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 39% on the prior quarter). EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 21 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.
Last 30 Days
4
Operators (30d)
2
Latest Permit
2026-07-22
All Time
5,288
5,288 permits
| ISSUED | PERMIT | API | LEASE | OPERATOR | TYPE | DEPTH | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-03-19 | 44563 | 42-285-31392 | VAUGHN,ANNIE M.N.& W.J.,HUSBAND #A19-U4 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,452 | |
| 1979-03-19 | 44560 | 42-285-31391 | POTTER, LILLIE C. #A19-U7 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,490 | |
| 1979-03-19 | 44558 | 42-285-31390 | POTTER, LILLIE C. #A19-U6 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,517 | |
| 1979-03-19 | 44555 | 42-285-31389 | VAUGHN, ANNIE M. N. & WAYNE J. #A19-U5 | MOBIL OIL CORPORATION | DRILL | 1,503 | |
| 1979-03-16 | 45101 | 42-285-31396 | ROSE, S. J. UNIT #2 | SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC. | DRILL | 1,650 | |
| 1979-03-13 | 44208 | 42-285-31388 | EILERS, WILLIAM A. #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 14,600 | |
| 1979-03-13 | 44202 | 42-285-31387 | HARTT GAS UNIT #3 | PHILLIPS, A. O. OIL CO. | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1979-03-09 | 44007 | 42-285-31386 | ANDERSON, BERTHA #1 | GETTY OIL CO. | DRILL | 13,636 | |
| 1979-03-09 | 44001 | 42-285-31385 | SMITH, EDNA ET AL #1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | DRILL | 6,000 | |
| 1979-03-07 | 43873 | 42-285-31384 | NEW UNIT #1 | CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO. | DRILL | 14,800 | |
| 1979-03-06 | 43799 | 42-285-31383 | WALKER "H" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 9,800 | |
| 1979-03-02 | 43609 | 42-285-31382 | STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #5 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1979-03-02 | 43587 | 42-285-31381 | BARNES, L. M. #1 | KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 4,100 | |
| 1979-03-01 | 43539 | 42-285-31380 | WOYTEK-EDWARDS UNIT #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 14,000 | |
| 1979-02-27 | 43248 | 42-285-31379 | KRANDEL, SYLVIA M. #1 | LADD PETROLEUM CORP. | DRILL | 11,610 | |
| 1979-02-21 | 42914 | 42-285-31377 | MCELROY #1 | KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC. | DRILL | 10,500 | |
| 1979-02-09 | 42268 | 42-285-31376 | HANCOCK "G" #1 | TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP. | DRILL | 13,600 | |
| 1979-02-07 | 42183 | 42-285-30143 | TECHNIK, A. L. #1 | HARKINS & COMPANY | RECOMP | 9,517 | |
| 1979-02-02 | 41928 | 42-285-31375 | GUIDRY, A. J. #1 | ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INC | DRILL | 14,600 | |
| 1979-02-01 | 41840 | 42-285-31374 | PUSTOJOVSKY, EMIL J. #1 | BAR M PETROLEUM CO., INC. | DRILL | 1,334 | |
| 1979-02-01 | 41837 | 42-285-31373 | SARTWELLE, J. D. #1 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1979-02-01 | 41836 | 42-285-31372 | EAVES, IDA #5 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 2,112 | |
| 1979-02-01 | 41835 | 42-285-31371 | MUELLER, PATRICK #1 | BAR M PETROLEUM CO., INC. | DRILL | 1,503 | |
| 1979-01-30 | 43305 | 42-285-00441 | BORCHERS, O. R. "A" #2 | SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUS | RECOMP | 3,650 | |
| 1979-01-29 | 41564 | 42-285-31370 | MENKING, O. L. #1 | RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC. | DRILL | 9,400 | |
| 1979-01-22 | 42496 | 42-285-00057 | KAHANEK, JOE #2 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | RECOMP | 5,290 | |
| 1979-01-19 | 41141 | 42-285-30497 | RANDOW GAS UNIT #1 | ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC. | RECOMP | 10,200 | |
| 1979-01-16 | 40950 | 42-285-31174 | HATHAWAY GAS UNIT #2 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | RECOMP | 10,400 | |
| 1979-01-15 | 41121 | 42-285-80257 | KAHANEK, JOE #3 | MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATION | RECOMP | 3,600 | |
| 1979-01-05 | 40986 | 42-285-31368 | SIBLEY, E. A. ET AL #1 | WILSON, EDWARD C. JR. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1979-01-03 | 40143 | 42-285-31369 | SEAVER, GRACE #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 3,810 | |
| 1978-12-19 | 39185 | 42-285-00325 | STOVALL #1 | MARGO, INC. | OTHER | 5,300 | |
| 1978-12-15 | 38990 | 42-285-30675 | STOVALL, GUY F., JR. #2 | HALBOUTY, MICHEL T. | DRILL | 2,215 | |
| 1978-12-14 | 38891 | 42-285-31366 | EAVES, IDA #4 | WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANY | DRILL | 5,000 | |
| 1978-12-12 | 38712 | 42-285-00434 | GORDON, OSCAR #1-A | BARTH ENERGY CORP. | OTHER | 3,000 | |
| 1978-12-08 | 49487 | 42-285-80220 | TUSA, ALMA #3 | SHELL OIL COMPANY | RECOMP | 6,292 | |
| 1978-12-06 | 38177 | 42-285-80256 | OPELA, JULIUS #1 | SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THE | DRILL | 1,950 | |
| 1978-11-30 | 37816 | 42-285-31364 | NEUMANN-SCHWARTZ GAS UNIT #1 | MUSSELMAN, GEORGE A. | DRILL | 3,250 | |
| 1978-11-30 | 37799 | 42-285-31363 | RODEN, T. J. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-11-30 | 37798 | 42-285-31362 | STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #4 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 8,110 | |
| 1978-11-30 | 37797 | 42-285-31361 | GOODRICH, HUGH R. #1 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-11-28 | 37601 | 42-285-31360 | STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #3 | DAVIS OIL COMPANY | DRILL | 4,500 | |
| 1978-11-27 | 37539 | 42-285-31378 | SMOLKA-DOBBS #1 | NELSON & NELSON | DRILL | 3,822 | |
| 1978-11-22 | 37401 | 42-285-80255 | BORCHERS, O. R., -A- #4 | SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. | RECOMP | 4,150 | |
| 1978-11-16 | 37036 | 42-285-31359 | LEOPOLD GAS UNIT #1 | HOWELL DRILLING, INC. | DRILL | 9,500 | |
| 1978-11-15 | 36974 | 42-285-31358 | MILLER, HOWELL #1 | SULPETRO INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | DRILL | 4,000 | |
| 1978-11-14 | 36872 | 42-285-31357 | OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH FOUNDATION #2 | D. K. G., INC. | DRILL | 3,668 | |
| 1978-11-10 | 36656 | 42-285-00304 | TELTSCHICK, L. #1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 2,610 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36585 | 42-285-31356 | WEST #1 | SOVEREIGN EXPLORATION COMPANY | DRILL | 8,500 | |
| 1978-11-09 | 36579 | 42-285-30628 | ZOCH, A. E. ET AL #1 | NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANY | RECOMP | 4,014 |
Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.