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
1985-03-2127021342-481-32834WILSON, NANA & FLEETWOOD F.TRUST #3REPUBLIC MINERAL CORPORATIONDRILL7,300
1985-03-2127016442-481-32833CALLAHAN ESTATE #1TEXOKAN ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,600
1985-03-2127018042-481-32783MEEK "E" #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP6,000
1985-03-2026997042-481-32832COCKBURN, H. C. #128EXXON CORP.DRILL8,100
1985-03-2026996742-481-32832COCKBURN, H. C. #128EXXON CORP.DRILL8,100
1985-03-2026996242-481-32832COCKBURN, H. C. #128EXXON CORP.DRILL8,100
1985-03-1927011042-481-32601DUSON "B" #5VENUS OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,013
1985-03-1926980542-481-32831GILBERT #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-03-1926975942-481-03651BROWNSON HOME #1ACCO OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP5,500
1985-03-1526974242-481-32829HEYNE #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-03-1526974442-481-32830ZBORIL, FRANK #1AMERICAN INT'L ENERGY CORP.DRILL7,300
1985-03-1426940042-481-03596HILL UNIT A #1GOODALE, BERTMAN & CO. INC.RECOMP4,500
1985-03-1226940942-481-32828WESTMORELAND, J. #1ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL8,000
1985-03-1126935642-481-03647DUNCAN, F. B. & D. #2GOODALE, BERTMAN & CO. INC.RECOMP5,602
1985-03-0826876242-481-02572COCKBURN, H. C. #44EXXON CORP.RECOMP5,543
1985-03-0726865642-481-32826KRUEGER #5FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-03-0726872942-481-30579HAWES, G. R. MRS. #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP6,512
1985-03-0726886642-481-32827MACHA #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-03-0726908742-481-02706BROUSSARD, J. E. #2TEXACO INC.DRILL5,585
1985-03-0426847142-481-81988BARTA #1MACON DRILLING COMPANYOTHER900
1985-03-0126827842-481-31963BLOOM-SULLIVAN #1SHANLEY OIL COMPANYRECOMP7,000
1985-02-2826812542-481-32824COCKBURN, H. C. #129EXXON CORP.DRILL8,100
1985-02-2826812342-481-32824COCKBURN, H. C. #129EXXON CORP.DRILL8,100
1985-02-2826820442-481-32825FLOYD EST. #L1LAYNE, ROBERT OIL CO.DRILL700
1985-02-2826829342-481-32776DUSON-KRUEGER #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL7,000
1985-02-2726804742-481-32823COCKBURN, H. C. #127EXXON CORP.DRILL8,000
1985-02-2726804242-481-32823COCKBURN, H. C. #127EXXON CORP.DRILL8,000
1985-02-2726790542-481-02073REITZ, E. E. #1SDCARTER EXPLORATION COMPANYOTHER5,835
1985-02-2626792042-481-32531PITTS, ANIELA #2FORNEY, BILL, INC.RECOMP8,000
1985-02-2526779542-481-03369COCKBURN, H. C. #70EXXON CORP.OTHER7,556
1985-02-2526772942-481-32822LOVELL #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-02-2226764542-481-32821COCKBURN, H. C. #130EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1985-02-2226764242-481-32821COCKBURN, H. C. #130EXXON CORP.DRILL8,500
1985-02-2126754142-481-32820PITTS, ANIELA #4FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-02-2126745742-481-32763PRASIFKA UNIT #1MCZ, INC.RECOMP7,616
1985-02-2126745442-481-32818BACAK HEIRS #1TEXAS CITY REFG. INC.DRILL7,200
1985-02-2126753542-481-32819PITTS, ANIELA #5FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-02-1826709342-481-32817KRUEGER #6FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-02-1426680542-481-32816MCREE #1ETHYL PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL7,250
1985-02-1126647242-481-32815DUNCAN "K" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,600
1985-02-1126639442-481-32814HANCOCK-BROUSSARD #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL10,300
1985-02-0726622742-481-32813WINTERMANN "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL7,900
1985-02-0626612642-481-32812LEVERIDGE #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-02-0526608942-481-32811DUNCAN #1FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,000
1985-02-0526591442-481-32474COCKBURN, H. C. #110EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,150
1985-02-0526591042-481-32474COCKBURN, H. C. #110EXXON CORP.RECOMP7,150
1985-02-0426582342-481-01048S. R. LUERA ET AL UNIT #1LAGO PETROLEUM CO.RECOMP6,480
1985-02-0126587042-481-32810BISHKIN, G. ET AL #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL13,000
1985-02-0126586642-481-32809BISHKIN, G. ET AL #2LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,500
1985-01-2926551742-481-32331PRYOR, M. S. EST. #1CHASE ENERGY, INC.OTHER4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wharton County.