CHEROKEE County

District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-07-13 · 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. 3 operators filed a first Cherokee County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 9,000 ft (prior year: 5,000 ft); 44% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

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Avg Depth (30d)

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1,716

Depth Range: 1,500 - 19,000 ft
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Permit Activity

Permit Types (30d)

No permits issued in this window — data through 2026-06-23. Widen the time window above to see historical mix.

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
39
229
20
15
11

Recent Permits

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PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
BARNES 3RECOMP2026-06-23
VALLIER-SESSIONSRECOMP2026-06-12
MINADRILL2026-06-03
MEGALODONDRILL2026-04-21
MEGALODONDRILL2026-04-21
RUCKER 1RECOMP2026-03-10
FRANKSTONDRILL2025-10-24
FRANKSTONDRILL2025-10-24
FRANKSTONDRILL2025-10-24
THREETREEDRILL2024-11-22

New to CHEROKEE County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
2026-04-212active elsewhere in TX
2026-03-102active elsewhere in TX
2026-06-031first TX permits

Formations Beneath CHEROKEE County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Pettit5069,410
James Lime4569,172
Travis Peak4519,859
Rodessa3388,626
Woodbine2724,650
Glen Rose1406,870
Austin Chalk1394,506
Paluxy1195,856