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
1985-04-1527329942-285-31909PAVLU UNIT #2ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,300
1985-04-1127191542-285-31905CARTER, E. B. ESTATE #2MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC.DRILL7,200
1985-04-0327136842-285-31718SMIRAK HEIRS #2ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP5,950
1985-04-0127100142-285-31169FISHER, SARAH #1KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP4,000
1985-03-2827092942-285-31904STEVENS, DOROTHY #7HOME PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,600
1985-03-2527063342-285-31903CRANZ #14MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO.DRILL14,000
1985-03-2527040142-285-31902LEONA M. ANDERS GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,500
1985-03-1926994842-285-31900SCHWARTZ #1CPC EXPLORATION INC.DRILL6,500
1985-03-1826972342-285-31899ORSAK, LUDVIK #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,200
1985-03-1826972242-285-31898MUELLER, GROVER #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL11,100
1985-03-1826994642-285-30243IMRIE, SELMA #5SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,225
1985-03-1826993742-285-30243IMRIE, SELMA #5SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,225
1985-03-1526952542-285-31896BRADBURY #1OLSEN ENERGY INC.DRILL6,200
1985-03-1526952542-285-31896BRADBURY #1OLSEN ENERGY INC.DRILL6,200
1985-03-1526967842-285-31897WILLIAMS #1COX, EDWIN L. & COX, BERRY R.DRILL14,000
1985-03-1426932642-285-31895HARPER, ROY H. #2APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL2,400
1985-03-1326937142-285-00274KLIMITCHEK, J. #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THERECOMP10,500
1985-03-0826997642-285-31901CLARK, RUBY #4UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.DRILL2,800
1985-03-0126825942-285-31893DUGAT, F. K. #2ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,400
1985-03-0126821742-285-31892DUGAT, F. K. #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL5,400
1985-02-2726820042-285-31891KLEKAR UNIT #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,300
1985-02-2726796042-285-31861SMOTHERS #1BCIVEGO, INC.DRILL3,150
1985-02-2626821042-285-30284JANAK, IGNAC ET AL #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP11,300
1985-02-2626785342-285-31889NEUHAUS, F. W. #12SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.DRILL13,500
1985-02-2226794742-285-31890ROTHBAUER UNIT #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,300
1985-02-2126737042-285-31888B. F. FOUGEROUSSE UNIT #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,000
1985-02-2126731442-285-31887BORCHERS, VIVIAN #3TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL1,600
1985-02-1926723742-285-31463MAYO #1DOUBLE B OIL & GASDRILL3,650
1985-02-1826716342-285-31886STEFFEK #1ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL11,000
1985-02-1126641242-285-31885HOBBS, W. A. #2ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL12,000
1985-02-0626619342-285-00061KOLAR, ED #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP8,500
1985-02-0626618942-285-00045ALLEN, ALTON C. ET AL #3MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP8,500
1985-02-0626603842-285-31884BORCHERS #1MOSELEY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,600
1985-02-0126587242-285-31504ADOLPH MAREK GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP15,900
1985-01-2426501242-285-30664ROBERTSON #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.RECOMP2,310
1985-01-1826445542-285-31882KLIMITCHEK #3MATZINGER PETROLEUM CODRILL3,700
1985-01-1726449442-285-31883RENGER, HARVEY #1AXEM RESOURCES INCORPORATEDDRILL10,500
1985-01-1526426042-285-31881PESEK, PAULIE #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,500
1985-01-1126396742-285-31880HERMES, J. L. ET AL #1SEAY, CHRISTOPHER & ASSOC., INC.DRILL7,500
1985-01-0726321942-285-31878CULLEN #1WOFFORD, C. J.DRILL13,200
1984-12-3126371442-285-31879SLADECEK GAS UNIT #3UMOSBACHER ENERGY COMPANYDRILL3,860
1984-12-3128170742-285-31810TRULL, B. W. #2PAULEY PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP9,600
1984-12-2126205842-285-31877MICHALEC, J. #1RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL2,000
1984-12-2026181242-285-31875TURK, FRED A. #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL3,500
1984-12-1726128842-285-31873DEBORD #1MUELLER ENGINEERING CORP.DRILL3,500
1984-12-1726132742-285-31874WALKER ESTATE #2WOFFORD, C. J.DRILL6,275
1984-12-1226202542-285-31876MUELLER GAS UNIT #3BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL14,500
1984-11-3025953742-285-31872WILLIAMS, JAMES C. ET AL #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,300
1984-11-2925937042-285-31871BORCHERS, VIVIAN #2TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL14,000
1984-11-2725882742-285-31799JOHNSTON UNIT #1ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP5,817
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.