Category Archives: Texas Counties

General Information: Dewitt County

Dewitt County lies at about forty-five miles from Copano Bay, on the Gulf Coast Plain in southeastern Texas. Cuero is its county seat and its largest town. Named after Green DeWitt, an empresario, the county comprises 910 sq. mi. and is bounded by the counties of Victoria, Goliad, Karnes, Gonzales, and Lavaca.

For the past two decades, oil wells in Dewitt County were not much productive until the oil boom which began in 2010. Since its production history, 5,086 wells have been drilled. Dewitt County has produced 4,736,344 barrels of oil as of August 2014 – the highest recorded yet – and is showing a lot of promise. So far, there are 774 producing leases and 62 producing operators. Burlington Resources O & G Co. LP, Chesapeake Operating Inc., Devon Energy Production Co. LP, and Sabine Oil & Gas LLC are some of Dewitt County’s top producing operators.

Top Leases in Dewitt County, TX:

  • Burlington Resources O & G Co LP
  • Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
  • Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.
  • Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc.
  • EOG Resources, Inc.
  • Geosouthern Energy Corporation
  • Magnum Producing, LP
  • Marathon Oil Ef LLC
  • Matador Production Company
  • Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.
  • Remora Management, LLC
  • Rosetta Resources Operating LP
  • Sabine Oil & Gas LLC
  • Statoil Texas Onshore Prop LLC
Operator Number Operator Name Location Leases
953562 1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC Houston, TX 77070 1
953637 1988 INDEXGEO JV
953747 3-G OPERATING COMPANY Houston, TX 77244
403070 403070 – NAME UNKNOWN
953762 5-D OPERATING INC Yorktown, TX 78164
000202 A & D EXPLORATION COMPANY Rockport, TX 78381 5
000253 A.J.& M. OIL COMPANY Flatonia, TX 78941
000555 A.O.E. OPERATORS, INC. Fulshear, TX 77441
000894 ABACO OPERATING, LLC San Antonio, TX 78209
001690 ABERCROMBIE-BIRDWELL
003125 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION San Antonio, TX 78258 6
003645 AC EXPLORATION, LLC Houston, TX 77024
003642 AC PRODUCING, LLC
003596 ACOCK OPERATING LIMITED San Antonio, TX 78217
003599 ACOCK/ANAQUA OPERATING CO., LP Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
003673 ACTIVA RESOURCES, LTD.
003925 ADA RESOURCES, INC.
007320 ADAMS, ROBERT L.
008380 ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.
008725 AGOIL, INC. Victoria, TX 77901
010074 ALAMO OPERATING COMPANY, L. C. San Antonio, TX 78217
011285 ALCORN PROD CO.
015050 ALLTEX EXPLORATION, INC. Houston, TX 77056
015141 ALPINE RESOURCES, INC.
016945 AMEND ENERGY COMPANY
016980 AMERADA HESS CORPORATION
018008 AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.
018395 AMERICAN INT’L ENERGY CORP.
018900 AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.
018966 AMERICAN PUMPING & TRUCKING New Braunfels, TX 78131
019365 AMERICAN SHORELINE, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
020463 AMPAK OIL COMPANY Plano, TX 75074
020569 ANAQUA OIL & GAS, INC.
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056
027815 APPELL PET. CORP., ETAL
028671 ARANSAS DRLG & WORKOVER CO INC Corpus Chrsti, TX 78409
028801 ARAXAS EXPLORATION, INC.
028734 ARCADIA OPERATING, LLC Kilgore, TX 75663 6
028730 ARCADIA REFINING CO.
029340 ARCO OIL & GAS CO.
029390 ARCTURUS OPERATING COMPANY Dallas, TX 75254
030790 ARKLA EXPLORATION CO.
033149 ARRINGTON OIL&GAS OPERATING LLC Midland, TX 79702 2
033148 ARRINGTON,DAVID H. OIL & GAS,INC Midland, TX 79702
034380 ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANY
035633 ATAPCO
036103 ATKINSON ENERGY CORPORATION
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
036562 ATLANTIS OIL COMPANY, INC. Tyler, TX 75701
036742 AUBURN ENTERPRISES, INC.

