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
1977-08-23482842-285-31176ZIEGLER, LESTER #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL14,000
1977-08-22609542-285-31158DORRIS UNIT NO. 1 #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL5,300
1977-08-19577342-285-31183HOBBS, B. J. #2KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,000
1977-08-19577142-285-31182CINADR, GEORGE #1LULING OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC.DRILL2,038
1977-08-17557842-285-30158BORCHERS, WILLIAM #2-AMID-AMERICAN OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP4,052
1977-08-17554442-285-31181BRUSHY CREEK UNIT 1, WELL NO. 3 #3LACY, F. B. INC.DRILL5,350
1977-08-16548542-285-80229OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH "B" #2OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL2,300
1977-08-16547142-285-31180SUSTR, JIM J. UNIT #1SOUTHERN OIL & GAS CO, LTD.DRILL2,000
1977-08-12535542-285-31178MILLER, M. B. #1KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,000
1977-08-05475942-285-31175VALICEK, LADIK #2WEATHERSTON, GEORGEDRILL1,800
1977-08-03513342-285-30122BORDOVSKY, RUDOLPH #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP9,203
1977-08-02443042-285-30670MELNAR, VICTOR #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL14,800
1977-08-0250642-285-31156ASCHBACHER #6DANIEL OIL CO.DRILL4,000
1977-07-26392542-285-30664ROBERTSON #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL2,300
1977-07-25389442-285-31172FOUGEROUSSE #1OSBORN, W. B. OPERATORDRILL11,265
1977-07-20341842-285-30674KURTZ, HERMAN A. ET UX #1-ASOUTHERN OIL & GAS CO, LTD.DRILL1,400
1977-07-20218242-285-31164FITZHENRY, OSCAR C. ET AL #1ROLLUM CO.DRILL4,000
1977-07-19337242-285-30729HENDERSON-MUNIZA #2EVANS, JULIANDRILL7,505
1977-07-19336742-285-31171SMITH, JOHN E. #1AUDAS, WILLIAM L.DRILL10,500
1977-07-18329042-285-31168ROBERTSON, R. C. #1FOREST OIL CORP.DRILL14,000
1977-07-15312542-285-30733BORCHERS TRUST #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL5,500
1977-06-30218042-285-31163BATES #1KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,500
1977-06-28198842-285-31162WOFFORD, W. D. UNIT #1KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,000
1977-06-27177442-285-31161TECHNIK, JEROME #1FRANZ, KENNETH A.DRILL1,275
1977-06-24167942-285-30151SCHWARTZ, H. N. #2SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,368
1977-06-20109542-285-31159EILERS, WILLIAM A. GAS UNIT #1GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO.DRILL13,000
1977-06-1795442-285-30229BORCHERS, WILLIAM #7-USHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,424
1977-06-1795242-285-30229BORCHERS, WILLIAM #7-U&7LSHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP4,424
1977-06-1684242-285-30630SMIRAK HEIRS #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,416
1977-06-1575242-285-30635FITZHENRY #1KA-HUGH INTERNATIONAL, INC.RECOMP5,513
1977-06-1415642-285-31153FREEMAN, H. L. #1CARL, W. E.-HAWN BROS.DRILL4,017
1977-06-1350042-285-30103ALLEN, WILLIAM #1HAWKINS, H. L. & H. L., JR.DRILL9,652
1977-06-1041442-285-31155LYONS #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.DRILL3,414
1977-06-0930642-285-80228RENGER, HARVEY #1GUEST & WOLFSON CO.RECOMP10,740
1977-06-0716342-285-31154KESSLER, H. F. #1CONVEST ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL5,700
1977-06-0716042-285-30698OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH "B" #1OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,612
1977-06-0715942-285-80227MCMANUS, C. B. #1B. D. K. PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL3,664
1977-06-065542-285-31152FIRST NICHOLS NATIONAL BANK #1HARKINS & COMPANYDRILL3,050
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.