Shelby County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Shelby County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-14.

Shelby County permitting is running 3.0 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (9 total, down 36% on the prior quarter). 5 were issued in the past week. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 28 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

5

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-14

All Time

2,496

2,496 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
2000-09-2949844342-419-30752U.S.A. #1HGNK INC.DRILL6,058Y
2000-09-2750013542-419-30760ARCO GAS UNIT 2 #2ENERQUEST CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
2000-09-2750013542-419-30760ARCO NO. 2 #2ENERQUEST CORPORATIONDRILL12,000
2000-09-1549969042-419-30758SABINE BRYAN #1HTEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C.DRILL6,050Y
2000-09-1149943242-419-30757DEAN #1HMARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL14,200Y
2000-09-0849937742-419-30756SABINE JAN #1HTEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C.DRILL6,250Y
2000-09-0849937742-419-30756SABINE JAN #1HTEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C.DRILL6,250Y
2000-09-0549922642-419-30754PAYNE #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL14,200Y
2000-09-0149920642-419-30755MATHEWS UNIT #1MODERN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,000Y
2000-08-2149870942-419-30753LOCKE #1HWINN EXPLORATION CO., INC.DRILL6,400Y
2000-08-2149870942-419-30753LOCKE #1HPHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL6,400Y
2000-08-1449815042-419-30751BAKER #1CAMTERRA RESOURCES, INC.DRILL7,500
2000-08-1149699242-419-30744POLLEY "A" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL13,500Y
2000-08-1149699242-419-30744POLLEY "A" #1HMARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL13,500Y
2000-08-1049787642-419-30750GENE, AUBREY #1HDUAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS, LLCDRILL13,273Y
2000-08-1049787642-419-30750GENE, AUBREY #1HDUAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS, LLCDRILL13,273Y
2000-08-0949828642-419-30723PATE "A" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,320
2000-08-0949828542-419-30721HOWARD "A" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYRECOMP10,640
2000-07-3149784142-419-30749STOCKMAN GAS UNIT NO. 1 #3BURK ROYALTY COMPANYDRILL9,200
2000-07-2849776442-419-30748J. S. PRICE B GAS UNIT #8VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.DRILL9,000
2000-07-2749776542-419-30747J. S. PRICE B GAS UNIT #7VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.DRILL10,000
2000-07-2749774542-419-30593PICKERING LUMBER CO. #B 8EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYRECOMP8,766
2000-07-2549759942-419-30746SHOFNER #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL13,500Y
2000-07-2549759942-419-30746SHOFNER #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL14,300Y
2000-07-2149720342-419-30273CASE #1SEAGULL ENERGY E&P INC.RECOMP7,850
2000-07-2149720342-419-30273CASE #1OCEAN ENERGY, INC.RECOMP7,850
2000-07-1749559142-419-30739JONES UNIT 1 #1PAR MINERALS CORPORATIONDRILL6,700Y
2000-07-1749559142-419-30739JONES UNIT 1 #1PAR MINERALS CORPORATIONDRILL6,700Y
2000-07-1149709342-419-30745HARMAN UNIT #1EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,000Y
2000-07-1149709342-419-30745HARMAN UNIT #1EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,000Y
2000-07-1049516942-419-30736JONES UNIT #2PAR MINERALS CORPORATIONDRILL6,700Y
2000-07-1049516942-419-30736JONES UNIT #2PAR MINERALS CORPORATIONDRILL6,700Y
2000-07-0749698342-419-30743SIERRA, W.I. DAVIS #1HTEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C.DRILL7,050Y
2000-06-2349652242-419-30742FURLOW, A. B. #2SAMSON LONE STAR LPDRILL6,500Y
2000-06-0849598442-419-30741DUNCAN UNIT #1EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,000Y
2000-06-0849598442-419-30741DUNCAN UNIT #1EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL6,000Y
2000-05-3149561242-419-30740CRAWFORD #3SEAGULL ENERGY E&P INC.DRILL9,950
2000-05-2549551242-419-30738ENERQUEST CORP-FRANCIS NO. 1 #1ENERQUEST CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
2000-05-2449545042-419-30737LOWE #6EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,000
2000-05-0349467642-419-30735SABINE ERIK #1HTEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C.DRILL6,300Y
2000-05-0349467642-419-30735SABINE ERIK #1HTEXTRON SOUTHWEST L.L.C.DRILL6,300Y
2000-04-1949425442-419-30734VASTAR RESOURCES FEE #2VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.DRILL12,000
2000-04-1949420042-419-30733ADAMS #3SEAGULL ENERGY E&P INC.DRILL10,700
2000-04-1949420042-419-30733ADAMS #3SEAGULL ENERGY E&P INC.DRILL11,100
2000-04-1849420942-419-30732SKIPPER ESTATE #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL10,200
2000-04-1349406842-419-30731PICKERING LUMBER CO. #B 14EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,000
2000-04-0649383542-419-30730JEANS "A" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL11,000
2000-04-0349370342-419-30729STEPHENSON "A" #2MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL9,500
2000-04-0349370342-419-30729STEPHENSON "A" #2MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL8,485
2000-03-2249247542-419-30726USA-BRIDGES #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYDRILL7,300Y
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Shelby County.