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.
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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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| 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. |