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 (56 total, up 65% on the prior quarter). 4 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
2018-11-29	847183	42-255-35174	MATTE UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-11-29	847182	42-255-35172	MATTE UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-11-29	847180	42-255-35169	MATTE UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-11-28	847188	42-255-36236	EMERSON UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500
2018-11-28	847188	42-255-36236	EMERSON UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-11-27	847079	42-255-36235	KORTH B UNIT #16H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-11-27	846236	42-255-36215	ELIZONDO 01 #06H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	25,000	Y
2018-11-20	846973	42-255-36234	SZALWINSKI UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-11-20	846970	42-255-36233	SZALWINSKI UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-11-20	846969	42-255-36232	SZALWINSKI UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-11-20	846964	42-255-36231	SZALWINSKI UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-11-20	846767	42-255-36225	CHEVELLE UNIT #106H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-11-20	846766	42-255-36224	CHEVELLE UNIT #105H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-11-20	846758	42-255-36223	CHEVELLE UNIT #104H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-11-20	846751	42-255-36222	CHEVELLE UNIT #103H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-11-19	846931	42-255-36230	JANYSEK-ECLETO UNIT #104H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-11-19	846930	42-255-36229	JANYSEK-ECLETO UNIT #4H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-11-19	846928	42-255-36228	JANYSEK-ECLETO UNIT #3H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-11-06	846540	42-255-36221	EMERSON UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-11-06	846539	42-255-36220	EMERSON UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-11-06	846538	42-255-36219	EMERSON UNIT #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-11-02	846332	42-255-36218	FISCHER UNIT #12H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-11-02	846330	42-255-36217	FISCHER UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-11-02	846329	42-255-36216	FISCHER UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-30	846235	42-255-36214	ELIZONDO 01 #05H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	25,000	Y
2018-10-30	846233	42-255-36213	ELIZONDO 01 #04H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	25,000	Y
2018-10-30	846232	42-255-36212	ELIZONDO 01 #03H	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	DRILL	25,000	Y
2018-10-30	845680	42-255-36187	ORTON UNIT #1H	GULFTEX ENERGY IV, LP	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-10-29	846194	42-255-36206	BURRIS UNIT #2H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-10-26	846215	42-255-36211	AHLSTROM UNIT B #D 1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	6,500
2018-10-23	845706	42-255-36188	LAMZA A #1H	GULFTEX ENERGY IV, LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-22	845766	42-255-36192	BECKETT-GUERRA UNIT B #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-22	845766	42-255-36192	BECKETT-GUERRA UNIT B #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-18	845878	42-255-36198	ORTON UNIT #101H	GULFTEX ENERGY IV, LP	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-18	845767	42-255-36193	WILLIAMS-GUERRA UNIT A #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-18	845767	42-255-36193	WILLIAMS-GUERRA UNIT A #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-17	845808	42-255-36196	KORTH B UNIT #24H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-17	845808	42-255-36196	KORTH B UNIT #24H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-17	845804	42-255-36195	KORTH B UNIT #22H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-17	845804	42-255-36195	KORTH B UNIT #22H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-17	845804	42-255-36195	KORTH B UNIT #22H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-17	845804	42-255-36195	KORTH B UNIT #22H	OVINTIV USA INC.	DRILL	11,214	Y
2018-10-16	845741	42-255-36191	BECKETT-GUERRA UNIT A #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-16	845710	42-255-36190	AHLSTROM UNIT D #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-16	845707	42-255-36189	AHLSTROM UNIT C #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-12	845450	42-255-36184	KJ #1H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2018-10-12	845450	42-255-36184	KJ UNIT #1H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	10,800	Y
2018-10-10	845571	42-255-36186	CONCORD SOUTH #3H	GULFTEX ENERGY IV, LP	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-10-10	845408	42-255-36179	GILBERT UNIT A #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-10-10	845317	42-255-36175	GILBERT UNIT #7H	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.