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
2021-07-20	871316	42-255-37225	KEYS UNIT #17H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-07-20	871294	42-255-37224	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 7 #7H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-20	871293	42-255-37223	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 8 #8H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-20	871292	42-255-37222	DZIUK A-SCHENDEL A 189 SA 9 #9H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-20	871005	42-255-37211	KEYS UNIT #15H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2021-07-20	870968	42-255-37209	WESSENDORFF GU 4-ECRR (SA) D6 #D 6H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-20	870892	42-255-37207	WESS 6-WESS 1 ECRR (SA) D3 #D 3H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-16	871201	42-255-34614	JOG UNIT #9H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2021-07-16	871199	42-255-36825	JOG UNIT #8H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	RECOMP	12,000	Y
2021-07-16	871191	42-255-37217	KORTH C UNIT #24H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-16	871189	42-255-37216	KORTH C UNIT #23H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2021-07-15	871216	42-255-37220	GRAMM C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-15	871193	42-255-37219	GRAMM B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-15	871192	42-255-37218	GRAMM A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-15	871163	42-255-37214	CLAPTON UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-15	871160	42-255-37213	CLAPTON UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-15	871102	42-255-37212	CLAPTON UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2021-07-07	870987	42-255-37210	WESS 4-SLGTR-ECRR (SA) D7 #D 7H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-07	870949	42-255-37208	WESSENDORFF GU 4-ECRR (SA) D5 #D 5H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-07	870949	42-255-37208	WESS 4-WESS 6 ECRR (SA) D5 #D 5H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-07	870915	42-255-37206	WESS 4-WESS 6-WESS 1 ECRR (SA)D4 #D 4H	REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2021-07-02	870823	42-255-37205	SCHNEIDER UNIT #20H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-07-02	870822	42-255-37204	SCHNEIDER UNIT #19H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-07-02	870818	42-255-37203	SCHNEIDER UNIT #18H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2021-07-02	870300	42-255-37202	MOY NORTH PSA #1H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	12,740	Y
2021-07-02	870300	42-255-37202	MOY NORTH PSA #1H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	12,740	Y
2021-05-26	869996	42-255-37201	CANNON DOVE WEST PSA #A 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-24	869975	42-255-37200	HAVEMAN TRUST 01 - H01 C #03H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2021-05-21	869974	42-255-37199	HAVEMAN TRUST 01 - H01 D #04H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2021-05-21	869973	42-255-37198	HAVEMAN TRUST 01 - H01 E #05H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2021-05-19	869755	42-255-37197	DREES A-179 #20H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-11	869594	42-255-37196	PETERSON #105H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-05-10	868415	42-255-34490	DEBILL 01 #20H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	RECOMP	18,977	Y
2021-05-06	869568	42-255-37195	DREES UNIT PSA M #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-06	869567	42-255-37194	DREES UNIT PSA L #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-06	869565	42-255-37193	DREES UNIT PSA K #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-06	869564	42-255-37192	DREES UNIT PSA J #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-06	869562	42-255-37191	DREES UNIT PSA I #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-05	869385	42-255-37183	DREES UNIT PSA G #H 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-05	869385	42-255-37183	DREES UNIT PSA #H 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-05-03	869416	42-255-37185	PETERSON #7H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2021-04-30	869424	42-255-37190	FORISTER 541 B-M. MOCZYGEMBA SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-04-30	869423	42-255-37189	FORISTER 541 UNIT B #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-04-30	869422	42-255-37188	FORISTER 541 UNIT B #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-04-30	869421	42-255-37187	FORISTER 541 UNIT B #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-04-30	869420	42-255-37186	FORISTER 541 UNIT B #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2021-04-30	869359	42-255-37182	DREES UNIT PSA G #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-04-30	869359	42-255-37182	DREES UNIT PSA #G 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-04-30	869351	42-255-37181	DREES UNIT PSA F #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2021-04-29	869382	42-255-37184	PETERSON #6H	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.