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
9
Operators (30d)
3
Latest Permit
2026-09-02
All Time
9,979
9,979 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2022-11-04 | 885090 | 42-255-37626 | CONCEPCION A #1H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 11,000 | Y |
| 2022-11-01 | 883295 | 42-255-37586 | WESS 5-7-3 (SA) D1 #D 1H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-28 | 885170 | 42-255-37629 | CONCEPCION D #4H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-28 | 885164 | 42-255-37628 | CONCEPCION C #3H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-28 | 885110 | 42-255-37627 | CONCEPCION B #2H | EOG RESOURCES, INC. | DRILL | 10,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 884530 | 42-255-37623 | JULIE BECK SCR B SA #1H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 22,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 884530 | 42-255-37623 | JULIE BECK SCR B SA #1H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 22,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 883580 | 42-255-37608 | LOVE - KOTARA RIDLEY D #4H | VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 883580 | 42-255-37608 | LOVE - KOTARA RIDLEY D #4H | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 883573 | 42-255-37607 | LOVE UNIT #28H | VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 883573 | 42-255-37607 | LOVE UNIT #28H | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-21 | 883573 | 42-255-37607 | LOVE UNIT #28H | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 16,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-19 | 883707 | 42-255-37620 | LOVE-KOTARA RIDLEY-SIENKIEWICZ A #1H | VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-19 | 883707 | 42-255-37620 | LOVE-KOTARA RIDLEY-SIENKIEWICZ A #1H | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-19 | 883707 | 42-255-37620 | LOVE-KOTARA RIDLEY-SIENKIEWICZ A #1H | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-19 | 883700 | 42-255-37619 | LOVE-SIENKIEWICZ C #3H | VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-19 | 883700 | 42-255-37619 | LOVE-SIENKIEWICZ C #3H | DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. | DRILL | 14,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-14 | 883303 | 42-255-37600 | WESSENDORFF 5-7-2 (SA) D6 #D 6H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-14 | 883302 | 42-255-37599 | WESSENDORFF 5-7-2 (SA) D5 #D 5H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-07 | 884532 | 42-255-37625 | JULIE BECK #23H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 22,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-07 | 884532 | 42-255-37625 | JULIE BECK #23H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 22,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-07 | 884531 | 42-255-37624 | JULIE BECK #22H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 22,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-07 | 884531 | 42-255-37624 | JULIE BECK #22H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 22,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-06 | 883079 | 42-255-37581 | BEGOT-GUST-EYHORN (SA) G5 #G 5H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-06 | 883077 | 42-255-37580 | BEGOT-GUST-EYHORN (SA) G4 #G 4H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-06 | 883076 | 42-255-37579 | BEGOT-GUST-EYHORN (SA) G3 #G 3H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-06 | 883074 | 42-255-37578 | BEGOT-GUST-EYHORN (SA) G2 #G 2H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-06 | 883073 | 42-255-37577 | BEGOT-GUST-EYHORN (SA) G1 #G 1H | REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC | DRILL | 14,200 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883606 | 42-255-37603 | BRYSCH JONAS B-YOSKO KINKLER SA #1H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 24,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883603 | 42-255-37602 | YOSKO-SALGE-KINKLER UNIT SA #1H | MARATHON OIL EF LLC | DRILL | 26,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883517 | 42-255-37598 | JANSSEN - OETKEN 01 E #05H | ENSIGN OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 23,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883516 | 42-255-37597 | JANSSEN - OETKEN 01 D #04H | ENSIGN OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 23,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883515 | 42-255-37596 | JANSSEN - OETKEN 01 C #03H | ENSIGN OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 23,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883514 | 42-255-37595 | JANSSEN - OETKEN 01 B #02H | ENSIGN OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 23,000 | Y |
| 2022-10-04 | 883513 | 42-255-37594 | JANSSEN - OETKEN 01 A #01H | ENSIGN OPERATING LLC | DRILL | 23,000 | Y |
| 2022-09-23 | 883276 | 42-255-37592 | BRYSCH-KIT-QUAD ULW A #1 | BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP | DRILL | 17,500 | Y |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.