 

References:

“Oil Wells and Production in Dawson County, TX.” Dawson County, TX Oil Wells, Operators, and Production Data. Texas Data Applications, LLC. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. <http://www.texas-drilling.com/dawson-county>.

Roell, Craig H. “DEWITT COUNTY.” Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association, 12 June 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcd07>.

General Information: Dawson County

Dawson County lies on the eastern edge of Llano Estacado on the southern High Plains. The land, surfaced with sand and loam, comprises 902 sq. mi. of rolling prairie that drains to the playas. The county is named after Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a hero during the Texas Revolution. Lamesa is the county seat.

Oil production in Dawson County reached its peak in 1996 – 1997 in which more than 8,045,275 barrels of oil were produced. As of August 2014, 436,734 barrels of oil and 279,219 million cu. ft. of gas were produced.

In 2011, 150 drilling permits were approved, reaching an all-time high. In its entire oil production history, Dawson County has already 5,352 drilled wells; 89 companies have been operating in the county. Top producing operators include Chevron USA Inc., Devon Energy Production Co. LP, Diamondback E&P LLC, Endeavor Energy Resources LP, and Fasken Oil and Ranch Ltd.

Top Leases in Dawson County, TX:

  • Ackerly /Dean/ Field Unit Oil Lease #060521
  • Cedar Lake Unit Oil Lease #000577
  • Darrell Oil Lease #070133
  • East Ackerly Dean Unit Oil Lease #060687
  • East Milagro Unit Oil Lease #040636
  • Echols “7” Oil Lease #041504
  • Gin Unit Oil Lease #066868
  • Koger “2” Oil Lease #038721
  • Los Ybanez Spraberry Unit Oil Lease #069470
  • Peterson Oil Lease #069521
  • South Welch Unit Oil Lease #060337
  • Welch North Unit Oil Lease #019573
  • West Spraberry Unit Oil Lease #067167
  • West Welch Unit Oil Lease #014783

 

Operator Number Operator Name Location Leases
000254 A.K.C. OPERATING
000894 ABACO OPERATING, LLC San Antonio, TX 78209
003125 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION San Antonio, TX 78258
003140 ABRAXAS PRODUCTION CORPORATION
007890 ADENA EXPLORATION, INC.
007937 ADKINS, R. L. CORP.
008380 ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.
008390 ADOBE OIL CO.
008575 AGAR & AGAR, INC.
008718 AGGIETECH OIL, LTD. Midland, TX 79708
009105 AIKMAN OIL CORP. Oklahoma City, OK 73157
009120 AIKMAN, WILLIAM H.
011195 ALBRITTON-MEYER
012465 ALHANCO ENERGY CORPORATION
015734 ALTA ENERGY CORPORATION
015726 ALTURA ENERGY LTD.
016859 AMAX OIL & GAS INC.
016880 AMBASSADOR OIL CORP.
016980 AMERADA HESS CORPORATION
017000 AMERADA PETROLEUM CORP.
018008 AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.
018023 AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
018900 AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.
019756 AMERIND OIL COMPANY, LTD.
020200 AMINI OIL COMPANY
020190 AMINI, K. K.
020215 AMINOIL USA INC.
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020582 ANADARKO PRODUCTION COMPANY
023900 ANDOVER OIL COMPANY
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056 3
027426 APEX MINERALS CO.
028723 ARATEX PRODUCTION COMPANY
029270 ARCH PETROLEUM INC.
029410 ARD DRILLING COMPANY
029413 ARD DRILLING COMPANY INC.
029589 ARDEN ENERGY PARTNERS, INC. San Angelo, TX 76906
029860 ARGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
029870 ARGONAUT ENERGY CORPORATION
031585 ARMOR PETROLEUM, INC. Wichita Falls, TX 76308 1
034680 ASHLAND OIL & REFG. CO.
035410 ASPEN EXPLORATION, INC.
036574 ATLAS ENERGY CORPORATION (DEL.) Oklahoma City, OK 73112
036618 ATROPOS EXPLORATION COMPANY Dallas, TX 75225
037680 AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED
038723 AVRA OIL COMPANY Dallas, TX 75206 1
048175 BANAM CORPORATION
049772 BAR-BELL, INC.
053106 BARRETT BROTHERS OIL & GAS, INC. San Antonio, TX 78217
054313 BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P. Fort Worth, TX 76102

 

References:

Gelin, Leona M., and Mark Odintz. “DAWSON COUNTY.” Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association, 12 June 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcd03>.

