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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-09-21 | 8153 | 42-503-32503 | GRAHAM, M. K. "C" #2 | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1977-09-21 | 8149 | 42-503-32502 | JEFFERY #3 | JOHNSON, JERRY OIL CO. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-09-21 | 8148 | 42-503-32501 | OWEN, R. D. "A" #4 | BRIGHTMAN, TOM | DRILL | 2,800 | |
| 1977-09-21 | 8120 | 42-503-32500 | HATFIELD, E. R. #2 | SMITH, W. M. | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1977-09-21 | 8018 | 42-503-32499 | TRENCH, M. ET AL #1 | VORTT EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC. | DRILL | 4,650 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7996 | 42-503-31766 | HAWKINS #1 | TWIN MOUNTAIN OIL CORP. | OTHER | 4,300 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7995 | 42-503-32495 | HALL, E. E. ESTATE -A- SHALLOW #3T | FRANKLIN DRILLING CO. | DRILL | 720 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7993 | 42-503-32494 | PRIDEAUX, R. O. UNIT #31 | KUNKEL, RAYLAN | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7992 | 42-503-32493 | HAYGGOD #10 | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 745 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7990 | 42-503-32492 | HAYGOOD #11 | RIGGS PETROLEUM COMPANY | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7988 | 42-503-32491 | MCCULLOUGH #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,707 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7987 | 42-503-32490 | MARSHALL #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,670 | |
| 1977-09-19 | 7985 | 42-503-32489 | DAVIS #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,670 | |
| 1977-09-16 | 7870 | 42-503-32488 | CALVIN, R. J. #1 | MCKEE, KENNETH W. OIL CO. | DRILL | 650 | |
| 1977-09-16 | 7869 | 42-503-32487 | CALVIN, R. J. #3 | MCKEE, KENNETH W. OIL CO. | DRILL | 650 | |
| 1977-09-16 | 7863 | 42-503-32484 | PACE & STRANGE #5 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 850 | |
| 1977-09-16 | 7771 | 42-503-84758 | MCGEE-PETTY UNIT #2 | FARMER, HAYDEN | OTHER | 3,000 | |
| 1977-09-14 | 7867 | 42-503-32486 | FINCH, NORA "A" #42 | HUGHES & PALMER, INC. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-09-14 | 7518 | 42-503-32483 | GILMORE, F.M. EST. #7 | GILMORE, B. I. | DRILL | 575 | |
| 1977-09-13 | 7384 | 42-503-84757 | GRAGG #3 | GRAGG OIL CO. | OTHER | 709 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 8340 | 42-503-31433 | LENNINGTON #21 | BECKHAM GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 8339 | 42-503-31038 | LENNINGTON #17 | BECKHAM GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 8338 | 42-503-31356 | LENNINGTON #24 | BECKHAM GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 8337 | 42-503-31432 | LENNINGTON #20 | BECKHAM GAS CO. | DRILL | 3,000 | |
| 1977-09-12 | 7329 | 42-503-84756 | GRAGG #4 | GRAGG OIL CO. | OTHER | 764 | |
| 1977-09-09 | 7228 | 42-503-32481 | GRAHAM #1 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-09-08 | 7141 | 42-503-30402 | SANDERS, A. G."A" #4 | SHANGRILA OIL COMPANY | OTHER | 3,820 | |
| 1977-09-08 | 7140 | 42-503-32480 | LISLE, T. L. #7 | HATHAWAY BROTHERS | DRILL | 1,999 | |
| 1977-09-07 | 6968 | 42-503-32479 | WORSHAM #1 | OLE CHAPARRAL ON FLINT CREEK | DRILL | 5,300 | |
| 1977-09-06 | 6958 | 42-503-32478 | JEFFERY #2 | JOHNSON, JERRY OIL CO. | DRILL | 800 | |
| 1977-09-06 | 6957 | 42-503-84755 | LISLE #2 | ANTLE, E. | OTHER | 2,622 | |
| 1977-09-06 | 6905 | 42-503-32477 | GRAHAM A #2 | SWANNER PROPERTIES | DRILL | 4,700 | |
| 1977-09-06 | 6904 | 42-503-84754 | CASEY, A. C. #2 | U. P. OIL CO. | RECOMP | 610 | |
| 1977-09-02 | 6813 | 42-503-32476 | LEMMOND #15 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 810 | |
| 1977-09-02 | 6812 | 42-503-32475 | STEPHEN-ROACH #26 | WEEKS, CURTIS WYLIE | DRILL | 825 | |
| 1977-08-29 | 6739 | 42-503-32474 | LAIRD #1 | TERRY, LEWIS D. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-08-29 | 6471 | 42-503-32473 | GRAHAM-LANCER #1 | KADANE OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,500 | |
| 1977-08-29 | 6470 | 42-503-31745 | SHANAFELT, ARTHUR #1 | SEVENTY-SIX OIL CO. | OTHER | 800 | |
| 1977-08-29 | 6465 | 42-503-32472 | CULLERS, F. M. #3 | DODD, J. J. | DRILL | 600 | |
| 1977-08-29 | 6442 | 42-503-32471 | GRIGSBY #3 | MITCHELL OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,600 | |
| 1977-08-29 | 6390 | 42-503-32469 | SHEPARD #2 | TEX-ENEX, INC. | DRILL | 4,480 | |
| 1977-08-25 | 6259 | 42-503-32468 | WILLIAMS, H. B. ET AL #1 | TRAVIS, J. J. | DRILL | 4,875 | |
| 1977-08-25 | 6258 | 42-503-32467 | PRIDEAUX, E. R. #14 | MARTIN, LEN | DRILL | 550 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 6175 | 42-503-39683 | OWEN, R. D. #19 | BRIGHTMAN, TOM | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 6174 | 42-503-32465 | OWEN, R. D. #20 | BRIGHTMAN, TOM | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 6173 | 42-503-32464 | OWEN, R. D. #21 | BRIGHTMAN, TOM | DRILL | 2,900 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 6063 | 42-503-32463 | KING #1 | HAYS, JOHN H. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 6062 | 42-503-32462 | KING #2 | HAYS, JOHN H. | DRILL | 1,000 | |
| 1977-08-24 | 1850 | 42-503-32430 | DAILEY, A. Z. EST #5 | HORTON & MAHLER | DRILL | 629 | |
| 1977-08-22 | 5893 | 42-503-32461 | OWEN, R. D. #18 | BRIGHTMAN, TOM | DRILL | 2,900 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Young County.