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 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, down 33% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 35 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

3

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-07-23

All Time

2,487

2,487 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1984-12-3126456342-419-30515NEAL #1MIZEL EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL7,700
1984-12-0425991842-419-30512STEPHENS #3PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1984-12-0425992142-419-30512STEPHENS #3PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1984-11-0525682942-419-30510BECKHAM #2PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL9,500
1984-11-0225685042-419-30511CHILDS G. U. #2GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,200
1984-10-1925526542-419-30509WINDHAM, CARRIE ET AL #2W & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL6,700
1984-10-1125443042-419-30507FROST #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1984-10-1125443042-419-30507FROST #1SCHNEIDER ENERGY EXPLORATION,INCDRILL8,528
1984-10-0925386742-419-30542HOWELL, RUTH #1HOOPER & SONS INVESTMENTS CO.INCDRILL6,500
1984-10-0425362242-419-30504HANCOCK #1TAYLOR ENTERPRISESDRILL9,000
1984-09-2425235142-419-30503FOSTER "U" #1CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,400
1984-09-2125222342-419-30502TAYLOR, D. R. HEIRS #2KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL7,500
1984-09-1825152242-419-30395ANDREWS, J. N. #1ENSERCH EXPLORATION, INCRECOMP7,050
1984-09-1325128242-419-30498GRANT #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL9,500
1984-09-1125100042-419-30501SIMPSON-FEDERAL #2BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1984-09-0625071142-419-30500FALLIN, C. E. #1W & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL8,200
1984-09-0625046542-419-30499RUSHING, MILTON #1ROSEWOOD RESOURCES (PROS), INC.DRILL7,700
1984-08-2824980242-419-30545MAJORS, J. D. #3 #3EASTEX ROYALTY & DEV. CO. INC.DRILL5,200
1984-08-1424844642-419-30497BECKHAM #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL9,500
1984-07-1624519742-419-30386NOBLES, J. E. ET AL #2HILL, BILLOTHER2,400
1984-06-2924352042-419-30495PROCELL #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL7,900
1984-06-2224392942-419-30493TEXAS STATE LANDS #1KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL8,800
1984-05-2924031142-419-30494PEARCE #1LOUISIANA-HUNT PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,500
1984-05-2324001642-419-30492MILLER #1WICO ENERGY COMPANYDRILL2,700
1984-05-2223978142-419-30491CRAWFORD, HALLIE S. #1W & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL10,000
1984-05-0823801142-419-30490FIBREBOARD #1J-O'B OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,520
1984-05-0723792342-419-30489BUCKNER, ONETA #1ULTRAMAR OIL AND GAS LIMITEDDRILL10,500
1984-04-2523669842-419-30487HARDIN-SIMMONS GAS UNIT #1 #1AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL8,780
1984-04-1823591942-419-30485MCSWAIN #1COBRA OIL & GAS CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1984-04-1823592342-419-30484C. H. BEARD G. U. #2GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,200
1984-04-1723592242-419-30486BUCHANAN #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,100
1984-03-2023295642-419-30483CURFMAN #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,900
1984-03-0723146242-419-30482U.S.A.-FIBREBOARD, ET AL #1J-O'B OPERATING COMPANYDRILL6,510
1984-02-2223024842-419-30481WALL #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,200
1984-02-1622978942-419-30480CARROLL, M. G. #1WICO ENERGY COMPANYDRILL7,350
1984-02-0722873742-419-30479SMITH, QUOQUEZE #1GATOIL (U.S.A.), INC.DRILL7,500
1984-01-1022629742-419-30478WINDHAM, CARRIE ET AL #1W & W OIL COMPANY MDRILL8,806
1983-12-3022568442-419-30477LANE #1REYNOLDS DRILLING CO., INC.DRILL7,500
1983-12-1222330942-419-30475JOHNSON, W. A. #1DERNICK RESOURCES, INC.DRILL8,205
1983-12-0922338642-419-30476SOLOMON HEIRS #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL7,200
1983-12-0922300842-419-30474USA #2REALITOS ENERGY CORP.DRILL3,400
1983-12-0222250342-419-30473SHELBY COUNTY SWD #1DKATY MANAGEMENT CO. INC.DRILL3,700
1983-11-2122110642-419-30470CHILDRESS, J. W. #2SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,600
1983-11-1422056342-419-30472CLAY #1TAYLOR ENTERPRISESDRILL8,500
1983-10-3122903542-419-30405COCKRELL, B.T. #02DPETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONRECOMP2,950
1983-10-2521848242-419-30469SIMPSON - FEDERAL #1BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1983-10-1821769342-419-80034BROWN, J. TROY #1W & W OIL COMPANY MOTHER6,900
1983-10-0421616442-419-30468HUTTO UNIT #1FAIR OIL COMPANYDRILL7,500
1983-10-0321610742-419-30540LOWE, E. L. ET AL #2KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL8,800
1983-10-0321883342-419-30461CHILDRESS, ED HEIRS #2KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL8,700
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Shelby County.