“Oil Wells and Production in Dawson County, TX.” Dawson County, TX Oil Wells, Operators, and Production Data. Texas Data Applications, LLC. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.texas-drilling.com/dawson-county>.

 

General Information: Dimmit County

Dimmit County comprises 1,307 sq. mi. of generally flat to rolling terrain in southern Texas. The county is rich in cacti, mesquite, and scrub brush. Carrizo Springs is the county’s seat and the largest town located in the northwest. Bordered by La Salle, Webb, Zavala, and Maverick counties, Dimmit County was named after one of the framers of Goliad Declaration of Independence, Philip Dimmitt.

There are currently 1,554 producing leases and 59 producing operators. Approval of drilling permits reached its highest in 2012, while oil production reached its highest in 2014. That same year, 2,992,876 barrels of oil were produced and potential for growth is seen. In its entire history of oil production, Dimmit County has 8,130 drilled wells. Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC, Blackbrush O&G LLC, and Chesapeake Operating Inc. are the three top producing operators in the county.

Top Leases in Dimmit County, TX:

  • Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC
  • Blackbrush O & G, LLC
  • Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
  • Ep Energy E&P Company, L.P.
  • Exco Operating Company, LP
  • Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.
  • Lonestar Operating, LLC
  • Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. – USA
  • Newfield Exploration Company
  • Rosetta Resources Operating LP
  • SM Energy Company
  • SN Operating, LLC
  • Stonegate Production Company,LLC
  • Texas American Resources Company
Operator Number Operator Name Location Leases
953562 1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC Houston, TX 77070 2
953747 3-G OPERATING COMPANY Houston, TX 77244
003125 ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION San Antonio, TX 78258
003912 ADA OIL EXPLORATION CORP.
010074 ALAMO OPERATING COMPANY, L. C. San Antonio, TX 78217 1
011285 ALCORN PROD CO.
013305 ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC. Victoria, TX 77903
016859 AMAX OIL & GAS INC.
018008 AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.
018046 AMERICAN ENERGY PARTNERS, INC.
018023 AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
018060 AMERICAN HUNTER EXPLORATION LTD.
020406 AMMANN, BRYAN
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020463 AMPAK OIL COMPANY Plano, TX 75074
020534 ANACONDA OIL & GAS Fairfield, TX 75840
020542 ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP
020528 ANADARKO E&P ONSHORE LLC Houston, TX 77251 824
023900 ANDOVER OIL COMPANY
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056
027210 APD COMPANY
027465 APEXCO, INC.*****
027800 APPELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
028671 ARANSAS DRLG & WORKOVER CO INC Corpus Chrsti, TX 78409
033200 ARROW PETROLEUM COMPANY
033761 ARUBA PETROLEUM, LTD.
033860 ASAMERA OIL (U.S.) INC.
035575 ASSOCIATED OPERATING & EXPLOR. Dallas, TX 75243
036059 ATINUM OPERATING, INC.
037875 AV-TECH RESOURCES CORPORATION Kerrville, TX 78028
039136 AXIS ENERGY CORPORATION Roswell, NM 88202
039511 AYERS OIL CO.
039530 AYRES, GEORGE C.
040753 B & M OPERATING CO., INC. Houston, TX 77006
046950 BAKER, V. P. TRUSTEE II
052305 BARNHILL, CHARLES R./WILLIAMS, M
054313 BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, L.P. Fort Worth, TX 76102
054600 BASIN RESOURCES CORPORATION Dallas, TX 75230
056555 BAXTER, KELLY H.
056536 BAXTER, KELLY H. OIL AND GAS CO.
057850 BAY ROCK CORP.
058867 BAYSIDE PETROLEUM CORP.
059037 BEACHTEX OIL COMPANY, LLC
063857 BELLOWS OPERATING CO., L. C. Goliad, TX 77963
064250 BENGAL GAS TRANSMISSION CO. San Antonio, TX 78209
066993 BERENERGY CORPORATION
068314 BETA OIL CORPORATION San Antonio, TX 78232
040794 BHEC CORPORATION Giddings, TX 78942
070719 BIG WELLS ENERGY CORPORATION Houston, TX 77046
071336 BIRCH, J. M. Seabrook, TX 77586

