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Karnes County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Aug 30, 2026

10
Permits filed
Last 7 days
157
Permits filed
Last 12 months
BURLINGTON
Top operator
44 permits
10
Active operators
Last 12 months

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Permits 7d:0lowmidhigh (10)

Top operators · 12m

01
BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP
44 permits
02
MARATHON OIL EF LLC
22 permits
03
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
18 permits
04
BPX OPERATING COMPANY
16 permits
05
REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC
14 permits
06
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC
14 permits
07
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC
9 permits
08
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.
6 permits
09
GULFTEX ENERGY, LLC
6 permits
10
BAYTEX ENERGY USA, INC.
3 permits

Latest Karnes filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Karnes County, last 12 months, by submitted date
SubmittedOperatorAPI #Depth (ft)TypeStatus
2026-08-24SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844912500HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-24REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC2553845114200HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-24REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC2553845214200HorizontalMAPPING
2026-08-24REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC2553845314200HorizontalMAPPING
2026-08-24SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844712500HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-24SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844812500HorizontalENGINEERING
2026-08-24REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC2553845014200HorizontalDRILLING PERMIT
2026-08-24REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC2553845514200HorizontalMAPPING
2026-08-24SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844612500HorizontalENGINEERING
2026-08-24REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC2553845414200HorizontalMAPPING
2026-08-20DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.2553469714000HorizontalENGINEERING
2026-08-12SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844512500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-08-12SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844312500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-08-12SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC2553844412500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-31BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP2553844117500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-31BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP2553844017500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-31BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP2553843917500HorizontalSWR HOLD
2026-07-31BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP2553844217500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-31BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP2553843817500HorizontalAPPROVED
2026-07-15BPX OPERATING COMPANY2553843414000HorizontalAPPROVED

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