Lavaca County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Lavaca County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-22.

Lavaca County permitting is running 3.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (11 total, down 42% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 21 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-22

All Time

5,287

5,287 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2018-05-31	840673	42-285-34069	SHARKTOOTH (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-31	840672	42-285-34068	SHARKTOOTH (SA) UNIT 1 #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-30	840571	42-285-34067	SCHACHERL-VANA (SA) UNIT 3 #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-30	840570	42-285-34066	SCHACHERL-VANA (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-30	840470	42-285-31697	HOFFER, LEO GAS UNIT #2	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	RECOMP	8,280
2018-05-22	840245	42-285-34065	RAAB-FOJTIK (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-09	839540	42-285-34063	MARCIA-SHELLY (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-09	839540	42-285-34063	MARCIA-SHELLY (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-07	839539	42-285-34062	MARCIA-SHELLY (SA) UNIT 1 #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-05-07	839539	42-285-34062	MARCIA-SHELLY (SA) UNIT 1 #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-27	839232	42-285-34061	SHINER UNIT #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-27	839232	42-285-34061	SHINER UNIT #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-23	837696	42-285-33960	WICK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	RECOMP	9,775
2018-04-19	838817	42-285-34060	CAROL-ROBIN (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-19	838816	42-285-34059	CAROL-ROBIN (SA) UNIT 1 #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-16	838609	42-285-34058	FIVE STAR UNIT #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-16	838609	42-285-34058	FIVE STAR UNIT #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-16	838609	42-285-34058	FIVE STAR UNIT #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-13	838623	42-285-34057	KLOESEL UNIT #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-04-12	838697	42-285-34056	A. ETZLER GAS UNIT #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2018-04-12	838697	42-285-34056	A. ETZLER GAS UNIT #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2018-03-28	838017	42-285-34055	GREIVE UNIT #2H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-03-28	838017	42-285-34055	GREIVE UNIT #2H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-03-23	837897	42-285-34053	MEADOR #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	10,000
2018-03-23	837889	42-285-34054	A. G. HENKES GAS UNIT #6	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2018-03-16	837436	42-285-34052	HINZE UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-03-15	837434	42-285-34051	HINZE UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-02-22	836609	42-285-34049	RIGBY UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-02-22	836607	42-285-34048	RIGBY UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-02-22	836606	42-285-34047	RIGBY UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-02-21	836533	42-285-34046	APPLING #1	HURD ENTERPRISES, LTD.	DRILL	6,800
2018-02-07	835950	42-285-34045	MOLNOSKEY UNIT #2H	TEAL OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,200	Y
2018-01-30	835652	42-285-34044	A. ETZLER GAS UNIT #3	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2018-01-30	835652	42-285-34044	W. AINSWORTH OIL UNIT #1	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	11,500
2018-01-09	834605	42-285-34043	NITRO B #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2018-01-09	834604	42-285-34042	NITRO B #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-12-15	833879	42-285-31934	A.STEINMAN #2	TMR EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	3,227
2017-12-01	833560	42-285-34041	LOTT UNIT #7H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-12-01	833547	42-285-34039	LOTT UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-11-30	833550	42-285-34040	LOTT UNIT #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-11-27	833081	42-285-34038	MCCREARY-TECHNIK (SA) UNIT 3 #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-11-06	832577	42-285-34037	G.T. #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	12,250
2017-11-01	832280	42-285-34035	MCCREARY-TECHNIK (SA) UNIT 2 #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-11-01	832279	42-285-34036	MCCREARY-TECHNIK (SA) UNIT 1 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-10-19	831753	42-285-34034	JEFFERY UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-10-19	831752	42-285-34033	JEFFERY UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-09-18	830837	42-285-34032	ALLEN #2	VIPER S.W.D., LLC	DRILL	6,500
2017-09-15	830721	42-285-34031	GREIVE #3H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-09-15	830721	42-285-34031	GREIVE UNIT #3H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2017-09-15	830721	42-285-34031	GREIVE UNIT #3H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y

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