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

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

Who is the most active drilling operator in Houston County?

EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC is the most active operator in Houston County with 5 permits over the last 12 months, followed by MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD. (2).

Where does Houston 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$91.41USD/BBL · AS OF 7:35 PM CTBRENT$95.86USD/BBL · AS OF 7:35 PM CTHENRY HUB$2.96USD/MMBtu · AS OF 7:35 PM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS116TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Houston County drilling brief.

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

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Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Sep 2, 2026

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

Houston on the map

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Top operators · 12m

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EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC: –; 5 permits
02
MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.: –; 2 permits
03
BKV DCARBON VENTURES, LLC: –; 1 permits
04
MAGNETAR OPERATING LLC: –; 1 permits
05
PARTEN OPERATING INC.: –; 1 permits
06
EXPAND OPERATING LLC: –; 1 permits
07
WALKER OPERATING COMPANY: –; 1 permits

Latest Houston filings

12 rows · last 12 months · Updated Sep 2, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Houston County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-07-21	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	22531348	10788	Directional	APPROVED
2026-07-21	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	22531063	11528	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-07-21	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	22531245	11500	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-06-17	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	22531336	18000	Directional	APPROVED
2026-06-10	WALKER OPERATING COMPANY	22531442	1400	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-05-26	EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC	22531286	11250	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-05-07	PARTEN OPERATING INC.	22530820	11638	Vertical	MAPPING
2026-04-16	BKV DCARBON VENTURES, LLC	22531441	9000	Directional	APPROVED
2025-11-12	MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.	22531440	8000	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-10-01	EXPAND OPERATING LLC	22531439	18600	Horizontal	APPROVED
2025-09-30	MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.	22531216	11165	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-09-19	MAGNETAR OPERATING LLC	22531438	10200	Vertical	APPROVED

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