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
1983-07-0120104542-285-31738MARY B. GOLSCH GAS UNIT #3HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL15,000
1983-06-2919993742-285-31731HANCOCK "R" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL14,500
1983-06-2419945142-285-31736W. M. GRANBERRY OIL UNIT #1 #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL11,500
1983-06-2319926242-285-31735FRED MELNAR ESTATE UNIT #3SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1983-06-2319926142-285-31934STEINMAN, ALFRED #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1983-06-1419817542-285-00098RAU, CHARLES #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP6,510
1983-06-0919787242-285-31732CUTBIRTH, SAM #4ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,400
1983-06-0719744542-285-80297HANCOCK-COMMERCE TRUST CO. UNIT6 #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP7,000
1983-06-0619736742-285-31608LEON BARNES "B" GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP16,576
1983-06-0119694442-285-31733KORINEK GAS UNIT #5TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL6,100
1983-06-0119693942-285-31730VAUGHN, ANNIE MARIE #1HANKAMER, CURTIS CORPORATION,THEDRILL6,500
1983-05-2619653542-285-31729TECHNIK, A.L. #2HARKINS & COMPANYDRILL10,200
1983-05-2319591142-285-31728BARNES "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,200
1983-05-1619631142-285-31587JACOBS RANCH #1MATZINGER PETROLEUM CORECOMP8,016
1983-05-1619513242-285-31727N.E.P.C. GAS UNIT #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL15,500
1983-05-1319497942-285-31726PLOW REALTY CO. #2BROWN, GEORGE R.DRILL5,500
1983-05-1319488242-285-31725CRANZ #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL10,000
1983-05-1319488042-285-31724HANCOCK G.U. "H" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL12,900
1983-05-1019453842-285-31721SMOTHERS #5TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,513
1983-05-1019453742-285-31722SMOTHERS #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,600
1983-05-0919389342-285-31723MEINERT, L.H. #1B J B EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,350
1983-05-0519346342-285-30697CLARK, C.A. #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP7,774
1983-05-0419326542-285-31668HANCOCK G.U. 6 #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP3,200
1983-05-0219316042-285-31720SCHINDLER, VICTOR L. #2ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL11,600
1983-04-2919304542-285-31718ROSS, DONNA M. #01COHO RESOURCES INC.DRILL13,900
1983-04-2719305242-285-31719KLIMITCHEK #1MATZINGER PETROLEUM CODRILL8,315
1983-04-2619295142-285-31345FREEMAN, HAROLD #1DAMSON OIL CORP.RECOMP9,567
1983-04-1819184442-285-31717CUTBIRTH, SAM #3ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,000
1983-04-1819171042-285-31517B.J. HOBBS UNIT #4KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP3,100
1983-04-1319132742-285-31716BRUSHY CREEK GAS UNIT #8HIGHLAND RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,500
1983-04-1219131842-285-31715DAGG, HILDA "A" #1UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL15,000
1983-04-0819110242-285-30416ALLEN, LEWIS #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP3,698
1983-04-0519082042-285-31712GERLICH GAS UNIT #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1983-04-0419084042-285-31714CUTBIRTH, SAM #2ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,000
1983-04-0419083942-285-31713CUTBIRTH, SAM #3ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL6,000
1983-03-3119010442-285-31894WEST #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL13,800
1983-03-3119006042-285-30138ALLEN, CHARLES #5SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP4,026
1983-03-3119005742-285-31633NEUHAUS, E.T. #14SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP15,687
1983-03-2119018342-285-31705OBELGONER #1MILESTONE PETROLEUM INC.DRILL6,200
1983-03-1818893942-285-31710GRANBERRY, W. M. #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL11,300
1983-03-1418837842-285-31709MITCHELL "E" #4TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,800
1983-03-1418836642-285-31552BORCHERS ESTATE #13SANTA FE-ANDOVER OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,547
1983-03-1418834242-285-30572BORCHERS ESTATE #12SANTA FE-ANDOVER OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,575
1983-03-0818787242-285-31707STORMONT "C" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL4,412
1983-03-0718751942-285-31706J. L. SMOTHERS OIL UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL11,000
1983-02-2319024742-285-31711HANCOCK GAS UNIT "I" #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL14,000
1983-02-1618618342-285-31587JACOBS RANCH #1MATZINGER PETROLEUM CORECOMP8,016
1983-02-1418589242-285-31630STORMONT "C" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP2,500
1983-02-1118826342-285-31708D.A. PALRANG GAS UNIT #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1983-02-1018677542-285-31704VALENTA, M. A. #2ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL14,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.