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
1984-11-2625921942-285-31870JANSKY, VICTOR #2CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,300
1984-11-2625877242-285-31869KOLAR GAS UNIT #1RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,800
1984-11-2025840542-285-31868SCHULTE #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
1984-11-2025828042-285-31866SIMPSON "C" #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,600
1984-11-2025829542-285-31867SIMPSON "C" #8TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,600
1984-11-1625800442-285-31865JULIUS TECHNIK GAS UNIT #3HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,300
1984-11-1525791142-285-31864HERMAN SCIBA UNIT #1PULS, W. L.DRILL9,500
1984-11-1225733742-285-31862HUNDL GAS UNIT #1RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL3,500
1984-11-0825716242-285-30581ALLEN OIL UNIT #1 #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,850
1984-11-0825736742-285-31863HILL BANK & TRUST COMPANY #1SPEEDWELL OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL10,500
1984-11-0625686442-285-31861SMOTHERS #1BCIVEGO, INC.DRILL3,150
1984-11-0625677642-285-31860MARY B. GOLSCH GAS UNIT #6HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL15,900
1984-11-0625681942-285-31226BRUSHY CREEK GAS UNIT #6HIGHLAND RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP5,364
1984-11-0525662542-285-31859PRIEST #1RICHARDS PRODUCING COMPANYDRILL4,000
1984-11-0125631642-285-31858KLIMITCHEK #1ATWOOD EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,300
1984-10-3125623142-285-31857PATTERSON, F. #1SPEEDWELL OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,700
1984-10-2625570042-285-31856HARPER, ROY H. #1APACHE CORPORATIONDRILL14,000
1984-10-1725474542-285-31751LAMPLEY, O. A. #3UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP6,500
1984-10-1225418342-285-31855ELDER, JOHN D. #1CHAPARRAL MINERALS, INC.DRILL3,200
1984-10-1025388742-285-31728BARNES "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,200
1984-09-2625283242-285-31854HOBBS, W. A. #1ASHLAND EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL15,000
1984-09-2625309342-285-00523TERRY-GOTT #3CATLETT, E. G.OTHER3,000
1984-09-2525256242-285-31853HANCOCK #1STXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,100
1984-09-1925183742-285-31852BOHUMIL SMOLKA GAS UNIT NO. 1 #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,500
1984-09-1925183642-285-31851STEVENS, DOROTHY #6HOME PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL8,700
1984-09-1125116742-285-31850DEBORD, GEORGE #1ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL16,000
1984-09-1125094142-285-31281STOVALL "O" #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.RECOMP5,557
1984-09-0425046342-285-31849ALLEN OIL UNIT #3 #3HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,350
1984-09-0425035442-285-31848ALLEN, WILLIAM #2HAWKINS, H. L., JR.DRILL10,400
1984-08-3025019742-285-31458MARY B. GOLSCH GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP10,400
1984-08-2824970342-285-31485OSCAR #1POLY O. ENERGY, INC.OTHER4,600
1984-08-2425198642-285-30447WM. BORCHERS #18MEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP2,900
1984-08-1424817142-285-31847WALKER ETAL #1WOFFORD, C. J.DRILL13,500
1984-08-0924794742-285-31843TREPTOW OIL UNIT #2 #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,450
1984-08-0924801642-285-31774HATHAWAY-EDWARDS GAS UNIT #5HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL15,000
1984-08-0724744242-285-31842CLARK #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL11,200
1984-08-0624748542-285-31846TERRY-GOTT UNIT #2CATLETT, E. G.DRILL3,000
1984-08-0124723342-285-30167BORCHERS, WM. #5MEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP3,650
1984-07-2724641642-285-31845WESSELS #1KLOTZMAN, M. S. EXPLORATIONDRILL5,600
1984-07-2424603742-285-31844BARNES "C" G. U. #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL11,500
1984-07-2024569742-285-31840MATTHEW, R. E. #1TEXACO PRODUCING INC.DRILL14,126
1984-07-2024576042-285-31841ROBERTSON "F" #7TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,100
1984-07-1724525142-285-31839BAUM, GEORGE K. TRUST #1PHE (TEXAS), INC.DRILL6,500
1984-07-1724521542-285-31838HOBBS, J. A. ET AL #1M-H OIL & GAS PARTNERSHIPDRILL8,800
1984-07-0524412442-285-31837FRANK GAS UNIT R-1 #3B D PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL6,500
1984-07-0324407242-285-31836ALLEN OIL UNIT 2 #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,300
1984-06-2724340942-285-31835SCHMIDT, R. V. #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,800
1984-06-2624323942-285-31834VIVIAN BORCHERS, ETAL UNIT #1TERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL13,000
1984-06-2224280742-285-31833JANSKY, VICTOR ET AL #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,400
1984-06-1824241642-285-31832PARR, JAMES H. ET AL #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,300
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.