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
2013-10-08	770860	42-255-33386	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #8H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,553	Y
2013-10-08	770853	42-255-33385	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,500	Y
2013-10-08	770853	42-255-33385	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,500	Y
2013-10-08	770853	42-255-33385	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,567	Y
2013-10-08	770851	42-255-33384	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,500	Y
2013-10-08	770851	42-255-33384	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,500	Y
2013-10-08	770851	42-255-33384	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,702	Y
2013-10-08	770789	42-255-33381	WACLAWCZYK UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-10-08	770789	42-255-33381	WACLAWCZYK UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-10-08	770672	42-255-33379	RINGO UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-10-08	769390	42-255-33336	MAGARIGAL GAS UNIT 1 #B 1H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2013-10-08	769062	42-255-33321	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 1 (SA) #D 2H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-10-03	770505	42-255-33376	A. BANDUCH B #1H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-10-02	769120	42-255-33324	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 1 (SA) #C 5H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,550	Y
2013-10-02	769119	42-255-33322	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 8 (SA) #C 2H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,365	Y
2013-10-01	770650	42-255-33375	KC UNIT #6H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,228	Y
2013-10-01	770649	42-255-33374	KC UNIT #5H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,215	Y
2013-10-01	770648	42-255-33373	KC UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,218	Y
2013-10-01	769110	42-255-33323	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 1 (SA) #C 4H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,550	Y
2013-09-30	770302	42-255-33371	YOUNG UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-09-30	770294	42-255-33370	RINGO UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-09-30	770149	42-255-33366	CHALLENGER UNIT B #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2013-09-30	768940	42-255-33316	SAN CHRISTOVAL RANCH UNIT E #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,600	Y
2013-09-30	768937	42-255-33315	SAN CHRISTOVAL RANCH UNIT E #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,400	Y
2013-09-30	768935	42-255-33314	SAN CHRISTOVAL RANCH UNIT E #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,200	Y
2013-09-27	770410	42-255-33372	CRYSTAL UNIT #2H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-09-27	770410	42-255-33372	CHARLOTTE UNIT #9H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-09-27	770177	42-255-33368	CHALLENGER UNIT B #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,100	Y
2013-09-27	770175	42-255-33367	CHALLENGER UNIT B #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,300	Y
2013-09-27	770147	42-255-33364	CHALLENGER UNIT B #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2013-09-27	770140	42-255-33363	SMOLIK A #5H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-09-27	770139	42-255-33362	SMOLIK A #4H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-09-27	770138	42-255-33361	SMOLIK A #3H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-09-27	770137	42-255-33360	SMOLIK A #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-09-23	770174	42-255-33365	PDR UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,600	Y
2013-09-23	770170	42-255-33358	PDR UNIT #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,400	Y
2013-09-23	770161	42-255-33357	PDR UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,400	Y
2013-09-23	770129	42-255-33356	YOSKO UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2013-09-23	770129	42-255-33356	YOSKO UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,500	Y
2013-09-23	770127	42-255-33355	YOSKO UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2013-09-23	770127	42-255-33355	YOSKO UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,800	Y
2013-09-23	766586	42-255-33276	MAGARIGAL GAS UNIT 1 #A 2H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2013-09-20	769812	42-255-33359	ALLEN UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2013-09-19	769991	42-255-33353	SCHULTE UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-09-19	769991	42-255-33353	SCHULTE #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-09-19	769977	42-255-33352	BETTY #1H	FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2013-09-19	769485	42-255-33343	FLEMING UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-09-17	769510	42-255-33346	DULLNIG UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-09-17	769510	42-255-33346	DULLNIG UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-09-17	769507	42-255-33345	DULLNIG UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y

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