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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
1986-11-1832315442-255-31161ATKINSON, W. H. #1SAUDER INTERNATIONAL, INC.DRILL6,825
1986-11-1432301042-255-31159MOCZYGEMBA #1NUGGET OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
1986-11-1432298442-255-31160HOBSON #1TANA OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL11,000
1986-10-1432169442-255-31158CARRIGER, JOHN S. ET AL #1DELRAY OIL, INC.DRILL3,600
1986-10-0232120342-255-30256MUDD #3SUE-ANN OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP6,616
1986-09-1732048642-255-31156BROCKMAN #1NUGGET OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
1986-09-1632039642-255-31155POLLOCK, C. T. #3CHEVRON U. S. A. INC.DRILL11,500
1986-09-0432009642-255-31154RIDDLE, JOHN C. #1TURNER, M. O.DRILL4,500
1986-08-0730499442-255-31153RIVES, A. #1NUGGET OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,100
1986-07-2930468342-255-31152BARTH, FINLEY ET UX #1PETROLERO CORP.DRILL4,450
1986-06-2430360242-255-30657CARROLL, IDA P. #1TEXSTAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.OTHER15,133
1986-05-3030274642-255-31151MOCZYGEMBA #1NOREMAC, INC.DRILL10,500
1986-05-0230177842-255-31150KOTARA #1NUGGET OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
1986-04-1530105742-255-31149BRADLEY, JAMES T. #1KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL10,000
1986-04-1130113742-255-30882VALERO #1DAWSON EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP7,352
1986-03-1929985342-255-31134MOCZYGEMMBA, V. T. #14PETRO RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,100
1986-03-1029926342-255-31148KOLODZIEJ, CLEM #1BRIGHT & CO.DRILL6,500
1986-02-2429853742-255-31147HUDSON, WILLARD #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL10,000
1986-02-1129756142-255-31146LYONS, ALBERT #2ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,550
1986-02-1129739542-255-31145HACKNEY "A" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL10,000
1986-02-0329748342-255-30664SPURLOCK, J. H. #2FORNEY OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP9,700
1986-01-2229590242-255-31144KAINER #1NUGGET OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,100
1986-01-2029575142-255-31143ESTELLE ROLF GAS UNIT NO. 2 #4MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,000
1986-01-1329506342-255-00972ATKINSON, W. H. #3ASAUDER INTERNATIONAL, INC.OTHER6,820
1986-01-1029563542-255-00976ATKINSON, W. H. #6SAUDER INTERNATIONAL, INC.RECOMP6,526
1985-12-2329350542-255-31142GUTIERREZ, C. #1TEXSTAR NORTH AMERICA, INC.DRILL13,600
1985-12-1229256042-255-31141OXFORD, JERRY ET AL #1WEST, THOMAS S., JR.DRILL6,200
1985-12-1129259142-255-00017FALLS CITY UNIT #604PETRO RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,200
1985-12-1129250742-255-00004FALLS CITYUNIT #1306PETRO RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,200
1985-12-1129254042-255-00014FALLS CITY UNIT #601PETRO RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,200
1985-12-1129250942-255-00015FALLS CITY UNIT #602PETRO RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,200
1985-12-0929233442-255-31128HILBRICH-SELLERS "B" #2TURNER, M. O.RECOMP7,500
1985-12-0629198842-255-31140KELLNER, ETTA L. #2EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL10,950
1985-12-0529185242-255-31139YENTZEN #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL7,500
1985-11-2629168442-255-31138URBANCZYK #1NUGGET OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,100
1985-11-1329028142-255-01169GIBSON, H. B. #3SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP6,804
1985-11-0828962842-255-00172DAUGHERTY, G. O. ET UX #1BRUNS, H. D.RECOMP11,100
1985-11-0728944942-255-31137THIELE #1BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.DRILL8,000
1985-11-0728955042-255-01239PIEPRZYCA, ALLOYS #1BRUNS, H. D.OTHER11,061
1985-11-0728954642-255-00185WIATREK, GERTRUDE #2BRUNS, H. D.OTHER11,100
1985-10-2828838042-255-31135Z #1PERRYMAN, KRISTIN L.DRILL7,500
1985-10-2528889242-255-31136CANNON #1HARPER HEFTE, INC.DRILL7,000
1985-10-2128793242-255-31134MOCZYGEMBA, V. T. #14PETRO RESOURCES, INC.DRILL6,100
1985-10-2128802342-255-00044OLINICK, JEROME #4PETRO RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP6,100
1985-10-2128785242-255-31100LYONS UNIT #1ROYAL OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP9,500
1985-10-0828685642-255-31133TAM, J. W. ET UX #1JONES, EDWIN M. OIL CO.DRILL6,100
1985-10-0328662542-255-31132ESTELLE ROLF GAS UNIT NO. 2 #3MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,000
1985-09-1728502442-255-31131SHERI #1HCW EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,500
1985-09-1328486542-255-31130MONROE UNIT #1MCCORD EXPLORATION CO.DRILL8,500
1985-08-1328233942-255-31129NICHOLS, JAMES W. ET AL #1PETROLERO CORP.DRILL6,950
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.