 

References:

Leffler, John. “DIMMIT COUNTY.” Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association, 12 June 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcd09>.

“Oil Wells and Production in Dimmit County, TX.” Dimmit County, TX Oil Wells, Operators, and Production Data. Texas Data Applications, LLC. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.texas-drilling.com/dimmit-county>.

 

General Information: Cochran County

Permit approval in Cochran County peaked in 1990 and in 1994 when more than 100 permits were approved for those years alone. The lowest recorded approval rate in the county occurred in 21998 when just under 20 permits were approved. The approval rate this year is just a little better with an approval more than 20 permits. The companies that filed the most number of permits in the area include A.C.T. Operating Company; Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC; Apache Corporation; and Tema Oil and Gas Company.

The highest production in the county occurred in 1993 when more than 7,367,000 barrels of oil were produced. This number, however, has been on a decline ever since, with the worst performance in terms of oil production occurring this year with a production of only a little over 2,946,800 barrels of oil.

Since the start of its operations, some 434 operators have gone into its territory. The top leases in the county include the Boyd Oil Lease #005907; Dean, C.S. “A” Oil Lease #005947; Igoe-Smith Oper. Area Oil Lease #005947; Mallet Oil Lease #018149; and North Central Levelland Unit Oil Lease #060557.

Top Producing Operators in Cochran County, TX

  1. Apache Corporation
  2. Bee-Jay Petro, Inc.
  3. Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.
  4. Cross Timbers Energy, LLC
  5. Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.
  6. Energen Resources Corporation
  7. Kimbell Operating Company
  8. Legacy Reserves Operating LP
  9. Moncrief, W. A., JR.
  10. Occidental Permian LTD.
  11. Oxy USA WTP LP
  12. Tema Oil And Gas Company
  13. Vanguard Permian, LLC
  14. Walsh Petroleum, Inc.
  15. Yucca Energy, Inc.

Top Producing Leases in Cochran County, TX

  1. Boyd Oil Lease #005907
  2. Dean, C. S. “A” Oil Lease #006035
  3. Igoe-Smith Oper. Area Oil Lease #005947
  4. Mallet Unit Oil Lease #018149
  5. North Central Levelland Unit Oil Lease #060557
  6. Northwest Mallet Unit Oil Lease #018246
  7. Smith-Igoe Oil Lease #006071
  8. West Levelland Unit Oil Lease #060190
  9. Woodley, F. L. Oil Lease #005998
  10. Wright, J.M. Unit Oil Lease #068120
  11. Xit Unit Oil Lease #060436
Summary of Data in Cochran County, TX
  • 221 Producing Leases
  • 68 Producing Operators
  • 7,784 Drilled Wells
  • 390,824 BBL Of Oil Produced In Jun 2014
  • 190,790 MCF Of Gas Produced In Jun 2014

General Information: Cameron County

Permit approval rates in Cameron County have only reached a high of just over 9 permits approved. This happened in 1998. The second highest record of permit approvals in the county happened in 1990 and 1992 when 9 permits were approved on each year. The last year that permits were given out was in 2013 when two permits submitted by the Esenjay Operating, Inc. and Sanchez Oil & Gas Corporation were approved. In the previous years, Waters Eng. & Operating, Inc. AND Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC were among the companies that filed permits in the county.

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Oil production in Cameron County has gone on a downward spiral since 1993 when more than 1,900 barrels of oil were produced. In fact, in 2002, no oil was produced in the county at all. This has been the case in the past two years as well.

In the county’s history, some 130 operations have entered into its territory. At present, there are no oil leases in the county.

