Karnes County, Texas

Karnes County drilling permits: what the state recorded

Name: Drilling permits, completions and first production in Karnes County, Texas, last twelve months
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153drilling permits
216completions
16first-production reports
in the last twelve months

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Oil wells and drilling locations in Karnes County

Map of Karnes County, Texas, with 6,140 oil and gas wells and 336 recent drilling locations as dots. — Drilling locations336Permits issued in the last two years
Producing wells5,416On a lease reporting production now
Not producing608Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
Plugged116The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
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6,140 wells with a location on the state's map and 336 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.

153 drilling permits, 216 completions and 16 first-production reports in the last twelve months. Follow the county or one abstract and get one email a week when something new is recorded.

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The last twelve months

Month by month in Karnes County

Drilling events by month in Karnes County
Month	Permits	Completions	First production
Nov 2026	5	0	0
Oct 2026	31	6	0
Sep 2026	15	10	0
Aug 2026	8	14	0
Jul 2026	15	18	0
Jun 2026	18	28	0
May 2026	16	7	3
Apr 2026	21	40	4
Mar 2026	4	20	1
Feb 2026	9	5	0
Jan 2026	3	36	7
Dec 2025	3	25	1
Nov 2025	5	7	0

Counted from November 15, 2025 to November 13, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.

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The newest drilling permits in Karnes County

The 50 newest W-1 permits the Railroad Commission issued here, through November 13, 2026.

