Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-02.

Karnes County permitting is running 10 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (30 total, down 51% on the prior quarter). BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 44 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-02

All Time

9,979

9,979 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
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
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

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