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
2016-12-12	820333	42-255-35188	BUSSELMAN UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-12-09	820382	42-255-35181	FRANKE-JOHNSON UNIT #20H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,500	Y
2016-12-09	820382	42-255-35181	FRANKE-JOHNSON UNIT #20H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	19,500	Y
2016-12-09	820352	42-255-35186	MORAVITS UNIT #106H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-12-09	820352	42-255-35186	MORAVITS UNIT #6H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-12-09	820352	42-255-35186	MORAVITS UNIT #6H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-12-09	820336	42-255-35190	BUSSELMAN UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-12-09	820311	42-255-35187	BUSSELMAN UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-12-07	820261	42-255-35185	HAUSMANN UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-12-07	820260	42-255-35184	HAUSMANN UNIT #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-12-07	820258	42-255-35183	HAUSMANN UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-12-01	819728	42-255-35148	EDITH GRAY-BORD-SCHENDEL ULW #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-12-01	819713	42-255-35149	EDITH GRAY SCHENDEL USW C #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-12-01	819712	42-255-35150	EDITH GRAY-SCHENDEL USW B #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-11-30	820277	42-255-35180	DREES UNIT PSA E #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-28	820276	42-255-35179	DREES UNIT PSA D #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-28	819675	42-255-35145	BARBOZA UNIT #9H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2016-11-28	819674	42-255-35144	BARBOZA UNIT #10H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2016-11-28	819673	42-255-35143	BARBOZA UNIT #11H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2016-11-28	819671	42-255-35142	BARBOZA UNIT #12H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2016-11-28	819670	42-255-35141	BARBOZA UNIT #13H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,700	Y
2016-11-21	820291	42-255-35173	DENALI UNIT #104H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-11-21	820291	42-255-35173	DENALI UNIT #104H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-11-21	820290	42-255-35171	DENALI UNIT #103H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-11-21	820289	42-255-35170	DENALI UNIT #102H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-11-21	820289	42-255-35170	DENALI UNIT #102H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-11-21	820079	42-255-35176	MATTE UNIT A #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-11-21	820078	42-255-35175	MATTE UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-11-21	820072	42-255-35174	MATTE UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-11-21	820038	42-255-35172	MATTE UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-11-21	820016	42-255-35169	MATTE UNIT A #2	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,000	Y
2016-11-18	819962	42-255-35168	ATZGER UNIT #6H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-18	819956	42-255-35167	ATZGER UNIT #5H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-18	819956	42-255-35167	ATZGER UNIT #5H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-18	819953	42-255-35166	ATZGER UNIT A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-18	819953	42-255-35166	ATZGER UNIT A #1H	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-11-17	820035	42-255-35164	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #7	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-14	820037	42-255-35165	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #8	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-14	820034	42-255-35163	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #6	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-14	820033	42-255-35162	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-14	820033	42-255-35162	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #5	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-14	820032	42-255-35161	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #4	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-14	820031	42-255-35160	BARGMANN TRUST UNIT A #3	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-11-10	819806	42-255-35159	ANNIE TRIAL ET AL #2H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2016-11-10	819794	42-255-35158	ANNIE TRIAL ET AL #1H	ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C.	DRILL	11,000	Y
2016-11-09	819775	42-255-35155	KENNEDY #16H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2016-11-09	819743	42-255-35153	KARNES CITY SW UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,000	Y
2016-11-08	819964	42-255-35154	MOY UNIT #2H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2016-11-08	819964	42-255-35154	MOY UNIT #2H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2016-11-08	819777	42-255-35157	KENNEDY #14H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y

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