Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Karnes County permitting is running 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (57 total, up 73% on the prior quarter). 10 were issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 55 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

9,966

9,966 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2018-12-31	844201	42-255-36127	SMOLIK 01 #07H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2018-12-31	844198	42-255-36126	SMOLIK 01 #06H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2018-12-31	844196	42-255-36125	SMOLIK 01 #05H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2018-12-31	844190	42-255-36124	SMOLIK 01 #04H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2018-12-31	843471	42-255-36106	ESCONDIDO A B USW D #701	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-31	843468	42-255-36105	ESCONDIDO A B USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-31	843400	42-255-36094	EDITH GRAY - SCHENDEL USW G #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-12-31	843345	42-255-36096	SCHNEIDER UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-12-31	843342	42-255-36095	SCHNEIDER UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-12-31	843337	42-255-36093	EDITH GRAY - SCHENDEL USW F #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-12-31	843335	42-255-36092	EDITH GRAY - SCHENDEL USW E #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-12-31	843334	42-255-36091	EDITH GRAY - SCHENDEL USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-12-31	842532	42-255-36073	ORYX D #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-31	842531	42-255-36072	ORYX C #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-31	842103	42-255-36056	KOSUB UNIT #19H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	12,750	Y
2018-12-31	842038	42-255-36055	KOSUB UNIT #18H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	12,750	Y
2018-12-31	841668	42-255-36043	DILLON UNIT #8H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-12-31	840785	42-255-35995	GRAEF GAS UNIT 1 #C 6H	EQUINOR TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,591	Y
2018-12-31	840784	42-255-35992	GRAEF GAS UNIT 1 #C 4H	EQUINOR TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,591	Y
2018-12-31	840780	42-255-35993	GRAEF GAS UNIT 1 #C 5H	EQUINOR TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,451	Y
2018-12-31	840778	42-255-35990	GRAEF GAS UNIT 1 #C 2H	EQUINOR TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,451	Y
2018-12-31	840753	42-255-35998	KRAWIETZ-JANET RUTH USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-12-31	840752	42-255-35997	KRAWIETZ-JANET RUTH USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-12-31	838677	42-255-35907	OPIELA #114H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-31	838166	42-255-35873	FLEETWOOD UNIT #14H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-12-31	838166	42-255-35873	FLEETWOOD UNIT #14H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-12-31	838162	42-255-35871	FLEETWOOD UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-12-31	838162	42-255-35871	FLEETWOOD UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-12-20	848030	42-255-36282	CONCORD SOUTH #4H	GULFTEX ENERGY IV, LP	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-20	848001	42-255-36281	SWITCHFOOT UNIT #102H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-20	847999	42-255-36279	ED AND JACQUIE YANTA UNIT A #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-20	847998	42-255-36280	SWITCHFOOT UNIT #101H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-20	847996	42-255-36278	ED AND JACQUIE YANTA UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-20	847995	42-255-36277	ED AND JACQUIE YANTA UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-20	847994	42-255-36276	ED AND JACQUIE YANTA UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-20	847992	42-255-36275	ED AND JACQUIE YANTA UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-19	847945	42-255-36273	INCUBUS UNIT #3H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-19	847938	42-255-36272	INCUBUS UNIT #2H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-13	847689	42-255-36266	BOWERS UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-13	847686	42-255-36265	BOWERS UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-13	847683	42-255-36264	BOWERS UNIT #9H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-11	847581	42-255-36257	MILLS UNIT #101H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-11	847579	42-255-36263	KAS UNIT NORTH A #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-12-11	847250	42-255-36241	YANTA NORTH #11	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-11	847248	42-255-36240	YANTA NORTH #10	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-12-10	847603	42-255-36254	CHINSTRAP A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-10	847577	42-255-36261	KAS UNIT NORTH #5H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-12-06	847245	42-255-36239	YANTA NORTH #9	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-11-29	847187	42-255-35176	MATTE UNIT A #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-11-29	847186	42-255-35175	MATTE UNIT A #5	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.