Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-24.

Karnes County permitting is running 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (58 total, up 76% on the prior quarter). 11 were issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 56 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-24

All Time

9,965

9,965 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2023-03-27	889313	42-255-37758	DRAGON #5H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-03-27	889312	42-255-37757	DRAGON #4H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-03-27	889311	42-255-37756	DRAGON #3H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-03-27	889309	42-255-37755	DRAGON #2H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2023-03-27	889266	42-255-37754	OLINICK UNIT A #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-24	889258	42-255-37753	OLINICK UNIT A #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-24	889252	42-255-37752	OLINICK UNIT A #4H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-24	889241	42-255-37751	OLINICK UNIT A #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-24	889240	42-255-37750	OLINICK UNIT A #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-23	888131	42-255-37727	RT-SLAUGHTER (SA) D3 #D 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-23	888131	42-255-37727	RT-SLAUGHTER (SA) D3 #D 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-22	889203	42-255-37749	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #110H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-03-22	889199	42-255-37748	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #108H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-03-22	889165	42-255-37747	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #106H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-03-22	889163	42-255-37746	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #9H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-03-22	889161	42-255-37745	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #7H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-03-22	889160	42-255-37744	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #5H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-03-22	889157	42-255-37743	SOUNDGARDEN UNIT #3H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-03-22	888028	42-255-37712	RT-SLAUGHTER-MARLER (SA) D5 #D 5H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-22	888028	42-255-37712	RT-SLAUGHTER-MARLER (SA) D5 #D 5H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-22	888027	42-255-37711	RT-SLAUGHTER-MARLER (SA) D4 #D 4H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-22	888027	42-255-37711	RT-SLAUGHTER-MARLER (SA) D4 #D 4H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-16	888029	42-255-37717	RT-NELLER-KOLO (SA) D6 #D 6H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-16	888029	42-255-37717	RT-NELLER-KOLO (SA) D6 #D 6H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,600	Y
2023-03-14	889004	42-255-37735	BROWN JENK-BORD USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889004	42-255-37735	BROWN JENK-BORD USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889002	42-255-37734	BROWN JENK-BORD USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889002	42-255-37734	BROWN JENK-BORD USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889001	42-255-37733	BROWN JENK-BORD USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889001	42-255-37733	BROWN JENK-BORD USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889000	42-255-37732	BROWN JENK-BORD USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	889000	42-255-37732	BROWN JENK-BORD USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2023-03-14	888988	42-255-37738	KORTH B UNIT #29H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-14	888986	42-255-37737	KORTH B UNIT #28H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-14	888985	42-255-37742	HEMBY UNIT B #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-03-14	888984	42-255-37739	HEMBY UNIT B #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-03-14	888983	42-255-37736	KORTH B UNIT #27H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-10	888916	42-255-37731	KORTH B UNIT #26H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-10	888906	42-255-37730	KORTH B UNIT #30H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-03-10	887944	42-255-37721	DIRECT-ROBERT-GROSS SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2023-03-08	888617	42-255-32832	BORDOVSKY A 7 #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	FLD-XFR	17,000	Y
2023-03-07	888618	42-255-33956	BORDOVSKY A 7 #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	FLD-XFR	17,000	Y
2023-03-02	887929	42-255-37729	CHILDREN WESTON-MOBIL A SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-03-01	888236	42-255-37724	FRANKE-MAKOWSKI SA C #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-27	888249	42-255-37728	A. GREAVES B-L. DOVE A SA 2 #2H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-27	888235	42-255-37723	FRANKE-MAKOWSKI SA B #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-27	888233	42-255-37722	FRANKE-MAKOWSKI SA A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-27	888023	42-255-37710	FOX-FITCH SA #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-24	888248	42-255-36606	LONESOME DOVE A #8H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	RECOMP	11,911	Y
2023-02-24	888076	42-255-37726	SCR UNIT E-MOBIL UNIT B SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y

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