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
000195 A & D COGENERATION COMPANY
000202 A & D EXPLORATION COMPANY Rockport, TX 78381
008380 ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.
008398 ADOBE RESOURCES CORPORATION
015114 ALPHA-OMEGA ENERGY
018890 AMERICAN PENN ENERGY, INC.
019768 AMERICORP PETROLEUM COMPANY
025640 ANSCHUTZ CORPORATION, THE
029340 ARCO OIL & GAS CO.
033860 ASAMERA OIL (U.S.) INC.
035643 ATASCA RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX 77219
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
037057 AUSTIN RESOURCES CORPORATION
038889 AWP OPERATING COMPANY San Antonio, TX 78209
057850 BAY ROCK CORP.
057860 BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANY San Antonio, TX 78212
063265 BELL, KELLY
064084 BENCHMARK LAND & EXPLORATION INC
068468 BEXCO OPERATING, INC. College Sta, TX 77842
072550 BISHOP, R. H.
082993 BORDER EXPLORATION CO.
088569 BRAHMAN ENERGY, INC.
091093 BRIDGE OIL COMPANY, L. P.
108800 BURK ROYALTY COMPANY
125948 CALPINE NATURAL GAS COMPANY
125946 CALPINE NATURAL GAS COMPANY L.P.
125944 CALPINE NATURAL GAS L.P.
131850 CARL OIL & GAS INC.
140588 CAYUGA EXPLORATION, INC.
141023 CENIZA PETROLEUM, INC. Portland, TX 78374
151600 CHRISTIE ENERGY CO., INC.
161397 CNG PRODUCING COMPANY
161639 COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION
161700 COASTAL STATES GAS PROD. CO.
173740 CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY
173881 CONTRACT ENERGY, L.L.C.
179825 CORPUS CHRISTI OIL & GAS CO.
191660 CRYSTAL OIL COMPANY
192055 CULBERSON WELL SERVICE, INC.
216748 DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
220846 DISCORBIS OIL COMPANY San Antonio, TX 78217
220889 DIVERSIFIED O&G PROD. CO., INC. Houston, TX 77257
237926 DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC. Fort Worth, TX 76106
251955 ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
252125 ENGELKE, R. H. San Antonio, TX 78230
254262 ESENJAY OPERATING, INC. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78426
254254 ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.
257097 EXXON CORP.
263701 FAULCONER, VERNON E., INC. Tyler, TX 75711 1
273990 FLORIDA GAS EXPLORATION COMPANY

General Information: Carson County

The peak of Carson County’s permit approval occurred in 1997 when over 40 permits were approved for that year alone. Only the spike in permit approvals that occurred in 2014 has come close to this record. For last year, just 10 permits were approved. For this year, over 35 permits were approved.

As for oil production, it peaked in 1993 when the county produced more than 574,300 barrels of oil. Ever since, the production in the county has gone down to an average of around 344,580 barrels of oil. For this year, the production went down to just over 114,860 barrels.

Since the start of the county’s operations, around 489 operators have gone into its territory. The top leases include the Bednorz “B” Oil Lease #005031; Burnett –K- Oil Lease #003804; Dawkins Oil Lease #005578; Fee -244- Oil Lease #000106; and Schafer Ranch Oil Lease #000142.

Top Leases in Carson County, TX
Bednorz “B” Oil Lease #005031
Burnett Gas Lease #270243
Burnett Gas Lease #157010
Burnett Gas Lease #023147
Burnett Gas Lease #023142
Burnett Oil Lease #000112
Burnett Gas Lease #273498
Burnett -K- Oil Lease #003804
Burnett Ad Unit Gas Lease #272857
Burnett D Gas Lease #272155
Burnett Estate A Gas Lease #136047
Burnett, Estate Gas Lease #024499
Crutchfield Gas Lease #024066
Dawkins Oil Lease #005578
Fee -244- Oil Lease #000106
Schafer Ranch Oil Lease #000142
Schafer Ranch East Oil Lease #006568
Two Bar Ranch Oil Lease #005158
Wab-Evelyn Oil Lease #005586
Ware, R. C. Et Al Oil Lease #006857

