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LAVACA County

District 5 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-06-06 · Data through 2026-07-22

All Permits Operators

Lavaca County permitting is running 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, down 17% on the prior quarter). FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC leads with 18 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county. One operator filed a first Lavaca County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 14,000 ft (prior year: 14,500 ft); 76% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (90d)

10

vs Prior

-17%

Operators (90d)

2

Avg Depth (90d)

14,090

Hz % (90d)

90%

All Time

5,291

Depth Range: 369 - 26,000 ft
SWD wells in LAVACA County → 28 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (90d)

DRILL

10

+2 vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
FW EAGLE FORD I, LLC18365
EOG RESOURCES, INC.1723
BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC.956
HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC.413
PETROVYBE OPCO LLC45
HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY311
MB ENERGY, LLC28
REDHAWK OPERATING, LLC22
TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC146
MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.17

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
917215KORRIBAN BDRILL2026-07-22
917215KORRIBAN BDRILL2026-07-22
917100KORRIBAN CDRILL2026-07-17
917091KORRIBAN ADRILL2026-07-17
917100KORRIBAN CDRILL2026-07-17
917091KORRIBAN ADRILL2026-07-17
917104WASKADRILL2026-07-14
916424MANDALORE ADRILL2026-06-16
916426MANDALORE BDRILL2026-06-16
916433MANDALORE CDRILL2026-06-16

New to LAVACA County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
PALEO OIL COMPANY LLC2026-03-091active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath LAVACA County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Wilcox8907,360
Yegua7863,910
Frio7232,460
Eagle Ford52411,660
Vicksburg4261,900
Catahoula4041,400
Austin Chalk38811,123
Anacacho25810,854