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 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (56 total, up 60% on the prior quarter). 10 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
2022-02-11	876646	42-255-37400	LAMZA UNIT B #2H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-02-07	876619	42-255-37398	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU2 #A 5H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-02-04	876629	42-255-37399	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU2 #A 6H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-02-03	876568	42-255-37396	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU2 #A 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-02-03	876568	42-255-37396	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU2 #A 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-02-02	876556	42-255-37395	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU2 #A 2H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-02-02	876556	42-255-37395	RICKS LIVING TRUST GU2 #A 2H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-01-31	876465	42-255-37394	LOVE UNIT #26H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2022-01-31	876465	42-255-37394	LOVE UNIT #26H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2022-01-24	876201	42-255-37393	BUMBLE BEE A #1LH	WARWICK-ARTEMIS, LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2022-01-24	876143	42-255-36849	TMK UNIT #4H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	FLD-XFR	11,000	Y
2022-01-18	875983	42-255-37389	AVERLY #105H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-01-18	875983	42-255-37389	AVERLY #105H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-01-18	875923	42-255-37386	BUMBLE BEE #2LH	WARWICK-ARTEMIS, LLC	DRILL	13,250	Y
2022-01-14	876067	42-255-37392	AVERLY LFU #4H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,700	Y
2022-01-14	876066	42-255-37391	AVERLY LFU #6H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,700	Y
2022-01-14	876065	42-255-37390	AVERLY LFU #108H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-01-14	875938	42-255-37388	AVERLY #7H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,500	Y
2022-01-14	875938	42-255-37388	AVERLY #7H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,780	Y
2022-01-06	875668	42-255-37382	HONS UNIT #7H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-01-06	875667	42-255-37381	HONS UNIT #6H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-01-06	875665	42-255-37380	HONS UNIT #4H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-01-06	875662	42-255-37379	HONS UNIT #3H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2022-01-05	875661	42-255-37383	HONS UNIT #2H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	10,900	Y
2022-01-04	875674	42-255-37385	DOUGHERTY UNIT #102H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-01-04	875673	42-255-37384	DOUGHERTY UNIT #101H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-12-20	875380	42-255-37377	BOOTS UNIT #101H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-20	875370	42-255-37376	BOOTS UNIT #1H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-20	875322	42-255-37374	ORR D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-12-20	875320	42-255-37373	ORR C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-12-20	875319	42-255-37372	ORR B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-12-20	875318	42-255-37371	ORR A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-12-20	875267	42-255-37370	TRENCH FOOT UNIT H #8H	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-12-20	875265	42-255-37369	TRENCH FOOT UNIT G #7H	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-12-20	875179	42-255-37368	TURNBULL F-IMPERIAL-KOWALIK SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-12-14	875178	42-255-37367	TURNBULL UNIT F #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-12-14	875177	42-255-37366	TURNBULL UNIT F #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-12-14	875176	42-255-37365	TURNBULL UNIT F #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-12-14	875175	42-255-37364	TURNBULL F-KOWALIK SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-12-14	875174	42-255-37363	TURNBULL F-KOWALIK SA3 #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-12-10	875042	42-255-37362	ECKERT UNIT #8H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-09	875041	42-255-37361	ECKERT UNIT #4H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-09	875039	42-255-37360	ECKERT UNIT #3H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-08	874995	42-255-37359	RJ MOCZYGEMBA #102H	BLACKBRUSH O & G, LLC	DRILL	10,310	Y
2021-12-07	874783	42-255-37355	PETERSON #3H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-06	874789	42-255-37358	PETERSON #103H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-06	874789	42-255-37358	PETERSON #103H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-06	874788	42-255-37354	PETERSON #102H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-06	874788	42-255-37354	PETERSON #102H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-12-06	874787	42-255-37357	PETERSON #5H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y

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