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

5,288

5,288 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1997-12-1147113242-285-32456SARTWELLE "A" #2DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPRECOMP3,800
1997-12-1047105542-285-32560SMITH, V. GAS UNIT #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500
1997-12-0847067542-285-32183PYLE, H. B. #1SHANA PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP2,800
1997-12-0247073342-285-32559WILLIAMS #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL3,100
1997-12-0247073342-285-32559WILLIAMS #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL3,100
1997-12-0247039842-285-32187FRATES-ZOCH, E. C. #1HUNT, WM. HERBERT, TRUST EST.RECOMP5,270
1997-11-2647061942-285-32558CLARK #1DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL9,800
1997-11-2647061742-285-32557SARTWELL #1DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL13,900
1997-11-2647061742-285-32557SARTWELLE #3DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL13,900
1997-11-2647057742-285-32556LEROY JANAK UNIT #1PRODUCERS ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL9,500
1997-11-2547054242-285-32555HANCOCK, ET AL G. U. #4CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL16,000
1997-11-2047033442-285-32554HERMES #1DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL8,500
1997-11-1747021542-285-32553F. SOBOTIK GAS UNIT # 1 #5MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500
1997-11-1347007442-285-32552Y.N.A., INC. #1TALON DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.DRILL9,200
1997-11-1246977142-285-31157CHANDLER UNIT #3SOUTHERN MINERAL CORPORATIONRECOMP8,560
1997-11-0446942242-285-32549LAWRENCE GAS UNIT #1INDEXGEO & ASSOCIATES, INC.DRILL7,150
1997-10-2946944842-285-32548F. SOBOTIK GAS UNIT #1 #4MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL15,500
1997-10-2346919342-285-32547BORHCERS, O. R. III #1MATRIX PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,800
1997-10-2246913842-285-32546ROUSE, FAY #4SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,150
1997-10-1346780242-285-32536VICTORIA BANK & TRUST UNIT #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL5,400
1997-10-0946860142-285-32544BORCHERS, OTTO #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL14,500
1997-10-0846855942-285-32543PILGREEN #10ELLSWORTH, H. P. O&G PROPERTIESDRILL3,600
1997-10-0746852442-285-32542TRAYLOR, ALMA V. #5SHANA PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,500
1997-10-0346841042-285-32541TUSA, T. S. JR. #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,700
1997-10-0346841042-285-32541TUSA, T. S. JR. #1SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL14,900
1997-10-0246833942-285-32540L. A. BLUDAU UNIT #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL14,500
1997-10-0246831242-285-32539LONG UNIT #1UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL17,000Y
1997-09-3046819242-285-32509MERECHKA #2ZACHRY EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP3,850
1997-09-2546805542-285-32538MIGL-MITCHELL #1COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.DRILL16,000
1997-09-2446796242-285-32537BORCHERS RANCH - BOR "D" #7ALLEGRO INVESTMENTS, INC.DRILL4,500
1997-09-1546757142-285-32535BENBOW #2DALE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL13,000
1997-09-1546757142-285-32535BENBOW #2DALE OPERATING COMPANYDRILL13,000
1997-09-1046697142-285-32533EICHHORN & PHELPS #2B D PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL3,700
1997-09-0546722442-285-32534ZELLER, TY #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,500
1997-09-0546722442-285-32534ZELLER, TY #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,500
1997-09-0546722442-285-32534ZELLER, TY #1AMERICAN EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL12,800
1997-09-0346445542-285-32511MCMASTER #1DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL5,400
1997-08-2746674042-285-30226BORCHERS #5LUCOSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP3,800
1997-08-2746661642-285-31331ZIKUHR, FRITZ #1APACHE CORPORATIONRECOMP8,898
1997-08-2646673942-285-30244BORCHERS, WILLIAM #9COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP4,455
1997-08-2546662942-285-30399BORCHERS, WILLIAM #14COSTILLA ENERGY, INC.RECOMP2,370
1997-08-2546324142-285-32501DUGAT A #4DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL3,600
1997-08-2246663842-285-32531BOETHEL, PAUL #5AMMONITE ENERGY TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,000
1997-08-2246663742-285-32532BOETHEL, PAUL #4AMMONITE ENERGY TEXAS, INC.DRILL2,000
1997-08-2046639342-285-32344JACOBS #2BISHOP, J. E. INC.RECOMP3,240
1997-08-1846626242-285-32419DUGAT "A" #1DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPRECOMP3,850
1997-08-1546636142-285-32530SIBLEY ESTATE #6DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPDRILL5,500
1997-08-1546630742-285-32529MIGL-QUINN #2UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL15,000
1997-08-1446626142-285-32434KLIMITCHEK #2DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPRECOMP5,650
1997-08-1446626142-285-32434KLIMITCHEK #2DREYFUS, LOUIS NATURAL GAS CORPRECOMP1,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.