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
2010-02-25	691876	42-255-31654	HARPER UNIT #9	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500
2010-02-25	691604	42-255-31653	ORR UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-02-25	691604	42-255-31653	ORR UNIT #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-02-22	691603	42-255-31652	KOWALIK UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	15,800	Y
2010-02-22	691603	42-255-31652	KOWALIK UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	15,800	Y
2010-02-16	691248	42-255-31651	JOG UNIT #1H	MURPHY EXPLORATION & PROD. CO.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2010-02-10	691006	42-255-31650	EYHORN GAS UNIT 1 #4	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2010-02-10	691006	42-255-31650	EYHORN GAS UNIT 1 #4	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2010-02-10	691006	42-255-31650	EYHORN GAS UNIT 1 #4	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2010-02-10	691006	42-255-31650	EYHORN GAS UNIT 1 #4	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,100	Y
2010-02-10	691006	42-255-31650	EYHORN GAS UNIT 1 #4	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,100	Y
2010-02-09	690701	42-255-31649	LYSSY UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-02-09	690701	42-255-31649	LYSSY UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-02-08	690591	42-255-31549	KOLINEK #1	SPUR OPERATING CO.	RECOMP	5,900
2010-02-03	690578	42-255-31648	LEWRIGHT UNIT #1	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000
2010-02-03	690578	42-255-31648	LEWRIGHT UNIT #1	WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000
2010-02-01	690132	42-255-31645	CHESNUTT GAS UNIT #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2010-01-27	689973	42-255-31646	LYSSY UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-01-27	689973	42-255-31646	LYSSY UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-01-21	689942	42-255-31644	ESCONDIDO CREEK #2	PATTERSON ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	4,100
2010-01-21	689942	42-255-31644	ESCONDIDO CREEK #2	PATTERSON ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	4,100
2010-01-19	689834	42-255-31144	KAINER #1H	BAYSHORE OPERATING CORP., L.L.C.	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2010-01-19	689834	42-255-31144	KAINER #1	LUCAS ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	12,000
2010-01-19	689834	42-255-31144	KAINER #1	LUCAS ENERGY, INC.	RECOMP	12,000
2010-01-08	689439	42-255-31643	KASPRZYK-JENDRUSCH UNIT #1H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2010-01-05	689324	42-255-31641	LYSSY UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-01-05	689324	42-255-31641	LYSSY UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-01-05	689278	42-255-31642	MORGAN 228-2 #1	TEXAS CRUDE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2010-01-04	689190	42-255-31640	DARLENE #3H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2009-12-31	689096	42-255-31470	JANOSEK #1	BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANY	RECOMP	5,500
2009-12-30	688689	42-255-31639	EASLEY 28-1 #1	TEXAS CRUDE ENERGY, INC.	DRILL	12,800	Y
2009-12-21	688889	42-255-31638	HARPER UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-12-16	685312	42-255-00198	SCHNITZ-RIEDEL UNIT #1	KARBUHN OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	11,200
2009-12-15	688679	42-255-31637	HARPER UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-12-15	688679	42-255-31637	HARPER UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-12-15	688408	42-255-31636	SACHTLEBEN 221 #1	HAWTHORN ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	4,650
2009-12-15	688408	42-255-31636	SACHTLEBEN 221 #1	HAWTHORN ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	6,600
2009-12-07	688097	42-255-31635	HANDY #1	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	19,000	Y
2009-11-24	687797	42-255-31633	DARLENE UNIT #2H	HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANY, L.P.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2009-11-24	687737	42-255-31634	MILTON UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-11-19	687575	42-255-31632	R.J. SYRING #3	JONES, EDWIN M. OIL CO.	DRILL	6,100
2009-11-10	686988	42-255-31631	MCSWEEN 101 #1	HAWTHORN ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC	DRILL	11,500
2009-11-03	686860	42-255-31630	HARPER UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-11-03	686860	42-255-31630	HARPER UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-10-22	686404	42-255-31629	HARPER UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-10-22	686404	42-255-31629	HARPER UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2009-10-12	686017	42-255-31628	FURLOW GAS UNIT 1 #1	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2009-10-12	686017	42-255-31628	FURLOW GAS UNIT 1 #1	ENDURING RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2009-09-22	685342	42-255-31627	LYSSY UNIT #3	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000
2009-09-21	685337	42-255-31626	LYSSY UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y

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