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
2021-08-26	871368	42-255-37248	KEMPE-LAUBACH UNIT #502H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2021-08-26	871366	42-255-37247	KEMPE-LAUBACH UNIT #504H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2021-08-26	871365	42-255-37246	KEMPE-LAUBACH UNIT #503H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2021-08-20	872012	42-255-37277	CHRIS CRAFT E #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-08-19	872011	42-255-37276	CHRIS CRAFT D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-08-19	872009	42-255-37275	CHRIS CRAFT C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	9,500	Y
2021-08-18	872003	42-255-37273	VIRGIL UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-08-18	872002	42-255-37272	VIRGIL UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-08-18	871999	42-255-37271	VIRGIL UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-08-16	871559	42-255-37258	TMK UNIT F #8H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2021-08-13	871924	42-255-37270	SUBLIME UNIT #1H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-08-13	871924	42-255-37270	SUBLIME UNIT #1H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-08-13	871924	42-255-37270	SUBLIME UNIT #1H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-08-06	871763	42-255-37269	ALEXANDER 01 AC #02H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2021-08-06	871763	42-255-37269	ALEXANDER 01 AC #06H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	21,878	Y
2021-08-06	871756	42-255-37268	ALEXANDER 01 AC #01H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2021-08-06	871756	42-255-37268	ALEXANDER 01 AC #01H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,973	Y
2021-08-05	871696	42-255-37266	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 2 #2H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-08-04	871697	42-255-37267	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 1 #1H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-08-04	871695	42-255-37265	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 3 #3H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-08-04	871694	42-255-37264	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 4 #4H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-08-04	871693	42-255-37263	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 5 #5H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-08-04	871692	42-255-37262	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 6 #6H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-08-04	871678	42-255-37261	BERDIE UNIT #101H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-08-04	871675	42-255-37260	BERDIE UNIT #102H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-08-04	871674	42-255-37259	BERDIE UNIT #11H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-08-04	871674	42-255-37259	BERDIE-APOLLO A #1H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-30	871392	42-255-37251	SALGE-YANTA SA #501H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-07-30	871391	42-255-37250	CARTER HOLM-YANTA SA 502 #502H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-07-28	871478	42-255-31724	DAVIS UNIT #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	FLD-XFR	12,863	Y
2021-07-26	871447	42-255-37257	KEYS UNIT #110H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-07-26	871359	42-255-37236	RUCKMAN-SCHENDEL USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2021-07-26	871357	42-255-37235	RUCKMAN-SCHENDEL USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2021-07-23	871445	42-255-37256	KEYS UNIT #19H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-07-22	871364	42-255-37245	KEMPE-LAUBACH UNIT #501H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	24,000	Y
2021-07-22	871361	42-255-37241	BEAM-HEDTKE-MEYER FELIX SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-07-21	871363	42-255-37252	FELIX UNIT #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-07-21	871362	42-255-37242	FELIX UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-07-21	871348	42-255-37230	DARLENE UNIT #8H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-21	871348	42-255-37230	DARLENE UNIT #8HS	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-21	871347	42-255-37244	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #70	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2021-07-21	871345	42-255-37229	DARLENE UNIT #7H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-21	871344	42-255-37228	DARLENE UNIT #6H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-21	871343	42-255-37243	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #69	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2021-07-21	871341	42-255-37227	DARLENE UNIT #5H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-21	871277	42-255-37234	ENDURANCE E #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-07-21	871276	42-255-37233	ENDURANCE D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-07-21	871260	42-255-37231	ENDURANCE C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-07-21	871251	42-255-37226	ENDURANCE B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2021-07-21	871169	42-255-37215	CLAPTON UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y

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