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
2012-07-26	744771	42-285-33654	TARGAC UNIT #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	13,005	Y
2012-07-23	744462	42-285-33653	BERTHA #1H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-07-13	744028	42-285-33652	PAVLICEK #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-07-12	743796	42-285-33651	MOOSE HUNTER #3H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-07-11	743840	42-285-33650	ELK HUNTER #3H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-07-11	743840	42-285-33650	ELK HUNTER #3H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-07-11	743831	42-285-33648	ELK HUNTER #2H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-07-11	743814	42-285-33647	ELK HUNTER #1H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-07-10	743789	42-285-33646	MOOSE HUNTER #2H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-07-10	743789	42-285-33646	MOOSE HUNTER #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2012-07-09	743837	42-285-33649	FURRH #3H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-06-22	742871	42-285-33645	BERCKENHOFF UNIT #1H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-06-12	741172	42-285-30515	BRISCOE 'B' #1	MAGNUM PRODUCING, LP	RENTR	8,400
2012-06-05	741445	42-285-33643	MCCREARY UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-06-05	741445	42-285-33643	MCCREARY UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-06-02	741541	42-285-33644	YOAKUM SWD #1	PINNERGY, LTD.	DRILL	7,400
2012-05-24	740795	42-285-33642	UNDERWOOD ESTATE #1	BALLARD EXPLORATION COMPANY,INC.	DRILL	12,200
2012-05-22	740184	42-285-33641	HANSLIK #1	SEV TEXAS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500
2012-05-22	740071	42-285-33640	BORCHERS #02	H & P EXPLORATION CO.	DRILL	6,300
2012-05-17	740210	42-285-32924	CRANDALL, RUBIE #2	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	14,500
2012-05-15	738505	42-285-31532	MELNAR, BEATRICE #1	MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC	RECOMP	9,600
2012-05-14	739744	42-285-33639	HOFFER #3	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,000
2012-05-14	739744	42-285-33639	HOFFER #3	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,000
2012-05-10	736881	42-285-31843	TREPTOW OU 2 #2	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	RECOMP	8,300
2012-05-08	739917	42-285-33638	SNIPE HUNTER #2H	EAGLE FORD HUNTER RESOURCES,INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-04-17	736668	42-285-33637	BUTSCHEK #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	6,100
2012-04-11	736968	42-285-31561	PROVIDENT CITY GAS UNIT #13	SANDRIDGE EXPL. AND PROD., LLC	RECOMP	12,000
2012-04-05	734834	42-285-33628	MOOSE HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-04-04	735881	42-285-32898	CARTER-JANOTA #1R	CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.	RECOMP	6,500
2012-03-29	736340	42-285-33276	GAIDUSEK GAS UNIT #1	RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	7,210
2012-03-29	736266	42-285-31455	MELNAR, ROBERT #1	MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC	RECOMP	9,443
2012-03-21	735557	42-285-33636	RHEINSTROM #3	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	6,100
2012-03-20	735563	42-285-33635	HENKE #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	7,200
2012-03-20	735563	42-285-33635	HENKE #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	7,200
2012-03-20	735561	42-285-33634	FISHBECK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	7,800
2012-03-20	735561	42-285-33634	FISHBECK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	7,800
2012-03-15	735271	42-285-33632	SCHACHERL UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-03-15	735271	42-285-33632	SCHACHERL UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-03-14	735724	42-285-33633	SUSTR UNIT #1H	NFR ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2012-03-13	735089	42-285-33631	HIPPO HUNTER #2H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-03-09	734865	42-285-33630	SPIES UNIT #1	SEV TEXAS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500
2012-03-09	734859	42-285-33629	ROTHER UNIT #1	SEV TEXAS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500
2012-02-28	734027	42-285-33627	LEOPARD HUNTER #3H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-02-23	733983	42-285-33626	VANA UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-02-18	733351	42-285-33514	SIBLEY ESTATE #11	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	14,190
2012-02-16	733136	42-285-33625	EFFENBERGER UNIT #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,000	Y
2012-02-01	732291	42-285-33062	MCMANUS #1	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	15,100
2012-01-30	732220	42-285-33624	CLARK #1	DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION	DRILL	16,500
2012-01-26	731688	42-285-31849	ALLEN OIL UNIT 3 #3	PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC.	RECOMP	10,200
2012-01-13	731188	42-285-33623	ORYX HUNTER #2H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y

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