How many drilling permits were filed in Brazoria County in the last 12 months?

10 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Brazoria County, Texas over the last 12 months — 1 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Brazoria County?

DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC is the most active operator in Brazoria County with 6 permits over the last 12 months, followed by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (1).

Where does Brazoria County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$96.38USD/BBL · AS OF 3:44 PM CTBRENT$97.98USD/BBL · AS OF 3:44 PM CTPERMITS TODAY—TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,324OPERATOR LINEAGESCOUTCALL LIST · PIPELINE · PSA

Brazoria County · 1 permits this week
10 permits filed last 12 months
Top operator: DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC (6)
Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission

Brazoria County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Brazoria County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Jun 3, 2026

1: Permits filed; Last 7 days
10: Permits filed; Last 12 months
DENBURY: Top operator; 6 permits
5: Active operators; Last 12 months

02 · Brazoria on the map

Brazoria · Texas drillingLast 7 days

Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (1)

Top operators · 12m

01
DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC: —; 6 permits
02
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: —; 1 permits
03
ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC: —; 1 permits
04
TAG OPERATING COMPANY, INC.: —; 1 permits
05
ASSENT ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC: —; 1 permits

03 · Latest Brazoria filings

10 rows · last 12 months · Updated Jun 3, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Brazoria County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-05-27	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	03933367	10857	Directional	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-03-17	ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC	03933384	8300	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-01-08	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03900656	6155	Directional Sidetrack	APPROVED
2026-01-08	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03931306	6275	Directional	APPROVED
2026-01-08	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03900669	6155	Directional Sidetrack	APPROVED
2025-12-21	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03900765	7509	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-12-21	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03900737	5705	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-12-05	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03931311	6300	Vertical Sidetrack	APPROVED
2025-07-03	TAG OPERATING COMPANY, INC.	03933380	6550	Directional	APPROVED
2025-06-05	ASSENT ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	03933383	15000	Directional	APPROVED

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06 · Sources