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 70% on the prior quarter). 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
2010-09-17	702099	42-255-31745	BRAUNE UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-09-17	702099	42-255-31745	BRAUNE UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-09-17	701823	42-255-31738	SMOLIK UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,100	Y
2010-09-17	701823	42-255-31738	SMOLIK UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,100	Y
2010-09-15	702107	42-255-31744	FRANKE UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-09-14	702125	42-255-31747	OPIELA UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2010-09-14	701996	42-255-31748	JULIE #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-09-13	701802	42-255-31743	NIXON UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2010-09-13	701802	42-255-31743	NIXON UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2010-09-10	701756	42-255-31742	WIATREK UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
2010-09-10	701756	42-255-31742	WIATREK UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,200	Y
2010-09-10	701698	42-255-31741	DULLNIG UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-09-10	701698	42-255-31741	DULLNIG UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-09-10	701698	42-255-31741	DULLNIG UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-09-09	701629	42-255-31740	NIXON UNIT #6	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	8,800
2010-09-09	701606	42-255-31739	ESTES UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2010-09-09	701606	42-255-31739	ESTES UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2010-09-07	701617	42-255-31736	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT #1H	PALOMA RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-09-07	701617	42-255-31736	REYNOLDS GAS UNIT 1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,650	Y
2010-09-03	701133	42-255-00188	SALINAS #1	THUNDER OIL & GAS, LLC	RENTR	11,600
2010-09-02	701321	42-255-31735	WHITESIDE UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-09-02	701321	42-255-31735	WHITESIDE UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-09-01	701436	42-255-31732	MAY UNIT 1 #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-09-01	701210	42-255-31734	FISCHER UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2010-08-31	701399	42-255-31731	URRUTIA UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-08-31	701182	42-255-31733	GREENLOW UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-27	701252	42-255-31730	FITCH UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2010-08-27	701252	42-255-31730	FITCH UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2010-08-25	701077	42-255-31729	JOSEPH UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-25	701077	42-255-31729	JOSEPH UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-24	701063	42-255-31728	DULLNIG UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-08-24	701063	42-255-31728	DULLNIG UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-08-20	700744	42-255-31724	DAVIS UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-08-20	700597	42-255-31727	WIATREK UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-20	700597	42-255-31727	WIATREK UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-20	700595	42-255-31726	WIATREK UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-20	700595	42-255-31726	WIATREK UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-08-18	700756	42-255-31725	MARY #1H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,750	Y
2010-08-18	700756	42-255-31725	MARY #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,750	Y
2010-08-18	700439	42-255-31723	WHITESIDE 335 #1	HAWTHORN ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	11,400
2010-08-16	700389	42-255-31719	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-08-13	700584	42-255-31722	JULIE #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-08-11	700427	42-255-31721	DIRECT ASSETS UNIT #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,500	Y
2010-08-10	700070	42-255-31720	WAGENER UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2010-08-10	700057	42-255-31718	WAGENER UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2010-08-06	700299	42-255-31717	ESTES UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2010-08-05	700228	42-255-31716	RANEY 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-08-05	700204	42-255-31715	NANCY STEWART 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-08-05	700204	42-255-31715	NANCY STEWART 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-08-05	700204	42-255-31715	NANCY STEWART 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y

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