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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-06 | 15788 | 42-503-32631 | FERGUSON, C. O. #1A | KUNKEL, RAYLAN | DRILL | 1,110 | |
| 1978-01-06 | 15787 | 42-503-32630 | PRIDEAUX, INEZ STEWART #2 | LOWACK & HOLDER OIL CO. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1978-01-06 | 15786 | 42-503-84776 | CHAPMAN, ZADA #1 | DRENNAN & SNOW PRODUCTION | OTHER | 600 | |
| 1978-01-06 | 15785 | 42-503-32629 | BRYAN-CLAYTON #1 | MOGUL PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1978-01-06 | 15784 | 42-503-32628 | NALL, REX ET AL #2 | BOLIN OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1978-01-06 | 15733 | 42-503-01630 | CEARLEY #1 | LUCKY SEVEN OIL | OTHER | 3,500 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 15523 | 42-503-32627 | MCCLATCHY #3 | LEONARD RESOURCES | DRILL | 952 | |
| 1978-01-04 | 15488 | 42-503-32626 | ATWOOD, LAURA #1 | MCCOUN & TEMPLE INTEREST | DRILL | 4,420 | |
| 1977-12-30 | 15486 | 42-503-32625 | FURR, ELLIS #2 | HARKEN OIL & GAS, INC | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-12-29 | 15489 | 42-503-84774 | LOWERY, SARAH #1 | BRANNEN, MICHAEL | OTHER | 3,400 | |
| 1977-12-29 | 14957 | 42-503-32622 | BERNHARDT, A. A. #1 | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 5,350 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 15319 | 42-503-32624 | BENSON, S. M. J. #1 | BRUSHY CREEK DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 15318 | 42-503-32623 | BENSON, S. M. J. #2 | BRUSHY CREEK DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1977-12-28 | 14807 | 42-503-32621 | MCCLATCHY #2 | LEONARD RESOURCES | DRILL | 975 | |
| 1977-12-27 | 14684 | 42-503-32620 | WRAGG #1 | TEX-ENEX, INC. | DRILL | 4,900 | |
| 1977-12-27 | 14665 | 42-503-32619 | CARPENTER, O. R. "A" #4 | FREEZE, E. & SON | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14633 | 42-503-32618 | DOMINO WADLEY #1 #1 | DOMESTIC INVESTORS' OIL CORP. | DRILL | 4,400 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14632 | 42-503-32617 | WILSON #10 | ANDREW & ODELL | DRILL | 1,037 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14524 | 42-503-32616 | SHANAFELT "C" #1-T | AMITY OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 2,200 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14523 | 42-503-32615 | WHITAKER, H. ET AL #4 | DAVIS, ROBERT E. | DRILL | 750 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14522 | 42-503-32614 | HENNING, RACHEL MRS. #1 | LA MAR, PAUL W. | DRILL | 1,126 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14521 | 42-503-32613 | TAYLOR #3 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 2,750 | |
| 1977-12-22 | 14514 | 42-503-32612 | GRAHAM, M. K. #1 | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1977-12-21 | 14429 | 42-503-32611 | MCCOMBS #1 | SOLO ENERGY CORP. | DRILL | 4,990 | |
| 1977-12-20 | 14332 | 42-503-84773 | BIGGERS #2 | KROT OIL CO. | OTHER | 3,100 | |
| 1977-12-20 | 14331 | 42-503-32610 | CARPENTER, O. R. #9 | FREEZE, E. & SON | DRILL | 700 | |
| 1977-12-20 | 14330 | 42-503-32609 | STEWART, G. P. "A" #5B | ELLEN OIL CO. | DRILL | 875 | |
| 1977-12-19 | 14233 | 42-503-32605 | BULLOCK, J. C. #1 WDW | CHITAL PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1977-12-16 | 14211 | 42-503-33480 | MCCLUER #2 | TEX-ENEX, INC. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1977-12-15 | 14276 | 42-503-32608 | BULLOCK, ROBERT #1 | TUTHILL & BARBEE | DRILL | 5,003 | |
| 1977-12-15 | 14213 | 42-503-32607 | SHEPARD, J. W. #1 | MOGUL PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1977-12-14 | 14030 | 42-503-32604 | CLINTON, H. #1A | HAMCO EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT CO | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1977-12-14 | 14002 | 42-503-32603 | PRIDEAUX, H. O. #19 | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-12-14 | 14001 | 42-503-32602 | PRIDEAUX, R. O. #9-C | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-12-14 | 14000 | 42-503-32601 | PRIDEAUX, R. O. #13-D | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-12-12 | 13890 | 42-503-32600 | KING #3 | HAYS, JOHN H. | DRILL | 1,100 | |
| 1977-12-08 | 13651 | 42-503-32599 | TURNER #1 | JOHNSON, G. P. & CO. | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1977-12-08 | 13580 | 42-503-32598 | LOWE, CECIL "A" #1 | MULLINS, MANUEL | DRILL | 900 | |
| 1977-12-05 | 13390 | 42-503-32596 | WEITINGER #3 | KARPER & GLASS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 2,662 | |
| 1977-12-05 | 13355 | 42-503-32595 | HALL, J. F. #6 | NAPECO, INC. | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-12-05 | 13354 | 42-503-32594 | HALL, J. F. #5 | NAPECO, INC. | DRILL | 4,835 | |
| 1977-12-05 | 13353 | 42-503-32593 | HAZELTON, G. O. #1 | NAPECO, INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1977-12-05 | 13175 | 42-503-32588 | JEFFERY, J.K. #7C | MYERS, JAMES B. | DRILL | 730 | |
| 1977-12-02 | 13331 | 42-503-32592 | RUSHING, W. A. #16 | PEDEN, CARL W. | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1977-12-02 | 13330 | 42-503-32591 | RUSHING, W. A. #15 | PEDEN, CARL W. | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1977-12-02 | 13231 | 42-503-32589 | ROGERS ESTATE #1 | NORTH CENTRAL DRILLING & EXP. CO | DRILL | 4,217 | |
| 1977-12-01 | 13174 | 42-503-32587 | BENSON, SMJ #10 | JOHNSON, M. R. JR. | DRILL | 920 | |
| 1977-12-01 | 13172 | 42-503-32586 | DEWITT MCCLATCHY #9 | JOHNSON, M. R. JR. | DRILL | 920 | |
| 1977-12-01 | 13102 | 42-503-33473 | JOHNSON B #W1 | PHILLIPS, M. J. | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1977-11-30 | 13233 | 42-503-32590 | BURGESS, VERNON #1 | DELTA OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 4,900 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Young County.