Wichita County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Wichita County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-02.
Wichita County permitting is running 1.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (4 total, versus 5 in the prior quarter). NEWPORT OPERATING, LLC leads with 9 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.
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12,808 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-15 | 650991 | 42-485-44338 | R. LEE KEMPNER "A" #2 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 2008-01-14 | 652678 | 42-485-44340 | BOYD, PEARL MRS. #S 1 | SAVANNA NATURAL RESOURCES | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 2008-01-14 | 652566 | 42-485-44339 | OWENS, M. J. #24 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2008-01-10 | 652416 | 42-485-44337 | HONAKER, W. B. NCT-1 #174 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2008-01-10 | 652383 | 42-485-44336 | ALLEN, R. S. #265 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 2007-12-21 | 650241 | 42-485-44335 | BURNETT A #106 | KINCAID ETAL, INC. | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 2007-12-18 | 650913 | 42-485-44330 | KING B SHALLOW #11 | BTO VENTURE, INC. | DRILL | 1,850 | |
| 2007-12-18 | 650910 | 42-485-44329 | BURNS B SHALLOW #8 | BTO VENTURE, INC. | DRILL | 1,800 | |
| 2007-12-18 | 648306 | 42-485-44334 | GEORGE "C" #13 | CRUTHIRD, MARK OIL | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 2007-12-17 | 651257 | 42-485-44333 | SECOND BYWATERS #273 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-12-17 | 651255 | 42-485-44332 | SECOND BYWATERS #272 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-12-17 | 651224 | 42-485-44331 | SECOND BYWATERS #271 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-12-11 | 648503 | 42-485-44311 | OVERBY #35 | STONE, GREGORY W. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-12-10 | 650412 | 42-485-43187 | DAUME #1 | ATKINSON, JIM | RECOMP | 2,000 | |
| 2007-12-04 | 649961 | 42-485-44323 | STRINGER, J. W. #348 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-12-03 | 650162 | 42-485-44327 | WAGGONER - AURORA #A 11 | WAGGONER, W. T., ESTATE | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 2007-12-03 | 647454 | 42-485-44326 | MERTINS, K. #27 | FIELD PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 1,950 | |
| 2007-11-29 | 649993 | 42-485-44325 | HONAKER, W. B. NCT-2 #167 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-11-29 | 649962 | 42-485-44324 | SECOND BYWATERS #270 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-11-29 | 649121 | 42-485-44321 | WITCHER #5 | MOORE ENERGY SERVICES, LLC | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2007-11-27 | 649375 | 42-485-44322 | CULLUM C #9 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2007-11-27 | 649286 | 42-485-44317 | WAGGONER - AURORA #A 8 | WAGGONER, W. T., ESTATE | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 2007-11-16 | 649457 | 42-485-44320 | WAGGONER - AURORA #A 10 | WAGGONER, W. T., ESTATE | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 2007-11-16 | 649176 | 42-485-44316 | BYWATERS, B. A. #226 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 2007-11-15 | 649288 | 42-485-44318 | WAGGONER - AURORA #A 9 | WAGGONER, W. T., ESTATE | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 2007-11-14 | 649180 | 42-485-44315 | SECOND BYWATERS #269 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-11-14 | 649173 | 42-485-44314 | B. A. BYWATERS #224 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 2007-11-09 | 648907 | 42-485-44313 | MCCARTY M #15 | HANACO OPERATING | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 2007-11-09 | 648906 | 42-485-44312 | CHILSON EST #6S | SISSOM OIL | DRILL | 1,800 | |
| 2007-11-01 | 648558 | 42-485-44310 | MCCARTY #22 | JOHNSON & ERNST OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-10-26 | 648108 | 42-485-44309 | KING B #9 | BTO VENTURE, INC. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 2007-10-25 | 648127 | 42-485-44308 | KING B #10 | BTO VENTURE, INC. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 2007-10-19 | 647943 | 42-485-44307 | GRAHAM, LEX #1 | WILLOWBEND INVESTMENTS, INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 2007-10-19 | 647813 | 42-485-44304 | FIRST BYWATERS #56A | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-10-19 | 647312 | 42-485-44302 | RIO BRAVO "ACE" #E 25 | EXTEX OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 2007-10-19 | 647311 | 42-485-44301 | RIO BRAVO "ACE" #E 26 | EXTEX OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 2007-10-19 | 645930 | 42-485-44306 | GEORGE "C" #11 | CRUTHIRD, MARK OIL | DRILL | 1,700 | |
| 2007-10-18 | 647814 | 42-485-44305 | STRINGER, J. W. #346 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-10-17 | 647609 | 42-485-44303 | BURNETT, S. B. #28 | M & A OIL COMPANY, LTD. | DRILL | 1,600 | |
| 2007-10-10 | 646110 | 42-485-15388 | MURPHREE, J.C. #1 | SISSOM OIL | RECOMP | 2,850 | |
| 2007-10-09 | 647247 | 42-485-44300 | DOUGLAS 'E' #73 | PEBA OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2007-10-09 | 647246 | 42-485-44299 | DOUGLAS 'E' #72 | PEBA OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2007-10-08 | 647197 | 42-485-44298 | STRINGER, J. W. #312 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-10-08 | 647196 | 42-485-44296 | BYWATERS, B. A. #223 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 2007-10-08 | 647191 | 42-485-44297 | S. M. A. UNIT -B- #411 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | 646712 | 42-485-44294 | KEMP KEMPNER #31 | TRIPLE "S" GAS, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | 646694 | 42-485-44295 | KEMP KEMPNER #30 | TRIPLE "S" GAS, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-09-27 | 646145 | 42-485-44293 | MILLER B #3 | BEISCH, LARRY | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2007-09-21 | 646275 | 42-485-44292 | DOUGLAS "E" #71 | PEBA OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2007-09-17 | 645965 | 42-485-44291 | SECOND BYWATERS #266 | WG OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wichita County.