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
2023-02-24	888075	42-255-37725	SCR UNIT E-CHILDREN WESTON SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-02-23	887943	42-255-37720	HOLLMAN-MAY B SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2023-02-22	888065	42-255-37716	FITCH UNIT #8H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-22	888056	42-255-37715	FITCH UNIT #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-22	888055	42-255-37714	FITCH UNIT #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-22	888047	42-255-37713	FITCH UNIT #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-16	888140	42-255-37719	A. GREAVES B-SMOLIK A SA 2 #2H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-16	888113	42-255-37718	A. GREAVES B-SMOLIK A SA 1 #1H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-16	888113	42-255-37718	A. GREAVES B-SMOLIK A SA 1 #1H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-16	887928	42-255-37703	RANCHO GRANDE TRUST-KOWALIK SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-02-10	887955	42-255-37709	LITTLE BLUE D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887953	42-255-37708	LITTLE BLUE C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887952	42-255-37707	LITTLE BLUE B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887950	42-255-37706	LITTLE BLUE A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887949	42-255-37705	INMAN UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887947	42-255-37704	INMAN UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2023-02-10	887835	42-255-37701	SMOLIK A-BANDUCH B SA 2 #2H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-10	887835	42-255-37701	SMOLIK A-BANDUCH B SA 2 #2H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-10	887834	42-255-37700	SMOLIK A-BANDUCH B SA 1 #1H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-10	887834	42-255-37700	SMOLIK A-BANDUCH B SA 1 #1H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-10	887598	42-255-37695	TURNBULL E-F-KOWALIK SA2 #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-02-09	887833	42-255-37702	SMOLIK A #9H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-09	887833	42-255-37702	SMOLIK A #9H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-02-01	887596	42-255-37694	TURNBULL E-F-KOWALIK SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-01-27	887603	42-255-37699	TURNBULL UNIT F #9H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-01-27	887601	42-255-37698	TURNBULL UNIT F #8H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-01-27	887595	42-255-37697	COY CITY RANCH UNIT B #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-01-27	887594	42-255-37696	COY CITY RANCH UNIT B #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2023-01-26	887351	42-255-37693	TMK UNIT #106H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-26	887329	42-255-37692	TMK UNIT #105H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-26	887322	42-255-37691	TMK UNIT #11H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-26	887321	42-255-37690	TMK UNIT #10H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-26	887320	42-255-37689	TMK UNIT #9H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2023-01-24	887437	42-255-37682	B.DUPNIK-V.FOEGELLE-F.541 B SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-23	887469	42-255-37687	GRAMM UNIT #9H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-01-23	887467	42-255-37686	GRAMM UNIT #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-01-23	887465	42-255-37685	GRAMM UNIT #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-01-23	887462	42-255-37684	GRAMM UNIT #5H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-01-23	887458	42-255-37683	GRAMM UNIT #4H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2023-01-23	887436	42-255-37681	VAJDOS F-FORISTER 541 A SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-23	887435	42-255-37680	HOLLAND-O.FORISTER 541 B SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-23	887434	42-255-37688	HOLLAND-OPIELA UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-01-20	887433	42-255-37679	HOLLAND-OPIELA UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2023-01-20	887318	42-255-37678	HEDTKE-MARTINEZ-HENKE SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-20	887292	42-255-37677	VAJDOS-FOEGELLE UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-19	887291	42-255-37676	VAJDOS-FOEGELLE UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-19	887290	42-255-37675	HEDTKE-HENKE UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-19	887289	42-255-37674	HEDTKE-HENKE UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2023-01-18	887138	42-255-37673	STOLTE GAS UNIT 1 #B 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2023-01-18	887137	42-255-37671	STOLTE GAS UNIT 1 #B 2H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y

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