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

18 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 16 permits over the last 12 months, followed by ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC (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$82.47USD/BBL · AS OF 5:15 PM CTBRENT$88.10USD/BBL · AS OF 12:00 AM CTHENRY HUB$2.92USD/MMBtu · AS OF 5:15 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS132TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGESCOUTCALL LIST · PIPELINE · PSA

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 Jul 18, 2026

1: Permits filed; Last 7 days
18: Permits filed; Last 12 months
DENBURY: Top operator; 16 permits
3: Active operators; Last 12 months

Brazoria on the map

Brazoria · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

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DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC: –; 16 permits
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ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC: –; 1 permits
03
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: –; 1 permits

Latest Brazoria filings

18 rows · last 12 months · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Brazoria County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-07-17	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933386	6296	Directional	MAPPING
2026-06-18	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933394	6380	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933387	6244	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933390	6380	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933391	6380	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933392	6314	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933385	6312	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933389	6380	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933388	6380	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-16	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03933393	6380	Directional	APPROVED
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	03900669	6155	Directional Sidetrack	APPROVED
2026-01-08	DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC	03931306	6275	Directional	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

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