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 75% 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
1981-12-0114201742-255-30901PYLE, WILLIAM H. JR. #3PNS COMPANYDRILL1,000
1981-11-3014268842-255-30903JANSSEN, WAYNE A. #1W. D. A. CORPORATIONDRILL9,650
1981-11-2514273442-255-30904FREE, E.W. JR. #1COCKRELL OIL CORPORATIONOTHER8,600
1981-11-1314065842-255-30900FLENNIKEN, RUBY G. #1ATKINSON, CLIFFORD IIIDRILL9,500
1981-11-1014011642-255-30899VALERO #2DAWSON EXPLORATION, INCDRILL7,460
1981-11-0914084342-255-30890MOCZYGEMBA, PETER #1DIXIE EXPLORATION CO.DRILL5,210
1981-10-2913893242-255-80216KAINER, C.G. #2WOOD ENERGY INC.RECOMP10,800
1981-10-2913893042-255-30898GILBERT, E.G. ET AL #2WEST, THOMAS S., JR.DRILL4,150
1981-10-2913892942-255-30897GILBERT, E. G. ET AL #1WEST, THOMAS S., JR.DRILL5,500
1981-10-2813839742-255-01075LYONS, ANNIE LEE #9AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,840
1981-10-1913688342-255-30896HAMMACK, L.J. #1DIXON MANAGEMENT CORP.DRILL9,300
1981-10-0813598542-255-30895SCOTT #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL9,500
1981-10-0813598142-255-01083LYONS, ANNIE LEE #18AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,931
1981-10-0813597742-255-01077LYONS, ANNIE LEE #12AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,887
1981-10-0513551242-255-01061SPIELHAGEN, B. U. #2PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP9,500
1981-10-0513550842-255-01320AMOCO, B. U. - SPIELHAGEN #11PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP7,050
1981-09-2413445142-255-01063STANOLIND, B.U.-SPIELHAGEN #2PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP6,856
1981-09-0913336242-255-00152WEBRE #1LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.RECOMP11,000
1981-09-0313226042-255-30893KOEHLER GAS UNIT #2HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL12,000
1981-09-0213254242-255-30894LISKA, JOE. B. #2MUSTANG PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL17,500
1981-08-2813152142-255-30892NIESCHWIETZ, P.J. ET AL #3TRANS-CANADA ENTRPRSES OF TX INCDRILL10,800
1981-08-2813150142-255-30891NIESCHWIETZ, P. J. ET AL #4TRANS-CANADA ENTRPRSES OF TX INCDRILL10,800
1981-08-2113066442-255-30888PORTER, W. D. #000001RIO BRAVO OIL COMPANYDRILL8,684
1981-08-2013067942-255-30889MORAVITS #1HENRY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,290
1981-08-1913067742-255-30887ROSE #000001PICKARD OIL /KIRKPATRICK OIL INCDRILL6,700
1981-08-1313009242-255-00031MOCZGEMBA, V. T. #4SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-HOUSTONRECOMP5,295
1981-08-1212996442-255-30885GATES, ROY L. ET AL #1COCKRELL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,200
1981-08-0712934142-255-30762BERRY #1 DMOVAC SERVICE CO. OF ALICEOTHER9,016
1981-07-3012769042-255-30883STEWART, J.M. #1DAWSON EXPLORATION, INCDRILL4,500
1981-07-3012768742-255-30882VALERO #1DAWSON EXPLORATION, INCDRILL7,500
1981-07-2912911042-255-01081LYONS, ANNIE LEE #16AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,939
1981-07-2712943442-255-30884WASKOW #1RISA ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,536
1981-07-2012564042-255-30881NIESCHWIETZ-HAHN UNIT #1TRANS-CANADA ENTRPRSES OF TX INCDRILL10,800
1981-07-1512525242-255-30880NIESCHWIETZ-HAHN UNIT #2TRANS-CANADA ENTRPRSES OF TX INCDRILL10,800
1981-07-0315935342-255-30870YANTA #235-11SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL860
1981-07-0315935042-255-30869YANTA #235-12SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL830
1981-07-0315934842-255-30868YANTA #146-4SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL800
1981-07-0315934542-255-30867HENSLEY #146-5SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL840
1981-07-0315934242-255-30866YANTA #235-10SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL710
1981-07-0315933942-255-30865YANTA #235-6SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL940
1981-06-2412248942-255-30864SCHLINKE, DENNIS W. #2ATKINSON, CLIFFORD IIIDRILL9,500
1981-06-2312253642-255-30863LISKA, JOE B #1MUSTANG PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,000
1981-06-1812167142-255-30862HOMEYER #1GOLDKING PROD. CO.DRILL9,200
1981-06-1512112442-255-30162HILBRICH-SELLERS #3-L DTESORO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP9,711
1981-06-0412003642-255-30859A. YANTA UNIT #1-RMUSTANG PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL15,611
1981-06-0315936842-255-30879STEWART #235-9SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL1,000
1981-06-0315936642-255-30878THOMPSON #235-7SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL940
1981-06-0315936542-255-30877STEWART #235-5SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL1,000
1981-06-0315936442-255-30876ANDREWS #108-4SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL1,000
1981-06-0315936242-255-30875ANDREWS #108-3SUNOCO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO.DRILL1,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.