Winkler County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Winkler County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-31.
Winkler County permitting is running 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (56 total, level with the prior quarter). 10 were issued in the past week. CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. leads with 42 permits in the past 12 months, one of 15 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
25
Operators (30d)
5
Latest Permit
2026-07-31
All Time
6,953
6,953 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-06-30 | 85469 | 42-495-31229 | COMANCHE UNIT #7 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85468 | 42-495-32417 | COMANCHE UNIT #6 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85466 | 42-495-31227 | COMANCHE UNIT "A" #1 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85450 | 42-495-31226 | HUTCHINGS, E. G. T-90 #11 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1980-06-30 | 85445 | 42-495-31225 | SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #182A | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-06-26 | 85225 | 42-495-82010 | JENKINS, B. F. "12" #14 | CONOCO INC. | OTHER | 7,959 | |
| 1980-06-26 | 85224 | 42-495-31224 | BAIRD, W. E. #19-48C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-06-26 | 85223 | 42-495-31223 | BAIRD, W. E. #13-75C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84824 | 42-495-31222 | BAIRD, W. E. #12-51C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84823 | 42-495-31221 | BAIRD, W. E. #12-50C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-06-24 | 84822 | 42-495-31220 | BAIRD, W. E. #12-49C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-06-20 | 84482 | 42-495-31219 | YEATES, BOB UNIVERSITY "45" #1 | ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1980-06-20 | 84481 | 42-495-31218 | YEATES, BOB UNIVERSITY "39-A" #1 | ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATION | DRILL | 7,000 | |
| 1980-06-20 | 84480 | 42-495-31217 | YEATES, BOB UNIVERSITY "39" #1 | ESTORIL PRODUCING CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,400 | |
| 1980-06-18 | 84372 | 42-495-31215 | SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #187 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-06-18 | 84334 | 42-495-31214 | SEALY & SMITH "72-B" #1 | SAGE ENERGY COMPANY | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-06-18 | 84333 | 42-495-31213 | SEALY & SMITH "69-B" #1 | RIAL OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,000 | |
| 1980-06-17 | 84153 | 42-495-31211 | BAIRD, W. E. #19-49C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,600 | |
| 1980-06-13 | 84374 | 42-495-31216 | SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #186 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-06-13 | 84106 | 42-495-31210 | SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #182 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,400 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81943 | 42-495-31207 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #38W | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81941 | 42-495-31208 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #36W | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-05-22 | 81905 | 42-495-05414 | WHEELER, R. A. #1 | SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 10,610 | |
| 1980-05-20 | 81593 | 42-495-31209 | SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION "A" #51 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS | DRILL | 13,500 | |
| 1980-05-19 | 81527 | 42-495-31206 | UNIVERSITY '40-21' #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 20,500 | |
| 1980-05-16 | 83440 | 42-495-31202 | KEYSTONE CATTLE CO. #352 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1980-05-15 | 81267 | 42-495-31205 | BEARS, TEN "A" #1 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 3,750 | |
| 1980-05-13 | 81036 | 42-495-31204 | TEN BEARS #2 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 3,750 | |
| 1980-05-12 | 80921 | 42-495-31203 | COMANCHE CAPITAN "A" #4 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1980-05-12 | 80916 | 42-495-31201 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #39W | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-05-08 | 80652 | 42-495-31200 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #37AW | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-05-02 | 80191 | 42-495-31199 | COMANCHE UNIT #4 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1980-04-29 | 79648 | 42-495-31198 | SCARBOROUGH #1 | AGAR & AGAR, INC. | DRILL | 3,200 | |
| 1980-04-29 | 79605 | 42-495-81235 | SEALY, JOHN #5 | M. M. OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 3,201 | |
| 1980-04-28 | 79472 | 42-495-31197 | HALLEY "B" #14 | PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF TEXAS | DRILL | 3,100 | |
| 1980-04-28 | 79470 | 42-495-03441 | JENKINS #4 | PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | RECOMP | 5,280 | |
| 1980-04-24 | 79050 | 42-495-30879 | MITCHELL "A" #2 | COQUINA OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 6,400 | |
| 1980-04-23 | 79009 | 42-495-03893 | WALTON, J. B. #17-D | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 9,200 | |
| 1980-04-23 | 78999 | 42-495-05217 | CRUM, MRS. M. E. #3 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS | RECOMP | 10,004 | |
| 1980-04-18 | 78723 | 42-495-31626 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1207 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-04-18 | 78722 | 42-495-31602 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1208 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-04-18 | 78721 | 42-495-31584 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1209 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-04-18 | 78720 | 42-495-31542 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1210 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,550 | |
| 1980-04-18 | 78718 | 42-495-31522 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1211 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,550 | |
| 1980-04-16 | 78572 | 42-495-31191 | MITCHELL #1 | COQUINA OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 6,600 | |
| 1980-04-15 | 78303 | 42-495-05444 | MITCHELL #1 | HENDON, WILLIAM E., JR. | OTHER | 12,724 | |
| 1980-04-15 | 78302 | 42-495-31190 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1200 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-04-15 | 78297 | 42-495-31189 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ET AL #1195 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-04-15 | 78295 | 42-495-31188 | O'BRIEN, G. W. ETAL #1187 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-04-08 | 80468 | 42-495-31185 | JENKINS, BEN ET AL "A" #21 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 3,640 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Winkler County.