Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Karnes County permitting is running 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (56 total, up 65% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 54 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

9,966

9,966 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2014-03-08	779711	42-255-33634	JANYSEK UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,950	Y
2014-03-08	779710	42-255-33633	JANYSEK UNIT #9H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,950	Y
2014-03-08	779612	42-255-33628	LAKE UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-03-07	779035	42-255-33642	NORTH LONGHORN SWD #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	8,000
2014-03-07	779035	42-255-33642	NORTH LONGHORN SWD #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	8,800
2014-03-07	779006	42-255-33639	MCCOY UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-03-07	779004	42-255-33638	MCCOY UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2014-03-06	779736	42-255-33636	ESCONDIDO CREEK #4	PATTERSON ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	3,850
2014-03-06	779292	42-255-33625	NIESTROY UNIT #2H	1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-03-05	777536	42-255-33557	KARNES CITY NE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,900	Y
2014-03-04	780585	42-255-33637	KARNES CITY SE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2014-03-03	779224	42-255-33615	KRANER UNIT B AC #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,100	Y
2014-03-03	778906	42-255-33611	KENEDY CORPORATION GAS UNIT 1 #B 4H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,200	Y
2014-03-03	778404	42-255-33618	KORTH UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-03-03	778403	42-255-33617	KORTH UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-03-03	778062	42-255-33596	MORGAN UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,400	Y
2014-03-03	778062	42-255-33596	MORGAN UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,475	Y
2014-02-28	777892	42-255-33585	WOLF UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-02-27	779299	42-255-33616	PALMER UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2014-02-27	779020	42-255-33613	SZALWINSKI UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2014-02-27	778879	42-255-33610	BINGHAM UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2014-02-27	777894	42-255-33586	WOLF UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-02-26	778710	42-255-33608	KRANER UNIT B AC #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,100	Y
2014-02-26	777373	42-255-33609	FRANKE UNIT AC #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,300	Y
2014-02-25	778399	42-255-33603	CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2014-02-25	778399	42-255-33603	CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2014-02-25	776837	42-255-33552	YANTA A #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-02-25	775970	42-255-33524	KARNES CITY NW UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,600	Y
2014-02-21	779614	42-255-33614	ROBERTS UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2014-02-21	778398	42-255-33604	MOBIL UNIT D AC #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2014-02-21	778385	42-255-33601	KIMBLE-GILLEY UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2014-02-21	778385	42-255-33601	KIMBLE-GILLEY UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2014-02-21	778268	42-255-33600	MORGAN UNIT AC #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,500	Y
2014-02-21	778022	42-255-33612	REED SWD #1	VISTAMAR SERVICES, LLC	DRILL	7,300
2014-02-21	778022	42-255-33612	REED SWD #1	ADVANTEK WASTE MGMT SERVICES LLC	DRILL	7,300
2014-02-20	778389	42-255-33602	MOBIL UNIT B #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2014-02-20	778078	42-255-33597	MOBIL UNIT B AC #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2014-02-20	777452	42-255-33572	HARTMAN UNIT AC #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2014-02-19	776433	42-255-33538	BLACKJACK UNIT D #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,600	Y
2014-02-18	778440	42-255-33607	BORIS UNIT #2WS	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	800
2014-02-18	778440	42-255-33607	BORIS UNIT #2WS	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	1,030
2014-02-18	776452	42-255-33539	BLACKJACK UNIT D #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2014-02-18	776229	42-255-33537	KARNES CITY SE UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2014-02-13	778047	42-255-33595	MOBIL UNIT B AC #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2014-02-13	778020	42-255-33598	ROGERS UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2014-02-12	778607	42-255-33606	LAKE UNIT #3	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000
2014-02-12	776535	42-255-33544	MOBIL UNIT C #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2014-02-12	776534	42-255-33543	MOBIL UNIT C #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2014-02-07	778209	42-255-33599	WILLBERN A #1	DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC	DRILL	4,500
2014-02-07	778209	42-255-33599	WILLBERN A #1	DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC	DRILL	4,500

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.