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
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1979-03-194456342-285-31392VAUGHN,ANNIE M.N.& W.J.,HUSBAND #A19-U4MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,452
1979-03-194456042-285-31391POTTER, LILLIE C. #A19-U7MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,490
1979-03-194455842-285-31390POTTER, LILLIE C. #A19-U6MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,517
1979-03-194455542-285-31389VAUGHN, ANNIE M. N. & WAYNE J. #A19-U5MOBIL OIL CORPORATIONDRILL1,503
1979-03-164510142-285-31396ROSE, S. J. UNIT #2SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.DRILL1,650
1979-03-134420842-285-31388EILERS, WILLIAM A. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL14,600
1979-03-134420242-285-31387HARTT GAS UNIT #3PHILLIPS, A. O. OIL CO.DRILL4,100
1979-03-094400742-285-31386ANDERSON, BERTHA #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL13,636
1979-03-094400142-285-31385SMITH, EDNA ET AL #1NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,000
1979-03-074387342-285-31384NEW UNIT #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL14,800
1979-03-064379942-285-31383WALKER "H" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL9,800
1979-03-024360942-285-31382STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #5DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1979-03-024358742-285-31381BARNES, L. M. #1KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,100
1979-03-014353942-285-31380WOYTEK-EDWARDS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL14,000
1979-02-274324842-285-31379KRANDEL, SYLVIA M. #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,610
1979-02-214291442-285-31377MCELROY #1KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL10,500
1979-02-094226842-285-31376HANCOCK "G" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL13,600
1979-02-074218342-285-30143TECHNIK, A. L. #1HARKINS & COMPANYRECOMP9,517
1979-02-024192842-285-31375GUIDRY, A. J. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL14,600
1979-02-014184042-285-31374PUSTOJOVSKY, EMIL J. #1BAR M PETROLEUM CO., INC.DRILL1,334
1979-02-014183742-285-31373SARTWELLE, J. D. #1WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,000
1979-02-014183642-285-31372EAVES, IDA #5WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL2,112
1979-02-014183542-285-31371MUELLER, PATRICK #1BAR M PETROLEUM CO., INC.DRILL1,503
1979-01-304330542-285-00441BORCHERS, O. R. "A" #2SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP3,650
1979-01-294156442-285-31370MENKING, O. L. #1RIO BRAVO OIL CO., INC.DRILL9,400
1979-01-224249642-285-00057KAHANEK, JOE #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP5,290
1979-01-194114142-285-30497RANDOW GAS UNIT #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,200
1979-01-164095042-285-31174HATHAWAY GAS UNIT #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP10,400
1979-01-154112142-285-80257KAHANEK, JOE #3MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP3,600
1979-01-054098642-285-31368SIBLEY, E. A. ET AL #1WILSON, EDWARD C. JR.DRILL4,000
1979-01-034014342-285-31369SEAVER, GRACE #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL3,810
1978-12-193918542-285-00325STOVALL #1MARGO, INC.OTHER5,300
1978-12-153899042-285-30675STOVALL, GUY F., JR. #2HALBOUTY, MICHEL T.DRILL2,215
1978-12-143889142-285-31366EAVES, IDA #4WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,000
1978-12-123871242-285-00434GORDON, OSCAR #1-ABARTH ENERGY CORP.OTHER3,000
1978-12-084948742-285-80220TUSA, ALMA #3SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,292
1978-12-063817742-285-80256OPELA, JULIUS #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL1,950
1978-11-303781642-285-31364NEUMANN-SCHWARTZ GAS UNIT #1MUSSELMAN, GEORGE A.DRILL3,250
1978-11-303779942-285-31363RODEN, T. J. #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1978-11-303779842-285-31362STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #4DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL8,110
1978-11-303779742-285-31361GOODRICH, HUGH R. #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1978-11-283760142-285-31360STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #3DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1978-11-273753942-285-31378SMOLKA-DOBBS #1NELSON & NELSONDRILL3,822
1978-11-223740142-285-80255BORCHERS, O. R., -A- #4SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP4,150
1978-11-163703642-285-31359LEOPOLD GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL9,500
1978-11-153697442-285-31358MILLER, HOWELL #1SULPETRO INTERNATIONAL, LTD.DRILL4,000
1978-11-143687242-285-31357OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH FOUNDATION #2D. K. G., INC.DRILL3,668
1978-11-103665642-285-00304TELTSCHICK, L. #1NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP2,610
1978-11-093658542-285-31356WEST #1SOVEREIGN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,500
1978-11-093657942-285-30628ZOCH, A. E. ET AL #1NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,014
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.