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CHEROKEE County

District 11 · Permian (East) · Permits since 1977-07-13 · Data through 2026-06-23

All Permits Operators

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.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (1yr)

9

vs Prior

+800%

Operators (1yr)

5

Avg Depth (1yr)

11,599

Hz % (1yr)

44%

All Time

1,716

Depth Range: 1,500 - 19,000 ft
SWD wells in CHEROKEE County → 20 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (1yr)

DRILL

6

+5 vs prior

RECOMP

3

NEW vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
JAMEX, INC.39
FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC229
CATURUS ENERGY, LLC20
WMO OIL, LLC15
MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD.11

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
916574BARNES 3RECOMP2026-06-23
911304VALLIER-SESSIONSRECOMP2026-06-12
916072MINADRILL2026-06-03
914940MEGALODONDRILL2026-04-21
914940MEGALODONDRILL2026-04-21
913901RUCKER 1RECOMP2026-03-10
911232FRANKSTONDRILL2025-10-24
911232FRANKSTONDRILL2025-10-24
911232FRANKSTONDRILL2025-10-24
904198THREETREEDRILL2024-11-22

New to CHEROKEE County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
CATURUS ENERGY, LLC2026-04-212active elsewhere in TX
FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC2026-03-102active elsewhere in TX
WMO OIL, LLC2026-06-031first 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