Shelby County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Shelby County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-23.

Shelby County permitting is running 5.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (15 total, versus 9 in the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 34 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

2,486

2,486 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2025-07-23	909309	42-419-31912	EUBANKS UNIT #5H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,700	Y
2025-07-22	909308	42-419-31911	EUBANKS UNIT #4H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,200	Y
2025-07-22	909308	42-419-31911	EUBANKS UNIT #4H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,200	Y
2025-07-22	909307	42-419-31910	EUBANKS UNIT #3H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,700	Y
2025-07-22	909307	42-419-31910	EUBANKS UNIT #3H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	11,700	Y
2025-07-07	908210	42-419-31909	NEILSON RANCH B #1H	PINE WAVE ENERGY PARTNERS OP,LLC	DRILL	12,800	Y
2025-06-30	908148	42-419-31908	NEILSON RANCH A #1HB	PINE WAVE ENERGY PARTNERS OP,LLC	DRILL	12,400	Y
2024-12-10	903640	42-419-31907	USA COTHROM UNIT H4 #4H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-12-10	903637	42-419-31906	USA COTHROM UNIT H3 #3H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-12-10	903632	42-419-31905	USA COTHROM UNIT H2 #2H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-12-10	903628	42-419-31904	USA COTHROM UNIT H1 #1H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-11-22	903440	42-419-31903	USA COTHROM UNIT S4 #4H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-11-22	903439	42-419-31901	USA COTHROM UNIT S3 #3H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-11-22	903438	42-419-31900	USA COTHROM UNIT S2 #2H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-11-22	903433	42-419-31902	USA COTHROM UNIT S1 #1H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-10-18	903404	42-419-31899	HARVCO SWD #7	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC	DRILL	6,250
2024-09-16	902668	42-419-31267	ELLIS SWD #2	BROOKSTON ENERGY, INC.	FLD-XFR	8,785
2024-09-05	902392	42-419-31084	DAVIS SWD #5	SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC	RECOMP	5,500
2024-08-29	901741	42-419-31898	USA COTHROM UNIT K13 #13H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-08-29	901739	42-419-31897	USA COTHROM UNIT K12 #12H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-08-28	902271	42-419-31014	SHULL #1FH	ELLORA ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	7,000	Y
2024-08-19	901177	42-419-31896	USA COTHROM UNIT K11 #11H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-08-19	901174	42-419-31895	USA COTHROM UNIT K10 #10H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-07-11	900547	42-419-31893	JEANNINE C #3H	APEX NATURAL GAS, LLC	DRILL	12,600	Y
2024-07-11	900508	42-419-31892	JEANNINE B #2H	APEX NATURAL GAS, LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-11	900549	42-419-31894	JEANNINE D #4H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-11	900549	42-419-31894	JEANNINE D #4H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-11	900547	42-419-31893	JEANNINE C #3H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-11	900547	42-419-31893	JEANNINE C #3H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-11	900508	42-419-31892	JEANNINE B #2H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-11	900508	42-419-31892	JEANNINE B #2H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-07-08	900286	42-419-31842	TIBER #2B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2024-06-21	899239	42-419-31889	MURRAY #3B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,500	Y
2024-06-21	899238	42-419-31890	MURRAY #2B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,500	Y
2024-06-17	900285	42-419-31806	TIBER #1B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2024-05-06	899528	42-419-31891	USA FUEL UNIT #1HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,900	Y
2024-04-30	899260	42-419-31888	USA SANDMAN UNIT #1HB	AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,900	Y
2024-04-24	886885	42-419-31863	MURRAY #3H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,500	Y
2024-04-24	886885	42-419-31863	MURRAY #3H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,500	Y
2024-03-28	898409	42-419-31887	SHELBY SALTY SWD #2	ADVANTEK SHELBY COUNTY LLC	DRILL	7,100
2024-03-11	896497	42-419-31880	USA COTHROM UNIT K2 #2H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-03-11	896497	42-419-31880	USA COTHROM UNIT K2 #2H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-03-11	896494	42-419-31879	USA COTHROM UNIT K1 #1H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-03-11	896494	42-419-31879	USA COTHROM UNIT K1 #1H	SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC	DRILL	14,000	Y
2024-03-08	896753	42-419-31884	BARCOO #5B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2024-03-04	897650	42-419-31886	CHRISTINE B #3H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-03-04	897650	42-419-31886	CHRISTINE A #2H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-03-04	897571	42-419-31885	CHRISTINE A #2H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-03-04	897571	42-419-31885	JEANNINE E #5H	HOG OPERATING LLC	DRILL	12,500	Y
2024-02-28	896733	42-419-31882	BARCOO #3B	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y

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