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Gonzales County, Texas
Oil & gas activity from Railroad Commission records · permits 2026-10-15 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-10
Drilling permits
165
68 last year
Rule 37/38 exceptions
56
Horizontal permits
160
Producing wells
1,670
of 4,044 wellbores
The mineral owners under these permits
Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, email [email protected].
Recent drilling permits in Gonzales County
Who is drilling in Gonzales County
14 companies hold drilling permits in Gonzales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOG RESOURCES, INC. | 75 | 74 | 2026-08-05 | 7,236 |
| MARATHON OIL EF LLC | 31 | 31 | 2026-08-03 | 1,946 |
| FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC | 14 | 14 | 2026-08-17 | — |
| MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC | 14 | 14 | 2026-04-24 | 1,185 |
| PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. | 8 | 8 | 2022-11-22 | 542 |
| ENSIGN NATURAL RESOURCES II LLC | 7 | 6 | 2026-09-24 | — |
| EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLC | 6 | 6 | 2019-11-19 | 228 |
| ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC. | 3 | 3 | 2026-04-07 | 105 |
| MILLENNIUM EXPLORATION CO. LLC | 2 | 1 | 2023-12-22 | 11 |
| LP OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-06-11 | 20 |
| REDEMPTION RANCH OIL & GAS LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-04-15 | — |
| FIRST ROCK, INC. | 1 | 1 | 2021-12-16 | 51 |
| VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC | 1 | 1 | 2019-12-03 | 220 |
| CHURCHILL OPERATING, LLC | 1 | 1 | 2018-11-21 | 5 |
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.