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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

15

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

9,966

9,966 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2004-02-2654253642-255-31486GORDON #2ABEL, M.D. CODRILL6,900
2003-12-3154024542-255-30266MAY, SAM A. #1B.W.O.C., INC.RECOMP13,800
2003-12-1253942142-255-31485KIMBLE #1MILLER, W. C. OPERATING COMPANYDRILL5,200
2003-12-0153850742-255-31484PORTER, W. J. #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL14,000
2003-12-0153850742-255-31484PORTER, W. J. #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL12,746
2003-10-2953794442-255-31357BUSBY #1PMORENTR11,754
2003-10-2153762942-255-31483NEEL UNIT #1WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL3,900
2003-10-0353715442-255-31368BLACKWELL #1 HWHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,795Y
2003-09-2453667142-255-31482ERIC & DEREK #3WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL3,000
2003-09-1953663342-255-31481SMOLIK - SCHORRE #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,800
2003-09-1953663342-255-31481SMOLIK - SCHORRE #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,604
2003-09-0353604642-255-31480WESSENDORF #5CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,900
2003-08-2553574842-255-31479WOOD-JANSSEN GAS UNIT #2ESENJAY EXPLORATION, INCDRILL13,000
2003-08-2053558542-255-31478NATHO #2CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,800
2003-08-0853512142-255-31477WESSENDORF #4CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,900
2003-07-2953472342-255-31476UTLEY #1CB ENERGY, LLCDRILL9,000
2003-07-2553463542-255-31475RHODES TRUST #2WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL9,600
2003-07-1653417542-255-31474BOYCE, C. W. #3WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL4,000
2003-06-2753362942-255-31472MUMME GAS UNIT #1ESENJAY EXPLORATION, INCDRILL13,000
2003-06-2753362642-255-30250WASKOW GAS UNIT #1HWHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,970Y
2003-06-2753362642-255-30250WASKOW GAS UNIT #1HWHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL13,920Y
2003-06-2653355342-255-31456HILBRICH-SELLERS "C" S.T. #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYRECOMP11,500
2003-06-2653355342-255-31456HILBRICH-SELLERS "C" #1STHUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYRECOMP11,500
2003-06-2553341942-255-31471SAVANNAH - FRIEDA PARGMANN #1PETRO-HUNT, L.L.C.DRILL17,000
2003-06-1753308842-255-31470JANOSEK #1BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANYDRILL7,250
2003-06-0553214842-255-31468ERIC & DEREK #1WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL4,500
2003-06-0553214842-255-31468ERIC & DEREK #1WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL3,500
2003-06-0553214742-255-31467ERIC & DEREK #2WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL4,500
2003-06-0553214742-255-31467ERIC & DEREK #2WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL4,000
2003-06-0353258042-255-31437HILBRICH-SELLERS GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYRECOMP12,505
2003-05-2853245842-255-30218STANCHOS, VIOLA "A" #1CLAY EXPLORATION, INC.RENTR10,969
2003-05-2753162942-255-20062SPIELHAGEN #4WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.RECOMP3,400
2003-05-2253228642-255-31469WESSENDORF-LETSINGER #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,400
2003-05-2053216242-255-31466WERNLI GU #1 #3PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL13,700
2003-05-0753166642-255-31464NATHO #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,900
2003-05-0253111642-255-31448BBX THUNDERBIRD UNIT #1 #1BBX OPERATING, L.L.C.FLD-XFR10,100Y
2003-04-2853095342-255-31462WESSENDORF #3CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,400
2003-04-2853093342-255-31463EBERSTADT #2JJRS INVESTMENTS INC.DRILL8,100
2003-04-1053056142-255-31461MOCZYGEMBA #1RODESSA OPERATING COMPANYDRILL3,000
2003-04-0753039342-255-31460HILBRICH-SELLERS GAS UNIT #4HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL13,500
2003-03-2552996142-255-31459WESSENDORF #2CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,500
2003-03-1452940442-255-31458CISCO #1WELDER EXPLORATION & PROD., INC.DRILL3,800
2003-02-1952865342-255-31457WESSENDORF #1CRAWFORD ENERGY OPERATING CODRILL6,500
2002-12-1952634142-255-31413GORDON #1ABEL, M.D. CORECOMP6,450
2002-12-1052628242-255-31440PARGMANN #1BAY ROCK OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP5,000
2002-11-2652578742-255-31456HILBRICH-SELLERS "C" #1HUGHES, DAN A. COMPANYDRILL13,500
2002-11-2052559042-255-31455BAKER, ARTHUR #2MILLER, W. C. OPERATING COMPANYDRILL4,800
2002-11-2052539742-255-31454SAWYER ET AL #4MILLER, W. C. OPERATING COMPANYDRILL4,800
2002-10-2352484942-255-31453NIEMEIER #1ESENJAY EXPLORATION, INCDRILL13,000
2002-10-2352484942-255-31453NIEMEIER #1ESENJAY EXPLORATION, INCDRILL13,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.