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 39% 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

4

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-22

All Time

5,287

5,287 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2004-11-0255312742-285-33112BYCZYNSKI #1TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL11,300
2004-10-2955286942-285-33110VESELY GU 1 #2EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-10-2955286942-285-33110VESELY GU 1 #2EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-10-2855281442-285-33109RENGER #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-10-2255259842-285-30172BORCHERS, WILLIAM "A" #7SABCO OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP4,348
2004-10-1555234742-285-32962ROBERTSON #5EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP19,000
2004-10-0755193842-285-33107NOLEN/JENSEN GAS UNIT #01INDEXGEO & ASSOCIATES, INC.DRILL4,500
2004-10-0755163342-285-33105JANAK #1TEXAS CRUDE ENERGY, INC.DRILL14,600
2004-10-0655195942-285-33108HENDERSON ET AL GAS UNIT #3DENALI OIL & GAS MANAGEMENT, LLCDRILL17,500
2004-09-2955167842-285-33106BORCHERS #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL19,000
2004-09-2955167842-285-33106BORCHERS #1HUNT OIL COMPANYDRILL19,000
2004-09-2455151442-285-33104JONES #1PREMIER MINERALS, INCDRILL5,900
2004-09-2155128842-285-32994SMOTHERS #1PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P.RECOMP11,200
2004-09-0855062342-285-33103FREEMAN #3EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,000
2004-09-0355049542-285-32628ROCHELLE #2WYNN-CROSBY ENERGY, INC.RECOMP15,605
2004-09-0355049542-285-32628ROCHELLE #2WYNN-CROSBY ENERGY, INC.RECOMP15,700
2004-09-0255044942-285-33102SMITH GAS UNIT #1ESENJAY OPERATING, INC.DRILL15,000
2004-09-0255044942-285-33102SMITH GAS UNIT #3BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THEDRILL15,000
2004-09-0255044942-285-33102SMITH GAS UNIT #3BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THEOTHER14,287
2004-08-3055020942-285-33101HOFFER #4DJ EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL4,700
2004-08-3054904942-285-33096SIBLEY ESTATE #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-08-2655014942-285-33100SHIMEK-SMITH GAS UNIT #1RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
2004-08-2655014942-285-33100SMITH #2BROWN, GEO. R PARTNERSHIP,LP,THEDRILL5,520
2004-08-2354992642-285-33099PLOEGER #1GASPER RICE RESOURCES, LTD.DRILL2,750
2004-08-1754936142-285-32246MILLIRON, L #2BALUCO, INC.RECOMP1,950
2004-08-1154945842-285-32954CRANDALL, RUBIE #3DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCRECOMP14,500
2004-08-1154945742-285-33098MCMANUS GAS UNIT #1RINCON PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL5,500
2004-08-1154936242-285-32771O. A. LAMPLEY GU 1 #13EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP17,200
2004-08-0554920742-285-33097DRABEK-HALE #1DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL10,000
2004-08-0554920742-285-33097DRABEK-HALE #1DYNAMIC PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL9,700
2004-08-0454904942-285-33096SIBLEY #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-08-0354892542-285-33095W. B. FITZHENRY HEIRS GU2 #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-08-0354764442-285-33088MILLER #1NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL3,700
2004-07-2954891142-285-31625GERDES #1ESCONDIDO PETROLEUM COMPANY, INCRECOMP11,500
2004-07-2854875842-285-33094KLIMITCHEK #1DJ EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,850
2004-07-2654874342-285-32994SMOTHERS #1PEOPLES ENERGY PROD.-TX, L.P.RECOMP11,400
2004-07-2354869242-285-33093RAU, CHARLES #9NEG OPERATING LLCDRILL3,400
2004-07-2254833742-285-33092FREEMAN #2EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,000
2004-07-2154856142-285-32437HAIDUSEK GAS UNIT #1WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATIONRECOMP5,400
2004-07-2154854342-285-32500BONORDEN GAS UNIT #3UTBASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP10,604
2004-07-2154844642-285-33090BROWNFIELD #1EVEREST RESOURCE COMPANYDRILL3,500
2004-07-0254775542-285-33089BARNES #1WESTPORT OIL AND GAS COMPANY, LPDRILL19,000
2004-06-2954743442-285-33087ROBERTSON #9EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-06-2954743442-285-33087ROBERTSON #9EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2004-06-2354734542-285-33086BELICEK #1MASCOT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,500
2004-06-2354734542-285-33086BELICEK #1MASCOT OIL COMPANYDRILL10,200
2004-06-1754689442-285-33085MUELLER #1EVEREST RESOURCE COMPANYDRILL6,000
2004-06-1754689442-285-33085MUELLER #1EVEREST RESOURCE COMPANYDRILL6,020
2004-06-0354629642-285-33084BORCHERS M1 #1CAMOIL, INC.DRILL4,000
2004-06-0354629542-285-33083BORCHERS M #2CAMOIL, INC.DRILL4,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.