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
1981-02-0210732642-285-31156ASCHBACHER #6DANIEL OIL CO.RECOMP4,000
1981-01-2910686942-285-30581ALLEN GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,177
1981-01-2910682142-285-31551BORCHERS ESTATE #15ANDOVER OIL COMPANYDRILL2,550
1981-01-2710649642-285-31550MCELROY, HENRY CLAY #1H-M OIL COMPANYDRILL3,700
1981-01-2710645242-285-31549MCELROY, DEE #1QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,100
1981-01-2610639042-285-00061KOLAR, ED #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP8,000
1981-01-1114719142-285-31634RODEN-CLARK #1QUINTEX PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL4,300
1981-01-0710601642-285-31546ALLEN GAS UNIT #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL15,000
1980-12-3110419142-285-30175BORCHERS, WILLIAM #81400 CORPRECOMP3,700
1980-12-3110418542-285-31545LANGENBERG-TURNOW GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL9,000
1980-12-3110415142-285-31544DARILEK, EMIL R. ET UX #1YATES ENERGY CO.DRILL11,500
1980-12-3110413042-285-31543WYNNE GAS UNIT #2BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL15,000
1980-12-3110412842-285-31542KRISTEK GAS UNIT #2BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL15,000
1980-12-3110403142-285-31547HEIMANN & VALENTA #1HOMABY BAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL10,500
1980-12-3110389442-285-31540CARROLL-BELLINGER UNIT NO. 1 #1ELLOCO, INC.DRILL3,600
1980-12-2910396042-285-31541KREJCI, EUGENE #1HOMABY BAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,000
1980-12-2910396042-285-31541KREJCI, EUGENE #1BENT TREE PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL11,650
1980-12-2910335042-285-31539RAINOSEK #2COHO RESOURCES INC.DRILL15,000
1980-12-2310313042-285-30481BORCHERS ESTATE #10ANDOVER OIL COMPANYOTHER3,517
1980-12-2310312642-285-30470BORCHERS ESTATE #9ANDOVER OIL COMPANYRECOMP3,588
1980-12-1910293842-285-31538DEBORD, A.D. GAS UNIT #1JOYCE & HILTY, INC.DRILL7,600
1980-12-1710264242-285-31537ROSENBERG, MONTE VON GAS UNIT 1 #4SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1980-12-1510241742-285-31536BABER #1TEX-O PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL2,529
1980-12-0910136742-285-31535SWANEY-BELLINGER UNIT NO. 1 #1CINDEPENDENT EXPLORATION CO.DRILL3,512
1980-12-0810595242-285-00091STEINMAN, EDMUND #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP2,100
1980-12-0810589642-285-31527TERRY, O. C. #2AEVANS, JULIANDRILL3,000
1980-12-0410089142-285-31157CHANDLER UNIT #3ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP10,000
1980-12-0310075442-285-31534HANCOCK -H- #2TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL16,200
1980-11-2510044042-285-31533EILERT, CLIFTON ET UX #1CZAR RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,940
1980-11-2110026842-285-31548FRANK GAS UNIT R-1 #1B. D. K. PRODUCTION CO., INC.DRILL6,000
1980-11-2110009942-285-31531ALLEN, L. JR. #1MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL17,500
1980-11-209990942-285-31529DOPSLAUF #1ZINN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL6,412
1980-11-209990142-285-31528LAMPLEY, DUDLEY #1SOUTHERN UNION EXPLORATION CO.DRILL3,428
1980-11-079879242-285-31387HARTT G. U. #3CPHILLIPS, A. O. OIL CO.RECOMP4,100
1980-11-079844542-285-31525ALLEN, ALTON #1 #1HAWKINS, H. L., JR.DRILL10,000
1980-11-059851942-285-31526JOHNSON, L. S. #1CZAR RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,850
1980-11-059805942-285-31524LAMPLEY, D. #1SOUTHERN UNION EXPLORATION CO.DRILL3,500
1980-10-219767142-285-00440BORCHERS, O. R. -A- #7SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-CORPUSRECOMP10,300
1980-10-179587542-285-31251LELL, JOHN #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP11,500
1980-10-179587042-285-30175BORCHERS, WILLIAM #8TMID-AMERICAN OIL & GAS, INC.RECOMP3,700
1980-10-169584142-285-31523ULCAK-EDWARDS GAS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL14,600
1980-10-159563142-285-31522MCCRORY, M. TRUSTEE #1HANSON MINERALS CO.DRILL8,805
1980-10-159562342-285-31521KUBENA GAS UNIT #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL15,000
1980-10-159562242-285-31520MUELLER GAS UNIT #1BASS ENTERPRISES PRODUCTION CO.DRILL15,000
1980-10-069490142-285-80152ZAPPE, SELMA ET AL GAS UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEOTHER9,800
1980-10-029455242-285-80274FREEMAN, HAROLD #2CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER4,000
1980-10-019433242-285-31518KONVICKA, BLASE #1HIGHLAND RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,950
1980-09-279659142-285-31519MILLER, L. S. #1ESENJAY PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL6,225
1980-09-269433142-285-31517HOBBS, B. J. UNIT #4KIRBY EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL4,200
1980-09-059150642-285-31516KRUPALA, E.J. GAS UNIT #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL13,667
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.