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
2010-05-26	696283	42-255-31680	71-12-1 DULLYE GAS UNIT #1H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-05-26	696283	42-255-31680	DULLYE 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-05-25	696454	42-255-31681	ALEXANDER GAS UNIT 1 #2	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-05-25	696454	42-255-31681	ALEXANDER GAS UNIT 1 #2	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-05-25	696454	42-255-31681	ALEXANDER GAS UNIT 1 #2	TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-05-17	695998	42-255-31679	DOUGLAS GAS UNIT 1 #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-05-17	695998	42-255-31679	DOUGLAS 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-05-13	695934	42-255-31678	KOWALIK UNIT #3H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2010-05-13	695754	42-255-31677	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000
2010-05-13	695754	42-255-31677	YANTA CATTLE CO. A-288 #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-05-12	695614	42-255-31357	BUSBY #1	PROCO OPERATING CO., INC.	RENTR	12,000
2010-05-11	695551	42-255-31676	MILTON UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-05-06	695502	42-255-31675	CHRISTINE #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2010-05-03	695306	42-255-31674	PETERSON #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,200	Y
2010-05-03	695306	42-255-31674	PETERSON #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,200	Y
2010-05-03	695306	42-255-31674	PETERSON #1H	RILEY EXPLORATION, LLC	DRILL	11,200	Y
2010-04-30	695223	42-255-31672	KOWALIK UNIT #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	16,500	Y
2010-04-30	695153	42-255-31673	CHESNUTT GAS UNIT 2 #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-04-30	695153	42-255-31673	CHESNUTT 02 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-04-27	695050	42-255-31671	EDITH GRAY NO. 1 GAS UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-04-27	695050	42-255-31671	EDITH GRAY NO. 1 GAS UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-04-23	694840	42-255-31670	KASPRZYK-JENDRUSCH UNIT #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2010-04-23	694840	42-255-31670	KASPRZYK-JENDRUSCH UNIT #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	13,850	Y
2010-04-21	694670	42-255-31669	LONG GAS UNIT 1 #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-04-21	694670	42-255-31669	LONG 01 #01H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-04-15	694422	42-255-31667	ORR UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-04-15	694416	42-255-31666	ORR UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-04-15	694400	42-255-31668	TURNBULL #3	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-04-14	694304	42-255-31665	TURNBULL #2	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-04-14	694304	42-255-31665	TURNBULL #2	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-04-14	694304	42-255-31665	TURNBULL #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-04-13	694108	42-255-31664	RECTIFIER SADF 7.8 #S078DF	ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATINGLLC	DRILL	325
2010-04-12	694220	42-255-31663	DAVENPORT #1	DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC	DRILL	5,000
2010-04-12	694220	42-255-31663	DAVENPORT #1	DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC	DRILL	4,991
2010-04-12	694220	42-255-31663	DAVENPORT #1	DOUBLE PLAY OIL & GAS, INC	DRILL	4,991
2010-04-07	693568	42-255-31662	HILBRICH-SELLERS #1	HANKEY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	5,000
2010-03-30	693706	42-255-31661	TURNBULL #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,500
2010-03-30	693706	42-255-31661	TURNBULL #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-03-18	692679	42-255-31660	ORR #1011	HAWTHORN ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	11,200
2010-03-17	692873	42-255-31659	NIESCHWIETZ UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	16,000	Y
2010-03-17	692873	42-255-31659	NIESCHWIETZ UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	15,312	Y
2010-03-17	692873	42-255-31659	NIESCHWIETZ UNIT #1H	PLAINS EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,800	Y
2010-03-16	692839	42-255-31658	ORR UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-03-16	692821	42-255-31657	SCHENDEL A-189 UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-03-16	692821	42-255-31657	SCHENDEL A-189 UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	14,000	Y
2010-03-12	692634	42-255-31656	HARPER UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-03-12	692634	42-255-31656	HARPER UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2010-03-11	692469	42-255-31655	RANCHO GRANDE TRUST 168-1 #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
2010-03-11	692469	42-255-31655	RANCHO GRANDE TRUST #1H	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
2010-02-25	691876	42-255-31654	HARPER UNIT #9	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500

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