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
953678 3 W OIL, INC.
953729 3-G OIL & GAS, INC.
953592 3TEC ENERGY CORPORATION
000139 A & B WELL SERVICE INC.
003537 ACE PLUGGING
005920 ADAMS, K. S. JR.
008391 ADOBE OPERATING COMPANY Pampa, TX 79066
008394 ADOBE OPERATING, INC.
008710 AGGIE OIL
012467 ALIBATES OPERATORS
014162 ALLIANCE RESOURCES CORPORATION Dallas, TX 75367
015057 ALMAC OIL COMPANY
016544 AMACAN EXPLORATIONS, INC.
016549 AMACAN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
016830 AMARILLO OIL CO.
017000 AMERADA PETROLEUM CORP.
020425 AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020512 AMROSERVICE, INC.
020572 ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION Houston, TX 77251
020582 ANADARKO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020573 ANANDA ENERGY INC. Pampa, TX 79066
020588 ANCHOR ENERGY COMPANY
025518 ANISMAN, S.
028650 APX CORPORATION
028710 ARAPAHOE PROD. CO.
029340 ARCO OIL & GAS CO.
030804 ARKOMA, SANDRA
031620 ARMOUR PROPERTIES
033130 ARRINGTON BROTHERS
033147 ARRINGTON PRODUCTION COMPANY Pampa, TX 79065 3
033732 ARTEX RESOURCES Borger, TX 79008 1
035447 ASPEN PETROLEUM, INC.
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
038960 AXELROD, KENNETH M.
039780 B & B FARM INDUSTRIES, INC.
041155 B & R OIL & GAS
040708 B-J OPERATING COMPANY Pampa, TX 79066
040772 B.M.L., INC.
048540 BANNON ENERGY INCORPORATED
049250 BARGO ENERGY COMPANY
061609 BEDSTONE OPERATING CO.
065846 BENSON-MCCOWN & COMPANY Amarillo, TX 79114 1
068426 BEVO PRODUCTION CO.
068580 BHB OPERATING INC. Fort Worth, TX 76137
040668 BHI ENERGY CORPORATION
069762 BIG OIL Borger, TX 79007 1
072639 BLACK GOLD ENERGY CO.
074001 BLAIR ENERGY, INC.
074167 BLAIR OIL COMPANY
077571 BMX CORPORATION, INC.

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

General Information: Childress County

The highest recorded permit approval rate in Childress was in 1997 when more than 4 permits were approved. In 2005 and 2008, just 4 permits were filed. In 2014, one permit was filed and disapproved. This was filed by LMH Energy. Other companies that filed permits in the county were Corlena Oil Company and Annavas Development Co., LTD.

In 2009, the county listed its highest production at more than 36,900 barrels of oil for that year alone. For this year, production has gone down to just 7,380 barrels of oil. This is almost at the same level as the county’s worse production years on 1993 to 1999.

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Since the start of its operations, around 50 operators have gone into Childress County’s territory. The top leases in the county include the Coats Oil Lease #007190; Jouett Oil Lease #007866; Key, A. Oil Lease #007355; Lock Unit Oil Lease #007093; Perkins Oil Lease #007045; and Sharp Oil Lease #007456.

