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
1978-11-093656942-255-30667CAMPBELL, T. P. #2ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,500
1978-11-093656742-255-30666CAMPBELL, T. P. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,500
1978-11-033617942-255-30665HILLBRICH, JEFFRYN P. #1RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL9,400
1978-10-313594742-255-30664SPURLOCK, J. H. GAS UNIT #2FORNEY, BILL, INC.DRILL10,000
1978-10-173507442-255-30663DZUIK, ANTON #1URSA PETROLEUM CO., INC.DRILL6,224
1978-10-173481642-255-30662RAPP, CHARLES #1TENS-WOOD OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,000
1978-10-173481342-255-30661GORDON, BETTYE JO LYONS #1TENS-WOOD OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL7,000
1978-10-133447742-255-30660JANSSEN, J. F. #1SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO.DRILL12,000
1978-10-023380242-255-30659CONRADS, DORA #1FILON EXPLORATION CORP.DRILL4,533
1978-09-263350242-255-30658KORTH, K. A. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL650
1978-09-153279642-255-01152POWELL, RUTH "B" #2AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,852
1978-09-153277342-255-01159LYONS, ANNIE LEE #10AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,869
1978-09-083408742-255-80197CONWAY, J. C. #1PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT, INC.OTHER6,965
1978-09-063204442-255-30657CARROLL, IDA P. #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL16,306
1978-08-233127742-255-80196ATKINSON, W. H.(GREEN OIL FIELD) #3SAUDER INTERNATIONAL, INC.OTHER6,820
1978-08-213103842-255-30656LABUS #1RANGER OIL COMPANYDRILL9,012
1978-08-213085742-255-30655ELLIOTT, CAROLYN NUGENT #1HNG OIL COMPANYDRILL11,500
1978-08-012954142-255-30654SCOTT UNIT #1WESSELY ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,612
1978-08-012954042-255-30653OXFORD UNIT #1WESSELY ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,312
1978-08-012953942-255-30652B.U.-BOYCE #1PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.DRILL11,463
1978-07-182965442-255-30158HILBRICH-SELLERS #2TESORO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP8,598
1978-07-132845242-255-30651MONSON #1R-K OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,410
1978-06-292759142-255-30282PARGMANN -A- #1CITIES SERVICE COMPANYRECOMP12,400
1978-06-272746442-255-01284BAKER, THOMAS #1SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO.OTHER7,515
1978-06-222705542-255-30650J. H. SPURLOCK #1FORNEY, BILL, INC.DRILL10,000
1978-06-192674342-255-30649SMITH, K. M. ET AL #1WOMACK, RICHARD H.DRILL7,439
1978-06-152649342-255-30648PORTER, GUY ET UX #A423U1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,233
1978-06-152649242-255-30647SCARBOROUGH, W. T. ET UX #355-U1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,191
1978-06-152649142-255-30646PORTER, GUY ET UX #A413U6MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,229
1978-06-152648942-255-30645SCARBOROUGH, W. T. ET UX #A464U1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,250
1978-06-152648842-255-30644DROMGOOLE, TOM ET AL #A445U1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,248
1978-06-152648742-255-30643PORTER, GUY ET AL #A413U5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,247
1978-06-152648642-255-30642MUDD, D. A. ET UX #A412U1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,255
1978-06-142669842-255-30641HELDENFELS, P. ET AL #1FILON EXPLORATION CORP.DRILL10,500
1978-06-092617842-255-30640SCARBOROUGH, W. T., ET UX #355-U3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,227
1978-06-092617642-255-30639PORTER, GUY, ET UX #A420U5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,252
1978-06-092617442-255-30638PORTER, GUY, ET UX #A420U4MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,206
1978-06-092617242-255-30637PORTER, GUY, ET UX #A420U3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,209
1978-06-092616742-255-30636PORTER, GUY, ET UX #A420*MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,247
1978-06-092616642-255-30635PORTER, GUY ET UX #A420U1MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,245
1978-06-092616542-255-30634PORTER, GUY, ET UX #A413U4MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,200
1978-06-092616442-255-30633PORTER, GUY, ET UX #A413U3MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,197
1978-06-092616242-255-30632MUDD, D. A., ET UX #A412U2MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,228
1978-05-302537542-255-30631KOEHLER GAS UNIT #1SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO.DRILL4,022
1978-05-242508642-255-01008ANDERSON-BU PRITCHARD-VON ROEDER #1-WPENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP7,016
1978-05-242506942-255-80192COCHRAN, ANNIE M. #2EXXON CORP.OTHER11,350
1978-05-222486342-255-01141B.U. - POWELL #1PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP6,900
1978-05-192473342-255-80191STANOLIND, B.U.-SPIELHAGEN #2PENNZOIL PRODUCING CO.RECOMP6,865
1978-05-162438342-255-30630TIPS, G. J. GAS UNIT #1SHELL OIL COMPANYDRILL14,200
1978-05-082369642-255-30629DWORACZYK, TOM #1MORMAC OIL & GAS CO.DRILL1,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.