The newest drilling permits issued in Karnes County
Issued	Lease and well	Operator	Depth, ft	API number	Coordinates	Permit
2026-11-13	MARGARET UNIT 2-PETERSON C 101Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38496 · permit 091995928.95923, -97.9224112,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38496	28.95923, -97.92241	0919959
2026-11-13	MARGARET UNIT 2-PETERSON C 002Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38495 · permit 091995828.95931, -97.9224512,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38495	28.95931, -97.92245	0919958
2026-11-12	MARGARET UNIT 1-PETERSON E 201Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38497 · permit 091996128.95945, -97.9225411,450 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	11,450	42-255-38497	28.95945, -97.92254	0919961
2026-11-12	MARGARET UNIT 1-PETERSON D 003Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38499 · permit 091996728.95952, -97.9225912,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38499	28.95952, -97.92259	0919967
2026-11-12	MARGARET UNIT 1 102Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38498 · permit 091996628.95938, -97.9225012,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38498	28.95938, -97.92250	0919966
2026-10-30	RODRIGUEZ-MEDINA SA A 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38486 · permit 091959128.90858, -97.9758117,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38486	28.90858, -97.97581	0919591
2026-10-28	LEO FRANK-RUTH SA3 3new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38480 · permit 091936529.01786, -97.8049117,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38480	29.01786, -97.80491	0919365
2026-10-27	MARGARET UNIT 1-SPLITTER A 104Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38490 · permit 091962528.96331, -97.9184512,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38490	28.96331, -97.91845	0919625
2026-10-27	MARGARET UNIT 1-SPLITTER A 007Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38472 · permit 091905728.96327, -97.9185312,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38472	28.96327, -97.91853	0919057
2026-10-27	RODRIGUEZ-MEDINA SA C 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38488 · permit 091959328.90857, -97.9756917,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38488	28.90857, -97.97569	0919593
2026-10-27	RODRIGUEZ-MEDINA SA B 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38487 · permit 091959228.90857, -97.9757517,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38487	28.90857, -97.97575	0919592
2026-10-26	LOCHNAGAR G 7Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38482 · permit 091951628.80887, -98.0827311,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38482	28.80887, -98.08273	0919516
2026-10-23	KORTH VICKERS UNIT C 2new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38481 · permit 091941829.04551, -97.7607617,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38481	29.04551, -97.76076	0919418
2026-10-23	KORTH VICKERS C-D SA F 1new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38484 · permit 091950629.04551, -97.7608817,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38484	29.04551, -97.76088	0919506
2026-10-23	KORTH VICKERS C-D SA E 1new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38483 · permit 091950329.04551, -97.7608217,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38483	29.04551, -97.76082	0919503
2026-10-23	KORTH A-BODDEN A SA A 1new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38485 · permit 091950729.04550, -97.7609417,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38485	29.04550, -97.76094	0919507
2026-10-22	LEO FRANK-RUTH SA2 2new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38479 · permit 091936429.01786, -97.8048517,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38479	29.01786, -97.80485	0919364
2026-10-22	LEO FRANK-RUTH SA1 1new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38478 · permit 091936229.01786, -97.8047817,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38478	29.01786, -97.80478	0919362
2026-10-22	JANET RUTH UNIT A 2new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38477 · permit 091936029.01786, -97.8049717,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38477	29.01786, -97.80497	0919360
2026-10-21	EYH-RUP-ERNEST (SA) B6 B 6Hnew drill · horizontalRepsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCAPI 42-255-38455 · permit 091814228.90240, -97.6701214,200 ft	Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC	14,200	42-255-38455	28.90240, -97.67012	0918142
2026-10-21	EYH-RUP-ERNEST (SA) B5 B 5Hnew drill · horizontalRepsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCAPI 42-255-38454 · permit 091814628.90237, -97.6701814,200 ft	Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC	14,200	42-255-38454	28.90237, -97.67018	0918146
2026-10-21	EYH-BEGOT-RUP-ERNEST (SA) B4 B 4Hnew drill · horizontalRepsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCAPI 42-255-38453 · permit 091811528.90235, -97.6702314,200 ft	Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC	14,200	42-255-38453	28.90235, -97.67023	0918115
2026-10-21	EYH-BEGOT-ERNEST (SA) B3 B 3Hnew drill · horizontalRepsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCAPI 42-255-38452 · permit 091811428.90232, -97.6702814,200 ft	Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC	14,200	42-255-38452	28.90232, -97.67028	0918114
2026-10-21	EYH-BEGOT-ERNEST (SA) B2 B 2Hnew drill · horizontalRepsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCAPI 42-255-38451 · permit 091810928.90229, -97.6703414,200 ft	Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC	14,200	42-255-38451	28.90229, -97.67034	0918109
2026-10-20	LEO FRANK UNIT A 8new drill · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-38476 · permit 091935829.01786, -97.8047217,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-38476	29.01786, -97.80472	0919358
2026-10-15	EYH-BEGOT-ERNEST (SA) B1 B 1Hnew drill · horizontalRepsol Oil & Gas USA, LLCAPI 42-255-38450 · permit 091810728.90226, -97.6703914,200 ft	Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC	14,200	42-255-38450	28.90226, -97.67039	0918107
2026-10-14	MARGARET UNIT 1 103Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38473 · permit 091905928.96316, -97.9187812,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38473	28.96316, -97.91878	0919059
2026-10-09	MARGARET UNIT 1 202Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38474 · permit 091906028.96308, -97.9189411,450 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	11,450	42-255-38474	28.96308, -97.91894	0919060
2026-10-08	MARGARET UNIT 1 203Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38475 · permit 091911728.96324, -97.9186111,450 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	11,450	42-255-38475	28.96324, -97.91861	0919117
2026-10-08	MARGARET UNIT 1 006Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38471 · permit 091901628.96320, -97.9186912,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38471	28.96320, -97.91869	0919016
2026-10-08	MARGARET UNIT 1 005Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38470 · permit 091901428.96312, -97.9188612,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38470	28.96312, -97.91886	0919014
2026-10-08	MARGARET UNIT 1 004Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38469 · permit 091901128.96304, -97.9190312,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38469	28.96304, -97.91903	0919011
2026-10-08	SPRENCEL-PECK UNIT 3Hrecompletion · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-33515 · permit 091910728.90877, -97.9646111,428 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	11,428	42-255-33515	28.90877, -97.96461	0919107
2026-10-07	STEIN UNIT A 1recompletion · horizontalBurlington Resources O & G Co LPAPI 42-255-31996 · permit 091910928.89237, -97.8640917,500 ft	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	17,500	42-255-31996	28.89237, -97.86409	0919109
2026-10-01	HAUS-JAU-CHRIS SA B 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38460 · permit 091843328.92614, -97.9529017,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38460	28.92614, -97.95290	0918433
2026-10-01	HAUS QUAD SA A 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38459 · permit 091843228.92619, -97.9529617,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38459	28.92619, -97.95296	0918432
2026-09-16	LOCHNAGAR F 6Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38468 · permit 091858128.80866, -98.0830211,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38468	28.80866, -98.08302	0918581
2026-09-16	LOCHNAGAR E 5Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38467 · permit 091858028.80869, -98.0829711,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38467	28.80869, -98.08297	0918580
2026-09-16	LOCHNAGAR D 4Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38466 · permit 091857928.80873, -98.0829211,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38466	28.80873, -98.08292	0918579
2026-09-16	LOCHNAGAR C 3Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38465 · permit 091857828.80876, -98.0828711,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38465	28.80876, -98.08287	0918578
2026-09-16	LOCHNAGAR B 2Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38464 · permit 091857728.80880, -98.0828211,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38464	28.80880, -98.08282	0918577
2026-09-16	LOCHNAGAR A 1Hnew drill · horizontalVerdun Oil & Gas LLCAPI 42-255-38463 · permit 091857628.80883, -98.0827811,400 ft	Verdun Oil & Gas LLC	11,400	42-255-38463	28.80883, -98.08278	0918576
2026-09-15	CHRISTINE 3Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38447 · permit 091810328.94199, -97.9523812,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38447	28.94199, -97.95238	0918103
2026-09-10	HAUS-CHRIS SA D 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38462 · permit 091843628.92604, -97.9527917,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38462	28.92604, -97.95279	0918436
2026-09-10	HAUS-CHRIS SA C 1new drill · horizontalMarathon Oil Ef LLCAPI 42-255-38461 · permit 091843428.92609, -97.9528517,500 ft	Marathon Oil Ef LLC	17,500	42-255-38461	28.92609, -97.95285	0918434
2026-09-09	CHRISTINE-HAUSMANN UNIT A 101Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38449 · permit 091810828.94180, -97.9522912,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38449	28.94180, -97.95229	0918108
2026-09-02	CHRISTINE-HAUSMANN UNIT C 002Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38446 · permit 091810228.94186, -97.9523212,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38446	28.94186, -97.95232	0918102
2026-09-02	CHRISTINE-HAUSMANN UNIT B 102Hnew drill · horizontalSilver Hill Energy Operating LLCAPI 42-255-38448 · permit 091810628.94193, -97.9523512,500 ft	Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC	12,500	42-255-38448	28.94193, -97.95235	0918106
2026-09-02	RUPPERT A 18Hnew drill · horizontalDevon Energy Production Co, L.P.API 42-255-38458 · permit 091821629.08833, -97.6848214,000 ft	Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.	14,000	42-255-38458	29.08833, -97.68482	0918216
2026-09-02	RUPPERT A 17Hnew drill · horizontalDevon Energy Production Co, L.P.API 42-255-38457 · permit 091821429.08829, -97.6848814,000 ft	Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.	14,000	42-255-38457	29.08829, -97.68488	0918214

