Texas drilling permits · RRC District 03 · internal district number 03
District 03 drilling permits — Houston
23 permits in the last 30 days across 10 of the district's 29 counties, from 10 operators, 12 horizontal. Administered from the Houston district office.
Data through August 19, 2026. RRC posts the daily permit file each business day and EZRRC ingests it nightly.
Permits per day, last 90 days
permits per business day
Counties, last 30 days
All counties in the district: Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Lee, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, plus 12 bay and offshore areas: High Is-E,S, Brazos-LB, Brazos-S, Brazos-SB, Galveston-LB, Galveston-S, Galveston-SB, High Is-E, High Is-LB, High Is-S, High Is-SB, Sabine Pass.
Operators, last 30 days
Every permit, last 30 days
| Issued | County | Operator | Lease | Well | API number | Type | Profile | Depth (ft) | Field | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | TRUMAN FIVE | H 05TM | 42-477-31353 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917859 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-18 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | TRUMAN THREE | H 03TM | 42-477-31352 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917816 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-14 | Hardin | WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | ARRIOLA FEE | 197 | 42-199-33672 |
DRILL | Vertical | 4,500 | ARRIOLA* | 917815 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-14 | Jasper | DAVIS SOUTHERN OPERATING CO LLC | JOHNSON | 4 | 42-241-30693 |
RECOMPLETION | Vertical | 10,088 | LUCKY LEON (EY-3) | 917827 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-14 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | MAC ARTHUR UNIT | H 04TM | 42-477-31351 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917814 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-13 | Austin | ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP | WALTON, J.C. A | 21 | 42-015-31079 |
RECOMPLETION | Vertical | 3,330 | RACCOON BEND (WOODLEY) | 917764 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-13 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | TRUMAN ONE | H 01TM | 42-477-31349 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917732 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-12 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | MAC ARTHUR UNIT | H 06TM | 42-477-31348 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917731 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-12 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | MAC ARTHUR UNIT | H 02TM | 42-477-31347 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917730 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-12 | Washington | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | TRUMAN SEVEN | H 07TM | 42-477-31350 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917733 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-11 | Harris | RISE PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS LLC | JC STRIBLING | 2 | 42-201-01279 |
RE-ENTER | Vertical | 4,852 | HUMBLE LIGHT (RIVERSIDE) | 917502 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-05 | Brazoria | CIMARRON ENGINEERING, LLC | BLACKSTONE 369 | 1 | 42-039-33396 |
DRILL | Vertical | 5,500 | RATTLESNAKE MOUND (3600) | 917545 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-04 | Brazoria | CHISOS, LTD. | PERRY | 1 | 42-039-33395 |
DRILL | Vertical | 4,000 | DAMON MOUND | 917523 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-03 | Madison | EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC | FT TRINIDAD UPPER GLEN ROSE UNIT | 14 | 42-313-31209 |
RECOMPLETION | Vertical | 10,885 | FORT TRINIDAD (GLEN ROSE, UPPER) | 917352 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-08-03 | Tyler | DAVIS SOUTHERN OPERATING CO LLC | WILLIAMS | 1 | 42-457-30841 |
RECOMPLETION | Vertical | 7,000 | THEUVENINS CREEK, S. (YEGUA 5TH) | 916529 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-29 | Jefferson | GEPARD ENERGY INC | MCFADDIN TRUST | 91ST | 42-245-31934 |
RECOMPLETION | Vertical | 6,500 | CLAM LAKE | 917179 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-27 | Jefferson | GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE, LLC | GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE | 11 | 42-245-32940 |
DRILL | Vertical | 8,500 | SPINDLETOP | 917427 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-24 | Fayette | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | CYCLONE EIGHT | H 08CC | 42-149-33646 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917165 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-24 | Fayette | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | CYCLONE TEN | H 10CC | 42-149-33644 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917166 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-24 | Fayette | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | CYCLONE TWELVE | H 12CC | 42-149-33645 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917167 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-24 | Tyler | DAVIS SOUTHERN OPERATING CO LLC | BP SITTIN ON GO | 2 | 42-457-30833 |
RECOMPLETION | Vertical | 6,400 | THEUVENINS CREEK (YEGUA 2ND) | 917161 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-23 | Fayette | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | CYCLONE SIX | H 06CC | 42-149-33643 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917164 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
| 2026-07-23 | Fayette | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | CYCLONE TWO | H 02CC | 42-149-33641 |
DRILL | Horizontal | 12,000 | GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3) | 917162 Well on oilandgasinfo.com |
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