General Information: Chambers County

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.

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
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