General Information: Brooks County

Permit approval in the 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 120 permits were approved. The lowest permit approval that has been recorded is this year with only 12 permits approved out of the 23 that were filed. The top companies that have filed permits in the county for approval are Oxy USA Inc.; EOG Resources, Inc.; Tecpetrol Operating LLC; and Suemar Expl. & Prod., LLC.

Meanwhile, the highest oil production recorded in the county occurred in 2006 when more than 301,625 barrels of oil were produced. The lowest recorded production occurred this year when only around 120,650 barrels of oil were produced.

In its entire history of operations, some 454 operators have gone into the county’s territory. The top leases in the county include the Alexander /400 Ac./ Oil Lease #002046; Bennet, Betsey “B” Oil Lease #013300; Bennet Mills Estate Fee Oil Lease #012672; Betsy, Bennet “D” Oil Lease #013307; and Galindo-Kibbe Unit Oil Lease #013845.

 

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
000894 ABACO OPERATING, LLC San Antonio, TX 78209 1
001245 ABCO ENERGY CORPORATION
003594 ACOCK ENGINEERING & ASSOC., INC.
003598 ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LC
000183 ACR EXPLORATION, INC.
008511 ADVANTAGE OIL & GAS, INC. Pinehurst, TX 77362
008532 AEGIS ENERGY, INC.
009765 AL-TX OPERATING INC.
012443 ALFORD PETROLEUM CORP.
015724 ALTA VISTA EXPLORATION, INC.
018900 AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.
019365 AMERICAN SHORELINE, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
022497 ANDERSON OIL CORPORATION
022499 ANDERSON OIL LTD. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401 4
025640 ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056 1
029585 ARENA OIL & GAS COMPANY
029710 ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC. Houston, TX 77010
030575 ARK ENERGY, INC.
033905 ASCENT OPERATING, LP
034680 ASHLAND OIL & REFG. CO.
035530 ASSOCIATED OIL & GAS CO.
035575 ASSOCIATED OPERATING & EXPLOR. Dallas, TX 75243
035643 ATASCA RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX 77219
036059 ATINUM OPERATING, INC.
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
036618 ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY Dallas, TX 75225
037680 AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED
044335 BAJA ENERGY, INC.
048169 BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. Houston, TX 77002 2
048379 BANDERA EXPLORATION COMPANY Dallas, TX 75225
049145 BARBEE, R.L. OPERATING, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78427
054700 BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.
056580 BAXTER, MURPHY H.
057850 BAY ROCK CORP.
057860 BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANY San Antonio, TX 78212
058896 BDR ENERGY CORPORATION
061150 BECKER, B. A.
061372 BECKHAM RESOURCES, INC.
063857 BELLOWS OPERATING CO., L. C. Goliad, TX 77963
063744 BELLOWS, DEWEY OPER. CO., LTD.
064140 BENDIX FIELD ENGINEERING CORP.
065280 BENNETT, MILLS ESTATE
066716 BEPCO OPERATING CO.
066722 BEPCO, L.P.
040376 BES, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,INC. Kingsville, TX 78364
072580 BLACK, AUBREY C.
075475 BLEAKLEY, JACK
075785 BLOCKER ENERGY, INC.