Shelby County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Shelby County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Shelby County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, down 43% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 32 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

2,495

2,495 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2011-07-05	719340	42-419-31683	DOUG SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-06-30	719284	42-419-31682	HOUSTON #1H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-06-17	718260	42-419-31681	HUGHES GAS UNIT #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	15,000	Y
2011-06-15	718296	42-419-31680	DURHAM GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2011-06-15	718261	42-419-31679	SOUTH NAQUIN GU #1H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-06-13	718020	42-419-31678	CONGO #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,800	Y
2011-06-13	718020	42-419-31678	CONGO #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,800	Y
2011-06-10	717918	42-419-31677	MIDSHIPMEN DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,600	Y
2011-06-03	717557	42-419-31676	NORTH NAQUIN GU #1H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	16,000	Y
2011-05-20	716713	42-419-31675	SPURLOCK #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-05-20	716713	42-419-31675	SPURLOCK #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2011-05-12	716081	42-419-31674	ABNEY GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,500	Y
2011-05-12	716081	42-419-31674	ABNEY GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,500	Y
2011-05-12	716081	42-419-31674	ABNEY GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,500	Y
2011-05-12	716081	42-419-31674	ABNEY GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,500	Y
2011-05-02	714879	42-419-31673	BARCOO #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-04-19	714223	42-419-31672	SPURLOCK #1H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-04-19	714223	42-419-31672	SPURLOCK #1H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-04-08	711102	42-419-30760	ARCO GAS UNIT 2 #2	FINLEY RESOURCES, INC.	RECOMP	12,000
2011-03-25	712672	42-419-31134	REED UNIT #2	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	11,000
2011-03-03	711165	42-419-31668	MAY UNIT #3H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-02-28	710709	42-419-31667	DANUBE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2011-02-28	710709	42-419-31667	DANUBE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2011-02-28	710709	42-419-31667	DANUBE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2011-02-28	710709	42-419-31667	DANUBE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2011-02-21	710057	42-419-31666	DEMON DEACONS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,800	Y
2011-02-21	710045	42-419-31665	PIRATES DU #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-18	709882	42-419-31664	PDU "BIRCH" #B 1	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-11	709631	42-419-31663	PDU "ASH" #K 1MB	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-11	709631	42-419-31663	PDU 'ASH' #K 1MB	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-02-11	709629	42-419-31662	PDU "ELM" #E 1	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-02-07	709287	42-419-31661	HALEY G #1	SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000
2011-02-04	709172	42-419-31660	SURNSON GAS UNIT #1	BRG LONE STAR LTD.	DRILL	8,000
2011-01-27	708919	42-419-31659	BULLS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,200	Y
2011-01-27	708919	42-419-31659	BULLS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,200	Y
2011-01-26	708542	42-419-31657	MEAN GREEN DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,900	Y
2011-01-26	708542	42-419-31657	MEAN GREEN DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	15,300	Y
2011-01-24	708529	42-419-31656	RHINE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-01-24	708529	42-419-31656	RHINE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-01-24	708529	42-419-31656	RHINE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-01-24	708529	42-419-31656	RHINE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	14,500	Y
2011-01-21	708474	42-419-31234	SAMPLE #1	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	RECOMP	11,500
2011-01-18	708086	42-419-31655	SPARTANS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2011-01-13	708064	42-419-31654	PANTHERS DU #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2010-12-28	707179	42-419-31651	J.C. MCSWAIN GAS UNIT 'B' #1H	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	17,560	Y
2010-12-27	707483	42-419-31653	ZIPS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	18,600	Y
2010-12-20	706867	42-419-31652	RISINGER P GU #1	SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY PROD. CO.	DRILL	13,000
2010-12-20	706764	42-419-31650	PDU "OAK" #D 2MB	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-12-20	706750	42-419-31649	PDU "CYPRESS" #C 2MB	NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY	DRILL	12,500	Y
2010-12-15	706487	42-419-31648	CARDINALS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,600	Y

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