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
2012-01-12	731156	42-285-33622	LEOPARD HUNTER #2H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-01-06	730558	42-285-33620	KUDU HUNTER #2H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2012-01-06	730558	42-285-33620	KUDU HUNTER #2H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-12-30	730684	42-285-33621	GILBERT SCHINDLER #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,400
2011-12-30	730684	42-285-33621	GILBERT SCHINDLER #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,400
2011-12-23	730402	42-285-33619	BUJNOCH-HENDERSON #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	10,200
2011-12-23	730402	42-285-33619	BUJNOCH-HENDERSON #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,340
2011-12-22	730296	42-285-33618	CAROL UNIT #1	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-12-15	729860	42-285-33617	RIDOUT #1	SEV TEXAS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,600
2011-11-30	728886	42-285-33616	BUJNOCH-NEW #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	10,200
2011-11-29	728773	42-285-33615	HIPPO HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-11-29	728773	42-285-33615	HIPPO HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-11-23	728704	42-285-33030	DOW #3	HOWARD EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	4,405
2011-11-04	727222	42-285-33033	JACOBS #1	ZACHRY EXPLORATION, LLC	RENTR	9,162
2011-11-02	727252	42-285-33614	LEOPARD HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-10-25	726502	42-285-33360	JACOBS RANCH #13	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	13,450
2011-10-10	725673	42-285-33612	HAWG HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-10-03	725087	42-285-33611	STEFFEK UNIT #1	SEV TEXAS OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,500
2011-09-22	724337	42-285-33589	FURRH #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	11,500	Y
2011-09-19	722877	42-285-33355	BOZKA #1	LITTLE, LOU OPERATING CO., INC.	RECOMP	3,610
2011-09-02	723092	42-285-33434	GOLDEN ROD GAS UNIT #1	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	RECOMP	15,900
2011-08-26	722942	42-285-33610	SNIPE HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-08-23	722140	42-285-33506	HOBBS #1	TEXAS INDEPENDENT EXPLOR LTD.	RECOMP	11,995
2011-08-08	719563	42-285-33605	LAMPLEY #1R	PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC.	DRILL	6,000
2011-07-28	721038	42-285-33609	KUDU HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-07-25	720729	42-285-33608	HOFFER #2	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,200
2011-07-25	720729	42-285-33608	HOFFER #2	MASCOT OIL COMPANY	DRILL	10,200
2011-07-21	720498	42-285-33607	RHEINSTROM UNIT #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	6,500
2011-07-15	720116	42-285-33606	PETERSON UNIT #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	7,000
2011-07-15	720116	42-285-33606	PETERSON UNIT #2	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	7,700
2011-07-11	719876	42-285-33480	WILLIAMS UNIT #8	SUNCOAST TECHNICAL SERVICES INC	RECOMP	3,859
2011-06-27	719010	42-285-33604	CONNIFF UNIT #A 2H	ZAZA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	15,000	Y
2011-06-24	718508	42-285-33441	HNH GU #1	CRAWFORD HUGHES OPERATING CO.	RECOMP	11,580
2011-06-17	718527	42-285-32696	EM HERMES (S) #1	CRAWFORD HUGHES OPERATING CO.	RECOMP	11,339
2011-06-13	718052	42-285-33602	FURRH #2H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-06-13	718041	42-285-33603	SABLE HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-06-09	717856	42-285-33056	CULLEN #1F	WOFFORD, C. J.	RECOMP	3,800
2011-05-31	717093	42-285-32362	ROCHELLE #1	MILAGRO EXPLORATION, LLC	RECOMP	14,000
2011-05-26	717145	42-285-31531	ALLEN, LOUIS JR. #1	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	16,764
2011-05-23	716840	42-285-33601	GOLDEN #1	MARQUEE CORPORATION	DRILL	11,500
2011-05-05	715429	42-285-33600	ORYX HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-05-05	715429	42-285-33600	ORYX HUNTER #1H	SHARON HUNTER RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2011-05-04	715397	42-285-33188	SARTWELLE #7	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	17,500
2011-04-21	714448	42-285-33599	RONYN UNIT #1	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	12,655	Y
2011-04-19	714153	42-285-33598	STEFANIE UNIT #1	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	12,655	Y
2011-04-19	714153	42-285-33598	STEFANIE UNIT #1	GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	12,655	Y
2011-04-15	713846	42-285-33597	CONNIFF UNIT #A 1	ZAZA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	15,500
2011-04-15	713846	42-285-33597	CONNIFF UNIT #A 1H	ZAZA ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	15,500	Y
2011-03-31	712649	42-285-33596	REXER-TUSA UNIT #2	CONTANGO OPERATORS, INC.	DRILL	15,000
2011-03-31	712649	42-285-33596	REXER-TUSA UNIT #2	PATARA OIL & GAS LLC	DRILL	15,000

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