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

5 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Galveston County, Texas over the last 12 months — 0 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Galveston County?

HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY is the most active operator in Galveston County with 2 permits over the last 12 months, followed by SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC (1).

Where does Galveston 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

Galveston County · 0 permits this week
5 permits filed last 12 months
Top operator: HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (2)
Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission

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.

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

0: Permits filed; Last 7 days
5: Permits filed; Last 12 months
HILCORP: Top operator; 2 permits
4: Active operators; Last 12 months

02 · Galveston on the map

Galveston · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

01
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: —; 2 permits
02
SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC: —; 1 permits
03
KALER ENERGY CORP.: —; 1 permits
04
EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC: —; 1 permits

03 · Latest Galveston filings

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

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Galveston County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-04-13	SANDPOINT TEXAS LLC	16731198	7147	Directional	APPROVED
2026-02-27	KALER ENERGY CORP.	16731535	13300	Directional	APPROVED
2026-02-25	EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC	70830391	9279	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-11-14	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	16731374	12061	Directional	APPROVED
2025-06-23	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	16731373	15000	Directional	APPROVED

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06 · Sources