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
1984-06-1424207442-285-31776GOEDRICH #1ENERGETICS OPERATING COMPANYDRILL9,000
1984-06-1124160842-285-31831HOFFER, LEO JR. ET AL #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL11,600
1984-06-0624124842-285-30284JANAK, IGNAC ET AL #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYOTHER11,300
1984-06-0624130742-285-31830SMITH, EDNA #3NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,500
1984-06-0425317842-285-31739#1 SVETLIK SIDETRACK #1LONE STAR EXPLORATION CORP.OTHER8,996
1984-05-2524024042-285-31298JACOBS, C. Y. #1CICO OIL & GAS CO.RECOMP10,600
1984-05-2424015642-285-30353ALLEN, ALTON #5SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP4,004
1984-05-2123950742-285-31827MEINERT, L. H. #2B J B EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,350
1984-05-1823950842-285-31828MONTE VON ROSENBERG GAS UNIT #1 #5SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,700
1984-05-1823951342-285-31829MONTE VON ROSENBERG GAS UNIT #1 #6SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,700
1984-05-1723917042-285-31826RODEN UNIT #1QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,200
1984-05-1523878842-285-31416SMITH, EDNA ET AL #2NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP6,000
1984-05-1523879542-285-31287ALLEN, LEWIS #3MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP6,316
1984-05-1423879942-285-31825CLARK, S. A. ESTATE #4ANEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,013
1984-05-1023840242-285-31824RANDLE #1ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,450
1984-05-0823800242-285-31823CITY OF HALLETTSVILLE #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL10,400
1984-05-0723792142-285-31822VOGELSANG #1ETHYL CORPORATIONDRILL10,800
1984-05-0423780842-285-30691BORCHERS, WM. #27MEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP4,300
1984-05-0423780942-285-30218BORCHERS, WM. #14MEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP4,370
1984-05-0123733842-285-30650EAVES #1WAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP6,112
1984-05-0123725842-285-31821HAMMAN, E. H. #1BEGEMAN, ROBERT L. INC.DRILL9,000
1984-05-0123720842-285-30626TELTSCHICK #3DNEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP4,014
1984-04-2023791542-285-31745SIMPSON "C" #6TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP4,500
1984-04-1323568142-285-31820BRADBURY #1SALURIA OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL6,400
1984-04-0223423342-285-30420BORCHERS, WILLIAM #17MEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP1,370
1984-03-2923385642-285-31818KESSLER #2HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL8,300
1984-03-2223323442-285-31817HAJOVSKY UNIT NO. 1 #1GARDNER, ROY R.DRILL6,000
1984-03-1923287842-285-31816DRABEK UNIT #1OIL LEASE OPERATING CO.DRILL3,500
1984-03-1623271542-285-31815KALBEY, CHARLES #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,800
1984-03-1323220342-285-30303ALLEN, CHARLES #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP4,306
1984-03-1223211342-285-31813MUSSELMAN, GEORGE A. #2HANKAMER, CURTIS CORPORATION,THEDRILL6,200
1984-03-0823190242-285-31812CONN, GEORGE ET AL #1C-AIR DRILLING, INC.DRILL2,750
1984-03-0723166242-285-31811DAGG, HILDA #1EUROPEAN-SOUTHWEST CO.DRILL6,000
1984-03-0723151342-285-30158BORCHERS, WILLIAM #2AMEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP4,052
1984-03-0523128442-285-31808MARY B. GOLSCH GAS UNIT #5UTHOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL6,700
1984-03-0523262842-285-00341SMOTHERS #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP8,200
1984-03-0123111542-285-31810TRULL, B. W. #2PAULEY PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL9,600
1984-02-2823078642-285-31809SCHWARTZ #1APETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL10,500
1984-02-2723061442-285-31729TECHNIK, A. L. #2HARKINS & COMPANYRECOMP9,280
1984-02-2323037742-285-31807O'NEAL, CLIFTON #1CONQUEST EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL16,500
1984-02-2323031542-285-31806ROBERTSON "F" #6TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,200
1984-02-2223022742-285-30577ULCAK, ED J. #1HARKINS & COMPANYRECOMP9,213
1984-02-2123003142-285-31805BORCHERS, WILLIAM #30MEADOW VIEW, INC.DRILL4,300
1984-02-1422943742-285-31608BARNES, LEON "B" #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP16,576
1984-02-1322929842-285-31804BASS ESTATE #1B J B EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,350
1984-02-1322919942-285-31802BIRY UNIT NO. 1 #1PETROLERO CORP.DRILL8,800
1984-02-1022913342-285-30415BORCHERS, WILLIAM #15TMEADOW VIEW, INC.RECOMP3,567
1984-02-1022895342-285-31803LOWRANCE RANCH #4MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,000
1984-02-0722886242-285-00153SIMPSON "C" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP4,000
1984-02-0222812642-285-30243IMRIE, SELMA #5SHELL WESTERN E&P INC.RECOMP6,225
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.