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
2013-11-13	773059	42-255-33462	CREWS B #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-13	771295	42-255-33395	WESSENDORFF 01 #07H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2013-11-08	773025	42-255-33461	CREWS B #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	773018	42-255-33460	CREWS A #4H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	773018	42-255-33460	CREWS A-CEF SA #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	773017	42-255-33459	CREWS A #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	773017	42-255-33459	CREWS A-CEF SA #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	773016	42-255-33458	CREWS A #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	773016	42-255-33458	CREWS A-CEF SA #1H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-08	772908	42-255-33456	BUTLER RANCH UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-11-08	772905	42-255-33454	BUTLER RANCH UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-11-08	772904	42-255-33455	GOLDEN B UNIT #12H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-11-08	772595	42-255-33457	VICTORIA UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-11-05	772577	42-255-33451	RODRIGUE-TRIAL UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2013-11-05	772577	42-255-33451	RODRIGUE-TRIAL UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2013-11-05	772072	42-255-33431	COLLEEN UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-11-05	772031	42-255-33433	A VAUGHN UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-11-05	772031	42-255-33433	A VAUGHN UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-11-01	772349	42-255-33450	MAYER A #5H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-11-01	772347	42-255-33449	MAYER A #4H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-31	772378	42-255-33446	MAYER B #5H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-31	772377	42-255-33445	MAYER B #4H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-31	772376	42-255-33444	MAYER B #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-31	772373	42-255-33443	MAYER B #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-31	772345	42-255-33448	MAYER A #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-31	772344	42-255-33447	MAYER A #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-30	772298	42-255-33439	RODRIGUEZ-TRIAL UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,400	Y
2013-10-30	772292	42-255-33438	MEDINA-JONAS UNIT B #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,800	Y
2013-10-30	772159	42-255-33442	A. BANDUCH B #5H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-30	772114	42-255-33441	A. BANDUCH B #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-30	771975	42-255-33440	LYNCH UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-10-26	772158	42-255-33437	A. BANDUCH B #4H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-26	772157	42-255-33436	A. BANDUCH B #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-26	772091	42-255-33435	WATSON #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-10-26	772091	42-255-33435	WATSON #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-10-26	772067	42-255-33430	GENELLE UNIT B #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-26	772065	42-255-33429	NICHOLS UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-26	772065	42-255-33429	NICHOLS UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-25	772076	42-255-33432	MATADOR PAWELEK ORCA #5H	MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	13,000	Y
2013-10-25	772062	42-255-33434	BROWN JENKINS UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-25	772051	42-255-33428	AHLSTROM UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-25	772003	42-255-33427	RUCKMAN TRUST UNIT D #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-25	771944	42-255-33426	CHARLOTTE UNIT #7H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-10-25	771913	42-255-33425	CHARLOTTE UNIT #6H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-10-25	771897	42-255-33424	CHARLOTTE UNIT #5H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-10-25	771887	42-255-33416	CHARLOTTE UNIT #4H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-10-25	771631	42-255-33423	MATIRAAN UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2013-10-25	771628	42-255-33421	CHALLENGER UNIT A #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,100	Y
2013-10-25	771626	42-255-33420	CHALLENGER UNIT A #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-10-25	771624	42-255-33419	CHALLENGER UNIT A #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,700	Y

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