Texas county activity

Karnes County, Texas, week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026

Drilling permits and activity in Karnes County for the latest week on record.

7 permits issued, 21 completions reported.

Some of this week's nightly runs did not complete, so this may be incomplete.

Most active operators

1. DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. 8 permits and completions
2. MARATHON OIL EF LLC 5 permits and completions
3. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC 5 permits and completions
4. REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC 4 permits and completions
5. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP 3 permits and completions

Notable filings

• A well completion was reported Oct 9

  KOTARA-RIDLEY UNIT #10H

  Operator: DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P. API 42-255-34697

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 9

  MARGARET UNIT 1 #202H

  Operator: SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC Permit 919060

• A well completion was reported Oct 8

  AUDIOSLAVE #9H

  Operator: MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC API 42-255-38279

• Two well completions were reported Oct 6 to Oct 8

  FALKS GAS UNIT 1 #A 2H

  Operator: REPSOL OIL & GAS USA, LLC API 42-255-38340

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 8

  MARGARET UNIT 1 #004H

  Operator: SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC Permit 919011

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 8

  MARGARET UNIT 1 #005H

  Operator: SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC Permit 919014

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 8

  MARGARET UNIT 1 #006H

  Operator: SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC Permit 919016

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 8

  MARGARET UNIT 1 #203H

  Operator: SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC Permit 919117

• A well completion was reported Oct 8

  NIRVANA LIKE #103H

  Operator: MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC API 42-255-38247

• A drilling permit was issued Oct 8

  SPRENCEL-PECK UNIT #3H

  Operator: MARATHON OIL EF LLC Permit 919107

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Recent activity

Over the 4 weeks from Sep 14 to Oct 11, 2026: 9 permits filed, 16 permits issued, 1 amendment applied for, 3 permits amended, 60 completions reported, 9 operator changes. Some weeks in that span could not be confirmed.

Operator changes and production postings come from monthly RRC records, so what they report can be weeks or months old.

Recent weeks

• Week of Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026 (shown above)
• Week of Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026
• Week of Sep 21 to Sep 27, 2026
• Week of Sep 14 to Sep 20, 2026

Every week on record for Karnes County

Busiest Texas counties this week

1. Upton County 85 permits and completions
2. Midland County 63 permits and completions
3. Martin County 62 permits and completions
4. Crane County 49 permits and completions
5. DeWitt County 47 permits and completions

Counts and filings come from the Texas Railroad Commission's public records for the week shown and are summarized the same way as the NetAcre™ Monday county digest. How these pages are made.