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 20 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (59 total, up 84% 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
2026-05-11	915438	42-255-38392	KRUEGER #1	NOG PRODUCTION & OPERATING LLC	DRILL	5,000
2026-05-11	915425	42-255-38396	EDITH GRAY-SCHENDEL SA M #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-05-11	915410	42-255-38395	EDITH GRAY-SCHENDEL SA L #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-05-11	915409	42-255-38394	EDITH GRAY-SCHENDEL SA I #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-05-11	915408	42-255-38393	EDITH GRAY-SCHENDEL SA H #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-30	914815	42-255-33324	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 1 (SA) #C 5H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	RECOMP	13,164	Y
2026-04-28	914816	42-255-33323	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 1 (SA) #C 4H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	RECOMP	13,128	Y
2026-04-28	914814	42-255-33305	WESSENDORFF 6-WESSENDORFF 1 #C 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	RECOMP	13,174	Y
2026-04-27	914859	42-255-38381	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #101H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-24	914860	42-255-38382	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #103H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-24	914861	42-255-38383	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #102H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-23	914951	42-255-38387	MARTINEZ-HENKE SA A #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-21	914950	42-255-38385	MARTINEZ-HENKE UNIT #4	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-21	914949	42-255-38384	MARTINEZ UNIT #3	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-20	914858	42-255-38380	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #6H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-20	914857	42-255-38379	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #5H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-20	914855	42-255-38378	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #4H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-20	914854	42-255-38377	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 1 #3H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2026-04-07	914526	42-255-38376	FLY-JOHN-STONE USW #A 2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-06	914520	42-255-38371	FLYING-FORISTER USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-06	914523	42-255-38374	FLYING-FORISTER USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-06	914524	42-255-38375	FLY-JOHN-STONE USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-06	914522	42-255-38373	FLY-FOR-JOHN USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-06	914521	42-255-38372	FLY-FOR-JOHN USW #C 2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-02	913912	42-255-38370	HEMB-BLACK-LEVI SA B #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-04-02	913911	42-255-38369	HEMB-BLACK-LEVI SA A #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-03-17	911672	42-255-38354	KIRK-DEBILL SA1 #505H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-03-11	913287	42-255-38367	MUELLER-WARNER SA3 #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-03-11	913285	42-255-38366	MUELLER-WARNER SA2 #501H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-03-11	913281	42-255-38365	MUELLER-WARNER SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-26	913500	42-255-38368	HIERHOLZER QUAD SA B #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-17	912072	42-255-38355	KIRK-DEBILL SA4 #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-17	912059	42-255-38357	KIRK-DEBILL SA3 #506H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-17	912057	42-255-38356	KIRK-DEBILL SA2 #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-17	912074	42-255-38358	KIRK-BUTLER B SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-11	913270	42-255-38364	SCHENDEL-DOUGLAS SA5 #503H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-11	913269	42-255-38363	SCHENDEL-DOUGLAS SA4 #504H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-02-05	913220	42-255-31967	J WIATREK UNIT A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	RECOMP	17,500	Y
2026-02-04	913172	42-255-38362	HIER-MEY-HED SA A #1	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-01-29	913130	42-255-38361	HIERHOLZER-HEDTKE UNIT #5	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-01-29	913129	42-255-38360	HIERHOLZER-HEDTKE UNIT #4	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,500	Y
2026-01-23	912987	42-255-38359	PARGMANN - GISLER #1	PALOMA OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	4,200
2025-12-16	911818	42-255-38344	BARGMANN QUAD USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2025-12-04	911844	42-255-38351	POPLAR B #2H	BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2025-12-01	911821	42-255-38346	BARGMANN QUAD USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2025-11-25	911877	42-255-38353	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 2 #3H	1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC	DRILL	11,900	Y
2025-11-25	911876	42-255-38352	BENCH LAKE FARMS UNIT 2 #2H	1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC	DRILL	11,900	Y
2025-11-25	911845	42-255-38349	LEE UNIT #2UH	BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2025-11-25	911843	42-255-38350	POPLAR A #1H	BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2025-11-20	911829	42-255-38348	BARGMANN-LAZY Q USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y

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