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
1978-03-131988742-285-31279CLARK, KITTIE ESTATE #2CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL6,000
1978-03-102048142-285-30666BENBOW "A" #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL12,805
1978-03-101976542-285-31266STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1978-03-101975242-285-31278BRUSHY CREEK UNIT 1 #4LACY, F. B. INC.DRILL5,350
1978-03-091966142-285-31277CARTER, E. B. ESTATE ET AL #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL13,000
1978-03-031938442-285-31276TUTTLE, R. C. #1DEVINE, J. B. -JIM-DRILL3,412
1978-03-031927842-285-31275ROUSE "A" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL4,017
1978-02-281909942-285-31274DANIEL GAS UNIT #1CATLETT & FERGUSONDRILL8,608
1978-02-221871042-285-31273JONES "L" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL3,000
1978-02-151833342-285-80247ALLEN, ALTON C., ET AL #5MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER8,450
1978-02-141878142-285-00060KAHANEK, EDMUND #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER3,250
1978-02-141824442-285-80246BELLINGER, LEHMAN R. #1SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP5,514
1978-02-141823642-285-31272ALLEN, CHARLES #14PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL6,500
1978-02-141821242-285-31271DAGG, HILDA S. #3EVEREST EXPLORATION CO.DRILL2,410
1978-02-101794842-285-80245POLSON, JOHN W. #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.RECOMP13,600
1978-02-071782142-285-30265BORCHERS, WILLIAM #12SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP2,810
1978-02-071778342-285-31269ROSENBERG, MONTE VON #SWD 1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL3,950
1978-02-061769642-285-31270EAVES, I. S. #3WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,650
1978-01-311737342-285-00532NEUHAUS, H. E. #1DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP10,000
1978-01-311737242-285-31268TRULL #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL2,100
1978-01-301725842-285-80244BORCHERS EST. #4VITOL RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP3,666
1978-01-301723742-285-30245BORCHERS, WILLIAM #10SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,441
1978-01-271715742-285-30636ROSENBERG, MONTE VON GAS UNIT #1 #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,526
1978-01-271714942-285-31267STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #2DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL4,500
1978-01-271714742-285-31266STEVENS, DOROTHY E. #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1978-01-261705642-285-31265HERMES, PAT #1DAVIS OIL COMPANYDRILL5,600
1978-01-241687942-285-31263NEUHAUS GAS UNIT #1GOODRICH OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL9,313
1978-01-181656842-285-30694DREXLER, AGNES #1LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.DRILL1,800
1978-01-171653242-285-31261CLARK GAS UNIT #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL15,000
1978-01-17336642-285-31170MUELLER, G. #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1978-01-161663242-285-31262MUELLER, PATRICK A. #1KELSEY, HENRY B.DRILL1,500
1978-01-161597142-285-31256TELTSCHICK, GUS ET AL #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL15,000
1978-01-131639442-285-31260ZIMMERMAN #1LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.DRILL2,000
1978-01-121623442-285-30203ZAPPE, FRITZ J. GAS UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP9,800
1978-01-121618142-285-31259SUTTLE, ELOISE #3OIL COUNTRY EXPLOR. & REC., INC.DRILL3,750
1978-01-101603342-285-31258RHODES, V. E. GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1978-01-101601742-285-31257KAHANEK, LEON #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL12,162
1978-01-101601542-285-30231BORCHERS ESTATE #4VITOL RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP3,666
1978-01-051561542-285-31255FITZHENRY, W. B. UNIT #2SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.DRILL3,600
1978-01-041557542-285-31254PETREK, ADOLPH #1KELSEY, HENRY B.DRILL1,200
1978-01-041557342-285-31253HANSLIK, FRANK J. JR. #1KELSEY, HENRY B.DRILL1,400
1978-01-041557142-285-31252HERMES, CHRISTINE #1EXXON CORP.DRILL16,500
1978-01-041556942-285-31251LELL, JOHN #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL11,500
1978-01-041553842-285-31250BONORDEN OIL UNIT #1HARKINS & COMPANYDRILL9,214
1978-01-031535842-285-31249EWERS, PINKIE #3TSOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP3,800
1977-12-301516842-285-30607TROJCAK GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,025
1977-12-271496642-285-31248CHARBA, A. J. #1KELSEY, HENRY B.DRILL1,400
1977-12-271473342-285-31247OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH #10OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,500
1977-12-271472842-285-31246OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH #11OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL4,500
1977-12-271176742-285-30523BARNES, SADA #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP11,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.