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Jefferson County, Texas
A full read of activity around your Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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. Jefferson County has 8 new drilling permits in the last year, 139 producing wells, 0 horizontal permits and 9 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 Jefferson County
| Filed | Operator | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC | MCFADDIN RANCH | Recompletion | |
| 2026-07-16 | KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC | MCFADDIN RANCH | Recompletion | |
| 2026-07-01 | GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE, LLC | GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE | Drill | |
| 2026-06-05 | EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC | SUNFLOWER 2 AZM | Drill | |
| 2026-05-11 | RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD. | GLADYS CITY | Drill | |
| 2026-04-16 | GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE, LLC | GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE | Drill | |
| 2026-03-02 | RUSK ENERGY OPERATING LLC | SPINDLETOP BAYOU | Drill | |
| 2025-12-31 | RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD. | GLADYS CITY | Drill | |
| 2022-11-22 | DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C. | DOORNBOS BALLARD | Drill | |
| 2019-12-17 | HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | SUNSET UNIT 'B' | Recompletion | Rule 37 |
| 2017-11-15 | NORTHSTAR MIDSTREAM SERVICES CO | 1CP | Drill | |
| 2017-11-10 | LLOX, L.L.C. | BROUSSARD UNIT | Drill | Rule 37 |
Who is drilling in Jefferson County
9 companies hold drilling permits in Jefferson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGWOOD EXPLORATION LLC | 2 | 0 | 2026-07-17 | 182 |
| GOLDEN TRIANGLE STORAGE, LLC | 2 | 0 | 2026-07-01 | — |
| RHEACO OIL COMPANY, LTD. | 2 | 0 | 2026-05-11 | 201 |
| EXXONMOBIL LOW C SOL ON STOR LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-06-05 | — |
| RUSK ENERGY OPERATING LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-03-02 | 47 |
| DECKER OPERATING CO., L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 2022-11-22 | 100 |
| HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY | 1 | 0 | 2019-12-17 | 6,240 |
| NORTHSTAR MIDSTREAM SERVICES CO | 1 | 0 | 2017-11-15 | — |
| LLOX, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 2017-11-10 | 5 |