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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.

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Jul 18, 2026

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EMPIRE
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2 permits
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Last 12 months

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Top operators · 12m

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EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC
2 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

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

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Houston County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-06-17EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC2253133618000DirectionalAPPROVED
2026-06-10WALKER OPERATING COMPANY225314421400VerticalAPPROVED
2026-05-26EMPIRE TEXAS OPERATING LLC2253128611250VerticalAPPROVED
2026-05-07PARTEN OPERATING INC.2253082011638VerticalMAPPING
2026-04-16BKV DCARBON VENTURES, LLC225314419000DirectionalAPPROVED
2025-11-12MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.225314408000VerticalAPPROVED
2025-10-01EXPAND OPERATING LLC2253143918600HorizontalAPPROVED
2025-09-30MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.2253121611165VerticalAPPROVED
2025-09-19MAGNETAR OPERATING LLC2253143810200VerticalAPPROVED

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