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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). 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
1985-10-2128808942-285-31168ROBERTSON, R. C. #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP14,049
1985-10-1728769342-285-31943DOPSLAUF #2HARWOOD EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,300
1985-10-1728770642-285-31256TELTSCHICK, ET AL #1LADD PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP14,850
1985-10-1628752242-285-31704VALENTA, M. A. #2EP OPERATING COMPANYRECOMP14,300
1985-10-1528739542-285-31941WILLIAMS #2COX, EDWIN L. & COX, BERRY R.DRILL5,000
1985-10-1528744542-285-31715DAGG, HILDA "A" #1EUROPEAN-SOUTHWEST CO.OTHER3,200
1985-10-1528783942-285-30650EAVES #1OCCIDENTAL ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP6,112
1985-10-1128751642-285-30463NEUHAUS, F. W. #11SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,212
1985-10-1128739242-285-31940BORCHERS, VIVIAN ET AL #5TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL13,500
1985-10-0928717942-285-31939HAMMAN-STEVENS #1COX, EDWIN L. & COX, BERRY R.DRILL14,000
1985-10-0428659842-285-31938MILLER #2AUBURN ENTERPRISES, INC.DRILL2,000
1985-10-0328647242-285-31936MILLER #1AUBURN ENTERPRISES, INC.DRILL2,000
1985-10-0328657942-285-31937RAGSDALE, J. R. #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL12,500
1985-10-0328663042-285-31722SMOTHERS #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,500
1985-09-2528563542-285-31472BORCHERS, OTTO #1B D PRODUCTION CO., INC.RECOMP5,864
1985-09-0328428442-285-31613KORINEK GAS UNIT #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP3,500
1985-08-2628343642-285-31935KLIMITCHEK #1M-H OIL & GAS PARTNERSHIPDRILL6,000
1985-08-2028291942-285-31934STEINMAN, ALFRED #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1985-07-2928122342-285-31933HILL BANK & TRUST #2AXEM RESOURCES INCORPORATEDDRILL10,400
1985-07-2228089542-285-31931GARRETT, HELEN #1SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.DRILL10,100
1985-07-1928059742-285-31930MITCHELL "E" #5TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL14,500
1985-07-1928060142-285-00532NEUHAUS, H. E. #1DYCO PETROLEUM CORPORATIONRECOMP10,000
1985-07-1127983842-285-31728BARNES "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,200
1985-07-1027997742-285-31929CLARK "U" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL11,000
1985-07-0327938642-285-31927NEUHAUS, F. W. #13SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,500
1985-07-0227928142-285-31804BASS ESTATE #1B J B EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP6,350
1985-07-0127940142-285-31928JANAK, F. W. #1SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSDRILL14,500
1985-06-2827909142-285-31932DEBORD, GEORGE #1SPEEDWELL OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,000
1985-06-2727891842-285-31925HANCOCK "U" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,900
1985-06-2727905042-285-31926HERMES, MAURICE P. #1EXXON CORP.DRILL11,750
1985-06-1027726742-285-31924KLIMITCHEK #1SUE-ANN OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL8,200
1985-06-0727722442-285-31923VAUGHN, A. M. #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL3,750
1985-06-0527670342-285-31922TURK, FRED A. #2MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL3,150
1985-05-3127644242-285-31921VIOLA SCHEFFER GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,500
1985-05-2927619742-285-31920HUGH GOODRICH-GRAHMANN WILCOX GU #2VICTORIA OPERATING, INC.DRILL10,450
1985-05-2327575542-285-31919MEINERT UNIT #1THARWOOD EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,700
1985-05-2227566342-285-31917SMOTHERS #3CIVEGO, INC.DRILL10,600
1985-05-2227558942-285-31915DEVALL, WILLIAM #1SPEEDWELL OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL9,500
1985-05-2227559142-285-31916HOBBS ET AL #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL14,000
1985-05-2027561242-285-31841ROBERTSON "F" #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP6,100
1985-05-2027566442-285-31918BORCHERS, VIVIAN #4TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,000
1985-05-1327489642-285-31914KOETHER, SELMA J. ET AL #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL15,000
1985-05-0927449842-285-31913DOPSLAUF UNIT #1HARWOOD EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,500
1985-04-2927347042-285-31912IMRIE, SELMA #8SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,500
1985-04-2627341442-285-31910WYNNE GAS UNIT #4BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL14,000
1985-04-2627342042-285-31911JULIUS TECHNIK UNIT #1 #4HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,500
1985-04-1727311942-285-31908E. J. KRUPALA GAS UNIT #3SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1985-04-1627248342-285-31331ZIKUHR, FRITZ #1TEXACO INC.RECOMP9,550
1985-04-1627266442-285-31907MENKING, E. L. #3ENTEX PETR., INC.DRILL9,500
1985-04-1527330442-285-31909PAVLU UNIT #2ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.