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
2012-12-20	753485	42-255-32912	LONESOME DOVE A #2H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-20	753485	42-255-32912	LONESOME DOVE A #2H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-20	753482	42-255-32922	KORTH B UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-20	753479	42-255-32921	KORTH B UNIT #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-20	753478	42-255-32917	KORTH B UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-20	753475	42-255-32916	KORTH B UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-20	753475	42-255-32916	KORTH B UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-20	753444	42-255-32924	LONESOME DOVE A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-20	753444	42-255-32924	LONESOME DOVE A #1H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-20	753415	42-255-32923	WOLF UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-12-20	753414	42-255-32920	YOSKO WITTE UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	16,500	Y
2012-12-20	753411	42-255-32919	YOSKO-WITTE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	16,500	Y
2012-12-20	753410	42-255-32918	PATTON UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-12-20	753377	42-255-32911	MILLER-RIDOUT UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-12-20	753370	42-255-32910	MILLER-RIDOUT UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-12-20	753354	42-255-32909	KORTH B UNIT #10H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-20	753351	42-255-32908	KORTH B UNIT #11H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-19	753316	42-255-32907	MAREK UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-12-19	753305	42-255-32906	CARAWAY UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-12-19	753258	42-255-32903	GIDEON CAZADORES HENKE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-12-18	753083	42-255-32902	KOPECKI HORIZONTAL UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-12-18	753074	42-255-32905	METZ RANCH UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-12-18	753070	42-255-32904	METZ RANCH UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-12-18	753067	42-255-32899	METZ RANCH UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-12-17	753084	42-255-32900	KOPECKI HORIZONTAL UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-12-17	753040	42-255-32901	KORTH C UNIT #8H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-14	752940	42-255-32897	BORIS #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,300	Y
2012-12-14	752940	42-255-32897	BORIS #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,300	Y
2012-12-14	752631	42-255-32898	BROWN-DUPNIK B UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-12-13	752873	42-255-32896	FINKHOUSE HORIZONTAL UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-12-12	752798	42-255-32895	RECTIFIER MMC-0 #M000MC	ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC	DRILL	400
2012-12-11	752636	42-255-32892	MANKA UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,180	Y
2012-12-11	752635	42-255-32894	MANKA UNIT #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,270	Y
2012-12-06	752403	42-255-32891	BURDA COLLINS UNIT #9H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,550	Y
2012-12-06	752399	42-255-32889	BURDA COLLINS UNIT #8H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,550	Y
2012-12-05	752383	42-255-32888	BURDA COLLINS UNIT #7H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,550	Y
2012-12-04	752376	42-255-32886	TILLIE ANN A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-04	752373	42-255-32887	GALLO ROJO A #5H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-12-03	752266	42-255-32881	HELEN UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-03	752264	42-255-32880	HELEN UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-03	752238	42-255-32879	ROTH UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-12-03	751858	42-255-32885	SCHNEIDER UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-12-03	751858	42-255-32885	SCHNEIDER UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-12-03	751854	42-255-32884	SCHNEIDER UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2012-12-03	751851	42-255-32883	SCHNEIDER UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2012-12-03	750814	42-255-32852	SCHENDEL 02 #04H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-12-03	750796	42-255-32851	SCHENDEL 02 #03H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-11-30	752315	42-255-32882	CHALLENGER UNIT B #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-11-27	751909	42-255-32878	KORTH C UNIT #5H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-11-27	751909	42-255-32878	KORTH C UNIT #5H	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.