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
1982-08-1016950142-285-31675LEO HOFFER GAS UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,300
1982-08-1016891442-285-31377MCELROY #1KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.RECOMP9,010
1982-08-0416821042-285-31285RAINOSEK #2COHO RESOURCES INC.OTHER10,100
1982-08-0216790742-285-31673SIBLEY, E.A. #1ADOBE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL13,089
1982-07-3017052542-285-31678LOUIS WICK UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1982-07-1416627642-285-31381BARNES, L.M. #1KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYRECOMP2,500
1982-07-1216604142-285-31671LAUGHTER G.U. "D" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL4,700
1982-06-3016694042-285-31672E.J. KRUPALA GAS UNIT #2SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1982-06-2116436042-285-30681KLIMITCHEK ESTATE #1PATHFINDER PETROLEUM, INC.RECOMP2,619
1982-06-1716398942-285-00591S.J. ROSE UNIT #1PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONRECOMP4,000
1982-06-1616388642-285-31669ZACK #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL15,000
1982-06-1116515542-285-31670SUTTLE, ELOISE #3PCU, INC. OF TEXASDRILL6,522
1982-06-1016326642-285-31668HANCOCK G.U. 6 #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL3,700
1982-06-1016324642-285-30073NEUHAUS, E. T. #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP8,254
1982-06-0916317142-285-31667NPC-YEGUA #1AHANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL6,500
1982-06-0716300642-285-31666GALAXY ENERGIES STEINMANN #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL6,600
1982-06-0416281742-285-31665GARNER #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL4,508
1982-06-0216263942-285-31664HANCOCK 12 #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL2,500
1982-05-2716197142-285-31662ELSTNER, H.H. #1BEGEMAN, ROBERT L. INC.DRILL1,650
1982-05-2616192542-285-31663SCHWARTZ #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,612
1982-05-2516176542-285-30173PLOEGER, DOROTHY #1C1400 CORPRECOMP2,500
1982-05-2516169242-285-31272ALLEN, CHARLES #14SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP6,297
1982-05-2016146642-285-00067NEUHAUS, E.T. #7SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP14,052
1982-05-2016132942-285-31661NPC-YEGUA #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL2,220
1982-05-2016128342-285-30133ALLEN, CHARLES #4SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP3,976
1982-05-2016128142-285-30188BORCHERS, WILLIAM A. #101400 CORPRECOMP1,900
1982-05-2016125742-285-30231BORCHERS ESTATE #4ANDOVER OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,666
1982-05-2016125442-285-31552BORCHERS ESTATE #13ANDOVER OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,547
1982-05-1416067142-285-31659HANCOCK GAS UNIT #1 #2TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL2,500
1982-05-1316071342-285-31660SMOLIK, ALBERT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1982-05-0616068442-285-30615SCHWARTZ, HIRSH N. #3SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP6,360
1982-04-2915875442-285-31657LAAS, GLENN #1MOSBACHER PRODUCTION CO.DRILL6,645
1982-04-2715827542-285-31656DAGG, HILDA #01UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL13,800
1982-04-2016016642-285-31177TREPTOW OIL UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,545
1982-04-1515695042-285-31652CRANZ ESTATE #2QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,500
1982-04-1215660742-285-30424GAJER, JIM #1HARKINS & COMPANYRECOMP9,500
1982-04-1215646142-285-31278BRUSHY CREEK UNIT 1 #4LACY, F. B. INC.RECOMP5,260
1982-04-0916374042-285-31653GEORGIA MAE GRAHAMANN GAS UNIT#2 #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL11,800
1982-04-0615574442-285-31651KROBROTH, FRANK #1ASHFORD OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL5,600
1982-04-0215859342-285-31655GERLICH GAS UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,200
1982-04-0115511742-285-31181BRUSHY CREEK UNIT 1 #3LACY, F. B. INC.RECOMP5,311
1982-03-3116019242-285-31658HATHAWAY-EDWARDS GAS UNIT #4HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL14,140
1982-03-2315430642-285-31650PASTOR #01WARRIOR MANAGEMENT CO.DRILL4,000
1982-03-2315421742-285-31649PESEK UNIT #1KEN-KAN, INC.DRILL1,500
1982-03-2315420742-285-31281STOVALL "O" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP5,800
1982-03-1715436042-285-31160BLUDAU, H. ET AL #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,000
1982-03-1215421342-285-31648BOHUSLAY UNIT #1KEN-KAN, INC.DRILL1,500
1982-03-1215367642-285-31312NEUHAUS UNIT #3BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP9,200
1982-03-1215321342-285-00154SIMPSON "C" #3TXO PRODUCTION CORP.RECOMP10,000
1982-03-1215320942-285-30303ALLEN, CHARLES #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYRECOMP4,306
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.