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Texas Gulf Coast

The onshore Gulf Coast region runs from the Rio Grande Valley to the Louisiana line, mixing conventional oil and gas with saltwater disposal, gas storage, and emerging carbon-storage projects along the coastal corridor.

Permits on record since 1977-01-18.

Permits (90d)

520

vs Prior 90d

+3%

Operators (90d)

88

Avg Depth (90d)

10,596

Hz % (90d)

82%

All Time

299,782

Permit Activity

Most Active Counties

COUNTY90DALL TIME
Webb6617,737
Karnes569,961
De Witt446,941
La Salle439,356
Dimmit429,839
Mcmullen328,540
Atascosa316,389
Frio214,287
Maverick183,120
Gonzales175,674
Live Oak167,035
Lavaca115,284

Top Operators (by last 12 months)

OPERATOR12MOALL TIME
EOG RESOURCES, INC.2177,824
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP2033,824
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC94584
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.911,116
BPX OPERATING COMPANY76804
ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.53350
JAVELIN ENERGY PARTNERS MGMT LLC52217
MARATHON OIL EF LLC503,166
CATURUS ENERGY, LLC4955
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC.462,983
SM ENERGY COMPANY411,046
SILVERBOW RESOURCES OPER, LLC39455

Recent Permits

PERMITOPERATORLEASECOUNTYTYPEISSUED
917237BPX OPERATING COMPANYMAYER CKarnesDRILL2026-07-22
917239BPX OPERATING COMPANYMAYER CKarnesDRILL2026-07-22
917064HILCORP ENERGY COMPANYO'CONNOR, THOMAS -C-RefugioRECOMP2026-07-22
917241BPX OPERATING COMPANYMAYER CKarnesDRILL2026-07-22
917242BPX OPERATING COMPANYMAYER CKarnesDRILL2026-07-22
917238BPX OPERATING COMPANYMAYER CKarnesDRILL2026-07-22
917243BPX OPERATING COMPANYMAYER CKarnesDRILL2026-07-22
917321ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.OPPENHEIMER BFrioDRILL2026-07-22
917320ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.OPPENHEIMER AFrioDRILL2026-07-22
917324ROSEWOOD RESOURCES, INC.TWIN CREEKS AFrioDRILL2026-07-22
917290KILLAM OIL CO., LTD.STATE OF TEXAS RAFTER O UNIT CWebbDRILL2026-07-22
917215FW EAGLE FORD I, LLCKORRIBAN BLavacaDRILL2026-07-22