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We're still finalizing how we count (details). The data
itself is real, from the RRC's public records, but some numbers could shift
a little once the counting rules are locked in.
Who's moving: 1979Q4 vs 1979Q3
The operators whose permit counts moved the most between 1979Q3 and 1979Q4, statewide. Click a name to see the full comparison in that operator's busiest counties.
Top gainers
| Operator | P-5 | 1979Q3 | 1979Q4 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (1979Q4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXACO INC. | Inactive | 93 | 530 | +437 | +469.9% | DUVAL · MATAGORDA · NUECES |
| GETTY OIL CO. | Inactive | 101 | 175 | +74 | +73.3% | JIM HOGG · COCHRAN · STONEWALL |
| AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY | Inactive | 102 | 147 | +45 | +44.1% | HOWARD · ECTOR · YOAKUM |
| CONOCO INC. | Inactive | 33 | 72 | +39 | +118.2% | MAVERICK · ECTOR · ANDREWS |
| CAN-TEX ENERGY CORP. | Inactive | 12 | 45 | +33 | +275.0% | NAVARRO · JACK |
| ARCO OIL & GAS CO. | Inactive | 64 | 93 | +29 | +45.3% | ANDREWS · COOKE · IRION |
| ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | Inactive | 10 | 38 | +28 | +280.0% | WISE · ATASCOSA · BAYLOR |
| DELRAY OIL, INC. | Active | 6 | 32 | +26 | +433.3% | GUADALUPE · CALDWELL · COLEMAN |
| PETRO GULF, INC. | Inactive | 0 | 25 | +25 | n/a (from zero) | MAVERICK · DIMMIT |
| BARON CO., INC. THE | Inactive | 5 | 29 | +24 | +480.0% | MILAM · ZAPATA |
| SENDERO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Inactive | 0 | 22 | +22 | n/a (from zero) | BEXAR |
| ANDERSON PETROLEUM, INC. | Inactive | 7 | 27 | +20 | +285.7% | CROCKETT · SUTTON |
| COLA PETROLEUM, INC. | Inactive | 16 | 35 | +19 | +118.8% | REAGAN · GRAY · HOWARD |
| GOLD FIELDS MINING CORP. | Inactive | 77 | 96 | +19 | +24.7% | PRESIDIO |
| ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC. | Inactive | 0 | 18 | +18 | n/a (from zero) | PECOS · IRION · REAGAN |
| FLETCHER, E. B. | Inactive | 6 | 24 | +18 | +300.0% | RUNNELS · FISHER · HASKELL |
| PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO. | Inactive | 12 | 30 | +18 | +150.0% | PANOLA · NUECES · ZAPATA |
| GENIE OIL COMPANY | Active | 0 | 17 | +17 | n/a (from zero) | MEDINA |
| HNG OIL COMPANY | Inactive | 34 | 51 | +17 | +50.0% | SUTTON · SCHLEICHER · WARD |
| HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP. | Inactive | 17 | 34 | +17 | +100.0% | REAGAN · JIM WELLS · MATGRDA IS-LB |
| TEXLAND-RECTOR & SCHUMACHER | Inactive | 7 | 24 | +17 | +242.9% | HOCKLEY · LUBBOCK · TERRY |
| UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP. | Inactive | 5 | 22 | +17 | +340.0% | MITCHELL · TERRY · IRION |
| LEEDE OIL & GAS INC. | Inactive | 1 | 17 | +16 | +1600.0% | CROCKETT · CONCHO |
| COX, JOHN L. | Inactive | 11 | 26 | +15 | +136.4% | UPTON · MARTIN · REAGAN |
| EXPANDO OIL COMPANY | Inactive | 4 | 19 | +15 | +375.0% | ARCHER · BAYLOR · CLAY |
Top decliners
| Operator | P-5 | 1979Q3 | 1979Q4 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (1979Q4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANACONDA CO., THE | Inactive | 214 | 20 | -194 | -90.7% | DUVAL · JIM HOGG |
| AMOCO PRODUCTION CO.-ANDREWS | Inactive | 156 | 7 | -149 | -95.5% | ANDREWS · WINKLER |
| URANIUM RESOURCES INC. | Inactive | 74 | 2 | -72 | -97.3% | DUVAL |
| EXXON CORP. | See-Remarks | 337 | 300 | -37 | -11.0% | KLEBERG · GAINES · ANDREWS |
| MARATHON OIL COMPANY | Delinquent | 40 | 9 | -31 | -77.5% | MATAGORDA · SAN PATRICIO · RUSK |
| LEM OPERATING CO., INC. | Delinquent | 23 | 0 | -23 | -100.0% | |
| SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. | Inactive | 88 | 65 | -23 | -26.1% | MITCHELL · DIMMIT · NOLAN |
| SUNDOWN DRILLING CO. | Inactive | 25 | 4 | -21 | -84.0% | ZAVALA |
| TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | Inactive | 79 | 60 | -19 | -24.1% | BEE · LAVACA · IRION |
| BENSON MINERAL GROUP, INC. | Inactive | 16 | 0 | -16 | -100.0% | |
| CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | Active | 31 | 15 | -16 | -51.6% | GRAYSON · MITCHELL · WINKLER |
| MCFADDEN OIL CORPORATION | Delinquent | 30 | 14 | -16 | -53.3% | LIVE OAK · MCMULLEN |
| QUADRANT EXPLORATION, INC. | Inactive | 15 | 0 | -15 | -100.0% | |
| MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | Inactive | 44 | 30 | -14 | -31.8% | WISE · WOOD · LIMESTONE |
| MKW EXPLORATION, INC. | Inactive | 14 | 0 | -14 | -100.0% | |
| PRATT, GRIFFITH, TETEN | Inactive | 14 | 0 | -14 | -100.0% | |
| LANDRUM PETROLEUM CO., INC. | Inactive | 13 | 0 | -13 | -100.0% | |
| SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | Inactive | 19 | 7 | -12 | -63.2% | AUSTIN · CULBERSON · HIDALGO |
| CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | Inactive | 35 | 24 | -11 | -31.4% | NUECES · DIMMIT · IRION |
| GULF OIL CORP. | Inactive | 116 | 105 | -11 | -9.5% | CRANE · WARD · WINKLER |
| HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | Active | 17 | 6 | -11 | -64.7% | HANSFORD · CARSON · HIDALGO |
| SIERRA EXPLORATION COMPANY | Inactive | 12 | 1 | -11 | -91.7% | JACK |
| TEXPRO, INC. | Inactive | 11 | 0 | -11 | -100.0% | |
| BUTTRAM ENERGIES, INC. | Inactive | 12 | 2 | -10 | -83.3% | COLEMAN |
| FARMER, LEWIS & HAYDEN | Inactive | 13 | 3 | -10 | -76.9% | ARCHER · YOUNG |
Counts are original permits by approval date, credited to whoever holds the permit now. Watch the percentage column when the starting number is small: +200% might just mean two permits.