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
2013-04-25	761299	42-255-33139	FRANSEN UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,500	Y
2013-04-25	759562	42-255-33111	RIVES-PAWELEK A #4H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-23	761058	42-255-33135	HIERHOLZER HEDTKE UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2013-04-23	761056	42-255-33134	HIERHOLZER HEDTKE UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2013-04-23	760901	42-255-33129	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-04-23	760901	42-255-33129	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-04-23	760900	42-255-33130	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2013-04-23	759250	42-255-33081	MOBIL UNIT B #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,800	Y
2013-04-23	759250	42-255-33081	MOBIL UNIT B #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,800	Y
2013-04-22	760416	42-255-33132	CLEMONS UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2013-04-19	760798	42-255-33128	VINCENT UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-04-19	760798	42-255-33128	VINCENT UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-04-19	760417	42-255-33133	CLEMONS UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2013-04-19	760414	42-255-33131	CLEMONS UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2013-04-17	760618	42-255-33124	FRANSEN UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,650	Y
2013-04-17	760612	42-255-33123	RICHARD BUTLER B UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2013-04-17	760222	42-255-33127	CLEMONS UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-04-17	760215	42-255-33126	CLEMONS UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-04-17	760209	42-255-33125	CLEMONS UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-04-16	760547	42-255-33119	RICHTER SOUTH UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,450	Y
2013-04-16	760431	42-255-33122	JAUER-SONKA UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2013-04-15	760502	42-255-33118	INMAN UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2013-04-15	760317	42-255-33116	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 3 #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,900	Y
2013-04-15	760315	42-255-33115	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 3 #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,900	Y
2013-04-15	759985	42-255-33121	ALLMAN UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-04-15	759983	42-255-33120	ALLMAN UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2013-04-12	760456	42-255-33117	RICHTER SOUTH UNIT #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,450	Y
2013-04-12	760236	42-255-33112	RICHTER SOUTH UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,400	Y
2013-04-12	760217	42-255-33105	RICHTER SOUTH UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,400	Y
2013-04-11	760298	42-255-33114	MATADOR SICKENIUS ORCA #4H	MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-04-10	759608	42-255-33108	RIVES-PAWELEK B #4H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-10	759607	42-255-33107	RIVES-PAWELEK B #3H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-10	759603	42-255-33106	RIVES-PAWELEK B #2H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-10	759600	42-255-33113	RIVES-PAWELEK B #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-10	759561	42-255-33110	RIVES-PAWELEK A #3H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-10	759560	42-255-33109	RIVES-PAWELEK A #2H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-08	759449	42-255-33104	RIVES-PAWELEK A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-04	759982	42-255-33102	PAWELEK UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
2013-04-04	759982	42-255-33102	PAWELEK UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
2013-04-04	759973	42-255-33101	MUTZ UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-04-04	759973	42-255-33101	MUTZ UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-04-04	759726	42-255-33096	MUELLER A #5H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-02	759724	42-255-33095	MUELLER A #4H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-02	759717	42-255-33098	MUELLER A #3H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-02	759714	42-255-33093	MUELLER A #2H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-02	759712	42-255-33092	MUELLER A #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-04-02	759056	42-255-33086	VINCENT UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,800	Y
2013-04-02	759056	42-255-33086	VINCENT UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2013-04-01	759690	42-255-33090	WARNER 01 #02H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2013-04-01	759487	42-255-33087	GOLDEN B UNIT #11H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y

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