Young County Drilling Permits
Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Young County — updated daily, data through 2026-08-04.
Young County permitting is running 2.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (7 total, versus 2 in the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. B.O.L.D. OIL AND GAS, LLC leads with 4 permits in the past 12 months, one of 10 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
5
Operators (30d)
4
Latest Permit
2026-08-04
All Time
11,774
11,774 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-04-26 | 22901 | 42-503-32757 | WILLIS #5 | WES-MOR DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 4,740 | |
| 1978-04-26 | 22900 | 42-503-32756 | PACE & STRANGE #1 | SINGLETON, W. | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1978-04-26 | 22896 | 42-503-32755 | ALLAR CO. & H. D. CRISWELL EST. #6 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1978-04-26 | 22895 | 42-503-32754 | ALLAR CO. & H. D. CRISWELL EST. #5 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 3,600 | |
| 1978-04-26 | 22871 | 42-503-20553 | SENTERS #1 | SWARTS, GLEN G. | OTHER | 4,800 | |
| 1978-04-25 | 22795 | 42-503-31041 | LENNINGTON EIGHT #8 | PALEO OIL & GAS, INC. | RECOMP | 2,340 | |
| 1978-04-20 | 22629 | 42-503-84548 | MCCLATCHEY #1 | FRANKLIN DRILLING CO. | OTHER | 3,000 | |
| 1978-04-19 | 22710 | 42-503-32752 | SNIDER-THWEAT #2A | HOBIE OIL CO. | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1978-04-19 | 22505 | 42-503-32751 | SENKEL-HAWKINS #4 | SENKEL, WESLEY, INC. | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1978-04-19 | 22503 | 42-503-32750 | HAWKINS, SENKEL #3 | SENKEL, WESLEY, INC. | DRILL | 525 | |
| 1978-04-19 | 22502 | 42-503-32749 | SENKEL-HAWKINS #2 | SENKEL, WESLEY, INC. | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1978-04-19 | 22501 | 42-503-32748 | WHITTENBURG #2 | PRAISE THE LORD DRILLING CO, INC | DRILL | 2,600 | |
| 1978-04-18 | 22432 | 42-503-32747 | TAYLOR #1 | OLE CHAPARRAL'S QUINT QUEST | DRILL | 4,829 | |
| 1978-04-18 | 22431 | 42-503-32746 | MANNING #1 | OLE CHAPARRAL ON THE MANNING | DRILL | 4,929 | |
| 1978-04-18 | 22387 | 42-503-31754 | SNIDER, S. E., MRS. #6 | OLE, INC. | RECOMP | 0 | |
| 1978-04-17 | 22362 | 42-503-84786 | ALLAR, CO. THE #5 | STREET, E. BRUCE, JR. | OTHER | 3,305 | |
| 1978-04-17 | 22264 | 42-503-32726 | BERNHARDT, A. #2S | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 900 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22188 | 42-503-32743 | DAVIS #1 | RANGER OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22184 | 42-503-32742 | DONNELL "S" #1-A | HALE OIL & GAS PROPERTIES | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22183 | 42-503-32741 | DONNELL "B" #2 | RANGER OPERATING CO. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22182 | 42-503-32740 | DONNELL "B" #1 | HALE OIL & GAS PROPERTIES | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22154 | 42-503-32739 | CAMPBELL "B" #33 | ANDREW, JOE C. | DRILL | 1,250 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22141 | 42-503-32738 | LEMMOND #17 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22140 | 42-503-30936 | STOVALL 161-17430 #7 | STOVALL, N. D. & SON | OTHER | 2,900 | |
| 1978-04-14 | 22139 | 42-503-32737 | MANNING #1-R | MADERA, R. F. | DRILL | 4,550 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22071 | 42-503-32736 | FINCH, NORA "B" #22 | CRAIG, BOB | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22064 | 42-503-32734 | PRATHER #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,624 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22062 | 42-503-32733 | GRAHAM "A" #2-S | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22061 | 42-503-01641 | FORD #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | OTHER | 4,595 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22059 | 42-503-32732 | REEVES #2 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,625 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22057 | 42-503-32731 | ST. JOHN #2 | WESTER, SAM | DRILL | 1,155 | |
| 1978-04-13 | 22055 | 42-503-81912 | FINCH, NORA "B" #7 | CRAIG, BOB | RECOMP | 900 | |
| 1978-04-11 | 22070 | 42-503-32735 | BENSON, S. M. J. #18 | SIMMONS & NEW | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-04-10 | 21798 | 42-503-32728 | MAHANEY, EARL #4 | THREE B OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-04-10 | 21786 | 42-503-32727 | SNYDER #1 | LEE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 650 | |
| 1978-04-10 | 21783 | 42-503-31441 | GILMORE, H. C. #4 | BEREN CORPORATION | DRILL | 4,740 | |
| 1978-04-10 | 21757 | 42-503-32726 | BERNHARDT, A. #2S | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 900 | |
| 1978-04-10 | 21756 | 42-503-32725 | BERNHARDT, A. #1S | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 900 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21839 | 42-503-32730 | COLLIER B #15 | LEE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21838 | 42-503-32729 | SNIDER-THWEATT #1-A | HOBIE OIL CO. | DRILL | 650 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21588 | 42-503-32724 | EDWARDS A #2 | SINGLETON, W. | DRILL | 5,616 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21587 | 42-503-32723 | PRIDEAUX, H. O. EST. #21 | KUNKEL, RAYLAN | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1978-04-07 | 21586 | 42-503-32722 | HARLAN HEIRS #2 | TEX-ENEX, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1978-04-06 | 21535 | 42-503-32721 | CAMPBELL "D" #37 | YOUNG, HARRY W. | DRILL | 950 | |
| 1978-04-06 | 21505 | 42-503-32720 | GILMORE, F. M. EST. #8 | GILMORE, B. I. | DRILL | 697 | |
| 1978-04-05 | 21461 | 42-503-32719 | ALLAR CO. & CRISWELL, H.D. EST. #4 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 2,176 | |
| 1978-04-04 | 21353 | 42-503-30980 | STOVALL 161 #11 | STOVALL, N. D. & SON | OTHER | 2,904 | |
| 1978-04-03 | 21217 | 42-503-32718 | DONNELL "S" #1 | HALE OIL & GAS PROPERTIES | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1978-03-31 | 21159 | 42-503-32717 | BENSON, G. M. #1 | KALICO OIL & GAS CO. | DRILL | 5,023 | |
| 1978-03-31 | 21148 | 42-503-32716 | KING #3 | MCDONALD, JOE | DRILL | 555 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Young County.