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
2019-11-20	858940	42-255-36699	ARMAND UNIT A #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2019-11-20	858938	42-255-36698	ARMAND UNIT A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2019-11-20	858938	42-255-36698	ARMAND UNIT A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2019-11-20	858162	42-255-36646	JJJ RANCH-SISTI ULW #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859069	42-255-36695	JUNE DAY UNIT B #10	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859068	42-255-36694	JUNE DAY UNIT B #9	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859066	42-255-36693	JUNE DAY UNIT B #8	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859063	42-255-36692	JUNE DAY UNIT B #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859062	42-255-36691	JUNE DAY UNIT B #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859061	42-255-36690	JUNE DAY UNIT B #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859061	42-255-36690	JUNE DAY UNIT B #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-18	859045	42-255-36688	KEYS UNIT #108H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-18	859045	42-255-36688	KEYS UNIT #108H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-18	858947	42-255-36684	CROW A #19H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	13,729	Y
2019-11-15	859059	42-255-36689	JUNE DAY UNIT B #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-15	859059	42-255-36689	JUNE DAY UNIT B #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2019-11-15	859004	42-255-36687	KEYS UNIT #13H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-15	859004	42-255-36687	KEYS UNIT #13H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-15	858995	42-255-36686	KEYS UNIT #11H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-15	858948	42-255-36685	CROW A #20H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	13,658	Y
2019-11-15	858944	42-255-36683	CROW A #18H	BPX OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	13,778	Y
2019-11-14	858840	42-255-36679	WHITFIELD WEST UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-14	858839	42-255-36678	WHITFIELD WEST UNIT #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2019-11-08	858773	42-255-36672	ARKTIKA E #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-08	858773	42-255-36672	ARKTIKA E #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-08	858744	42-255-36671	ORTON UNIT #105H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-08	858713	42-255-36662	SZALWINSKI UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-08	858713	42-255-36662	SZALWINSKI UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-08	858296	42-255-36654	KORORA G #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,000	Y
2019-11-07	858750	42-255-36668	ARKTIKA D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858750	42-255-36668	ARKTIKA D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858750	42-255-36668	ARKTIKA D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858739	42-255-36667	ARKTIKA C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858739	42-255-36667	ARKTIKA C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858739	42-255-36667	ARKTIKA C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858733	42-255-36664	ARKTIKA B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858733	42-255-36664	ARKTIKA B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858733	42-255-36664	ARKTIKA B #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858731	42-255-36663	ARKTIKA A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-07	858731	42-255-36663	ARKTIKA A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2019-11-06	858742	42-255-36666	ORTON UNIT #104H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-06	858737	42-255-36670	ORTON UNIT #7H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-06	858735	42-255-36669	ORTON UNIT #6H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-06	858734	42-255-36665	ORTON UNIT #5H	INPEX EAGLE FORD, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2019-11-06	858668	42-255-35668	WITTE UNIT B #8	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-11-06	858667	42-255-35667	WITTE UNIT B #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-11-06	858666	42-255-35665	WITTE UNIT B #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-11-06	858664	42-255-35656	WITTE UNIT B #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-11-06	858663	42-255-35654	WITTE UNIT B #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2019-11-06	858662	42-255-35653	WITTE UNIT B #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y

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