Top Leases in Childress County, TX

  • Coats Oil Lease #007190
  • Jouett Oil Lease #007866
  • Key, A. Oil Lease #007355
  • Lock Unit Oil Lease #007093
  • Perkins Oil Lease #007045
  • Sharp Oil Lease #007456
Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
025626 ANNAVAS DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
029870 ARGONAUT ENERGY CORPORATION
048943 BARBEE, INC.
074110 BLAIR, JACK N.
092480 BRIDWELL OIL CO. Wichita Falls, TX 76307
126775 CAMBRIDGE & NAIL
129932 CANYON EXPLORATION CO. Amarillo, TX 79105
148113 CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. Houston, TX 77252
178450 CORLENA OIL COMPANY Amarillo, TX 79101 4
179445 CORPENING ENTERPRISES
209380 DECLEVA, PAUL Wichita Falls, TX 76302
217955 DICKINSON, ROY
253080 ENRE CORP.
256931 EXCO RESOURCES, INC. Dallas, TX 75251
270635 FISHER-WEBB, INC.
275710 FOREE, R. L.
338130 GULF OIL CORP.
339493 GUNN OIL COMPANY Wichita Falls, TX 76307
341553 H & S PRODUCTION, INC.
427858 J.P. OIL COMPANY, INC. Lafayette, LA 70505
450030 KADANE OIL COMPANY
483600 LAKEWOOD & FULTON
483615 LAKEWOOD OPERATING, LTD. Midland, TX 79702
486385 LARANCE ENGINEERING COMPANY
487320 LARSON, PERRY E.
496670 LEONARD BROTHERS OPERATING CO. Fort Worth, TX 76101
496740 LEONARD, O. P.
504673 LMH ENERGY Wichita Falls, TX 76308
542351 MCCOUN CO., INC., THE
561130 MERIDIAN OIL CORPORATION
569618 MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, INC.
589955 MORTIMER EXPLORATION COMPANY
612870 NORDAN OIL & GAS CORPORATION Abilene, TX 79604
628500 OUTLINE OIL CORP. San Antonio, TX 78217
634185 PAGE PETROLEUM INC.
664600 PICKENS, W. L.
677225 PRIDE PIPELINE COMPANY
694857 RAW ENERGY CORPORATION
739835 RYDER SCOTT OIL COMPANY
744600 SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATION
745020 SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY
749600 SAXON OIL COMPANY
750183 SCANDRILL, INC.
800750 SOJOURNER DRILLING CORPORATION Abilene, TX 79604
806184 SOUTHWEST GAS EXPLORATION CO.
809960 SPITFIRE PARTNERS, LLC Dallas, TX 75225 2
846950 TEXAS-PETROTECH, INC.
895235 WALTER EXPLORATION INC.
908833 WEST BAY EXPLORATION COMPANY Muenster, TX 76252
919515 WHITEHEAD PROD. CO., INC.

General Information: Bowie County

Permit approval rates in Bowie County have only reached a high of just over 9 permits approved. This happened in 1990 when permits were first handed out. The second highest record of permit approvals in the county happened in 1997 when 9 permits were approved.  The last year that permits were given out was in 2012 when two permits submitted by the SDG Operating Company, Inc were approved. In the previous years, Carr Resources, Inc.; Sunray Operating Company LLC; Hamman Oil & Refining Company; and Smith Operating & Management Co were among the companies that filed permits in the county.

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Oil production peaked at two points in the county’s history. First was in 1993 and the second was in 1997 with a production of over 250,875 barrels of oil for each year. Since then the production has trickled down to below 50,175 barrels of oil a year.

In the county’s history, some 108 operations have entered into its territory. The top leases include Adams Oil Lease #012070, Ashford Oil Lease #012102, Bentley Oil Lease #012687, and Langley Unit Oil Lease #012341.

 

Top Leases in Bowie County, TX
• Adams Oil Lease #012070
• Ashford Oil Lease #012102
• Ashford, H. Gas Unit Gas Lease #072957
• Bentley Oil Lease #012687
• Bentley Unit Oil Lease #012226
• Langley Unit Oil Lease #012341
• Liberty-Eylau Isd Oil Lease #013260
• Owen, J.D. Gas Unit Gas Lease #086181
• Redwater Smackover Unit Oil Lease #013801
• Sorsby Oil Lease #011793
• Southern Mineral Corp. Oil Lease #012376
• Stuart Unit Oil Lease #012042
• Wilson, Loyd Gas Unit Gas Lease #059057

 

General Information: Calhoun County

Permit approval in Calhoun County peaked in 1990 when more than 50 permits were approved for that year alone. The lowest recorded approval rate in the count occurred in 2010 when just under 10 permits were approved. The approval rate this year is just a little better with an approval of 6 permits out of the 11 filed. The companies that filed the most number of permits in the area include Bopco, L.P.; Taos Resources Operating Co LLC; Magnum Operating, LLC; and Formation Resources LLC.

