Henderson County, Texas

Henderson County drilling permits: what the state recorded

Name: Drilling permits, completions and first production in Henderson County, Texas, last twelve months
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
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3drilling permits
3completions
0first-production reports
in the last twelve months

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Oil wells and drilling locations in Henderson County

Map of Henderson County, Texas, with 632 oil and gas wells and 5 recent drilling locations as dots. — Drilling locations5Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells319On a lease reporting production now
Not producing189Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged124The 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.
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632 wells with a location on the state's map and 5 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

3 drilling permits, 3 completions and 0 first-production reports in the last twelve months. Follow the county or one abstract and get one email a week when something new is recorded.

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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/henderson-county-tx">Henderson 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 Henderson County

Drilling events by month in Henderson County
Month	Permits	Completions
Jul 2026	1	0
Mar 2026	0	1
Feb 2026	1	0
Jan 2026	0	1
Dec 2025	0	1
Nov 2025	1	0

Counted from November 15, 2025 to July 8, 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 Henderson County

The 16 newest W-1 permits the Railroad Commission issued here, through July 8, 2026.

The newest drilling permits issued in Henderson County
Issued	Lease and well	Operator	Drilling began	Depth, ft	API number	Coordinates	Permit
2026-07-08	MALAKOFF SOUTH (BACON LIME) UNIT 26new drill · verticalCameron Exploration, Inc.API 42-213-31125 · permit 091677132.12007, -96.02463drilling began 2026-07-28 · 7,600 ft	Cameron Exploration, Inc.	2026-07-28	7,600	42-213-31125	32.12007, -96.02463	0916771
2026-02-20	OGU (HARVARD, J.M. 7) 156recompletion · verticalUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLCAPI 42-213-30647 · permit 091356232.30968, -95.69445drilling began 1989-12-04 · 12,000 ft	Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC	1989-12-04	12,000	42-213-30647	32.30968, -95.69445	0913562
2025-11-24	J. R. COKER 1new drill · verticalMud Creek Operating, LLCAPI 42-213-31124 · permit 091059232.27216, -95.88042drilling began 2025-12-19 · 8,625 ft	Mud Creek Operating, LLC	2025-12-19	8,625	42-213-31124	32.27216, -95.88042	0910592
2025-10-02	OGU (MC & SUGGETT -19) 158recompletion · verticalUrban Oil & Gas Group, LLCAPI 42-213-30651 · permit 090972032.31199, -95.68987drilling began 1990-01-16 · 11,950 ft	Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC	1990-01-16	11,950	42-213-30651	32.31199, -95.68987	0909720
2025-01-03	TRI-CITIES GAS STORAGE UNIT 41BHnew drill · horizontalAtmos Pipeline - TexasAPI 42-213-31123 · permit 090492532.13654, -95.94301drilling began 2025-01-12 · 7,650 ft	Atmos Pipeline - Texas	2025-01-12	7,650	42-213-31123	32.13654, -95.94301	0904925
2024-11-04	ADA J. HIGHTOWER 1recompletion · verticalHighmark Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-213-30394 · permit 090373432.16039, -95.5990511,026 ft	Highmark Energy Operating, LLC		11,026	42-213-30394	32.16039, -95.59905	0903734
2024-10-29	TRI-CITIES GAS STORAGE UNIT 35BHnew drill · horizontalAtmos Pipeline - TexasAPI 42-213-31122 · permit 090356432.12599, -95.94699drilling began 2024-11-26 · 7,650 ft	Atmos Pipeline - Texas	2024-11-26	7,650	42-213-31122	32.12599, -95.94699	0903564
2024-06-19	FORESTER 1new drill · verticalDoughtie Operating Company, LLCAPI 42-213-31121 · permit 090052932.15050, -95.67368drilling began 2024-08-05 · 5,000 ft	Doughtie Operating Company, LLC	2024-08-05	5,000	42-213-31121	32.15050, -95.67368	0900529
2024-05-21	MILLER-HURT NO.2 3recompletion · verticalHighmark Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-213-30755 · permit 089980932.09545, -95.56567drilling began 2024-04-22 · 10,140 ft	Highmark Energy Operating, LLC	2024-04-22	10,140	42-213-30755	32.09545, -95.56567	0899809
2024-03-14	CHOATE 1new drill · verticalEsco Oil Operating Company LLCAPI 42-213-31120 · permit 089815732.12341, -96.03097drilling began 2025-04-02 · 8,500 ft	Esco Oil Operating Company LLC	2025-04-02	8,500	42-213-31120	32.12341, -96.03097	0898157
2024-01-24	J.H. DICKERSON 3recompletion · verticalHighmark Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-213-30290 · permit 089636932.10506, -95.5673010,080 ft	Highmark Energy Operating, LLC		10,080	42-213-30290	32.10506, -95.56730	0896369
2024-01-08	S2-5 UNIT 1new drill · verticalAtmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div.API 42-213-31119 · permit 089544832.12656, -96.08256350 ft	Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div.		350	42-213-31119	32.12656, -96.08256	0895448
2023-08-01	HSU H 6recompletion · horizontalO'Ryan Oil and GasAPI 42-213-31110 · permit 089226832.25003, -96.1567615,221 ft	O'Ryan Oil and Gas		15,221	42-213-31110	32.25003, -96.15676	0892268
2023-06-28	J.H. DICKERSON 2recompletion · verticalHighmark Energy Operating, LLCAPI 42-213-30746 · permit 089150332.10183, -95.5688010,075 ft	Highmark Energy Operating, LLC		10,075	42-213-30746	32.10183, -95.56880	0891503
2022-11-18	OPTIMUS PRIME C 3new drill · verticalOptimum Exploration LLCAPI 42-213-31117 · permit 088574132.14072, -96.08147drilling began 2023-03-03 · 11,000 ft	Optimum Exploration LLC	2023-03-03	11,000	42-213-31117	32.14072, -96.08147	0885741
2022-11-18	OPTIMUS PRIME B 2new drill · verticalOptimum Exploration LLCAPI 42-213-31116 · permit 088574032.13678, -96.07934drilling began 2023-02-09 · 11,000 ft	Optimum Exploration LLC	2023-02-09	11,000	42-213-31116	32.13678, -96.07934	0885740

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

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Year by year

Drilling permits issued in Henderson County, by year

Drilling permits issued in Henderson County by year
Year	Permits issued
2026 so far	2
2025	3
2024	7
2023	2
2022	2

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

The latest drilling records in Henderson County
Date	What, who and where
2026-07-08	Permit issued: Cameron Exploration, Inc.MALAKOFF SOUTH (BACON LIME) UNIT · A-790 · permit 0916771
2026-03-25	Completed: Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOGU (HARVARD, J.M. 7) · A-836 · permit 0913562
2026-02-20	Permit issued: Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOGU (HARVARD, J.M. 7) · A-836 · permit 0913562
2026-01-20	Completed: Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCYOUNG, REX GAS UNIT · A-653
2025-12-18	Completed: Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCOGU (HARVARD, J. M. -5) · A-836
2025-11-24	Permit issued: Mud Creek Operating, LLCJ. R. COKER · A-731 · permit 0910592

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How many wells were permitted in Henderson County in the last year?

The Railroad Commission issued 3 drilling permits in Henderson County in the twelve months to July 8, 2026, and recorded 3 completions and 0 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

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Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.