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

32 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Leon County, Texas over the last 12 months — 1 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Leon County?

COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC is the most active operator in Leon County with 15 permits over the last 12 months, followed by HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY (9).

Where does Leon 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

Leon County · 1 permits this week
32 permits filed last 12 months
Top operator: COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC (15)
Sourced from Texas Railroad Commission

Leon County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Leon 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

1: Permits filed; Last 7 days
32: Permits filed; Last 12 months
COMSTOCK: Top operator; 15 permits
6: Active operators; Last 12 months

02 · Leon on the map

Leon · Texas drillingLast 7 days

Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (1)

Top operators · 12m

01
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC: —; 15 permits
02
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY: —; 9 permits
03
AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC: —; 3 permits
04
MITSUI E&P USA LLC: —; 3 permits
05
TERRAIN WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC: —; 1 permits
06
BARBEE, R.L. OPERATING, INC.: —; 1 permits

03 · Latest Leon filings

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

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Leon County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-06-01	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931495	14894	Vertical	MAPPING
2026-05-14	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931991	17842	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-05-08	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931831	17825	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-04-27	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931914	17177	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-04-19	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931525	15200	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-04-14	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932205	25000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-04-08	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932206	25000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-04-02	MITSUI E&P USA LLC	28932207	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-04-02	MITSUI E&P USA LLC	28932220	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-03-30	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932228	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-03-30	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932229	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-03-27	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931111	10100	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-03-27	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931819	19000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-03-10	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932227	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-02-25	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932226	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-02-20	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931559	14493	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-02-11	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	28931399	14834	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-01-16	COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC	28932224	30000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2025-12-22	BARBEE, R.L. OPERATING, INC.	28932225	7800	Vertical	APPROVED
2025-12-03	TERRAIN WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC	28931575	16000	Vertical	APPROVED

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06 · Sources