Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-02.

Karnes County permitting is running 10 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (31 total, down 48% on the prior quarter). BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 44 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-02

All Time

9,979

9,979 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2023-09-05	893355	42-255-37851	SPRENCEL ''B'' UNIT #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-09-05	893354	42-255-37850	SPRENCEL ''A'' UNIT #9H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-09-05	893354	42-255-37850	SPRENCEL ''A'' UNIT #9H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-31	893353	42-255-37849	SPRENCEL ''A'' UNIT #8H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-31	893353	42-255-37849	SPRENCEL ''A'' UNIT #8H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-30	893037	42-255-37844	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #24H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-25	893115	42-255-37847	GREEN A #15H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-25	893114	42-255-37848	GREEN A #14H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-25	893113	42-255-37846	GREEN A #13H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-25	893109	42-255-37845	GREEN A #12H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-25	893024	42-255-37843	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #23H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-23	892791	42-255-37841	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #21H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-18	893055	42-255-37842	MAY-RYAN ABC-ATLAS SA #1HR	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-08-07	892592	42-255-37840	SEIFERT B-SEIFERT C SA 1 #1H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-07	892504	42-255-37834	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT AC #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-04	892509	42-255-37835	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT AC #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-03	892517	42-255-37837	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #1 GU #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-03	892516	42-255-37836	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #1 GU #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-03	892516	42-255-37836	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #1 GU #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-03	892515	42-255-37839	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #2 GU #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-03	892514	42-255-37838	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #2 GU #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-03	892514	42-255-37838	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #2 GU #4	CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-03	892513	42-255-37833	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #2 GU #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-08-02	892469	42-255-37832	WESSENDORFF 02 #05H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-08-01	892501	42-255-37831	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #20H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-01	892497	42-255-37829	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #19H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-01	892485	42-255-37828	GOLDEN 'A' UNIT #18H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-08-01	892468	42-255-37830	DULLYE 01 #10H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-07-28	892405	42-255-37826	SEIFERT C #14H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-28	892351	42-255-37821	PFEIFER-WHITLEY MEJOR SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-07-28	892350	42-255-37827	PFEIFER-BELL FRANSEN SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-07-27	892402	42-255-37825	SEIFERT C #13H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-27	892400	42-255-37824	SEIFERT C #12H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-27	892397	42-255-37823	SEIFERT C #11H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-27	892383	42-255-37822	SEIFERT C #10H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-26	892231	42-255-37820	PAWLIK-ZUNKER (SA) C #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-26	892231	42-255-37820	PAWLIK-ZUNKER (SA) C #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-26	892229	42-255-37819	PAWLIK-ZUNKER (SA) B #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-26	892229	42-255-37819	PAWLIK-ZUNKER (SA) B #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-26	892227	42-255-37818	PAWLIK-ZUNKER (SA) A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-20	892196	42-255-37817	PAWLIK UNIT #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-20	892194	42-255-37816	PAWLIK UNIT #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-07-17	891753	42-255-37815	MAY-RYAN ABC-ATLAS SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-07-10	891739	42-255-37814	MAY-RYAN UNIT C-H.HEDTKE SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-07-10	891735	42-255-37809	PEPPERS YELLOW #5H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-07-07	891741	42-255-37813	CARMODY-BISHOP-DANYSH SA A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-30	891738	42-255-37812	MAY-RYAN UNIT C #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-06-30	891737	42-255-37811	MAY-RYAN UNIT C #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-06-30	891736	42-255-37810	MAY-RYAN UNIT C #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-06-26	891470	42-255-37808	PEPPERS GREEN #104H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y

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