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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06-13 | 510018 | 42-485-43628 | DANIELS, S. M. #67 | FELTY, F. T. OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 2001-06-13 | 510017 | 42-485-43627 | DANIELS, S. M. #68 | FELTY, F. T. OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 2001-06-13 | 510017 | 42-485-43627 | DANIELS, S. M. #68 | FELTY, F. T. OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,500 | |
| 2001-06-12 | 509540 | 42-485-43626 | WAGGONER, W. T. #1B | HOOD, J. FRANK, JR. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2001-06-04 | 509423 | 42-485-43625 | WAGGONER #2 | HOOD, J. F. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2001-06-04 | 509422 | 42-485-43624 | WAGGONER #1 | HOOD, J. F. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2001-05-29 | 507728 | 42-485-43617 | DUTTON #10 | 4-J OIL CO. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 2001-05-22 | 509178 | 42-485-43623 | BRIDWELL #3 | JOHNSON & ERNST OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2001-05-22 | 509101 | 42-485-43622 | SMITH, RODNEY #1 | ALEXANDER, STANLEY | DRILL | 900 | |
| 2001-05-22 | 509100 | 42-485-43621 | SMITH, RODNEY #2 | ALEXANDER, STANLEY | DRILL | 900 | |
| 2001-05-10 | 508645 | 42-485-43620 | WEST BURK #3 | D E I ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 2001-05-02 | 508242 | 42-485-43619 | WAGGONER "TC" #14A | L & S DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2001-04-26 | 502976 | 42-485-43599 | BROCKREID A #5 | HOCO, INC. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2001-04-16 | 507831 | 42-485-43618 | WEST BARK #2 | D E I ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2001-04-10 | 507486 | 42-485-43616 | BENTLEY #3H | HOOD, J. FRANK, JR. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2001-04-06 | 507295 | 42-485-43615 | PERKINS & CULLUM A DEEP #4A | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 2001-03-27 | 506649 | 42-485-43611 | MCVEIGH, JOE DEEP #1 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,150 | |
| 2001-03-26 | 506777 | 42-485-43613 | PRATT #18 | 4-J OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2001-03-21 | 506817 | 42-485-43612 | ROLLER B #52 | PRICKETT, JIMMY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 2001-03-16 | 506634 | 42-485-43610 | WEST BURK #1 | D E I ENERGY, INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2001-03-05 | 505929 | 42-485-40096 | KEMPNER I #2 | JOHNSON & ERNST OPERATING CO. | RECOMP | 4,534 | |
| 2001-02-23 | 505373 | 42-485-43608 | BRIDGETOWN RRE #B 3 | RED RIVER OPERATING & DRLG. CO. | DRILL | 1,990 | |
| 2001-02-23 | 505372 | 42-485-43609 | BRIDGETOWN RRE #B 2 | RED RIVER OPERATING & DRLG. CO. | DRILL | 1,990 | |
| 2001-02-15 | 505197 | 42-485-43607 | KEMPNER, R. LEE #4 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2001-02-14 | 505127 | 42-485-43606 | CHILSEN, LILYAN #6S | SISSOM OIL | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2001-02-14 | 505126 | 42-485-43605 | SCOTT-ANDERSON #3 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2001-01-25 | 504530 | 42-485-43604 | ROLLAR 'B' #51 | PRICKETT, JIMMY | DRILL | 1,300 | |
| 2001-01-24 | 504382 | 42-485-43602 | CATO-FROG #1 | HOOD, J. FRANK, JR. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2001-01-23 | 504383 | 42-485-43603 | CATO-FROG B #1B | HOOD, J. FRANK, JR. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2001-01-19 | 504144 | 42-485-43601 | COLE, T. J. #62 | 4-J OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,990 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 502107 | 42-485-43593 | BROCKREID #5 | HOCO, INC. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 502107 | 42-485-43593 | BROCKREID #5 | HOCO, INC. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2000-12-20 | 502106 | 42-485-43594 | HOGE, G. A. #11 | HOCO, INC. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2000-12-15 | 503141 | 42-485-43600 | STEED #3 | HOCO, INC. | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 2000-12-14 | 502916 | 42-485-43598 | STONE #8A | JOHNSON & ERNST OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2000-12-14 | 502915 | 42-485-43597 | STONE #7A | JOHNSON & ERNST OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2000-12-12 | 502976 | 42-485-43599 | BROCKREID A #5 | HOCO, INC. | DRILL | 1,950 | |
| 2000-12-04 | 502437 | 42-485-43596 | WITCHER #4 | DBD OPERATING COMPANY | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 2000-11-22 | 502193 | 42-485-43595 | COLLETT, MRS. E. D. #7C | CRAIGHEAD, RAY WELL SERVICE INC | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2000-11-21 | 502042 | 42-485-43591 | KEMP & ALLEN A #7 | BTO VENTURE, INC. | DRILL | 3,999 | |
| 2000-11-20 | 501934 | 42-485-04104 | BICKLEY, W. P. & J. F. #68 | WG OPERATING, INC. | RENTR | 1,000 | |
| 2000-11-17 | 502041 | 42-485-43592 | KEMP & ALLEN A #8 | BTO VENTURE, INC. | DRILL | 4,300 | |
| 2000-10-31 | 500951 | 42-485-43590 | RED RIVER EXPLORATION INC #5RE | RED RIVER OPERATING & DRLG. CO. | DRILL | 1,990 | |
| 2000-10-26 | 500581 | 42-485-43583 | GRACE, JENNINGS #1A | ALEXANDER, STANLEY | DRILL | 1,900 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 500886 | 42-485-43589 | PERKINS & CULLUM "F" DEEP #1 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 2,700 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 500886 | 42-485-43589 | PERKINS & CULLUM "F" DEEP #1 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 500886 | 42-485-43589 | PERKINS & CULLUM "A" #24 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 2,000 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 500886 | 42-485-43589 | PERKINS & CULLUM "A" #24 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 2000-10-19 | 500885 | 42-485-43588 | MCVEIGH, JO "A" DEEP #1 | ABB OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 4,150 | |
| 2000-10-18 | 500564 | 42-485-43586 | CHILSEN, LILYAN #5S | SISSOM OIL | DRILL | 1,999 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wichita County.