Is there new drilling activity in AUSTIN County, TX?

AUSTIN County has 2 drilling permits filed in the last year and 107 producing wells on record with the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Have operators filed Rule 37 spacing exceptions in AUSTIN County?

4 Rule 37/38 spacing exceptions are on record in AUSTIN County — filings that let an operator drill closer to a lease line than standard spacing allows.

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AUSTIN County, Texas

Oil & gas activity from Railroad Commission records · permits 2026-07-10 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-07

Drilling permits

2 last year

Rule 37/38 exceptions

Horizontal permits

Producing wells

107

of 1,247 wellbores

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Recent drilling permits in AUSTIN County

Filed	Operator	Lease	Type	Flags
2026-03-13	ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP	THOMPSON, R. W.	Drill
2026-03-03	ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP	HELLMUTH, SARAH E.	Drill
2022-12-13	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	MONS UNIT	Drill	Horiz
2022-12-11	IRONROC ENERGY	ENDURANCE	Drill	HorizRule 37
2022-11-18	ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP	WATERFLOOD UNIT #1	Recompletion
2020-12-03	STRAND ENERGY, L.C.	RICHTER-LOEWE	Drill
2019-12-10	ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP	WOODLEY, R. B.	Recompletion	Rule 37
2018-12-18	ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP	PAINE, ROBERT G.	Recompletion	Rule 37
2018-11-13	ENHANCED ENERGY PARTNERS CORP	WOODLEY, R. B.	Recompletion	Rule 37

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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 operator-filed permit surface location (NAD27, precision disclaimed by the RRC), not your 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.