Harris County, Texas
Harris County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 2drilling permits
- 4completions
- 0first-production reports
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Harris County
- Drilling locations2Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells538On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing133Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged395The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
1,066 wells with a location on the state's map and 2 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
A permit is not a well.
Wells near each town in Harris County
- Aldine126 wells
- Alief8 wells
- Atascocita168 wells
- Barrett514 wells
- Baytown461 wells
- Bellaire423 wells
- Bunker Hill Village1 well
- Channelview292 wells
- Cloverleaf43 wells
- Crosby508 wells
- Cypress151 wells
- Deer Park466 wells
- El Lago441 wells
- Galena Park23 wells
- Hedwig Village11 wells
- Highlands343 wells
- Houston51 wells
- Hudson37 wells
- Humble151 wells
- Hunters Creek Village36 wells
- Jacinto City34 wells
- Jersey Village46 wells
- Katy110 wells
- La Porte337 wells
- Nassau Bay650 wells
- Oak Cliff Place107 wells
- Pasadena359 wells
- Piney Point Village18 wells
- Seabrook435 wells
- Sheldon111 wells
- Shoreacres400 wells
- South Houston382 wells
- Southside Place288 wells
- Spring42 wells
- Spring Valley14 wells
- Taylor Lake Village458 wells
- Tomball229 wells
- Webster1,006 wells
- West University Place177 wells
Wells within 10 miles of each town, on either side of the county line.
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<a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/harris-county-tx"><img src="https://royaltyclerk.com/maps/county-wells/harris-county-tx.svg" alt="Map of Harris County, Texas, with 1,066 oil and gas wells and 2 recent drilling locations as dots." width="1000" height="1023" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0"></a>
<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/harris-county-tx">Harris County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>The last twelve months
Month by month in Harris County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to August 11, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.
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The newest drilling permits in Harris County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | JC STRIBLING 2re-entry · verticalRise Petroleum Investments LLCAPI 42-201-01279 · permit 091750230.02472, -95.250444,852 ft | Rise Petroleum Investments LLC | |||||
| 2026-02-13 | BROWN-FERRIS UNIT 1re-entry · verticalFrio Resources, LLCAPI 42-201-32063 · permit 091324529.83379, -94.95592drilling began 2026-06-29 · 14,000 ft | Frio Resources, LLC | |||||
| 2024-07-10 | R J S UNIT 7recompletion · verticalWRD Operating LLCAPI 42-201-30797 · permit 090105629.92299, -95.282498,365 ft | WRD Operating LLC | |||||
| 2024-05-24 | MONUMENT 1new drill · verticalBallard Exploration Company,inc.API 42-201-33009 · permit 089910429.71410, -95.09483drilling began 2024-07-26 · 13,000 ft | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | |||||
| 2024-04-26 | R.H.L. 'X' 2new drill · verticalAll American Ops LLCAPI 42-201-33008 · permit 089903529.98421, -95.23943drilling began 2024-05-07 · 5,600 ft | All American Ops LLC | |||||
| 2024-04-02 | R.H.L. 'X' 1new drill · verticalAll American Ops LLCAPI 42-201-33007 · permit 089836729.98012, -95.24031drilling began 2024-04-22 · 5,600 ft | All American Ops LLC | |||||
| 2024-01-29 | SUSAN B. MICHALSKY ET AL 1new drill · verticalCastex Energy, Inc.API 42-201-33006 · permit 089470729.88474, -95.0692611,700 ft | Castex Energy, Inc. | |||||
| 2023-10-24 | STATE LEASE 118426 JP 1new drill · verticalBaywater Operating, LLCAPI 42-201-33005 · permit 089469829.73768, -95.03345drilling began 2024-02-02 · 13,500 ft | Baywater Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2022-09-02 | ASHBEL SMITH 60new drill · verticalTrek Resources, Inc.API 42-201-33000 · permit 088226229.70372, -94.95767drilling began 2024-08-14 · 4,999 ft | Trek Resources, Inc. |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
Year by year
Drilling permits issued in Harris County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2022; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
The latest
The most recent records
| Date | What, who and where |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Permit issued: Rise Petroleum Investments LLCJC STRIBLING · A-484 · permit 0917502 |
| 2026-06-16 | CompletedA-884 |
| 2026-05-03 | CompletedA-16 |
| 2026-02-13 | Permit issued: Frio Resources, LLCBROWN-FERRIS UNIT · A-21 · permit 0913245 |
| 2025-12-22 | Completed: P.O.&G. Operating, LLCWEBSTER FIELD UNIT · A-12 |
| 2025-11-20 | Completed: P.O.&G. Operating, LLCWEBSTER FIELD UNIT · A-12 |
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Harris County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 2 drilling permits in Harris County in the twelve months to August 11, 2026, and recorded 4 completions and 0 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
How do I get an alert when a permit is issued near my land in Harris County?
Choose your abstract on this page, or the whole county, and sign in. You get one email a week, only when something new is recorded after you sign up. The alert says whether an event is on an interest in your Mineral File, on a place you follow, or only nearby.
When is my first royalty check due after a new well?
Natural Resources Code section 91.402(a) says on or before 120 days after the end of the month of first sale of production from the well. The state's first-production month is the closest public marker, so the date on this page is the earliest, not a certainty.
Got a new well on your land?
The first check is due within 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.