Wood County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Wood County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-29.
Wood County permitting is running 1.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (5 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). MONTARE OPERATING, LTD. leads with 6 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.
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2,349 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-03-01 | 19196 | 42-499-00094 | BLOUNT, F. R. #7-SWD | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | OTHER | 5,200 | |
| 1978-02-17 | 18548 | 42-499-30611 | HARRIS SAND UNIT #34 | GREENWICH OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-02-13 | 22814 | 42-499-30606 | MCKNIGHT, PAUL H. #2 | CLEMCO | DRILL | 0 | |
| 1978-02-13 | 18782 | 42-499-81191 | SCHOTT, FRANCIS J. #1 | CLEMCO | RECOMP | 8,490 | |
| 1978-02-06 | 17657 | 42-499-30610 | PERKINS, C. W. #1 | MCMURREY-HIPKE | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1978-01-30 | 17552 | 42-499-30608 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #1266 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1978-01-30 | 17551 | 42-499-30609 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #9318 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1978-01-23 | 16926 | 42-499-30138 | BIRD, O. R. #1 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | RECOMP | 13,004 | |
| 1978-01-16 | 16628 | 42-499-30350 | COKE UNIT "A" #4-U | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | OTHER | 8,130 | |
| 1978-01-13 | 16331 | 42-499-30607 | ALEXANDER, J. D. #2-A | SCHLACHTER, DAVID A. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 16251 | 42-499-30603 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #0051 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1978-01-09 | 15892 | 42-499-00941 | FOUSE, E.P. UNIT #1-R | CLEMCO | OTHER | 5,600 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 15577 | 42-499-30605 | BROWNING, A. B. #1 | GOLDSMITH, J. PAUL | DRILL | 7,390 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 15422 | 42-499-30604 | MOORE, VERNON M. #1 | FLYNN ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 10,000 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 16351 | 42-499-30349 | ZUBER, P. GOODWIN #1-R | FENDER, HARRIS R. | DRILL | 5,030 | |
| 1977-12-09 | 13713 | 42-499-81188 | RUNGE, MARY MCKNIGHT #1 | WESSELY EXP., INC. | OTHER | 4,584 | |
| 1977-12-05 | 15265 | 42-499-30600 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #4346 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1977-12-02 | 4041 | 42-499-30584 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #111 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-11-21 | 12961 | 42-499-30596 | GOLDSMITH, J. B. #41 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1977-11-21 | 12441 | 42-499-00779 | GOLDSMITH, J. B. #8-SWD | SHELL OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 6,357 | |
| 1977-11-17 | 12336 | 42-499-30599 | MORGAN, L. C. #1 | SCHLACHTER, DAVID A. | DRILL | 4,143 | |
| 1977-11-03 | 11859 | 42-499-30597 | WATSON, FANNY A. #8 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 6,500 | |
| 1977-11-01 | 13269 | 42-499-81187 | JACKSON, W. C. #1 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | RECOMP | 8,554 | |
| 1977-10-14 | 11174 | 42-499-81186 | MCELYEA, J. H. #2 | CLEMCO | RECOMP | 6,392 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 3645 | 42-499-30581 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #9208 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 9808 | 42-499-30577 | STATE HIGHWAY #1 | RUTHERFORD, RICKY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-10-06 | 9273 | 42-499-30598 | HARRIS SAND UNIT #36 | GREENWICH OIL CORPORATION | RECOMP | 7,118 | |
| 1977-10-03 | 8924 | 42-499-30595 | BENTON UNIT #1 | GREENWICH OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,500 | |
| 1977-09-27 | 8690 | 42-499-30594 | HARRIS SAND UNIT #33 | GREENWICH OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-09-26 | 8416 | 42-499-81185 | BIRD, O. R. #1 | UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | RECOMP | 13,004 | |
| 1977-09-23 | 8307 | 42-499-30593 | SCOTT, SUSAN #1 | ORO NEGRO OPERATIONS, INC. | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 7308 | 42-499-00360 | MCCREIGHT, G. A. ET AL UNIT #2 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | OTHER | 6,500 | |
| 1977-08-31 | 8573 | 42-499-30592 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #4296 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 6755 | 42-499-30591 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #1257 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-08-16 | 4216 | 42-499-30586 | SPIGNER-KNIGHT UNIT #1 | CLEMCO | DRILL | 8,750 | |
| 1977-08-12 | 5748 | 42-499-30588 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #4206 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-08-12 | 5747 | 42-499-30589 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #9914 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-08-10 | 5057 | 42-499-30590 | FIRST NAT'L BANK OF SULPHUR SPGS #1 | ORO NEGRO OPERATIONS, INC. | DRILL | 7,530 | |
| 1977-08-04 | 4657 | 42-499-30587 | LINDLEY, DAVID T. #1 | TAUBERT & STEED | DRILL | 11,500 | |
| 1977-07-22 | 4502 | 42-499-30585 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #0717 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-07-16 | 3647 | 42-499-30582 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #3023 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,200 | |
| 1977-07-16 | 3646 | 42-499-30583 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #9109 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-07-14 | 2982 | 42-499-30580 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #1265 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-07-01 | 2156 | 42-499-30381 | WRIGHT,STELLA #2 | CLEMCO | DRILL | 8,560 | |
| 1977-06-28 | 1932 | 42-499-30579 | TAYLOR-CRADDOCK #1 | CRYSTAL OIL AND LAND CO. | DRILL | 4,270 | |
| 1977-06-24 | 1702 | 42-499-30578 | MARICLE, O. C. #1 | HUNT OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 9,600 | |
| 1977-06-22 | 1462 | 42-499-30576 | HAWKINS FIELD UNIT #4050 | EXXON CORP. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-06-16 | 866 | 42-499-30139 | BLALOCK, J. R. "A" TRACT 2 #11 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 7,504 | |
| 1977-06-15 | 730 | 42-499-81184 | GOLDSMITH, J. B. #36 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 8,580 |
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Wood County.