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

15

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

9,966

9,966 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2015-12-1481245442-255-34877CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #501HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,200Y
2015-12-1481245342-255-34876CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #2HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,200Y
2015-12-1481245342-255-34876CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #2HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,200Y
2015-12-1181235742-255-34875JANYSEK UNIT #13HMURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USADRILL12,500Y
2015-12-1181234242-255-34874JANYSEK UNIT #12HMURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USADRILL12,500Y
2015-12-1181234242-255-34874JANYSEK UNIT #12HMURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USADRILL13,000Y
2015-12-1181234042-255-34873JANYSEK UNIT #11HMURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USADRILL12,500Y
2015-12-0781233242-255-34872JANYSEK UNIT A #1HMURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USADRILL12,500Y
2015-12-0381242842-255-34871SIPPEL 01 #04HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL25,000Y
2015-12-0381242642-255-34870SIPPEL 01 #03HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL25,000Y
2015-12-0381242542-255-34869SIPPEL 01 #02HPIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.DRILL25,000Y
2015-12-0381218842-255-34868SLAUGHTER-RHODES TRUST #C 5HSTATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLCDRILL14,000Y
2015-12-0381218642-255-34867SLAUGHTER-RHODES TRUST #C 4HSTATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLCDRILL14,000Y
2015-12-0381218442-255-34866SLAUGHTER-RHODES TRUST #C 3HSTATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLCDRILL14,000Y
2015-12-0381218142-255-34855SLAUGHTER-RHODES TRUST #C 2HSTATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLCDRILL14,000Y
2015-12-0381216642-255-34865SLAUGHTER-RHODES TRUST #C 1HSTATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLCDRILL14,000Y
2015-11-3081205342-255-34858PARKER UNIT #5HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000Y
2015-11-3081205142-255-34857PARKER UNIT #4HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000Y
2015-11-3081204942-255-34856PARKER UNIT #3HEOG RESOURCES, INC.DRILL11,000Y
2015-11-2481210442-255-34863ZAESKE-ECKOLS UNIT #2HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL17,300Y
2015-11-2481210342-255-34862ZAESKE-ECKOLS UNIT #502HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL17,300Y
2015-11-2481210242-255-34861ZAESKE-ECKOLS UNIT #3HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL17,300Y
2015-11-2481210142-255-34860ZAESKE-ECKOLS UNIT #503HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL17,300Y
2015-11-2481209942-255-34859ZAESKE-ECKOLS UNIT #4HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL17,300Y
2015-11-2081200342-255-34854KOTARA RIDLEY UNIT #W 1ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.DRILL3,000
2015-11-1881194442-255-34850CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #503HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194442-255-34850CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #503HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194342-255-34849CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #11HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194342-255-34849CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #11HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194242-255-34848CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #504HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194242-255-34848CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #504HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194142-255-34847CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #15HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881194142-255-34847CHILDREN'S-WESTON UNIT #15HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,500Y
2015-11-1881191542-255-34853CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #502HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,200Y
2015-11-1881191542-255-34853CULBERSON-PATTESON UNIT #502HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,200Y
2015-11-1681130142-255-34822BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #508HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1681129842-255-34823BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT AC #7HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1681129642-255-34820BAILEY-RETZLOFF UNIT #8HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1381111242-255-34810FOSTER UNIT AC #8HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1381111142-255-34809FOSTER UNIT AC #7HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1381109842-255-34808FOSTER UNIT #507HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1381109742-255-34807FOSTER UNIT #12HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,800Y
2015-11-1281178242-255-34846KENNEDY #514HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,100Y
2015-11-1281178142-255-34845KENNEDY #513HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,100Y
2015-11-1281178042-255-34844KENNEDY #512HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,100Y
2015-11-1281177942-255-34843KENNEDY #13HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,100Y
2015-11-1281177842-255-34842KENNEDY #12HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL20,100Y
2015-11-1081174042-255-34841DAVILA UNIT #4HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,600Y
2015-11-1081173942-255-34840DAVILA UNIT AC #2HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,600Y
2015-11-1081173842-255-34839DAVILA UNIT #3HMARATHON OIL EF LLCDRILL19,600Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.