Shelby County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Shelby County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-15.

Shelby County permitting is running 3.3 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (10 total, down 29% on the prior quarter). 6 were issued in the past week. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 29 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

6

Operators (30d)

2

Latest Permit

2026-09-15

All Time

2,497

2,497 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1981-12-0214283242-419-30386NOBLES #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,620
1981-12-0114283542-419-30647ANDERSON, E.B. ET AL #1BLEVCO ENERGY INC.DRILL5,100
1981-11-3014411942-419-30382WILSON, G.U. #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,500
1981-11-2414135542-419-30385DAVIS ETAL #1SUTTON, H. E.DRILL3,058
1981-11-1014014342-419-30383PORTER, J. #1MAHAN-ROWSEY, INCDRILL2,705
1981-11-0614134242-419-30384PARKMAN #1GEO-OMEGA ENERGY, INC.DRILL12,500
1981-10-2013783142-419-30374BURNS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-10-1413644042-419-30379COOK #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,600
1981-10-1413643942-419-30378BURT #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-10-1413635442-419-30312IRISH GAS UNIT #1PALMER, JOHN T.RECOMP7,600
1981-10-1413634542-419-30528CRANE A-95 #4BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL3,800
1981-10-1413634442-419-30530CRANE A-95 #2BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL3,800
1981-10-1313627142-419-30375BAKER #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-10-1313621642-419-30373HAGLER #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,600
1981-09-3013503442-419-30372PARKER, MELVIN #1ANR PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL7,400
1981-09-2913494042-419-30371KIDD, J. G. #1JET PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL2,000
1981-09-2413444442-419-30370ADAMS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-09-2413444342-419-30369WATKINS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-09-2413443742-419-30368MEYERS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-09-2413443642-419-30367CARROLL #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-09-2413443542-419-30366BARTLE #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,000
1981-09-2313408742-419-30365WATERS #2MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL3,200
1981-09-1813362642-419-30364LOCKE #2MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL12,000
1981-09-0813244842-419-30362GRAY, FLOYD J. "B" #2FRANKS PETROLEUM INC.DRILL4,002
1981-08-3113179042-419-30361ROE #1ANR PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,200
1981-08-2413157542-419-30360CENTER BANCSHARES #1ANR PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL8,207
1981-08-1012947242-419-30359J.S. PRICE GAS UNIT #3ARCO OIL & GAS CO.DRILL7,321
1981-07-2412791042-419-30358BRADSHAW-MCSWAIN #3ZIDER RESOURCES INC.DRILL9,200
1981-07-2412693342-419-30356SCATES #1SCHURMAN OIL & GAS, INCORPORATEDDRILL7,780
1981-07-2112694842-419-30357FIBERBOARD #1SUTTON, H. E.DRILL6,600
1981-07-1612547142-419-30351BRIGHT, G. F. #1MIDAS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL3,900
1981-07-0812679942-419-30353MCWILLIAMS, B. L. #1 #1BRAMMER ENGINEERING, INC.DRILL7,500
1981-07-0612685942-419-30354WATERS #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,157
1981-07-0112686642-419-30355HOOPER #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL8,000
1981-07-0112608142-419-30007BRADSHAW-MCSWAIN #2ZIDER RESOURCES INC.OTHER8,600
1981-06-0912239342-419-30323HOYT, BILLIE JOHNSON #1ZIDER RESOURCES INC.OTHER8,090
1981-06-0912031242-419-30350BAILEY #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,381
1981-06-0812328542-419-30309CHILDS GAS UNIT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1981-05-2711940742-419-30349TEMPLE-EASTEX #1ZIDER RESOURCES INC.DRILL8,600
1981-05-1313168442-419-30315J.R. GRAVES GAS UNIT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1981-05-1311937942-419-30055J.W. DEARMAN GAS UNIT 1 #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP9,000
1981-05-1311813442-419-30347TAYLOR, VIRGIE DUKE #1TEXAL PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL2,398
1981-05-1111907142-419-30301GARRETT UNIT 2 #1KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL4,919
1981-05-0611937742-419-30348C.W. DEAN GAS UNIT #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,000
1981-04-2911889542-419-30345EMMIT STOCKMAN #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,000
1981-04-2411641342-419-30344CROCKER #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL7,410
1981-04-2211606542-419-30343GARRETT #3KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL2,700
1981-04-1613035142-419-30315GRAVES, J.R. GAS UNIT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1981-04-1311491242-419-30342MILLER-KIDD #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL11,600
1981-04-0211396142-419-30341WINDHAM, EULA ET AL #1DEAR MINERALS, INC.DRILL4,500
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Shelby County.