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
2012-03-27	736127	42-255-32403	BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-03-27	736110	42-255-32408	SPAHN-MIKKELSON UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-27	736097	42-255-32402	MAY-RYAN UNIT C #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-27	736092	42-255-32401	CHARGER UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2012-03-26	736004	42-255-32395	KARNES UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,200	Y
2012-03-24	736014	42-255-32398	LAZY Q UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,800	Y
2012-03-24	735997	42-255-32393	BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-24	735997	42-255-32393	BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-24	735996	42-255-32392	KORTH VICKERS UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,100	Y
2012-03-24	735802	42-255-32391	BLUHM GU1 #A 2H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-24	735802	42-255-32391	BLUHM GU1 #A 2H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-23	735937	42-255-32394	HANDY 02 #0203H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-03-23	735937	42-255-32394	HANDY 02 #0203H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-03-22	735713	42-255-32386	BLACKJACK UNIT 'B' #2H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-03-22	735644	42-255-32385	KORTH UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-03-22	734873	42-255-32388	THOMAS UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-03-22	734873	42-255-32388	THOMAS UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-03-22	734872	42-255-32387	THOMAS UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-03-22	734872	42-255-32387	THOMAS UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2012-03-21	736463	42-255-32390	CHILDREN-WESTON UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-03-21	735541	42-255-32389	BODDEN UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	11,600	Y
2012-03-20	735470	42-255-32384	SMOLIK #01B	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-20	735469	42-255-32383	SMOLIK #01C	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-20	735241	42-255-32378	HANDY 02 #0202H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-03-19	735545	42-255-01261	ADELINE WEDDINGTON #1	CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.	RECLASS	6,786
2012-03-16	735468	42-255-32381	MENSIK #01A	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-16	735463	42-255-32382	WITTE-MIKKELSON UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-03-16	733091	42-255-31570	FERTSCH #7	RICKAWAY ENERGY, CORP.	RECOMP	3,965
2012-03-14	735242	42-255-32379	WESSENDORFF 01 #02H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-03-14	735198	42-255-32377	BLACKJACK UNIT 'B' #1H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-03-14	735192	42-255-32376	RUNGE SWD #1	STINGRAY WELLS, LLC	DRILL	7,000
2012-03-14	735151	42-255-32371	GERSBACH-PAWELEK UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-03-14	734447	42-255-32375	THOMAS UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-14	734435	42-255-32374	THOMAS UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-14	734431	42-255-32373	THOMAS UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-14	734430	42-255-32372	THOMAS UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-13	735043	42-255-32370	KORTH VICKERS UNIT C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,100	Y
2012-03-12	734956	42-255-32364	CARTER-HOLM UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2012-03-12	734954	42-255-32365	GILLEY UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-03-12	734952	42-255-32368	MENSIK 01 #02H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-03-09	735266	42-255-32366	MILLER-RIDOUT UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-03-09	734863	42-255-32363	CREWS UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-03-09	734857	42-255-32362	CREWS UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-03-09	734854	42-255-32361	CREWS UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-03-09	734426	42-255-32367	THOMAS UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-09	734406	42-255-32351	DOUGLAS #01D	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-09	733576	42-255-32356	VICTORIA UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-03-08	734683	42-255-32360	CHILDREN-WESTON UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2012-03-08	734664	42-255-32359	KORTH VICKERS UNIT D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,100	Y
2012-03-08	734409	42-255-32352	DOUGLAS #01C	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000

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