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
2012-03-06	734512	42-255-32358	JULIE #10H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-03-06	734489	42-255-32357	VICTORIA UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-03-06	734383	42-255-32349	DOUGLAS #01E	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-06	734199	42-255-32346	DOUGLAS #01B	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	1,000
2012-03-05	734421	42-255-32355	THOMAS UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-05	734360	42-255-32354	BAILEY UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-03-05	734317	42-255-32348	JULIE #11H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-03-02	734386	42-255-32350	ADAMS-TIPTON UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-03-02	734274	42-255-32347	BROWN-DUPNIK A UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-03-01	734120	42-255-32345	HEMBY UNIT 'A' #3H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-03-01	732284	42-255-32298	FRANKE UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,750	Y
2012-03-01	732284	42-255-32298	FRANKE UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	12,750	Y
2012-03-01	732179	42-255-32295	KOTARA-RIDLEY UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-28	733945	42-255-32344	OLSSE-ESSE UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-02-27	733934	42-255-32343	CROW A #2H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-02-27	733920	42-255-32342	RUTHERFORD UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-02-27	733855	42-255-32341	MATADOR PAWELEK ORCA #1H	MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-02-23	733750	42-255-32338	GRIFFIN KARNES #2H	LUCAS ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2012-02-23	733747	42-255-32337	BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-02-23	733747	42-255-32337	BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-02-23	733713	42-255-32339	PAWELEK ET AL #1H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-02-23	733697	42-255-32340	HEMBY UNIT 'A' #2H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-23	733697	42-255-32340	HEMBY UNIT 'A' #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-22	733736	42-255-32336	J.W. JOHNSON GU1 #B 2H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-22	733736	42-255-32336	J.W. JOHNSON GU1 #B 2H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-22	733567	42-255-32335	VICTORIA UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2012-02-21	733532	42-255-32334	MANGIONE 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-02-21	733491	42-255-32333	BERRY 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-02-21	733460	42-255-32332	GRAEF GAS UNIT 1 #A 1H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-21	733449	42-255-32331	HEDTKE-ANZALDUA UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,331	Y
2012-02-17	733158	42-255-32330	SCHENDEL UNIT A 189 #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-17	732718	42-255-32328	BOWERS UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-02-17	732703	42-255-32327	BOWERS UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-02-16	732917	42-255-32320	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU 1 #B 3H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2012-02-15	733161	42-255-32329	WILLEKE UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-02-15	733154	42-255-32326	BODDEN UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-02-15	733154	42-255-32326	BODDEN UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2012-02-15	733071	42-255-32323	HEDTKE-HENKE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-02-14	733084	42-255-32324	OLSON-ESSE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2012-02-14	733072	42-255-32325	CHARLOTTE UNIT #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-14	732394	42-255-32318	CREWS UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-02-13	733030	42-255-32322	CHARLOTTE UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-13	732997	42-255-32319	CHARLOTTE UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-13	732986	42-255-32321	STOELTJE UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-09	732772	42-255-32316	MATADOR DANYSH ORCA #2H	MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	17,500	Y
2012-02-08	732721	42-255-32315	BOWERS UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-02-08	732693	42-255-32314	BOWERS UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2012-02-07	732612	42-255-32313	JIMMERSON UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-07	732612	42-255-32313	JIMMERSON UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2012-02-07	732599	42-255-32312	ZUNKER UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y

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