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
1979-08-035446242-285-31420HANCOCK "I" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL16,200
1979-08-015419442-285-31419SIMEK, VLASTA #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCDRILL14,900
1979-07-315437342-285-31413MELNAR, FRED ESTATE #1GETTY OIL CO.DRILL14,500
1979-07-315400642-285-30058MATULA, FRANK J. #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,260
1979-07-275388042-285-31418BOHUSLAV, FRANKLIN J. #1SOUTHERN HYDROCARBONS, INC.DRILL2,020
1979-07-275386842-285-80264OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH #7OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP4,357
1979-07-275381842-285-30717SPARKS OIL UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP9,218
1979-07-245363342-285-31281STOVALL "O" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP5,800
1979-07-235349242-285-31417ZOCH, A. E. ET AL #6NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,013
1979-07-235349042-285-31416SMITH, EDNA ET AL #2NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,000
1979-07-185320142-285-31415DREXLER, LOUIS #1BOTTOMS, MERLE S.DRILL1,401
1979-07-185318742-285-31414MILLER, HOWELL #2SULPETRO INTERNATIONAL, LTD.DRILL4,200
1979-07-135276742-285-31412BYRNE #1ROCKWOOD OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,562
1979-07-115263242-285-31411DANIELS, GUY ET AL #1KILROY COMPANY OF TEXAS, INC.DRILL6,000
1979-06-275169342-285-80263FERGUSON, ANTHONY UNIT 2 #1OUTLINE OIL CORP.RECOMP1,300
1979-06-275169142-285-30593DEBORD, TERRY UNIT 1 #2OUTLINE OIL CORP.RECOMP3,306
1979-06-225154442-285-31410RANDOW GAS UNIT #1 #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,056
1979-06-205134942-285-31185EDWARDS, SCHULTE GAS UNIT #1EHOWELL DRILLING, INC.RECOMP14,000
1979-06-155081942-285-00348CHANDLER UNIT #1ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP9,000
1979-06-145072942-285-80262BENDER #2DPERKINS OIL COMPANYOTHER5,573
1979-06-135065842-285-31306GORDON, OSCAR #1BARTH ENERGY CORP.RECOMP3,171
1979-06-125503142-285-31404BORCHERS, VIVIAN ET AL GAS UNIT #1HALBOUTY, MICHEL T.DRILL11,000
1979-06-085086342-285-00440BORCHERS, O. R. "A" #7SUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.RECOMP10,300
1979-05-314982642-285-31409VALENTA-PRICHARD GAS UNIT #1ARMADA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL5,549
1979-05-254929842-285-30232BORCHERS ESTATE #6VITOL RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP1,272
1979-05-234905642-285-31408HANCOCK GAS UNIT "H" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL14,122
1979-05-234900142-285-00548CHANDLER UNIT #2ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.RECOMP8,900
1979-05-214893542-285-80261JANAK, PAUL #1ENTEX PETR., INC.RECOMP9,270
1979-05-214892242-285-31407HAMMAN UNIT #2MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL3,913
1979-05-164857942-285-30003ALVES UNIT #3ENTERPRISE RESOURCES, INC.OTHER9,000
1979-05-114832142-285-31406HAMMAN UNIT #1MUSTANG EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL3,850
1979-05-074794242-285-31405KLOESEL, PAUL #1CAYUGA EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL1,500
1979-05-024761342-285-30492ANTHONY #1ROUTLINE OIL CORP.RECOMP3,500
1979-05-014755342-285-31403TELTSCHICK #6NEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL4,000
1979-05-014755142-285-31402CLARK, C. B. #4FNEUMIN PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,013
1979-05-014754642-285-31197EWERS, PINKIE #2SOUTHPORT EXPLORATION INC.RECOMP3,612
1979-04-244709042-285-31401GRAHMANN GAS UNIT #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL14,650
1979-04-194949642-285-30094NEUHAUS, F. W. #9SHELL OIL COMPANYRECOMP9,035
1979-04-134643242-285-31247OLDHAM LITTLE CHURCH #10OWL PETROLEUM COMPANYRECOMP4,312
1979-04-104608842-285-31400WICK-COATES EDWARDS UNIT #1HOWELL DRILLING, INC.DRILL14,000
1979-04-044574442-285-31278BRUSHY CREEK UNIT 1 #4LACY, F. B. INC.OTHER5,350
1979-04-044569642-285-31399RENGER, DR. HARVEY #3TRINITY RESOURCES, INC.DRILL3,300
1979-03-294540642-285-31398SOBOTIK, F. GAS UNIT 1 #1SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, THEDRILL14,500
1979-03-284528642-285-31270EAVES, I. S. #3DWAINOCO OIL & GAS COMPANYRECOMP3,430
1979-03-284528442-285-31397VALENTA-PRITCHARD GAS UNIT #1 #1MARGO, INC.DRILL5,612
1979-03-284525742-285-80260BRUSHY CREEK UNIT #1FELMONT OIL CORP.RECOMP2,400
1979-03-224521142-285-80259KAHANEK, JOE #2MITCHELL ENERGY CORPORATIONRECOMP5,290
1979-03-214474742-285-80258JACOBS, C. Y. #2CICO OIL & GAS CO.OTHER5,500
1979-03-214472942-285-31395SANDERS #1CLOVER ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL4,200
1979-03-204465442-285-31394TUSA, MRS. THEO S. #1ADA OIL EXPLORATION CORP.DRILL13,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Lavaca County.