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
2019-12-31	860307	42-285-34134	DRELLEK UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	23,000	Y
2019-12-31	860307	42-285-34134	DRELLEK UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	23,000	Y
2019-12-20	860212	42-285-32847	MILLER-ALLEN GAS UNIT #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	15,850
2019-12-10	859684	42-285-34133	WOMBAT STAG B #7H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-10	859683	42-285-34132	WOMBAT STAG A #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-10	859682	42-285-34131	WOMBAT UNIT #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-10	859674	42-285-34065	RAAB-FOJTIK (SA) UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	RECOMP	14,500	Y
2019-12-10	859671	42-285-34064	RAAB-FOJTIK (SA) UNIT 1 #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	RECOMP	14,500	Y
2019-12-02	859440	42-285-34130	MAMMOTH B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-02	859440	42-285-34130	LOMBARDO UNIT #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-02	859439	42-285-34129	MAMMOTH A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-12-02	859439	42-285-34129	MAMMOTH A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-11-25	859384	42-285-34128	ANGELA #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-11-22	859344	42-285-33026	HENLEY GAS UNIT #1	KALER ENERGY CORP.	RECOMP	13,600
2019-11-06	858724	42-285-33332	KLIMITCHEK #1R	FIRSTRIKE ENERGY CORPORATION	RECOMP	2,150
2019-11-04	858534	42-285-34127	ALICE JOHNSON #1	FORZA OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,750
2019-10-09	857769	42-285-34125	FRANCES #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-10-09	857677	42-285-34126	JESSE JAMES UNIT #1	LAVACA CANYON PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	9,950
2019-09-19	857110	42-285-34124	NITRO A- H&H UNIT 2 #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-09-19	857106	42-285-34123	NITRO A-H & H UNIT 1 #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-09-03	856628	42-285-33948	HIPPO HUNTER #6H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-08-30	856627	42-285-33947	HIPPO HUNTER #5H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-08-19	856320	42-285-32289	ALLEN GAS UNIT #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	14,643
2019-08-09	856017	42-285-34122	BYRD #1	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,100
2019-08-02	855840	42-285-32263	DICKSON FOUNDATION GU #1	HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	13,145
2019-07-29	855555	42-285-34121	NORTH KASPAR #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-07-12	854953	42-285-34120	GARNER #2R	TRIO CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT,LLC	DRILL	11,500
2019-07-12	854818	42-285-34119	RATTLER B #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-07-12	854816	42-285-34118	RATTLER A #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-07-03	854634	42-285-32174	KUBENA OIL UNIT #3	SULPHUR RIVER EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	13,585
2019-06-20	854355	42-285-34117	LOTT UNIT #4H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-06-20	854353	42-285-34116	LOTT UNIT #3H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-06-20	854351	42-285-34115	GOLDEN BEAR (SA) #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-06-20	854351	42-285-34115	GOLDEN BEAR (SA) #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-06-10	853861	42-285-34114	YOUNG #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-06-10	853861	42-285-34114	YOUNG #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-06-10	853779	42-285-33532	FREEMAN, LYNELL #1	MERIT ENERGY COMPANY	RECOMP	19,065
2019-05-24	853376	42-285-34113	GEMELOS 'B' #2	MILLENNIUM EXPLORATION CO. LLC	DRILL	13,350
2019-05-22	853261	42-285-34112	COMANCHE #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-05-22	853247	42-285-34111	GOS #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-05-17	853054	42-285-34110	AMBER-LAGER B (SA) #2H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-05-02	852550	42-285-34108	AMBER-LAGER A (SA) #1H	PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-04-16	851949	42-285-34107	BERTHA ANDERSON GAS UNIT #4	CAPITAL STAR OIL & GAS, INC.	DRILL	11,300
2019-03-29	851568	42-285-34046	APPLING #1	HURD ENTERPRISES, LTD.	RECOMP	5,800
2019-03-14	840335	42-285-33384	GOODRICH-POINDEXTER UNIT #01	HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	3,810
2019-03-13	850937	42-285-33386	POPE #1	HYDROCARBON OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	3,800
2019-03-07	848731	42-285-32252	HATHAWAY UNIT #7	SULPHUR RIVER EXPLORATION, INC.	RECOMP	13,689
2019-02-28	850146	42-285-34106	BTK #2	LAVACA CANYON PETROLEUM LLC	DRILL	10,600
2019-02-07	849624	42-285-34105	MIXON #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y
2019-02-07	849624	42-285-34105	MIXON #1H	ROCKY CREEK RESOURCES, LLC	DRILL	14,500	Y

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