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
2018-10-09	845543	42-255-36185	CONCORD SOUTH #2H	GULFTEX ENERGY IV, LP	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-10-09	845405	42-255-36178	GILBERT UNIT A #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-10-09	845397	42-255-36177	GILBERT UNIT A #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-10-09	845393	42-255-36176	GILBERT UNIT A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-10-09	845313	42-255-36174	GILBERT UNIT #6H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-08	845269	42-255-36180	BODDEN UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2018-10-08	844662	42-255-36145	HONS UNIT #15H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2018-10-08	844662	42-255-36145	HONS UNIT #15H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2018-10-05	845369	42-255-36183	WBC UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-10-05	845364	42-255-36182	WBC UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-10-05	845362	42-255-36181	WBC UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-10-05	845311	42-255-36173	GILBERT UNIT #5H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-05	845308	42-255-36172	GILBERT UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-04	845307	42-255-36171	GILBERT UNIT #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-04	845306	42-255-36168	BECKETT-BUTLER RANCH B PSA #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-10-04	845286	42-255-36170	HOFFMANN UNIT #15H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,980	Y
2018-10-04	845286	42-255-36170	HOFFMANN UNIT #15H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,980	Y
2018-10-04	845285	42-255-36169	HOFFMANN UNIT #14H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,910	Y
2018-10-04	845283	42-255-36167	HOFFMANN UNIT #13H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,980	Y
2018-10-04	845281	42-255-36166	HOFFMANN UNIT #12H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,980	Y
2018-10-04	844667	42-255-36148	HONS UNIT #18H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,900	Y
2018-10-04	844667	42-255-36148	HONS UNIT #18H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,900	Y
2018-10-04	844665	42-255-36147	HONS UNIT #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2018-10-04	844665	42-255-36147	HONS UNIT #1H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,950	Y
2018-10-04	844664	42-255-36146	HONS UNIT #16H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,900	Y
2018-10-04	844664	42-255-36146	HONS UNIT #16H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,900	Y
2018-10-03	845268	42-255-36165	BECKETT-BUTLER RANCH A PSA #1	VERDUN OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	11,300	Y
2018-09-30	844190	42-255-36124	SMOLIK 01 #04H	ENSIGN OPERATING LLC	DRILL	21,000	Y
2018-09-30	843460	42-255-36104	ESCONDIDO A B USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-09-30	843460	42-255-36104	ESCONDIDO A B USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-09-30	843440	42-255-36103	ESCONDIDO A B USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-09-30	843440	42-255-36103	ESCONDIDO A B USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2018-09-30	843351	42-255-36102	SCHNEIDER UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-09-30	843348	42-255-36101	SCHNEIDER UNIT #12H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2018-09-30	840754	42-255-36000	KRAWIETZ-JANET RUTH USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-09-30	840669	42-255-35987	BRYSCH-KITCHEN USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-09-30	840667	42-255-35986	BRYSCH-KITCHEN USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2018-09-30	839108	42-255-35917	WALTER UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-09-30	839016	42-255-35913	TILLIE ANN A AC #1H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2018-09-28	845169	42-255-36161	KARNES SWD #2	NELSON, JAMES L.	DRILL	7,400
2018-09-27	844759	42-255-36154	YANTA ET AL UNIT #126H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-09-27	844737	42-255-36151	YANTA ET AL UNIT #27H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-09-24	844756	42-255-36152	YANTA ET AL UNIT #122H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-09-19	844730	42-255-36150	YANTA ET AL UNIT #25H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-09-18	844757	42-255-36153	YANTA ET AL UNIT #124H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-09-18	844724	42-255-36149	YANTA ET AL UNIT #23H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y
2018-09-12	844193	42-255-36128	ROCKHOPPER A #1H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-09-07	844389	42-255-36144	LITTLEPAGE UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-09-07	844383	42-255-36143	LITTLEPAGE UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2018-09-07	844275	42-255-36142	YANTA ET AL UNIT #110H	MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,000	Y

page 58 of 200

< prev next >

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