Cherokee County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Cherokee County — updated daily, data through 2026-06-23.

Cherokee County permitting is running about one permit a month over the trailing 90 days (3 total, versus 3 in the prior quarter). JAMEX, INC. leads with 3 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-06-23

All Time

1,716

1,716 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2019-10-28	858157	42-073-31513	TAF MINERAL TRUST #2	FAIR OIL, LTD.	DRILL	5,000
2019-07-25	855494	42-073-31579	WEAVER #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
2019-02-08	849618	42-073-31578	CROWN PINE TIMBER #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	DRILL	10,000
2018-11-19	846925	42-073-31577	TOOLE GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,600	Y
2018-10-23	845994	42-073-31576	HINES GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-10-23	845994	42-073-31576	HINES GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,300	Y
2018-07-19	842353	42-073-31257	SHELTON #3	LIME ROCK RESOURCES III-A, L.P.	RECOMP	11,801
2018-06-26	841565	42-073-31001	MARY KATE G.U. 1 #1	EREBOR RESOURCES, LLC	RECOMP	10,015
2018-05-31	836220	42-073-31575	HOLMES, V. M. #3	PONTA E&P LLP	DRILL	4,220
2018-02-23	836652	42-073-31574	MONTANO #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
2018-02-23	836652	42-073-31574	MONTANO #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,400	Y
2018-02-21	836553	42-073-31024	WADE GU 1 #1	EREBOR RESOURCES, LLC	RECOMP	10,200
2018-02-15	836403	42-073-31573	JOHNSON GAS UNIT #2H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2018-02-09	836092	42-073-31056	REKLAW GU 4 #9	EREBOR RESOURCES, LLC	RECOMP	9,000
2018-01-08	834547	42-073-00214	T.F. NORMAN #1	JAMEX, INC.	RENTR	5,000
2018-01-02	834690	42-073-31572	MCELROY #3H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2018-01-02	834690	42-073-31572	MCELROY #3H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-12-22	834467	42-073-31571	WILKINSON GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-11-29	833449	42-073-31201	PAXTON GU 1 #2	BRG LONE STAR LTD.	RECOMP	9,250
2017-11-29	833396	42-073-31570	JOHNSON GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-11-02	832216	42-073-31568	MCELROY #2H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-11-02	832216	42-073-31568	MCELROY #2H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-11-01	832434	42-073-31569	STEELE GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-09-19	830756	42-073-31567	BURNS-POOLE #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-09-15	830810	42-073-31566	CECIL MARTIN SWD WELL #1	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	4,900
2017-09-15	830810	42-073-31566	CECIL MARTIN SWD WELL #1	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	4,900
2017-08-30	830366	42-073-31565	BURNS #3HR	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-08-30	830366	42-073-31565	BURNS #3HR	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y
2017-08-29	829627	42-073-31564	GREENBERRY #1	RABALAIS, F.W. INC.	DRILL	10,000
2017-05-23	826391	42-073-31563	BIRMINGHAM #1	BROOKS PETROLEUM COMPANY	DRILL	5,000
2017-04-27	825638	42-073-31562	MCELROY-SWANN MOORE (ALLOC) #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,770	Y
2017-03-27	824593	42-073-31561	CECIL MARTIN GAS UNIT #1H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-25	822168	42-073-31560	BURTON #2H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-25	822168	42-073-31560	BURTON #2H	JAMEX, INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2017-01-25	821198	42-073-31559	POND #2H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,986	Y
2016-12-22	821023	42-073-31558	POND-GRAY #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,918	Y
2016-12-14	820504	42-073-31557	GORKO #1	EAST TEXAS ENERGY CORPORATION	DRILL	10,000
2016-12-14	820504	42-073-31557	GORKO #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	DRILL	10,000
2016-12-14	820504	42-073-31557	GORKO #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	DRILL	13,000
2016-12-14	820504	42-073-31557	GORKO #1	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	DRILL	13,000
2016-12-12	820176	42-073-31555	KEAHEY, CHRISTINE #1	RABALAIS, F.W. INC.	DRILL	10,000
2016-11-22	820551	42-073-31556	MINA #7	MERCURY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000
2016-11-18	819726	42-073-31554	MALDONADO-MURRAY (ALLOC) #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,900	Y
2016-10-05	818735	42-073-31553	PRIEST #2	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	DRILL	11,000
2016-09-02	818145	42-073-31357	JARVIS #3	WAGNER OIL COMPANY	RECOMP	12,718
2016-08-19	817726	42-073-31086	PAXTON OIL UNIT #1	BRG LONE STAR LTD.	RECOMP	5,320
2016-07-19	817145	42-073-31552	REAGAN-BLACK STONE-WILKINSON (AL #2H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,689	Y
2016-06-20	816383	42-073-31551	MINA #6	MERCURY OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	9,000
2016-04-22	815165	42-073-31550	MCELROY 'A'-MURRAY (ALLOC) #1H	TANOS EXPLORATION II, LLC	DRILL	11,839	Y
2016-04-13	814935	42-073-31549	THOMPSON #2H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	11,800	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Cherokee County.