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Hardin County, Texas
A full read of activity around your Hardin County tract
Recent permits, completions, active operators, horizontal mix, nearby producing wellbores, production on matched leases, and the Rule 37/38 exceptions on record through 2024 — in one report, with sources.
Weighing an offer to sell your Hardin County minerals?
Buyers make unsolicited offers on mineral rights constantly, and the activity on record here is the context that tells you whether an offer is well-timed. Hardin County has 4 new drilling permits in the last year, 806 producing wells, 0 horizontal permits and 7 active operators on record. New drilling — especially horizontal wells that can drain a tract from a mile away — is what moves both a mineral tract's value and your leverage in a sale. This page shows that activity free; watching the county tells you the moment it changes, so an offer never lands before you know what's driving it.
This is public Railroad Commission activity — the same data a mineral buyer looks at, in your hands. It is not an appraisal, and not a record of who owns the minerals.
Recent drilling permits in Hardin County
| Filed | Operator | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | ARRIOLA FEE | Drill | |
| 2026-04-13 | WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | ARRIOLA FEE | Re-enter | |
| 2026-03-30 | WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | ARRIOLA FEE | Drill | |
| 2026-03-20 | WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | ARRIOLA FEE | Drill | |
| 2022-12-20 | WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | ARRIOLA FEE | Drill | |
| 2022-12-14 | RADCO OPERATIONS, L.P. | GILBERT OIL COMPANY | Drill | |
| 2022-11-30 | FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | BROOKS, G.W. | Recompletion | |
| 2020-12-01 | FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | NASHVILLE A | Recompletion | |
| 2019-12-23 | BEACON E&P RESOURCES, LLC | NASHVILLE A | Drill | |
| 2019-12-04 | ATLAS OPERATING LLC | BEECH CREEK | Drill | |
| 2018-11-30 | RADCO OPERATIONS, L.P. | TARVER - HARDIN | Drill | |
| 2017-12-14 | MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP | TICONDEROGA B | Recompletion | |
| 2017-11-30 | WAGNER OIL COMPANY | CLUBB WEST | Recompletion |
Who is drilling in Hardin County
7 companies hold drilling permits in Hardin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHEAD RESOURCES, LTD. | 5 | 0 | 2026-08-11 | 29 |
| RADCO OPERATIONS, L.P. | 2 | 0 | 2022-12-14 | 346 |
| FOUNDATION ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC | 2 | 0 | 2022-11-30 | 271 |
| BEACON E&P RESOURCES, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2019-12-23 | — |
| ATLAS OPERATING LLC | 1 | 0 | 2019-12-04 | 839 |
| MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP | 1 | 0 | 2017-12-14 | 270 |
| WAGNER OIL COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2017-11-30 | 885 |