY CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1985-03-21 | 270180 | 42-481-32783 | MEEK "E" #4 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | RECOMP | 6,000 | |
| 1985-03-20 | 269970 | 42-481-32832 | COCKBURN, H. C. #128 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1985-03-20 | 269967 | 42-481-32832 | COCKBURN, H. C. #128 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1985-03-20 | 269962 | 42-481-32832 | COCKBURN, H. C. #128 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1985-03-19 | 270110 | 42-481-32601 | DUSON "B" #5 | VENUS OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,013 | |
| 1985-03-19 | 269805 | 42-481-32831 | GILBERT #1 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-03-19 | 269759 | 42-481-03651 | BROWNSON HOME #1 | ACCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,500 | |
| 1985-03-15 | 269742 | 42-481-32829 | HEYNE #1 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-03-15 | 269744 | 42-481-32830 | ZBORIL, FRANK #1 | AMERICAN INT'L ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 7,300 | |
| 1985-03-14 | 269400 | 42-481-03596 | HILL UNIT A #1 | GOODALE, BERTMAN & CO. INC. | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1985-03-12 | 269409 | 42-481-32828 | WESTMORELAND, J. #1 | ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-03-11 | 269356 | 42-481-03647 | DUNCAN, F. B. & D. #2 | GOODALE, BERTMAN & CO. INC. | RECOMP | 5,602 | |
| 1985-03-08 | 268762 | 42-481-02572 | COCKBURN, H. C. #44 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 5,543 | |
| 1985-03-07 | 268656 | 42-481-32826 | KRUEGER #5 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-03-07 | 268729 | 42-481-30579 | HAWES, G. R. MRS. #1 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | RECOMP | 6,512 | |
| 1985-03-07 | 268866 | 42-481-32827 | MACHA #1 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-03-07 | 269087 | 42-481-02706 | BROUSSARD, J. E. #2 | TEXACO INC. | DRILL | 5,585 | |
| 1985-03-04 | 268471 | 42-481-81988 | BARTA #1 | MACON DRILLING COMPANY | OTHER | 900 | |
| 1985-03-01 | 268278 | 42-481-31963 | BLOOM-SULLIVAN #1 | SHANLEY OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,000 | |
| 1985-02-28 | 268125 | 42-481-32824 | COCKBURN, H. C. #129 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1985-02-28 | 268123 | 42-481-32824 | COCKBURN, H. C. #129 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,100 | |
| 1985-02-28 | 268204 | 42-481-32825 | FLOYD EST. #L1 | LAYNE, ROBERT OIL CO. | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1985-02-28 | 268293 | 42-481-32776 | DUSON-KRUEGER #3 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1985-02-27 | 268047 | 42-481-32823 | COCKBURN, H. C. #127 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-27 | 268042 | 42-481-32823 | COCKBURN, H. C. #127 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-27 | 267905 | 42-481-02073 | REITZ, E. E. #1SD | CARTER EXPLORATION COMPANY | OTHER | 5,835 | |
| 1985-02-26 | 267920 | 42-481-32531 | PITTS, ANIELA #2 | FORNEY, BILL, INC. | RECOMP | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-25 | 267795 | 42-481-03369 | COCKBURN, H. C. #70 | EXXON CORP. | OTHER | 7,556 | |
| 1985-02-25 | 267729 | 42-481-32822 | LOVELL #1 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-22 | 267645 | 42-481-32821 | COCKBURN, H. C. #130 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1985-02-22 | 267642 | 42-481-32821 | COCKBURN, H. C. #130 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1985-02-21 | 267541 | 42-481-32820 | PITTS, ANIELA #4 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-21 | 267457 | 42-481-32763 | PRASIFKA UNIT #1 | MCZ, INC. | RECOMP | 7,616 | |
| 1985-02-21 | 267454 | 42-481-32818 | BACAK HEIRS #1 | TEXAS CITY REFG. INC. | DRILL | 7,200 | |
| 1985-02-21 | 267535 | 42-481-32819 | PITTS, ANIELA #5 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-18 | 267093 | 42-481-32817 | KRUEGER #6 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-14 | 266805 | 42-481-32816 | MCREE #1 | ETHYL PROPERTIES, INC. | DRILL | 7,250 | |
| 1985-02-11 | 266472 | 42-481-32815 | DUNCAN "K" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 7,600 | |
| 1985-02-11 | 266394 | 42-481-32814 | HANCOCK-BROUSSARD #7 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 10,300 | |
| 1985-02-07 | 266227 | 42-481-32813 | WINTERMANN "D" #1 | TXO PRODUCTION CORP. | DRILL | 7,900 | |
| 1985-02-06 | 266126 | 42-481-32812 | LEVERIDGE #1 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-05 | 266089 | 42-481-32811 | DUNCAN #1 | FORNEY OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 8,000 | |
| 1985-02-05 | 265914 | 42-481-32474 | COCKBURN, H. C. #110 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,150 | |
| 1985-02-05 | 265910 | 42-481-32474 | COCKBURN, H. C. #110 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 7,150 | |
| 1985-02-04 | 265823 | 42-481-01048 | S. R. LUERA ET AL UNIT #1 | LAGO PETROLEUM CO. | RECOMP | 6,480 | |
| 1985-02-01 | 265870 | 42-481-32810 | BISHKIN, G. ET AL #1 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 13,000 | |
| 1985-02-01 | 265866 | 42-481-32809 | BISHKIN, G. ET AL #2 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1985-01-29 | 265517 | 42-481-32331 | PRYOR, M. S. EST. #1 | CHASE ENERGY, INC. | OTHER | 4,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.