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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
1981-03-2711346042-419-30340TAYLOR, W.M. #2KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,000
1981-03-1711240442-419-30339ATLANTIC RICHFIELD FEE #2SCHURMAN, GEORGE R.DRILL8,500
1981-03-0411071542-419-30338ATLANTIC RICHFIELD FEE #1SCHURMAN, GEORGE R.DRILL8,500
1981-02-2510951242-419-30337ROBINSON, A. #1JONES-OBRIEN, INC.DRILL11,451
1981-02-2510950742-419-30336STRONG, WATLEY ET AL #1MONTICELLO OIL CO.DRILL11,500
1981-02-2310916842-419-30335GRAY, FLOYD J. B #1FRANKS PETROLEUM INC.DRILL5,214
1981-02-0410746642-419-30334STEPHENS UNIT #2PETRO-LEWIS CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1981-01-2610633942-419-30332V. COOK GAS UNIT #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,000
1981-01-2310613442-419-30331FALLIN #1MARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL11,083
1981-01-2010640142-419-30333BRADSHAW - MCSWAIN #1ZIDER RESOURCES INC.DRILL9,500
1980-12-3010484442-419-30330DEARMAN #2GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,000
1980-11-149904742-419-30328STRAHAN #1SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANYDRILL8,100
1980-10-309756542-419-30327LOCKE #1 TMARSHALL EXPL. INC.DRILL8,010
1980-10-069486642-419-30326LANGSTON, J. B. #1CHAMPLIN PETROLEUM CO.DRILL10,300
1980-09-229346542-419-30293INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO. #1 DS W D SYSTEMSOTHER8,500
1980-08-128952742-419-30325METCALF AND HENDRICKS #1ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORP.DRILL9,000
1980-08-058876942-419-30310HOLT, W. N. #1ZIDER RESOURCES INC.OTHER8,600
1980-07-308826742-419-30324PICKERING LUMBER COMPANY #B5SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,600
1980-07-219016942-419-30313CHILDRESS, CHARLES ET AL #1KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL8,800
1980-07-018557242-419-30323HOYT, BILLIE JOHNSON #1HILL PRODUCTION CO.-WISCONSINDRILL8,110
1980-06-248485842-419-30322CRANE A-95 #1BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL3,800
1980-05-278211442-419-30321O. L. GUY TRAVIS PEAK UNIT #2SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,600
1980-05-198154342-419-30320SANDERS "B" #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL6,999
1980-05-088068042-419-30319SHARPTON, W. C. #1TEXLAN OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL9,800
1980-05-058052042-419-30471WILLIAMS, H. P. #2PATTERSON, HARRY W.DRILL6,600
1980-04-117809642-419-30318HARVEY "G" #1PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANYDRILL11,790
1980-04-117809542-419-30317HUBERT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL11,500
1980-04-097765542-419-30316BEARD, C. H. GAS UNIT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1980-04-097765442-419-30315GRAVES, J. R. #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL9,500
1980-04-087751442-419-30314JOHNSON HEIRS UNIT #1NELSON, RICHARD B. OIL & GAS INCDRILL9,150
1980-04-047731242-419-30313CHILDRESS, CHARLES ET AL #1KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL8,800
1980-03-077460142-419-30312IRISH UNIT #1PALMER, JOHN T.DRILL7,600
1980-02-137260942-419-30310HOLT, W. N. #1GIBSON DRLG. CO.DRILL8,389
1980-02-067184242-419-30309CHILDS GAS UNIT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1980-02-067183942-419-30308U.S.A. #02 DMONCRIEF, W. A., JR.DRILL7,416
1979-12-216746242-419-30307WILLIAMS #1PLACID OIL COMPANYDRILL9,000
1979-12-176953742-419-30301GARRETT 2 #1KEY PRODUCTION CO.DRILL9,000
1979-11-296501642-419-30306FURLOW, CLOVIS #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL7,505
1979-11-296488742-419-30305LANE, WARDLOW #1ZIDER RESOURCES INC.DRILL7,000
1979-11-136368842-419-30286DAVIS-JONES #1WHB EXPLORATION, INC.RECOMP9,000
1979-11-086368342-419-30304LOUT, B. #1LO-PRE DRILLINGDRILL3,500
1979-11-086319842-419-30283SELF, EUGENE #1PALMER, JOHN T.OTHER7,700
1979-10-186197142-419-30302SCATES #1PLACID OIL COMPANYDRILL8,575
1979-10-166082242-419-80029COX, E. F. #1MILLER, PAUL L.OTHER3,540
1979-10-156104042-419-30303USA NM A26410-TX #1MONCRIEF, W. A., JR.DRILL7,850
1979-09-135791942-419-00019POLLARD UNIT #1HOU-TEX OIL & GAS CO.OTHER10,979
1979-08-205601442-419-30055DEARMAN, J. W. #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.RECOMP10,148
1979-08-175618242-419-30300WHEELER UNIT #1GRACE PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL8,700
1979-08-135535042-419-30285MAJORS #A1DTRI-LARK, INC.RECOMP5,270
1979-08-065480942-419-30297KERR, LEGGETT HEIRS #1WHB EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL10,000
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Shelby County.