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
2022-10-07	884592	42-285-33026	HENLEY GAS UNIT #1	KALER ENERGY CORP.	RECOMP	13,000
2022-09-20	883900	42-285-34235	OBSIDIAN B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-09-20	883900	42-285-34235	OBSIDIAN B #2H	ROCC OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-09-20	883899	42-285-34234	OBSIDIAN A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-09-20	883899	42-285-34234	OBSIDIAN A #1H	ROCC OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-09-15	883882	42-285-34233	HALF CIRCLE L RANCH GU #1	HURD ENTERPRISES, LTD.	DRILL	11,000
2022-08-31	883196	42-285-34232	CHARON B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-08-31	883195	42-285-34231	CHARON A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-08-05	882614	42-285-34230	GANYMEDE C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-08-05	882614	42-285-34230	GANYMEDE C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-08-05	882613	42-285-34229	GANYMEDE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-08-05	882612	42-285-34228	GANYMEDE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-06-27	881582	42-285-34227	COTTON #1	SQUARE MILE ENERGY, L.L.C.	DRILL	4,700
2022-06-16	881036	42-285-34226	TRINITY UNIT #1H	MATRIX PETROLEUM, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2022-06-14	880817	42-285-34224	CINNABAR B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-06-14	880813	42-285-34223	CINNABAR A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-06-13	881038	42-285-34225	BERTHA ANDERSON GAS UNIT #6	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	11,300
2022-05-26	880384	42-285-34222	WAVELLITE C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-05-16	880048	42-285-34221	WAVELLITE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-05-16	880048	42-285-34221	WAVELLITE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-05-16	880047	42-285-34220	WAVELLITE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-05-16	880047	42-285-34220	WAVELLITE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-05-06	879839	42-285-33587	CULLEN TRUST #1	CERBERUS ENGINEERING, LLC	RENTR	3,500
2022-04-14	879014	42-285-34219	DORNAK-CLARK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2022-04-14	879014	42-285-34219	DORNAK-CLARK #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	10,500
2022-04-13	878927	42-285-34218	CHEER UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-04-13	878927	42-285-34218	CHEER UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-04-13	878926	42-285-34217	CHEER UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-04-13	878926	42-285-34217	CHEER UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2022-04-01	878583	42-285-33050	HENLEY GAS UNIT #2	KALER ENERGY CORP.	RECOMP	13,500
2022-03-30	878436	42-285-34216	ZIRCON B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-03-30	878435	42-285-34215	ZIRCON A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-03-30	878435	42-285-34215	ZIRCON A #1H	BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-03-15	877922	42-285-34214	TECHNIK #7	MB ENERGY, LLC	DRILL	10,200
2022-03-14	877835	42-285-00610	NEUHAUS, F.W. #6 L	TMR EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	6,508
2022-03-10	877560	42-285-34213	BRUCITE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-03-03	877559	42-285-34212	BRUCITE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2022-02-14	876922	42-285-00610	NEUHAUS, F.W. #6 L	TMR EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	6,508
2022-02-14	876922	42-285-00610	NEUHAUS, F.W. #6 L	TMR EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	6,508
2022-02-14	876852	42-285-34211	STEINOCHER #2	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	9,900
2022-02-10	876467	42-285-32134	HALLETTSVILLE OIL UNIT #1	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	RECOMP	11,000
2021-12-30	875570	42-285-34210	CARBONITE C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-30	875569	42-285-34209	CARBONITE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-30	875568	42-285-34208	CARBONITE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-20	875301	42-285-34207	KYBER D #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-20	875301	42-285-34207	KYBER D #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-20	875300	42-285-34206	KYBER C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-20	875298	42-285-34205	KYBER B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-12-20	875297	42-285-34204	KYBER A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-11-30	874760	42-285-32579	TRAYLOR, ALMA V. #6	TMR EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	3,395

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