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 42% on the prior quarter). 1 was issued in the past week. EOG RESOURCES, INC. leads with 21 permits in the past 12 months, one of 13 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-22

All Time

5,287

5,287 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2015-10-16	811222	42-285-33773	YNA #1	ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP	RECOMP	10,200
2015-10-14	811039	42-285-33976	BOEDEKER LEASE #18H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,100	Y
2015-10-12	811032	42-285-33975	HAWG HUNTER #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-10-09	810869	42-285-33974	HOFFER 'A' #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	12,500
2015-10-05	810891	42-285-32759	O. A. LAMPLEY GU 1 #12	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	13,080
2015-09-25	810477	42-285-33973	HAWG HUNTER #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-09-25	810476	42-285-33972	HAWG HUNTER #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-09-24	810319	42-285-33971	MIGL #3	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,200
2015-09-21	810404	42-285-33970	MOULTON SWD #2	HIGH ROLLER WELLS, L.L.C.	DRILL	7,200
2015-09-16	810208	42-285-33659	DANIEL #1	DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	10,453
2015-09-15	810314	42-285-33969	MENKING #1	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,200
2015-07-17	808296	42-285-33968	HAASE #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	9,800
2015-06-03	807071	42-285-33368	HARVEY RENGER GAS UNIT #6	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	15,274
2015-05-07	805512	42-285-33158	JACOBS RANCH #12	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	15,000
2015-04-06	805168	42-285-33967	GEO HUNTER #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-04-06	805167	42-285-33966	GEO HUNTER #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-04-02	805188	42-285-33965	TECHNIK #6	INLAND OCEAN, INC.	DRILL	10,200
2015-04-02	805154	42-285-33964	LAGER UNIT #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-04-02	805153	42-285-33963	LAGER UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-04-02	805152	42-285-33962	LAGER UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-04-02	805151	42-285-33961	LAGER UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-03-16	803808	42-285-33960	WICK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	9,550
2015-03-16	803808	42-285-33960	WICK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	9,775
2015-03-03	804190	42-285-32705	O.A. LAMPLEY GU 1 #9	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	11,958
2015-02-13	803790	42-285-33959	W. H. KUESTER #1	ESENJAY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	8,900
2015-02-03	802171	42-285-32670	MVR WILCOX GAS UNIT #11	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	RECOMP	12,880
2015-02-02	803333	42-285-32653	BARNES GAS UNIT #1ST	LAVACA RIVER OPERATING CO., LLC	RECOMP	15,000
2015-01-15	802698	42-285-33957	ATHENA UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-01-13	802699	42-285-33956	ATHENA UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-01-08	801399	42-285-33952	NITRO A #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2015-01-06	802377	42-285-33955	MATIAS UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-01-06	802376	42-285-33954	MATIAS UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2015-01-05	801799	42-285-30636	MVR WILCOX GAS UNIT #2	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	RECOMP	10,980
2015-01-05	801385	42-285-33951	NITRO B #2H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-12-31	802290	42-285-33953	DWORSKY-HAAS #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,600
2014-12-18	801829	42-285-33470	VIKING #1	MARQUEE CORPORATION	RECOMP	3,180
2014-12-17	801770	42-285-33312	KLIMITCHEK G.U. 1 #3	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	14,950
2014-12-09	800402	42-285-33942	DICKSON ALLEN #1H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-12-08	801021	42-285-33950	LOMBARDO UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-11-24	800702	42-285-33949	MICHALEC SWD #1	OVERFLOW ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	7,500
2014-11-24	800410	42-285-33944	RENEE UNIT #4H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-11-20	800608	42-285-33948	HIPPO HUNTER #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-11-20	800605	42-285-33947	HIPPO HUNTER #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-11-20	800475	42-285-33946	ORYX HUNTER #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-11-20	800474	42-285-33945	ORYX HUNTER #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-11-19	800405	42-285-33943	RENEE UNIT #3H	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-11-19	791219	42-285-33860	MIGL/PASTUCHA #2	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	5,600
2014-11-18	800273	42-285-32759	O. A. LAMPLEY GU 1 #12	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	13,447
2014-11-13	800142	42-285-33941	JAKE BERGER,JR. CATTLE COMPANY #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-11-13	800140	42-285-33940	CHICKENHAWK UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.