These are the newest 50 of 708 permits on file for Karnes County. The rest follow, 50 to a page.

A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

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Year by year

Drilling permits issued in Karnes County, by year

Drilling permits issued in Karnes County by year
Year	Permits issued
2026 so far	145
2025	157
2024	297
2023	74
2022	11
2019	6
2018	4
2017	3
2016	1
2015	4
2014	1
2013	1
2012	1
2011	2
2010	1

Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2010; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.

The latest

The most recent records

The latest drilling records in Karnes County
Date	What, who and where
2026-11-13	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 2-PETERSON C · A-4 · permit 0919959
2026-11-13	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 2-PETERSON C · A-4 · permit 0919958
2026-11-12	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 1-PETERSON E · A-4 · permit 0919961
2026-11-12	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 1-PETERSON D · A-4 · permit 0919967
2026-11-12	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 1 · A-4 · permit 0919966
2026-10-30	Permit issued: Marathon Oil Ef LLCRODRIGUEZ-MEDINA SA A · A-10 · permit 0919591
2026-10-28	Permit issued: Burlington Resources O & G Co LPLEO FRANK-RUTH SA3 · A-227 · permit 0919365
2026-10-27	Permit issued: Marathon Oil Ef LLCRODRIGUEZ-MEDINA SA C · A-10 · permit 0919593
2026-10-27	Permit issued: Marathon Oil Ef LLCRODRIGUEZ-MEDINA SA B · A-10 · permit 0919592
2026-10-27	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 1-SPLITTER A · A-4 · permit 0919625
2026-10-27	Permit issued: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCMARGARET UNIT 1-SPLITTER A · A-4 · permit 0919057
2026-10-26	Permit issued: Verdun Oil & Gas LLCLOCHNAGAR G · A-35 · permit 0919516
2026-10-23	Permit issued: Burlington Resources O & G Co LPKORTH VICKERS UNIT C · A-100 · permit 0919418
2026-10-23	Permit issued: Burlington Resources O & G Co LPKORTH VICKERS C-D SA F · A-100 · permit 0919506
2026-10-23	Permit issued: Burlington Resources O & G Co LPKORTH VICKERS C-D SA E · A-100 · permit 0919503

Coming up

First checks coming due in Karnes County

Worked out from the state's first-production month: 120 days after the end of the month. The earliest date, not a certainty.

JULIE, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
JULIE, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
JULIE, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
JULIE, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
JULIE, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
JULIE, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
KOTARA-RIDLEY UNIT, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by November 28, 2026
KORTH B UNIT, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by December 29, 2026
JOHNSON A, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by December 29, 2026
JOHNSON A, Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.by December 29, 2026

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How many wells were permitted in Karnes County in the last year?

The Railroad Commission issued 153 drilling permits in Karnes County in the twelve months to November 13, 2026, and recorded 216 completions and 16 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.

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Sources

Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.