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 (58 total, up 76% on the prior quarter). 11 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
2024-11-26	904124	42-255-38205	METZ RANCH UNIT A #14	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-26	904123	42-255-38203	METZ RANCH UNIT A #13	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-26	904122	42-255-38202	METZ RANCH UNIT A #12	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-25	904115	42-255-38204	CREWS-KC-SAL-MILLER SA A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-11-25	904100	42-255-38201	CREWS-KARNES CITY SA A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-11-25	903379	42-255-38179	TENNANT UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-20	902921	42-255-38154	DAVIS-ALEXANDER SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2024-11-20	902919	42-255-38153	DAVIS-MENSIK SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2024-11-14	903380	42-255-38180	TENNANT-SKLOSS ULW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-06	903726	42-255-38197	MCELVEEN UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-05	903722	42-255-38193	SCHULTE-MCELVEEN USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-05	903720	42-255-38194	SCHULTE-MCELVEEN USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-05	903719	42-255-38198	JUNE DAY UNIT A #11	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-05	903718	42-255-38195	SCHULTE-MCELVEEN USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-04	903725	42-255-38192	SCHULTE-BAILEY USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-04	903724	42-255-38200	JUNE DAY UNIT B #12	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-01	903721	42-255-38199	JUNE DAY UNIT B #11	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-01	903717	42-255-38196	JUNE DAY UNIT A #8	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-01	903716	42-255-38191	JUNE DAY UNIT A #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-11-01	903382	42-255-38183	TENNANT-YANTA N USW E #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-29	902988	42-255-38156	RINGO UNIT #12H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2024-10-29	902987	42-255-38155	RINGO UNIT #11H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2024-10-28	903252	42-255-38170	RUCKMAN RANCH UNIT #81	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903378	42-255-38178	TENNANT UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903259	42-255-38177	RRU-KORTH USW G #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903258	42-255-38176	RRU-KORTH USW F #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903257	42-255-38175	RRU-KORTH USW E #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903256	42-255-38174	RRU-KORTH USW D #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903255	42-255-38173	RRU-NARANJO USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903254	42-255-38172	RRU-NARANJO USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-23	903253	42-255-38171	RRU-NARANJO USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-16	903164	42-255-38169	YANTA N-TENNANT USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-16	903164	42-255-38169	YANTA N-TENNANT USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-16	903163	42-255-38168	YANTA N-TENNANT USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-16	903162	42-255-38167	YANTA N-TENNANT USW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-14	903134	42-255-38165	BEST FENNER-MORGAN SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2024-10-11	903161	42-255-38166	YANTA NORTH UNIT 1 #16	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-09	903133	42-255-38164	BEST BATEMAN-BEST HUTH SA1 #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2024-10-08	903108	42-255-38161	COLIN W JOHNSON UNIT B #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-08	903107	42-255-38163	COLIN W JOHNSON UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-08	903106	42-255-38162	COLIN W JOHNSON UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-08	903104	42-255-38160	COLIN W JOHNSON UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-08	903073	42-255-38158	CREWS QUAD ULW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-08	903073	42-255-38158	CREWS QUAD ULW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-04	903071	42-255-38159	CREWS A-LOVE ULW A #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2024-10-02	902989	42-255-38157	RINGO UNIT #13H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	10,500	Y
2024-09-26	902899	42-255-38152	KORTH C UNIT #27H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-09-26	902898	42-255-38151	KORTH C UNIT #26H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-09-26	902897	42-255-38150	KORTH C - KORTH B SA A #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-09-26	902837	42-255-38149	FELIX-SMITH MELLICK SA #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y

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