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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-01-21 | 70313 | 42-495-31141 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1191 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 11,700 | |
| 1980-01-21 | 70295 | 42-495-31140 | COMANCHE UNIT #3 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1980-01-21 | 70294 | 42-495-31139 | COMANCHE UNIT #5 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1980-01-18 | 72290 | 42-495-31138 | HILL, MRS. M. J., A/C #8 #29 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 5,050 | |
| 1980-01-18 | 71628 | 42-495-31129 | VEST RANCH #14A | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 8,800 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69888 | 42-495-31137 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1190 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69887 | 42-495-31136 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1188 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-01-16 | 69886 | 42-495-31135 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ETAL #1186 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,380 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69104 | 42-495-31133 | COMANCHE UNIT #2 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69064 | 42-495-31132 | SMITH, SEALY 68 #1 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,700 | |
| 1980-01-09 | 69054 | 42-495-31131 | BAIRD, W. E. #14 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 3,650 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 71799 | 42-495-30914 | HILL, A. G. #1 | GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER | OTHER | 21,954 | |
| 1980-01-07 | 68760 | 42-495-31130 | HOGG #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1980-01-03 | 68366 | 42-495-31128 | STATE WALTON -E- #33 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 10,805 | |
| 1979-12-31 | 67956 | 42-495-31126 | WHALEY E #6 | ROTARY OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 6,200 | |
| 1979-12-20 | 67393 | 42-495-31125 | SEALY-SMITH FOUNDATION -A- #49 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-20 | 67392 | 42-495-31124 | SEALY-SMITH FOUNDATION "A" #48 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 68091 | 42-495-31127 | SEALY, JOHN #4 | B & M ENERGY | DRILL | 3,050 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 67180 | 42-495-31123 | UNIVERSITY "Q" #2 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,250 | |
| 1979-12-19 | 67178 | 42-495-31122 | UNIVERSITY "A" #2 | MR OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 5,250 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66410 | 42-495-31121 | KEYSTONE HOLT UNIT #9336 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 5,390 | |
| 1979-12-11 | 66409 | 42-495-02384 | WALTON, J. B. "A" #2 | EXXON CORP. | RECOMP | 3,103 | |
| 1979-12-06 | 65747 | 42-495-04088 | SEALY, JOHN #6 | M. M. OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 3,200 | |
| 1979-12-04 | 65471 | 42-495-31120 | UNIVERSITY "43 E" #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-11-14 | 63779 | 42-495-31119 | BASHARA, M. J. "B" #23 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 3,780 | |
| 1979-11-12 | 63432 | 42-495-31118 | UNIVERSITY "7-21" #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 15,700 | |
| 1979-11-08 | 63272 | 42-495-05738 | WHEELER, C. O. #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | RECOMP | 10,680 | |
| 1979-11-07 | 63076 | 42-495-31116 | UNIVERSITY "43W" #1 | MGF OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1979-11-05 | 62944 | 42-495-31115 | SEALY-SMITH FOUNDATION "M" #1 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1979-11-05 | 62943 | 42-495-31114 | KEYSTONE CATTLE CO. #351 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,900 | |
| 1979-11-05 | 62929 | 42-495-31113 | KEYSTONE CATTLE CO. #349 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 1979-11-01 | 62730 | 42-495-01896 | BROWN ALTMAN #7 | GLASS OIL CO. | RECOMP | 3,200 | |
| 1979-10-31 | 62529 | 42-495-31112 | KEYSTONE CATTLE CO. #350 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,060 | |
| 1979-10-30 | 62442 | 42-495-31111 | 7407 JV-S WINKLER -B- #1 | BTA OIL PRODUCERS | DRILL | 7,100 | |
| 1979-10-29 | 62154 | 42-495-31110 | BAIRD, W. E. #13-70C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1979-10-29 | 62143 | 42-495-31109 | BAIRD, W. E. #13-71C | CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1979-10-23 | 61541 | 42-495-04362 | SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #15 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 5,281 | |
| 1979-10-17 | 61111 | 42-495-31108 | WALTON, J. B. #106 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60763 | 42-495-31107 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1181 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,350 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60761 | 42-495-31106 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1182 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,350 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60760 | 42-495-31105 | O'BRIEN, G. W., ET AL #1183 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,350 | |
| 1979-10-16 | 60649 | 42-495-31104 | HENDRICK, T. G. #32 | GULF OIL CORP. | DRILL | 3,400 | |
| 1979-10-15 | 60632 | 42-495-31052 | SEALY SMITH "31" #1 | LOVELADY, IKE INC. | OTHER | 9,200 | |
| 1979-10-11 | 60253 | 42-495-31103 | JENKINS, BEN ET AL "A" #15 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | DRILL | 3,700 | |
| 1979-10-04 | 59714 | 42-495-31102 | UNIVERSITY "21-36" #2 | MONSANTO COMPANY | DRILL | 8,600 | |
| 1979-09-27 | 59097 | 42-495-05680 | SEALY & SMITH "72" #2 | RIAL OIL CO. | OTHER | 9,100 | |
| 1979-09-27 | 59096 | 42-495-31101 | SEALY & SMITH "72" #1 | RIAL OIL CO. | DRILL | 9,100 | |
| 1979-09-25 | 58879 | 42-495-00270 | HILL, MRS. M. J. A/C #6 #14 | BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 9,730 | |
| 1979-09-21 | 58606 | 42-495-31100 | KEYSTONE CATTLE COMPANY "19" #1 | SOUTHLAND ROYALTY COMPANY | DRILL | 9,820 | |
| 1979-09-20 | 58502 | 42-495-31099 | TEN BEARS "DEEP" #1 | GMW CORP. | DRILL | 19,819 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Winkler County.