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
2023-06-26	891469	42-255-37806	PEPPERS HOT #102H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-06-26	891465	42-255-37807	PEPPERS RED #3H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-06-26	891461	42-255-37805	PEPPERS MILD #1H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2023-06-20	891376	42-255-37804	KRAWIETZ UNIT #16H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-20	891372	42-255-37803	KRAWIETZ UNIT #15H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-20	891369	42-255-37802	KRAWIETZ UNIT #14H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-20	891364	42-255-37801	KRAWIETZ UNIT #13H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-20	891363	42-255-37800	KRAWIETZ UNIT #12H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-20	891361	42-255-37799	KRAWIETZ UNIT #11H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-06-13	891231	42-255-34990	KORTH UNIT #14H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	RECLASS	11,226	Y
2023-06-02	890285	42-255-32197	WITTE, INC. UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	FLD-XFR	12,940	Y
2023-06-01	890798	42-255-37796	OLSON-ESSE UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-05-30	890800	42-255-37797	OLSON-ESSE UNIT AC #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-05-30	890797	42-255-37798	OLSON-ESSE UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-05-30	890726	42-255-37794	TURNBULL A-D-E-R. GRANDE SA4 #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-05-26	890675	42-255-37791	CREWS UNIT #14H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-05-26	890727	42-255-37795	TURNBULL UNIT A-D-R. GRANDE SA5 #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-05-26	890725	42-255-37793	TURNBULL UNIT A E-R. GRANDE SA3 #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-05-26	890724	42-255-37792	TURNBULL UNIT A-E SA2 #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-05-26	890675	42-255-37791	CREWS UNIT #14H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-05-26	890284	42-255-32147	COLEMAN UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	FLD-XFR	12,818	Y
2023-05-26	890269	42-255-36874	COLEMAN QUAD ULW #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	FLD-XFR	12,761	Y
2023-05-23	890673	42-255-37790	CREWS UNIT #13H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-05-18	889386	42-255-31359	JD MINERALS #1	NOG PRODUCTION & OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	9,400
2023-05-17	890542	42-255-37789	CREWS UNIT #12H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-05-17	890541	42-255-37788	CREWS UNIT #11H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-05-16	890371	42-255-37785	SKLOSS-KARNES A USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-05-12	890381	42-255-37787	SKLOSS-KARNES A USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-05-12	890372	42-255-37786	SKLOSS-KARNES A USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-05-11	890369	42-255-37783	COLLEEN UNIT B #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-05-11	890366	42-255-37782	COLLEEN UNIT B #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-05-11	890364	42-255-37784	COLLEEN UNIT B #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-04-28	890049	42-255-37781	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #100	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-04-28	890047	42-255-37780	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #99	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-04-28	890046	42-255-37779	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #98	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-04-28	890044	42-255-37778	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #97	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-04-27	890043	42-255-37777	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #96	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-04-26	889795	42-255-37776	HALEN G #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-04-20	889945	42-255-37130	SMITH-MELLICK-OXFORD WITTE SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-04-20	889944	42-255-37129	SMITH-MELLICK-SCHEELE SA8 #8H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-04-20	889943	42-255-37128	SMITH-MELLICK-SCHEELE SA7 #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-04-20	889941	42-255-37127	SMITH MELLICK-SCHEELE-B.HUTH SA #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-04-18	889764	42-255-37775	GOLDEN B UNIT #23H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-04-18	889763	42-255-37774	GOLDEN B UNIT #22H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-04-18	889762	42-255-37773	GOLDEN B UNIT #21H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-04-12	889686	42-255-37772	PALMER UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-04-12	889685	42-255-37771	PALMER UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-04-06	889335	42-255-37763	KIRK 01 #502H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-04-06	889335	42-255-37763	KIRK 01 #502H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-04-06	889333	42-255-37761	KIRK 01 #05H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y

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