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.