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Galveston County drilling brief.

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

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Oct 17, 2026

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Permits filed
Last 7 days
9
Permits filed
Last 12 months
EMERALD
Top operator
4 permits
6
Active operators
Last 12 months

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Galveston · Texas drillingLast 7 days
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Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (1)

Top operators · 12m

01
EMERALD GATHER AND TRANS, LLC
4 permits
02
KALER ENERGY CORP.
1 permits
03
SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC
1 permits
04
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY
1 permits
05
EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC
1 permits
06
FRIO RESOURCES, LLC
1 permits

Latest Galveston filings

9 rows · last 12 months · Updated Oct 17, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Galveston County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-10-14EMERALD GATHER AND TRANS, LLC706302365975DirectionalMAPPING
2026-09-03EMERALD GATHER AND TRANS, LLC706302586600DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-09-03EMERALD GATHER AND TRANS, LLC706302576300DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-09-03EMERALD GATHER AND TRANS, LLC706302566200DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-06-30FRIO RESOURCES, LLC1673154710548DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-04-13SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC167311987147DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-02-27KALER ENERGY CORP.1673153513300DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-02-25EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC708303919279VerticalAPPROVED
2025-11-14HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY1673137412061DirectionalAPPROVED

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