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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-10-24 | 10489 | 42-503-84835 | SHANAFELT C #3 | AMITY OIL CO., INC. | OTHER | 700 | |
| 1977-10-24 | 10418 | 42-503-32543 | KOESTER #2 | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 1,056 | |
| 1977-10-24 | 9293 | 42-503-32523 | ALLAR CO.&CRISWELL,H.D. EST. #2 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 2,999 | |
| 1977-10-24 | 6404 | 42-503-32470 | SHOEMATE, LENA #4 | THREE B OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 4,999 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 10490 | 42-503-84770 | MORRISON #1 | SINGLETON, W. | OTHER | 2,500 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 10384 | 42-503-84510 | HALL #4 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | RECOMP | 4,500 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 10382 | 42-503-32542 | DYSINGER-HEAVEN #1 | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 4295 | 42-503-32450 | MAHANEY, EARL #1 | THREE B OPERATING, INC. | DRILL | 4,999 | |
| 1977-10-21 | 1169 | 42-503-32415 | SHANAFELT "C" #2 | AMITY OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 5,100 | |
| 1977-10-19 | 10757 | 42-503-32541 | ELKINS, MOLLIE #6 | HAWKINS, G. A. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-10-17 | 10012 | 42-503-32540 | BENSON #5 | RILEY, BOB | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-10-17 | 10010 | 42-503-32539 | LIGON #2 | WES-MOR DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 4,750 | |
| 1977-10-17 | 10009 | 42-503-33428 | YOUNG, L. C. #1 | HILL, R. M. | OTHER | 4,500 | |
| 1977-10-17 | 10006 | 42-503-32538 | BURCH #6 | STOVALL, N. D. & SON | DRILL | 3,950 | |
| 1977-10-17 | 9955 | 42-503-32537 | HINSON, F.V. #2 | NORTHEAST TEXAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-10-17 | 9954 | 42-503-32536 | HINSON, F. V. #1 | NORTHEAST TEXAS CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-10-14 | 9853 | 42-503-32535 | MANNING #1 | MADERA, R. F. | DRILL | 4,481 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 9723 | 42-503-32534 | STEPHEN-ROACH #27 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 825 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 9721 | 42-503-32533 | MORGAN, C. V. #5 | HANKINS, C. | DRILL | 1,120 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 9719 | 42-503-32532 | DEATS #1 | H & L DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 2,400 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 9717 | 42-503-32531 | GRAGG #5 | GRAGG OIL CO. | DRILL | 780 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 9715 | 42-503-32530 | STEPHEN-ROACH #28 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 825 | |
| 1977-10-13 | 9667 | 42-503-32529 | BIRDWELL #1 | PRICE OIL & GAS | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 9532 | 42-503-32528 | PACE & STRANGE "B" #5 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 9530 | 42-503-32527 | SCHLITTLER #1 | WES-MOR DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 4,674 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 9527 | 42-503-01620 | DONNELL, J. D. #2 | MURPHY & DONNELL | OTHER | 4,200 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 9526 | 42-503-32525 | PRIDEAUX, R. O. UNIT #32 | KUNKEL, RAYLAN | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1977-10-11 | 9492 | 42-503-84765 | KEYSER, HILA "A" #1 | TAYLOR OPER. CO. | RECOMP | 2,350 | |
| 1977-10-07 | 9386 | 42-503-01098 | HOLCOMB, V. "B" #1 | GENERAL OPERATING COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,400 | |
| 1977-10-07 | 9374 | 42-503-32524 | ST. JOHN #1 | WESTER, SAM | DRILL | 1,400 | |
| 1977-10-05 | 9213 | 42-503-32521 | MCCLUSKEY #D-1 | WEATHERBEE & WEATHERBEE | DRILL | 4,200 | |
| 1977-10-05 | 9212 | 42-503-33965 | FUNK #1 | NITSCHKE, DAN E. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1977-10-05 | 9143 | 42-503-32519 | DAILEY, A. Z. NORTH 5 #1 | HORTON & MAHLER, INC. | DRILL | 650 | |
| 1977-10-05 | 3907 | 42-503-32446 | GRAHAM (B) #2 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1977-10-04 | 9040 | 42-503-32518 | BENSON, S. M. J. #11 | SIMMONS & NEW | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-10-04 | 9039 | 42-503-32517 | HONEA -A- #17 | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-10-04 | 7478 | 42-503-32482 | BRENNAN, LORETTA M. - BULLOCK #1 | SOUTH BEND OIL AND GAS, INC. | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1977-09-30 | 8900 | 42-503-32516 | PRIDEAUX, E. R. #15 | MARTIN, LEN | DRILL | 564 | |
| 1977-09-29 | 8819 | 42-503-32515 | CASEY #1 | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 685 | |
| 1977-09-29 | 8802 | 42-503-01621 | KNIGHT FIELD UNIT #11 | RIDDLE OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 3,400 | |
| 1977-09-29 | 8797 | 42-503-32514 | MCALISTER #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,673 | |
| 1977-09-29 | 8796 | 42-503-32513 | BURDICK #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,800 | |
| 1977-09-29 | 8792 | 42-503-32512 | HAMM #2 | LITTLEPAGE, TOMMY | DRILL | 3,999 | |
| 1977-09-28 | 8700 | 42-503-32511 | MATTHEWS, W. G. #C-8 | WIGNALL, GENE | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-09-28 | 8698 | 42-503-32510 | THIGPEN #1 | WES-MOR DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1977-09-26 | 8467 | 42-503-33148 | BOREN, G. M. #1-A | DONNELL, LOUIS, JR. | DRILL | 1,100 | |
| 1977-09-26 | 8466 | 42-503-32506 | BOREN, G. M. #2A | DONNELL, LOUIS, JR. | DRILL | 1,100 | |
| 1977-09-26 | 8390 | 42-503-32505 | CAMPBELL "B" #32 | ANDREW, JOE C. | DRILL | 1,200 | |
| 1977-09-22 | 7865 | 42-503-32485 | RIBBLE, ROY A #1 | ODOM, GAIL D. & PEGGY D. | DRILL | 2,189 | |
| 1977-09-21 | 9215 | 42-503-32522 | JEFFREY #1 | NACOL OIL CO. | DRILL | 900 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Young County.