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
2023-01-23	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
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

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