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
2002-12-2352662742-285-33000ANDREW, ISABELL S. #1WADI PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL5,250
2002-12-2052660342-285-32999LEGACY #3DJ EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL5,900
2002-12-1752646642-285-32885BARBER #1CAMDEN RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP12,000
2002-12-0952618542-285-32998DAGG RANCH #2EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL17,000
2002-12-0952618542-285-32998DAGG RANCH #2EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL17,000
2002-12-0952560442-285-33225MELNAR, FRED #4TRI-UNION DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL14,000
2002-12-0652603442-285-32997FRANK #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL16,000
2002-12-0352603542-285-32996ROBERTSON #7EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL19,000
2002-11-2752584442-285-32837FREEMAN #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P.RECOMP3,720
2002-11-2652591642-285-32995EDWARDS GAS UNIT #5EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,500
2002-11-2652591642-285-32995EDWARDS GAS UNIT #5EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,500
2002-11-2152575242-285-32803PROVIDENT CITY GAS UNIT #14NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP8,640
2002-11-2152575242-285-32803TRAYLOR-MILLER #2NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP8,640
2002-11-2152573842-285-32589PILGREEN #5UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P.RECOMP11,880
2002-11-2152573742-285-32338PILGREEN #1UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P.RECOMP11,850
2002-11-1952567242-285-32994SMOTHERS #1GCEA, LLCDRILL14,000
2002-11-1952567242-285-32994SMOTHERS #1GCEA, LLCDRILL14,000
2002-11-1952539042-285-32939SMITH #1BROWN, GEORGE R. PARTNERSHIP,THERECOMP3,600
2002-11-1352544342-285-32992PITTS #3EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL18,000
2002-11-1352544342-285-32992PITTS #3EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL18,000
2002-11-1352544342-285-32992PITTS #3EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL20,000
2002-11-0752530542-285-32785BAASS #3WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP5,510
2002-11-0752530542-285-32785BAASS #3WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP5,510
2002-11-0752516142-285-32991SANDIES #1MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,600
2002-11-0552454142-285-32795PILGREEN #14UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P.RECOMP11,600
2002-10-2352488542-285-32292RODEN #1RSTEPHENS PRODUCTION CO.RENTR11,400
2002-10-0952444042-285-32990HERMES #1HAZELETT OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL6,000
2002-10-0952440742-285-32989SCHOOLFIELD #1TALON DEVELOPMENT COMPANYDRILL9,900
2002-10-0752441542-285-32988RAINOSEK #3TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLCDRILL9,000
2002-10-0752441142-285-32854HAIDUSEK #5WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP5,500
2002-10-0352428542-285-30281ROUSE, FAY #3NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP8,963
2002-09-2752413842-285-32213H. R. BAAS GAS UNIT #1WHITING PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP5,251
2002-09-2452400342-285-32334TRAYLOR, ALMA V. #4NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP5,840
2002-09-2452400342-285-32334TRAYLOR, ALMA V. #4NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP6,300
2002-09-1252359742-285-32987DAGG RANCH #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL15,500
2002-09-1252359742-285-32987DAGG RANCH #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL16,500
2002-09-1252359742-285-32987DAGG RANCH #1EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL16,500
2002-09-0952349942-285-32943HANCOCK, JOHN W. SR. 'B' #1DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCRECOMP14,000
2002-09-0952349942-285-32943HANCOCK, JOHN W. SR. 'B' #1DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCRECOMP14,000
2002-09-0952349942-285-32943HANCOCK, JOHN W. SR. 'B' #1DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCRECOMP14,000
2002-09-0952349842-285-32832HANCOCK, JOHN W. SR. #1DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCRECOMP16,500
2002-09-0552341442-285-32986WHARTON, MAVIS #3WHITE OAK OPERATING COMPANY LLCDRILL4,000
2002-08-2952323442-285-32828CRANDALL, RUBIE #1DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCFLD-XFR14,190
2002-08-2952323442-285-32828CRANDALL, RUBIE #1DOMINION OKLAHOMA TEXAS E&P, INCFLD-XFR16,500
2002-08-2352305642-285-32985GEO HOPE #5GEONATURAL RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,500
2002-08-2352289242-285-32651KLIMITCHEK, ALTON #1RIDDLE ENGINEERING CORP.RECOMP1,750
2002-08-2252303542-285-32702TRAYLOR, ALMA V. #7NEG OPERATING LLCRECOMP3,390
2002-08-2152300342-285-32984HARTT GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,934
2002-08-2052293642-285-32983CULLEN UNIT #7UNITED OIL & MINERALS L. P.DRILL16,000
2002-08-1252270542-285-32982KELLEY GAS UNIT #5EL PASO PRODUCTION OIL & GAS CO.DRILL18,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.