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). 2 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
2017-01-24	822085	42-255-35274	PATSY-CLARK UNIT #18H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,900	Y
2017-01-24	822084	42-255-35273	PATSY-CLARK UNIT #17H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2017-01-20	822274	42-255-34018	ALTON UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-19	822264	42-255-34019	ALTON UNIT #8H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-19	821963	42-255-34136	BERDIE UNIT #8H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	RECOMP	10,606	Y
2017-01-19	821935	42-255-35269	JOG UNIT #13H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-19	821923	42-255-35264	DAVILA UNIT #14H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2017-01-19	821922	42-255-35262	DAVILA UNIT #22H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2017-01-19	821921	42-255-35260	DAVILA UNIT #23H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2017-01-19	821815	42-255-35251	KAS UNIT SOUTH A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-18	821938	42-255-35271	JOG UNIT A #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-18	821936	42-255-35270	JOG UNIT A #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-18	821814	42-255-35250	KAS UNIT SOUTH #6H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-17	821809	42-255-35259	SCHENDEL #M 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-13	821839	42-255-35006	HOFFMANN UNIT #17H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	RECOMP	10,876	Y
2017-01-13	821810	42-255-35263	SCHENDEL #N 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-13	821807	42-255-35258	SCHENDEL #L 1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-13	821793	42-255-35257	JANYSEK UNIT A #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2017-01-13	821789	42-255-35256	JANYSEK UNIT A #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2017-01-13	821787	42-255-35255	JANYSEK UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2017-01-13	821786	42-255-35254	JANYSEK UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2017-01-13	821785	42-255-35253	JANYSEK UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2017-01-13	821784	42-255-35252	JANYSEK UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2017-01-13	821769	42-255-35249	KAS UNIT SOUTH PSA B #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-11	821650	42-255-35247	4J MINERAL BARNETT EAST PSA B #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-11	821634	42-255-35240	4J MINERAL BARNETT EAST PSA A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-10	821670	42-255-35244	4J MINERAL UNIT #7H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-10	821670	42-255-35244	4J MINERAL UNIT #7H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821806	42-255-35004	HONS UNIT #19H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	RECOMP	10,854	Y
2017-01-09	821672	42-255-35248	4J MINERAL UNIT #4H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821669	42-255-35245	4J MINERAL UNIT #3H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821668	42-255-35243	4J MINERAL UNIT #6H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821668	42-255-35243	4J MINERAL UNIT #6H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821667	42-255-35242	4J MINERAL UNIT #2H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821666	42-255-35241	4J MINERAL UNIT #5H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2017-01-09	821249	42-255-35224	USZYNSKI-FURLOW (SA) D3 #D 3H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,700	Y
2017-01-09	821249	42-255-35224	USZYNSKI-FURLOW (SA) D3 #D 3H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,700	Y
2017-01-09	821247	42-255-35231	USZYNSKI-FURLOW (SA) D2 #D 2H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,700	Y
2017-01-09	821238	42-255-35230	USZYNSKI-FURLOW (SA) D1 #D 1H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,700	Y
2017-01-06	821579	42-255-35246	BERDIE UNIT #30H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	10,850	Y
2017-01-06	821538	42-255-35239	CHARLOTTE UNIT #18H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	11,100	Y
2017-01-06	821531	42-255-35238	MAUNAKEA UNIT #104H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2017-01-06	821530	42-255-35237	MAUNAKEA UNIT #103H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2017-01-06	821528	42-255-35236	MAUNAKEA UNIT #102H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2017-01-06	821250	42-255-35232	USZYNSKI-FURLOW (SA) D4 #D 4H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,700	Y
2017-01-03	821445	42-255-35235	JOSEPH UNIT #101H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2017-01-03	821061	42-255-35223	ALLMAN UNIT #101H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-12-30	821368	42-255-35234	SIMMONS UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-12-30	821368	42-255-35234	SIMMONS UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-12-30	821366	42-255-35233	SIMMONS UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y

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