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
2014-02-27	778971	42-285-33782	PROST UNIT D #6H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-02-27	778965	42-285-33777	PORTER UNIT #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778960	42-285-33778	PORTER UNIT #7H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778954	42-285-33779	PORTER UNIT #8H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778953	42-285-33781	PROST UNIT D #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-02-27	778949	42-285-33774	PORTER UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778949	42-285-33774	PORTER UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778947	42-285-33775	PORTER UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778947	42-285-33775	PORTER UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778946	42-285-33780	PROST UNIT D #4H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2014-02-27	778945	42-285-33776	PORTER UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-27	778945	42-285-33776	PORTER UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-24	779743	42-285-33783	BOCK UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-12	778214	42-285-33773	YNA #1	ALTA MESA SERVICES, LP	DRILL	10,200
2014-02-10	778425	42-285-33248	HARVEY RENGER GAS UNIT #4	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	13,080
2014-02-04	777613	42-285-33772	BOCK UNIT #7H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-02-03	777427	42-285-33771	MARTINSEN UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-29	777612	42-285-33768	BOCK UNIT #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-29	777338	42-285-33767	MARTINSEN UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-29	777338	42-285-33767	MARTINSEN UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-29	777238	42-285-33766	AMBER UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-29	777236	42-285-33765	AMBER UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-29	776387	42-285-33760	MARCIA UNIT #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-01-29	776387	42-285-33760	MARCIA UNIT #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-01-16	776640	42-285-33764	MEGHAN J #2	KARIS RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	4,000
2014-01-14	776438	42-285-33763	WOMBAT UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-14	776437	42-285-33762	WOMBAT UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-14	776408	42-285-33761	LEOPARD HUNTER #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-13	776377	42-285-33759	RIO LAVACA FARM #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2014-01-10	775828	42-285-33332	KLIMITCHEK #1R	LITTLE, LOU OPERATING CO., INC.	RECOMP	2,150
2014-01-09	776012	42-285-33497	FRANK GU #1	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	11,030
2014-01-09	776012	42-285-33497	FRANK GU #1	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	12,300
2014-01-07	775429	42-285-32735	SIBLEY ESTATE #8	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	11,575
2014-01-02	775944	42-285-33758	RONYN UNIT #1H	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-01-02	775593	42-285-33756	MOLNOSKEY UNIT #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-01-02	775593	42-285-33756	MOLNOSKEY UNIT #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2014-01-02	775197	42-285-33757	WILLIS UNIT #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	13,400	Y
2013-12-19	775160	42-285-33755	LEOPARD HUNTER #7H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-19	775156	42-285-33754	LEOPARD HUNTER #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-19	775155	42-285-33753	LEOPARD HUNTER #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-16	774952	42-285-33752	MACHICEK UNIT #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-12-13	774890	42-285-33751	RIO LAVACA FARM #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-13	774890	42-285-33751	RIO LAVACA FARM #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-13	774889	42-285-33750	RIO LAVACA FARM #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-13	774889	42-285-33750	RIO LAVACA FARM #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-12-10	774647	42-285-32623	SIBLEY ESTATE #4	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	14,700
2013-12-02	774089	42-285-33048	W.B. FITZHENRY HEIRS GAS UNIT #1	CANTERA OPERATING, LLC	RECOMP	12,875
2013-12-02	773798	42-285-31805	BORCHERS, WILLIAM #30	SABCO OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	RECOMP	4,300
2013-12-02	773742	42-285-30691	BORCHERS, WILLIAM #27	SABCO OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	RECOMP	4,310
2013-11-27	773583	42-285-32039	BORCHERS, WILLIAM #31	SABCO OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	RECOMP	4,800

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