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
1977-10-17109842-285-31160BLUDAU, H. ET AL #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,000
1977-10-14992442-285-31217REHM, J. B. #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1977-10-14981142-285-00123SUTTLE, ELOISE #1PCU, INC. OF TEXASRECOMP9,214
1977-10-14980742-285-31216EINKAUF GAS UNIT #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL11,846
1977-10-14979642-285-31215MASON, JAMES S. COMPANY #1CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL11,000
1977-10-14646642-285-30454TUSA, ALMA #8SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,100
1977-10-12961442-285-31174HATHAWAY OIL UNIT #2-LTHOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,200
1977-10-12959742-285-31214MCMANUS, C. B. #1LACY, F. B. INC.DRILL5,310
1977-10-12955542-285-31213TECHNIK GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,200
1977-10-11947742-285-31212SOMMER, C. F. ET UX #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1977-10-07940142-285-31211KREJCI, TOM #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1977-10-05918742-285-31210CHAPLINE #1DOUBLE EAGLE DRILLING CO.DRILL8,713
1977-10-04973442-285-31192CITY OF HALLETTSVILLE #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,000
1977-10-03899742-285-31209RHODES, V. E. GAS UNIT #1 #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1977-10-03898142-285-31208HOUCHINS, J. F. #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1977-09-30889842-285-31207SUTTLE, ELOISE #1OIL COUNTRY EXPLOR. & REC., INC.DRILL6,500
1977-09-26840842-285-31174HATHAWAY GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL9,519
1977-09-26840642-285-31206SCHULTE GAS UNIT #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL1,800
1977-09-23826442-285-31205HOFFER UNIT #1GOODRICH OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL9,314
1977-09-23824742-285-31204ROBERTSON #2CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL3,825
1977-09-23824542-285-31203BYRNE, LORICE J. #1CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,700
1977-09-23824442-285-31202CLARK, KITTIE #1CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL3,850
1977-09-21810742-285-80232FOSTER, MONTA D. #1MESSERS, THE CO. INC.DRILL1,413
1977-09-21475242-285-31174HATHAWAY GAS UNIT NO. 2 #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL9,519
1977-09-19587842-285-31184RENGER, HARVEY #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL11,700
1977-09-16794342-285-31201RAAB #1LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.DRILL1,507
1977-09-13770642-285-31200GRAFE, VICTOR #2ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL1,000
1977-09-13740142-285-30724MONT GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1EXXON CORP.DRILL15,300
1977-09-13246142-285-31165MERTZ GAS UNIT NO. 2 #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL14,600
1977-09-09725342-285-31199ZIMMERMAN GAS UNIT #1DELTA-GULF, INC.DRILL1,300
1977-09-09716842-285-31198BELLINGER, L. R. "A" #1SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.DRILL3,612
1977-09-09715942-285-31197EWERS, PINKIE #2SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.DRILL3,612
1977-09-07698142-285-30076ASCHBACHER #1DANIEL OIL CO.RECOMP9,617
1977-09-07697442-285-31195FREEMAN #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL1,373
1977-09-07697242-285-31194BEKEN #6OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL1,500
1977-09-06686442-285-31193RENGER, E. GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,200
1977-08-31659742-285-30723HENDERSON-MUNIZA #1DIXEL RESOURCES INCORPORATEDRECOMP3,385
1977-08-30651042-285-00314CLARK, C. B. #B-2NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYOTHER6,013
1977-08-30650142-285-00066NEUHAUS, E. T. #4SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,100
1977-08-29642942-285-31190COUCH, GENE F.-VLB ET AL #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1977-08-26632042-285-31189KRAM, MILBURN UNIT #1SOUTHERN OIL & GAS CO, LTD.DRILL2,000
1977-08-25628842-285-30217PLOEGER, DORTHY #2MID-AMERICAN OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP4,600
1977-08-25624242-285-31188BERWICK GAS UNIT #1DELTA-GULF, INC.DRILL2,000
1977-08-25623142-285-80231SMITH, MARY A. #1CATLETT & FERGUSONOTHER1,830
1977-08-24616042-285-30177BORCHERS, WILLIAM "B" #1MID-AMERICAN OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP4,600
1977-08-24615842-285-80230RENGER GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,300
1977-08-23606842-285-31187GROVER, H. C. #1SOUTHLAND MINERALS CO.DRILL1,300
1977-08-23601342-285-30662ZOCH, A.E. #3NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,100
1977-08-23601242-285-31186HEIMER, LOIS E. #1SOUTHERN OIL & GAS CO, LTD.DRILL1,800
1977-08-23600542-285-31185SCHULTE GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,200
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.