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
2021-03-09	868176	42-285-34169	CORAL B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-03-09	868175	42-285-34168	HAWG HUNTER #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-03-09	868175	42-285-34168	CORAL C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-03-09	868167	42-285-34172	SHINER UNIT B #3H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-03-09	868166	42-285-34171	SHINER UNIT B #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	26,000	Y
2021-03-09	867957	42-285-34167	MOONSTONE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-03-09	867956	42-285-34166	MOONSTONE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-01-12	866913	42-285-34164	BLOODSTONE B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2021-01-12	866912	42-285-34163	BLOODSTONE A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-12-22	866611	42-285-34162	AMETHYST #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-12-22	866523	42-285-32010	TRAYLOR #1	B D PRODUCTION CO., INC.	RECOMP	9,615
2020-12-18	866522	42-285-34161	HENKE-BUJNOCH #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,000
2020-12-11	866192	42-285-32951	KUESTER-OCHOA #2	WANDOO ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	13,900
2020-12-11	866192	42-285-32951	KUESTER-OCHOA #2	WANDOO ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	13,900
2020-12-10	866395	42-285-34160	REFFENSHACK C #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-12-10	866394	42-285-34159	REFFENSHACK B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-12-10	866393	42-285-34158	REFFENSHACK A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-12-10	866393	42-285-34158	REFFENSHACK A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-12-10	866392	42-285-34157	RHINOSTONE #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-11-19	866126	42-285-34156	HIPPO HUNTER #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-11-17	866067	42-285-33427	KLIMITCHEK #1	DEWBRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION	RECOMP	8,200
2020-10-30	865798	42-285-34155	NAB-HUNTER #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-10-30	865798	42-285-34155	NAB-HUNTER #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-10-30	865797	42-285-34154	NEVELS-ADDAX #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-10-21	865610	42-285-34152	SCHULTE #1	INLAND OCEAN, INC.	DRILL	10,200
2020-10-21	865610	42-285-34152	OBELGONER #1	INLAND OCEAN, INC.	DRILL	10,200
2020-10-21	865610	42-285-34152	OBELGONER #1	INLAND OCEAN, INC.	RECOMP	10,200
2020-10-20	865611	42-285-34153	PRCY-SPEA 0.36 #1	TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION, LP	DRILL	475
2020-10-05	865370	42-285-34151	CARACARA-GATOR B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-10-05	865369	42-285-34150	CARACARA-GATOR A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-09-28	865227	42-285-33129	HENLEY GU #6	KALER ENERGY CORP.	RECOMP	14,550
2020-08-12	864623	42-285-34149	KAISER #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2020-07-22	864309	42-285-34148	BERTHA ANDERSON GAS UNIT #5	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	11,300
2020-07-06	864106	42-285-33434	GOLDEN ROD #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	15,900
2020-05-06	863541	42-285-32972	E.P.C. GU 1 #2	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	15,700
2020-03-27	862909	42-285-34146	SOUTHERN BOCK B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-03-27	862908	42-285-34145	SOUTHERN BOCK A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-03-25	863005	42-285-34147	GROVER #1H	MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-03-18	862570	42-285-34144	VIVIAN BORCHERS, ETAL GAS UNIT 2 #15	HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	6,000
2020-02-12	861799	42-285-34142	RUMBLE UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	22,000	Y
2020-02-06	861513	42-285-34141	JAVELINA B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-02-06	861511	42-285-34140	JAVELINA A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-01-22	860854	42-285-33721	BLONDE UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	RECOMP	14,500	Y
2020-01-09	860376	42-285-34137	MATOCHA #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-01-09	860376	42-285-34137	MATOCHA #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-01-03	860446	42-285-34139	MOOSE HUNTER #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2020-01-03	860445	42-285-34138	MOOSE HUNTER #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-31	860375	42-285-34136	SVATEK #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-31	860339	42-285-34135	MAD KING UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	23,000	Y
2019-12-31	860339	42-285-34135	MAD KING UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	23,000	Y

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