Permit approval in Chambers County has been erratic at best since the start of its operations in 1990. The highest permit approval rate came in 1997 when more than 100 permits were approved. The lowest permit approval that has been recorded with only 20 permits approved was in 2009. This year, permit approval soared to more than 60 permits. The top companies that have filed permits in the county for approval are Samson Exploration, LLC; Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.; and Denbury Onshore, LLC.
Meanwhile, the highest oil production recorded in the county occurred in 2013 when more than 2,577,175 barrels of oil were produced. The lowest recorded production occurred in 2009 when only around 515,435 barrels of oil were produced. In its entire history of operations, some 766 operators have gone into the county’s territory. The top leases in the county include the Chambers County Agr. Co. Oil Lease #000170; Fitzgerald, L. E. Unit # 1 Oil Lease #000191; Gallo Oil Lease #026272; Kirby Per Co. Oil Lease #000156; and Kirby Pet. Co. –B- Oil Lease #000194.
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Operator Number
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Operator Name
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Location
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Leases
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| 403070 | 403070 – NAME UNKNOWN | ||
| 000555 | A.O.E. OPERATORS, INC. | Fulshear, TX 77441 | |
| 000894 | ABACO OPERATING, LLC | San Antonio, TX 78209 | 1 |
| 003399 | ACCIDIE EXPLORATION AND DEV.,INC | Plano, TX 75023 | |
| 003539 | ACE PRODUCTIONS | Beaumont, TX 77707 | |
| 003594 | ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC. | ||
| 003596 | ACOCK OPERATING LIMITED | San Antonio, TX 78217 | 2 |
| 003598 | ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LC | ||
| 003599 | ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LP | Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401 | |
| 000222 | ADS OPERATING, INC. | Houston, TX 77257 | |
| 009105 | AIKMAN OIL CORP. | Oklahoma City, OK 73157 | |
| 009115 | AIKMAN PETROLEUM, INC. | ||
| 011445 | ALEGRE ENERGY OPERATING, LP | ||
| 011441 | ALEGRE ENERGY, INC. | San Antonio, TX 78216 | |
| 015058 | ALLYDAR OIL AND GAS CO., INC. | Park City, UT 84060 | |
| 015721 | ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP | Houston, TX 77094 | |
| 016859 | AMAX OIL & GAS INC. | ||
| 016860 | AMAX PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||
| 016870 | AMAZON ROYALTIES, INC. | Fulshear, TX 77441 | |
| 016886 | AMBRIT ENERGY CORP. | ||
| 016980 | AMERADA HESS CORPORATION | ||
| 018007 | AMERICAN COASTAL ENERGY, INC. | ||
| 018023 | AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY | ||
| 018870 | AMERICAN OPERATING COMPANY | ||
| 018900 | AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX. | ||
| 020445 | AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ALVIN | ||
| 020425 | AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | ||
| 020449 | AMORAH, L.L.C. | ||
| 020572 | ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Houston, TX 77251 | |
| 020582 | ANADARKO PRODUCTION COMPANY | ||
| 024124 | ANDRESS PETROLEUM, INC. | ||
| 025514 | ANICO SIX SIXTY SIX | ||
| 025691 | ANTARA RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| 027200 | APACHE CORPORATION | Houston, TX 77056 | |
| 027344 | APB OIL CORPORATION | ||
| 027466 | APEXCO EXPLORATION & PROD., INC. | ||
| 029340 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | ||
| 029348 | ARCO OIL & GAS CO.-SILSBEE | ||
| 030300 | ARISTA NOVELTY, INC. | ||
| 034380 | ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANY | ||
| 035453 | ASPECT ENERGY, LLC | Denver, CO 80203 | |
| 035452 | ASPECT RESOURCES LLC | ||
| 036548 | ATLANTIC & GULF-WESTERN PET CORP | Houston, TX 77036 | |
| 036550 | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. | ||
| 036551 | ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.-CORPUS | ||
| 039661 | AZIMUTH ENERGY, LLC | ||
| 042685 | BAGLEY, ROY | Magnolia, TX 77354 | |
| 043300 | BAILEY, DONALD RAY | ||
| 048169 | BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. | Houston, TX 77002 | 1 |
| 049170 | BARCO OIL & GAS CO. | Houston, TX 77098 |