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
2020-01-02	860234	42-255-36781	SCHNEIDER UNIT #17H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-02	860233	42-255-36780	SCHNEIDER UNIT #15H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-02	860230	42-255-36778	SCHNEIDER UNIT #14H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2020-01-02	860137	42-255-36783	BAILEY UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2020-01-02	858772	42-255-36682	JOG GALLO ROJO A JOSEPH PSA #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-12-31	859422	42-255-36718	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #31H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-12-31	859422	42-255-36718	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #31H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-12-31	859422	42-255-36718	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #31H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-12-31	859420	42-255-36717	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #18H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-12-31	859420	42-255-36717	L.B. HAILEY UNIT #18H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-12-30	860197	42-255-34307	ECLETO PARTNERSHIP UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-12-20	860270	42-255-36789	KORTH C UNIT #22H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,580	Y
2019-12-20	860270	42-255-36789	KORTH C UNIT #22H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,580	Y
2019-12-20	860270	42-255-36789	KORTH C UNIT #22H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2019-12-20	860267	42-255-36788	KORTH C UNIT #21H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,580	Y
2019-12-20	860267	42-255-36788	KORTH C UNIT #21H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,580	Y
2019-12-20	860267	42-255-36788	KORTH C UNIT #21H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-12-20	860265	42-255-36787	KORTH C UNIT #17H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	11,450	Y
2019-12-20	860265	42-255-36787	KORTH C UNIT #17H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,450	Y
2019-12-20	860265	42-255-36787	KORTH C UNIT #17H	VALIDUS NRG AQUILAS ASSETCO LLC	DRILL	11,450	Y
2019-12-20	860232	42-255-36779	SCHNEIDER UNIT #16H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2019-12-20	860140	42-255-36786	BAILEY UNIT A #702	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-12-20	860138	42-255-36784	BAILEY UNIT A #701	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-12-20	860086	42-255-36774	VIRGIL UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-12-20	860085	42-255-36773	VIRGIL UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-12-20	860081	42-255-36772	FISCHER UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-12-20	860081	42-255-36772	FISCHER UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2019-12-20	860061	42-255-36771	RODAN A #101H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-12-20	860020	42-255-36764	DIVER UNIT #19H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-12-20	860020	42-255-36764	DIVER UNIT #19H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,605	Y
2019-12-20	859916	42-255-36790	BAILEY UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-12-19	860041	42-255-36770	BEICKER A #5H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,800	Y
2019-12-19	860025	42-255-36765	J HANDY A #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,300	Y
2019-12-19	860025	42-255-36765	J HANDY A #1H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	10,995	Y
2019-12-18	860034	42-255-36769	RIDLEY FARMS 01 #06H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2019-12-18	860033	42-255-36768	RIDLEY FARMS 01 #05H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2019-12-18	860030	42-255-36767	RIDLEY FARMS 01 #04H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2019-12-18	860027	42-255-36766	RIDLEY FARMS 01 #03H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	25,000	Y
2019-12-18	859977	42-255-36757	BAILEY UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-12-17	859979	42-255-36763	ECKERT UNIT #2H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-12-17	859847	42-255-36761	HOLLAND OPIELA-TIPTON JONAS SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2019-12-17	859846	42-255-36760	HOLLAND-OPIELA UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2019-12-17	859845	42-255-36759	HOLLAND-OPIELA UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2019-12-17	859844	42-255-36758	HOLLAND-OPIELA UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2019-12-11	859673	42-255-36729	YANTA 2-REIMAN ULW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-12-11	859672	42-255-36728	YANTA 2-REIMAN ULW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-12-11	859670	42-255-36727	YANTA 2-REIMAN ULW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-12-11	859667	42-255-36732	YANTA CENTRAL UNIT #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-12-11	859664	42-255-36731	YANTA CENTRAL UNIT #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-12-11	859660	42-255-36724	LATKA UNIT #8H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y

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