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

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-31

All Time

6,953

6,953 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH
1978-05-18	24566	42-495-30945	BROWN, E. #4	TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	3,500
1978-05-15	24312	42-495-30944	BROWN, E. #2	TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	3,500
1978-05-15	24311	42-495-30943	BROWN, E. #1	TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	3,500
1978-05-15	24310	42-495-30942	BROWN ALTMAN A/C8 #3	TEXAS PACIFIC OIL COMPANY, INC.	DRILL	3,500
1978-05-15	24268	42-495-30941	WALTON, J. B. #81	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,700
1978-05-12	24171	42-495-30940	WALTON, J. B. #80	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,700
1978-05-10	23842	42-495-30939	UNIVERSITY 26 #1	MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.	DRILL	5,300
1978-05-09	25236	42-495-30936	BLACK KETTLE #5	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-05-09	23828	42-495-30938	NOSE, ROMAN #2	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	20,000
1978-05-09	23803	42-495-30937	COMANCHE CAPITAN #2	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-05-02	23364	42-495-30935	SEALY & SMITH "33-B" #1	RIAL OIL CO.	DRILL	9,200
1978-04-20	22628	42-495-04357	SMITH, SEALY -B- #4	SHELL OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	10,470
1978-04-20	22598	42-495-30933	HENDRICK "D" #3	FELMONT OIL CORP.	DRILL	3,200
1978-04-19	22964	42-495-30931	LITTLE WOLF #8	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-04-19	22957	42-495-30930	LITTLE WOLF #7	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-04-18	22963	42-495-30932	BLACK KETTLE #4	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-04-11	21868	42-495-05187	BLUE ESTATE #4	AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY	OTHER	10,640
1978-04-11	21851	42-495-30929	SEALY & SMITH "6-A" #1	RIAL OIL CO.	DRILL	9,200
1978-04-10	21750	42-495-02742	WHEELER, A. E. -A- #1	SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.	OTHER	10,598
1978-04-04	21315	42-495-05315	WHEELER, R. A. "B" #2	AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS	OTHER	10,500
1978-03-29	21666	42-495-30928	BLACK KETTLE #3	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-03-22	20561	42-495-30927	HENDRICK, IDA #14-Y	SABINE PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	3,200
1978-03-17	20269	42-495-30926	FOX TAIL "A" #3	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-03-10	21647	42-495-30537	NOSE, ROMAN #1	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	22,150
1978-03-10	19746	42-495-30537	NOSE, ROMAN #1	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	22,150
1978-03-08	19663	42-495-30925	BLACK KETTLE #1-A	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,480
1978-03-01	19723	42-495-30923	WALTON, J. B. #77	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,700
1978-03-01	19200	42-495-30924	SEALY & SMITH "33-A" #1	RIAL OIL CO.	DRILL	9,200
1978-02-17	18555	42-495-30922	WALTON, J. B. #78	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,800
1978-02-15	18291	42-495-30921	LITTLE WOLF #6	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,205
1978-02-15	18290	42-495-30920	LITTLE WOLF #5	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,260
1978-02-15	18289	42-495-30919	FOX TAIL #2	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-02-10	17976	42-495-30918	UNIVERSITY 6-21 #1	GETTY OIL CO.	DRILL	21,500
1978-02-02	17515	42-495-30291	SEALY SMITH FOUNDATION #116	SHELL OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	5,350
1978-02-02	17512	42-495-30917	WALTON, J. B. "F" #76	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,700
1978-02-02	17511	42-495-30916	BASHARA, M. J. #60	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,700
1978-02-02	17510	42-495-30915	BASHARA, M. J. #59	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	4,000
1978-01-31	17324	42-495-30498	SEALY SMITH "A" #1	TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.	RECOMP	9,600
1978-01-30	17233	42-495-30910	EL CAPITAN WSW #18A	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,100
1978-01-30	17232	42-495-30911	EL CAPITAN WSW #15A	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,200
1978-01-30	17231	42-495-30912	EL CAPITAN WSW #11A	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,200
1978-01-30	17230	42-495-30913	EL CAPITAN WSW #3A	SHELL OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,200
1978-01-27	17163	42-495-30914	HILL, A. G. #1	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	22,000
1978-01-16	16451	42-495-30909	WALTON, J. B. #75	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	4,000
1978-01-16	16450	42-495-30908	WALTON, J. B. #74	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	DRILL	3,700
1978-01-12	16212	42-495-03907	WALTON, J. B. #31-S	BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.	RECOMP	8,000
1978-01-11	15195	42-495-30907	WOLF, LITTLE #4	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400
1978-01-11	12443	42-495-30896	LITTLE WOLF #3	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,500
1978-01-11	10763	42-495-30891	BLACK KETTLE #2	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,310
1977-12-30	15192	42-495-30906	TAIL, FOX #1	GIFFORD, MITCHELL & WISENBAKER	DRILL	3,400

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Winkler County.