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
2023-01-18	887136	42-255-37672	STOLTE GAS UNIT 1 #B 1H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2023-01-04	886611	42-255-37662	FRANKLIN UNIT #16H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-12-29	886606	42-255-37664	FRANKLIN UNIT #15H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-12-27	886768	42-255-37668	BOOTS UNIT #102H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-12-27	886746	42-255-37667	BOOTS UNIT #4H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-12-27	886736	42-255-37666	BOOTS UNIT #3H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-12-27	886724	42-255-37665	BOOTS UNIT #2H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-12-27	886718	42-255-37670	PFEIFER-PFEIFER BELL SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-12-27	886718	42-255-37670	PFEIFER-PFEIFER BELL SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-12-27	886717	42-255-37669	BEST BATEMAN-BEST BEARD SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-12-27	886717	42-255-37669	BEST BATEMAN-BEST BEARD SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-12-22	886605	42-255-37663	FRANKLIN UNIT #14H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-12-22	886604	42-255-37661	FRANKLIN UNIT #13H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-12-12	886341	42-255-37660	APOLLO UNIT #24H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2022-12-12	886341	42-255-37660	APOLLO UNIT #24H	KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2022-12-12	886340	42-255-37659	APOLLO UNIT #23H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2022-12-12	886340	42-255-37659	APOLLO UNIT #23H	KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2022-12-12	886339	42-255-37658	APOLLO UNIT #22H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2022-12-12	886339	42-255-37658	APOLLO UNIT #22H	KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2022-12-12	886338	42-255-37657	APOLLO UNIT #1021H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2022-12-12	886338	42-255-37657	APOLLO UNIT #1021H	KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2022-12-12	886336	42-255-37656	APOLLO UNIT #1020H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2022-12-12	886336	42-255-37656	APOLLO UNIT #1020H	KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2022-12-12	886334	42-255-37655	APOLLO UNIT #1019H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2022-12-12	886334	42-255-37655	APOLLO UNIT #1019H	KIMMERIDGE TEXAS GAS, LLC	DRILL	10,800	Y
2022-12-07	886000	42-255-37654	BERRY C #12H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-12-06	885998	42-255-37653	BERRY B #11H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-12-06	885963	42-255-37652	BERRY A #10H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-11-30	885953	42-255-37651	BERRY #8H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-11-30	885918	42-255-37650	BERRY #7H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-11-30	885915	42-255-37649	BERRY #6H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2022-11-22	885824	42-255-37648	ESPADA F #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-11-21	885822	42-255-37647	ESPADA E #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-11-21	885821	42-255-37646	ESPADA D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-11-21	885813	42-255-37645	ESPADA C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-11-21	885812	42-255-37643	ESPADA B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-11-21	885809	42-255-37644	ESPADA A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-11-18	885631	42-255-37642	RUDD-GREEN A (SA) A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-15	885210	42-255-37632	ZAESKE-ECKOLS-FRANKE SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2022-11-09	885488	42-255-37641	RUDD AC #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-09	885476	42-255-37639	KRUDWIG UNIT #9H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-09	885473	42-255-37637	KRUDWIG UNIT #7H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-08	885484	42-255-37640	RUDD UNIT #16H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-08	885480	42-255-37636	RUDD UNIT #15H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-08	885475	42-255-37638	KRUDWIG UNIT #8H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-08	883109	42-255-37582	BEGOT-EYHORN (SA) G6 #G 6H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,200	Y
2022-11-07	885209	42-255-37631	CHAPMAN ROGERS-FRANKE SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2022-11-07	885208	42-255-37630	CHAPMAN-FRANKE-MURPHY-KOTARA SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2022-11-04	885381	42-255-37633	KRUDWIG UNIT #6H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-11-04	885090	42-255-37626	CONCEPCION A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y

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