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 70% on the prior quarter). 9 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
2020-02-07	861644	42-255-36853	MARGARET ANN #13H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2020-02-07	861643	42-255-36852	MARGARET ANN #107H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2020-02-07	861642	42-255-36851	MARGARET ANN #106H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2020-02-06	861635	42-255-36850	TMK UNIT #102H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-02-06	861635	42-255-36850	TMK UNIT #102H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-02-04	861596	42-255-36849	TMK UNIT #4H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-02-04	861596	42-255-36849	TMK UNIT #4H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-02-04	861595	42-255-36848	TMK UNIT #3H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-02-04	861595	42-255-36848	TMK UNIT #3H	GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-02-04	861546	42-255-36847	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2020-02-04	861545	42-255-36846	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2020-02-03	861374	42-255-36839	IKE UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-02-03	861374	42-255-36839	IKE UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-31	861543	42-255-36845	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2020-01-31	861542	42-255-36844	BEST BATEMAN UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2020-01-30	861426	42-255-36836	MARGARET ANN #108H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-30	861426	42-255-36836	MARGARET ANN #108H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-30	861422	42-255-36833	MARGARET ANN #14H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-30	861390	42-255-36831	JOG UNIT #15H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-30	861384	42-255-36830	JOG UNIT #14H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-30	861379	42-255-36840	IKE UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-30	861379	42-255-36840	IKE UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-30	861377	42-255-36829	JOG UNIT #12H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-30	861373	42-255-36828	JOG UNIT #11H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-30	861371	42-255-36838	IKE UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-30	861371	42-255-36838	IKE UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-30	861367	42-255-36826	JOG UNIT #10H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-30	861364	42-255-34614	JOG UNIT #9H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-30	861358	42-255-36837	JOE BURREAUX #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-01-30	861357	42-255-36835	JOE BURREAUX #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-01-30	861356	42-255-36834	JOE BURREAUX #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2020-01-30	861320	42-255-36832	GROSS MIXON USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-30	861320	42-255-36832	GROSS MIXON USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-30	861312	42-255-36819	KOTARA UNIT A #9	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-01-30	861311	42-255-36818	KOTARA UNIT A #8	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-01-30	861310	42-255-36817	KOTARA UNIT A #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-01-30	861309	42-255-34827	KOTARA UNIT A #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-01-30	861308	42-255-34497	KOTARA UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-01-30	861270	42-255-36816	KOTARA UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2020-01-29	861368	42-255-36827	JOG UNIT #16H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-29	861361	42-255-36825	JOG UNIT #8H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2020-01-29	861323	42-255-36824	GROSS MIXON USW F #702	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-29	861322	42-255-36822	GROSS MIXON USW E #701	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-29	861321	42-255-36823	GROSS MIXON USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-29	861319	42-255-36821	GROSS MIXON USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-29	861276	42-255-36815	RINGO UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-29	861276	42-255-36815	RINGO UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-29	861273	42-255-36814	RINGO UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-29	861273	42-255-36814	RINGO UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2020-01-29	861271	42-255-36813	RINGO UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y

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