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
2011-04-06	713345	42-255-31919	TENNANT UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	12,600	Y
2011-04-05	713287	42-255-31918	JOSEPH UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
2011-04-05	713228	42-255-31039	SAMSEL (WILCOX 9950') GAS UNIT #1	DUNE OPERATING COMPANY	RECOMP	10,716
2011-03-31	712814	42-255-31911	CRABTREE UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-03-30	712911	42-255-31916	BENCH LAKE FARMS #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-03-30	712851	42-255-31913	SCHENDEL #F 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,083	Y
2011-03-29	712811	42-255-31909	SCHENDEL #G 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,083	Y
2011-03-29	712810	42-255-31912	SCHENDEL #E 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,990	Y
2011-03-29	712809	42-255-31908	BAILEY UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-29	712807	42-255-31910	SCHENDEL #D 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,990	Y
2011-03-28	712812	42-255-31907	MOY UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-28	712744	42-255-31906	SWD FEE #1	COASTAL PLAINS DISPOSAL #1, LLC	DRILL	7,350
2011-03-24	711540	42-255-31901	KRUEGER #1	BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	7,250
2011-03-23	712371	42-255-31905	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-22	712294	42-255-31904	MUENCHOW UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-17	712070	42-255-31903	BARNETT UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,116	Y
2011-03-17	712070	42-255-31903	BARNETT UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,116	Y
2011-03-17	712066	42-255-31902	BARNETT UNIT #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,103	Y
2011-03-16	711946	42-255-31900	KIMBLE UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-16	711946	42-255-31900	KIMBLE UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-15	711365	42-255-31897	MAX UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
2011-03-11	711792	42-255-31899	FOX UNIT #3H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-03-11	711376	42-255-31898	VINCENT UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-03-10	711725	42-255-31896	FOX UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,300	Y
2011-03-10	711618	42-255-31895	KITCHEN UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,200	Y
2011-03-10	711554	42-255-31893	STONE UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-10	710246	42-255-31518	LEWIS #3	MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC	RECOMP	6,300
2011-03-09	711622	42-255-31894	PENA-HENNIG #1	HORIZON PROD. AND OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,000
2011-03-09	711252	42-255-31891	BEST-FENNER UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-03-09	711248	42-255-31890	BEST-HUTH UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-03-07	711364	42-255-31892	CHESLYN UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
2011-03-04	711212	42-255-31889	DAVIDSON 221 #3	HAWTHORN ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	4,650
2011-03-02	710847	42-255-31884	ARMSTRONG UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-03-01	711002	42-255-31888	SES KENEDY SWD #1	SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, LLC	DRILL	9,000
2011-02-28	710955	42-255-31887	HORSE THIEF UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2011-02-28	710933	42-255-31886	WHITESIDE UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2011-02-28	710933	42-255-31886	WHITESIDE UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,700	Y
2011-02-25	710867	42-255-31883	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-25	710867	42-255-31883	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #2H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-25	710854	42-255-31882	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-25	710854	42-255-31882	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-25	710854	42-255-31882	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-25	710841	42-255-31885	SMOLIK UNIT B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-23	710308	42-255-31881	VINCENT UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-02-22	710111	42-255-31880	OWENS UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-22	710111	42-255-31880	OWENS UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-21	710053	42-255-31879	MAX UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-21	710053	42-255-31879	MAX UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-18	710364	42-255-31876	DAVENPORT UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-17	710318	42-255-31875	JOSEPH UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,100	Y

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