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
2011-10-19	726176	42-255-32162	OLINICK UNIT A #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-19	726176	42-255-32162	OLINICK UNIT A #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-18	726305	42-255-32158	FORISTER 541 UNIT B #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-10-18	726147	42-255-32159	OLINICK UNIT B #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-18	726147	42-255-32159	OLINICK UNIT B #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-17	725960	42-255-32157	GREENLOW UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-17	725957	42-255-32156	ALTON UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-17	725954	42-255-32155	ALTON UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-17	725952	42-255-32154	ALTON UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-13	726112	42-255-32152	SALGE-KINKLER UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-10-11	725894	42-255-32151	BEDNORZ #2H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-10-10	725877	42-255-32148	CREWS UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-10	725875	42-255-32147	COLEMAN UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-10	725875	42-255-32147	COLEMAN UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-10-10	725865	42-255-32146	SALGE-BUSSELMAN UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-10-10	725427	42-255-32150	GREENLOW UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-10	725420	42-255-32149	MILTON UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-10-07	725747	42-255-32145	GRAMM UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2011-10-06	725650	42-255-32144	GRAMM UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2011-10-05	725555	42-255-32143	SMITH-MELLICK UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-10-05	725555	42-255-32143	SMITH-MELLICK UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	16,966	Y
2011-10-04	725411	42-255-32142	HARPER UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-09-29	725149	42-255-32141	MEDINA-JONAS UNIT B #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-09-29	725070	42-255-32140	MILTON UNIT #12H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-09-27	724952	42-255-32138	ALVIN NK UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,700	Y
2011-09-27	724937	42-255-32137	FORISTER-541 UNIT A #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-09-27	724844	42-255-32135	JOHNSON A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-27	724673	42-255-32139	VINCENT UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-09-26	724912	42-255-32136	ALVIN NK UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,650	Y
2011-09-23	724749	42-255-32134	FOX UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,650	Y
2011-09-23	724671	42-255-32133	MARTINEZ-HENKE UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-09-23	724670	42-255-32132	VINCENT UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2011-09-21	724503	42-255-32131	RUTH CARSON 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2011-09-21	724177	42-255-32130	LITTLEPAGE-MCBRIDE #6H	CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.	DRILL	10,800	Y
2011-09-21	724176	42-255-32129	LITTLEPAGE-MCBRIDE #5H	CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPER., INC.	DRILL	10,800	Y
2011-09-20	724391	42-255-32128	GREEN A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-20	724391	42-255-32128	GREEN A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-16	724175	42-255-32127	RUPPERT A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-16	724175	42-255-32127	RUPPERT A #1H	PETROHAWK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-16	724159	42-255-32126	FITCH UNIT #4H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,600	Y
2011-09-16	723734	42-255-32124	MAREK UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2011-09-16	723728	42-255-32113	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #2H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-09-16	723728	42-255-32113	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #2H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-09-16	723728	42-255-32113	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,374	Y
2011-09-15	723988	42-255-32125	MAGARIGAL GAS UNIT 1 #A 3H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-15	723988	42-255-32125	MAGARIGAL GAS UNIT 1 #A 3H	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-09-13	723932	42-255-32121	COMBS UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,896	Y
2011-09-13	723930	42-255-32120	COMBS UNIT #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,896	Y
2011-09-13	723929	42-255-32122	COMBS UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,896	Y
2011-09-13	723896	42-255-31668	TURNBULL #3H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	12,500	Y

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