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Garza County, Texas
Oil & gas activity from Railroad Commission records · permits 2026-10-15 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-10
Drilling permits
11
5 last year
Rule 37/38 exceptions
1
Horizontal permits
0
Producing wells
1,617
of 5,493 wellbores
The mineral owners under these permits
Garza County is not in a standing Permit Owner File package yet. Packages are named counties: each new drilling permit is matched by abstract, block and section to the county appraisal district's certified mineral roll and the listed owners are delivered weekly with mailing addresses. How it works, with a two-week Martin County sample → To add Garza County, email [email protected].
Recent drilling permits in Garza County
| Filed | Operator | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. | PHD SAN ANDRES UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-09-17 | CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. | PHD SAN ANDRES UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-09-17 | CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. | PHD SAN ANDRES UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-06-17 | THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC. | KLINE | Recompletion | |
| 2025-12-19 | MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC. | KIRKPATRICK 878 | Re-enter | |
| 2024-12-05 | HEXP OPERATING, LLC | WHEELER, VALTON | Recompletion | |
| 2022-11-29 | BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THE | POST-MONTGOMERY UNIT 1 | Reclass | |
| 2022-11-29 | BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THE | POST-MONTGOMERY UNIT 1 | Reclass | |
| 2021-12-03 | SMITH ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY | LOTT 39 | Drill | |
| 2018-12-11 | SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | SLAUGHTER 'C' | Recompletion | |
| 2017-10-25 | SHENANDOAH RESOURCES LLC | BIG RED ONE | Re-enter | Rule 37 |
Who is drilling in Garza County
8 companies hold drilling permits in Garza County, Texas. These are the ones on record, by permits filed. Open a company to see every county it drills in and every permit it has filed.
| Operator | Permits here | Horizontal | Last filed | Wells on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. | 3 | 0 | 2026-09-17 | 738 |
| BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THE | 2 | 0 | 2022-11-29 | 752 |
| THREE SPAN OIL & GAS, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2026-06-17 | 182 |
| MCCLURE OIL COMPANY, INC. | 1 | 0 | 2025-12-19 | 232 |
| HEXP OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2024-12-05 | 412 |
| SMITH ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2021-12-03 | 67 |
| SCOUT ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 1 | 0 | 2018-12-11 | 8,649 |
| SHENANDOAH RESOURCES LLC | 1 | 0 | 2017-10-25 | 7 |
This report compiles and structures publicly available oil & gas records from the Railroad Commission of Texas — drilling permits, completions, well status, and lease production. We monitor development activity and public filings near a location you tell us about; we do NOT determine mineral ownership, confirm what you own, or provide legal, tax, or investment advice. Nothing here replaces a title opinion, a landman, or reading the official RRC filing. Activity is mapped to the locations the operator filed with the RRC: the permit surface location (NAD27, precision disclaimed by the RRC) and, for horizontal permits in owner files, the W-1H terminus tract. Neither is a title-verified mineral tract. Data is current only as of the source vintage shown on the page. Our total liability for any report is capped at the amount you paid for it. Found an error? Reply to any email and a human will correct it.