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
2012-07-05	743338	42-255-32614	TURNBULL UNIT 7 #15H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-07-05	743338	42-255-32614	TURNBULL UNIT 7 #15H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-07-03	743535	42-255-32623	COY CITY RANCH UNIT 'B' #2H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-07-03	743533	42-255-32622	COY CITY RANCH UNIT B #1H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-07-03	743487	42-255-32619	GOLDEN B UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-07-03	743483	42-255-32620	EGBERT-MILLER UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-07-03	743388	42-255-32617	WHITFIELD EAST UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,929	Y
2012-07-03	743375	42-255-32627	TOMMY MOCZYGEMBA #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-06-30	742859	42-255-32606	LAZY OAK UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-30	742857	42-255-32625	LAZY OAK UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-29	743392	42-255-32616	GOLDEN B UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-29	743345	42-255-32615	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #5H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-29	743345	42-255-32615	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #5H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-29	743335	42-255-32613	WHITFIELD WEST UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,830	Y
2012-06-29	743176	42-255-32609	GOLDEN UNIT 'A' #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-29	743176	42-255-32609	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-28	743212	42-255-32612	DELEON REINHARD UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-06-27	743181	42-255-32611	FRANKLIN UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-27	743179	42-255-32610	GOLDEN UNIT 'A' #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-27	743179	42-255-32610	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-25	743054	42-255-32608	MELINDA BECKETT UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	11,700	Y
2012-06-25	743025	42-255-32607	GOLDEN UNIT 'A' #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-25	743025	42-255-32607	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-25	741904	42-255-32584	CLEMONS UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-25	741903	42-255-32583	CLEMONS UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-22	742841	42-255-32605	WRGM UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-06-22	742835	42-255-32599	PHILLIPPE GU1 #B 2H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-06-22	742775	42-255-32600	TURNBULL UNIT 2 #8H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-06-22	742775	42-255-32600	TURNBULL UNIT 2 #8H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-06-21	742772	42-255-32598	TURNBULL UNIT 3 #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-06-21	742772	42-255-32598	TURNBULL UNIT 3 #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-06-20	742689	42-255-32596	NELLER GAS UNIT 1 #A 1H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-06-20	742686	42-255-32595	DELEON-REINHARD UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-06-20	742685	42-255-32597	DELEON-REINHARD UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-06-19	742988	42-255-32604	CAT-KENEDY SWD #1	SOUTH TEXAS DISP SOLUTIONS LLC	DRILL	6,760
2012-06-19	742528	42-255-32592	NANCY STEWART 01 #02H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-06-18	742488	42-255-32589	BOWERS UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-18	740533	42-255-32547	SIENKIEWICZ UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-06-16	742481	42-255-32590	BOWERS UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-06-15	742285	42-255-32585	COLLEEN UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-15	742285	42-255-32585	COLLEEN UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-15	742280	42-255-32587	COLLEEN UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-06-15	741287	42-255-32563	HANDY 02 #0105H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-06-15	741266	42-255-32562	HANDY 02 #0104H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-06-15	741218	42-255-32561	HANDY 02 #0103H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-06-15	741156	42-255-32560	HANDY 02 #0102H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-06-15	740754	42-255-32554	TIPTON-JONAS UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-06-15	740406	42-255-32546	MCALISTER UNIT #6H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2012-06-14	742192	42-255-32582	HIERHOLZER-HEDTKE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2012-06-14	742178	42-255-32581	BUTLER RANCH UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	11,500	Y

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