The highest production in the company occurred in 1993 when more than 567,450 barrels of oil were produced. This number, however, has been on a decline ever since, with the worst performance in terms of oil production occurring this year with a production of only 113,490 barrels of oil.

 

Since the start of its operations, some 543 operators have gone into its territory.  The top leases in the county include the Bennet, W.H. Oil Leases #007419 and #000703; Dunwoody, Charles Oil Lease #000691; Hahn Oil Lease #008795; and P.W.L.R. Oil Lease #008703.


Top Leases in Calhoun County, TX

• Aluminum Company Of America Fee Gas Lease #113423
• Bennett, W. H. Oil Lease #007419
• Bennett, W. H. Oil Lease #000703
• Brooking, M. T. #2 Gas Lease #269676
• Bull Redfish Unit Gas Lease #266900
• Dunwoody, Charles Oil Lease #000691
• Hahn Oil Lease #008795
• Mag. Beach-Kellers Bay St. G. U. Gas Lease #002948
• MM Brooking #3 Gas Lease #272724
• P.W.L.R. Oil Lease #008703
• Quail Ridge/State Unit Gas Lease #267712
• State Tract 209 Gas Lease #263470
• State Tract 216 Oil Lease #006058
• State Tract 216 Oil Lease #006506
• State Tract 216 Oil Lease #006568
• State Tract 26 Gas Lease #153920
• State Tract 86 Gas Lease #168365
• State Tract 99 Oil Lease #004219
• Traylor, Maude B. Oil Lease #003004
• Welder, Patrick H. Gas Lease #265973

Operator Number
Operator Name
Location
Leases
000555 A.O.E. OPERATORS, INC. Fulshear, TX 77441
003399 ACCIDIE EXPLORATION AND DEV.,INC Plano, TX 75023
008264 ADOBE ENERGY, INC.
008725 AGOIL, INC. Victoria, TX 77901
010074 ALAMO OPERATING COMPANY, L. C. San Antonio, TX 78217
011160 ALBRECHT, PHIL A., JR.
012360 ALEXANDER PET. CONSULTANTS, INC.
012214 ALEXANDER, HERBERT R. INC.
013305 ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC. Victoria, TX 77903
015721 ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP Houston, TX 77094
016150 ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA
016975 AMERADA DIV., ARERADA HESS CORP.
017000 AMERADA PETROLEUM CORP.
018008 AMERICAN COMETRA, INC.
018023 AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANY
018900 AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.
018966 AMERICAN PUMPING & TRUCKING New Braunfels, TX 78131
019720 AMERICAN TRADING & PROD. CORP.
019780 AMES OIL & GAS
020582 ANADARKO PRODUCTION COMPANY
020760 ANCON OIL & GAS, INC.
022499 ANDERSON OIL LTD. Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
027200 APACHE CORPORATION Houston, TX 77056
027210 APD COMPANY
028656 API OPERATING CO. Houston, TX 77036
028671 ARANSAS DRLG & WORKOVER CO INC Corpus Chrsti, TX 78409
028726 ARBOL RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX 77042
029340 ARCO OIL & GAS CO.
030840 ARMADA RESOURCES, INC.
033049 AROC (TEXAS) INC.
035643 ATASCA RESOURCES, INC. Houston, TX 77219
036550 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.
036931 AURORA RESOURCES CORPORATION Corpus Chrsti, TX 78401
037680 AUSTRAL OIL COMPANY INCORPORATED
048169 BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC. Houston, TX 77002
049150 BARBER OIL EXPLORATION, INC.
050200 BARNES, J. C., OIL COMPANY
052210 BARNHART CO. Houston, TX 77056
054700 BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.
055500 BATEMAN, THOMAS G.
056580 BAXTER, MURPHY H.
061150 BECKER, B. A.
063265 BELL, KELLY
063270 BELL, KELLY INC.
066700 BENZ, CLAIRE-STODDARD
066718 BEP OPERATING, LLC Houston, TX 77056 3
068454 BEX, INC.
068620 BHP PETROLEUM (USA) INC.
070210 BIG -6- DRILLING COMPANY
072523 BISON ENERGY PARTNERS, INC.