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
2013-11-26	773500	42-285-32063	BORCHERS, WILLIAM #32	SABCO OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	RECOMP	4,287
2013-11-18	773424	42-285-33749	KLEIHEGE UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-18	773424	42-285-33749	KLEIHEGE UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-18	773424	42-285-33749	KLEIHEGE UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-18	773423	42-285-33748	KLEIHEGE UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-18	773423	42-285-33748	KLEIHEGE UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-18	773423	42-285-33748	KLEIHEGE UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-15	773213	42-285-33746	WOMBAT UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-15	773210	42-285-33745	WOMBAT UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-15	773206	42-285-33747	WOMBAT UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-11-12	772751	42-285-33744	ZANT SWD #1D	BELLOWS OPERATING CO., L. C.	DRILL	5,850
2013-11-07	772804	42-285-33743	LILLIAN #1H	TIDAL PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2013-11-04	772663	42-285-33742	B&D #1	ESENJAY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,500
2013-11-04	772663	42-285-33742	B&D #1	ESENJAY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	12,500
2013-11-04	772663	42-285-33742	B&D #1	RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500
2013-10-26	772137	42-285-33741	7Y #2	ESENJAY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,300
2013-10-26	772137	42-285-33741	7Y #2	ESENJAY OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	9,300
2013-10-16	771385	42-285-33740	WELHAUSEN A #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-10-16	771382	42-285-33739	WELHAUSEN B #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-10-14	771328	42-285-33738	BERGER-SIMPER #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-10-14	771327	42-285-33737	BERGER-SIMPER #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-10-11	767911	42-285-33605	LAMPLEY #1R	GEISER OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	2,900
2013-10-10	771103	42-285-33736	ZIEGLER A #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,600
2013-10-10	771103	42-285-33736	ZIEGLER A #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,600
2013-09-30	770554	42-285-33735	LEAL UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-09-30	770553	42-285-33734	LEAL UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-09-18	769939	42-285-33733	PROST UNIT H #1H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-09-18	769939	42-285-33733	PROST UNIT H #1H	SN OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-09-18	769914	42-285-33732	PROST UNIT G #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-09-18	769914	42-285-33732	PROST UNIT G #5H	SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-09-13	769696	42-285-33731	KELLY DEEP WATER #1	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	5,500
2013-09-12	769570	42-285-33730	KELLY DEEP WATER #2	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	5,500
2013-08-23	768444	42-285-33387	NICHOLS #1	SUNCOAST TECHNICAL SERVICES INC	RECOMP	3,810
2013-08-20	768506	42-285-33729	HURT #1	SQUARE MILE ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	5,600
2013-08-20	768456	42-285-33728	KALLUS #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2013-08-20	768456	42-285-33728	KALLUS #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2013-08-09	767861	42-285-33727	PORTER UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767858	42-285-33726	PORTER UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767858	42-285-33726	PORTER UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767826	42-285-33725	KOSMO UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767824	42-285-33723	BOCK UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767824	42-285-33723	BOCK UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767821	42-285-33724	KOSMO UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767815	42-285-33722	BOCK UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767814	42-285-33721	BLONDE UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-09	767814	42-285-33721	BLONDE UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-08-08	767791	42-285-33720	BLONDE UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2013-07-17	766285	42-285-33719	TECHNIK UNIT #7H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-07-17	766277	42-285-33718	TECHNIK UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2013-07-17	766277	42-285-33718	TECHNIK UNIT #2H	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.