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
2013-06-12	763696	42-419-31475	SICKEL #1	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	RECOMP	12,180
2013-05-23	762687	42-419-31734	PECHORA #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2013-05-23	762687	42-419-31734	PECHORA #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2013-05-23	762687	42-419-31734	PECHORA #B 1	XTO ENERGY INC.	OTHER	20,000	Y
2013-05-10	762237	42-419-31733	USA #11H	SM ENERGY COMPANY	DRILL	3,250	Y
2013-05-08	761767	42-419-31732	LA PLATA #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2013-05-08	761767	42-419-31732	LA PLATA #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2013-05-08	761767	42-419-31732	LA PLATA #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2013-04-11	760206	42-419-31628	WYNN TRUST H GAS UNIT #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	17,000	Y
2013-04-03	759822	42-419-31620	CREST E GAS UNIT #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	17,800	Y
2013-03-20	758427	42-419-31731	NILE #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,800	Y
2013-03-05	757244	42-419-31730	PARANA #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-03-04	757170	42-419-31729	EUPHRATES #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2013-01-02	753648	42-419-31652	RISINGER 'P' GAS UNIT #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	18,300	Y
2012-12-14	752700	42-419-31728	GOLDEN FLASHES DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	17,500	Y
2012-12-12	752339	42-419-31727	BULLS (SL) DU #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2012-11-12	750655	42-419-31438	WATERHOUSE SWD #1	BC OPERATING, INC.	RECOMP	6,100
2012-11-07	750580	42-419-31646	RISINGER 'J' GAS UNIT #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	17,650	Y
2012-11-02	749430	42-419-31724	SHOFNER FEDERAL #H 2H	MARATHON OIL COMPANY	DRILL	12,027	Y
2012-10-19	749061	42-419-31725	HAGLER GAS UNIT NO. 1 #2HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,500	Y
2012-10-11	748600	42-419-31723	REDHAWKS (SL) DU #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,800	Y
2012-10-05	748972	42-419-31661	HALEY G #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	19,300	Y
2012-10-05	748972	42-419-31661	HALEY G #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	19,300	Y
2012-10-04	748470	42-419-31722	SUN DEVILS (SL) DU #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2012-09-27	748041	42-419-31617	CREST D GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	18,800	Y
2012-09-27	748041	42-419-31617	CREST D GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	18,800	Y
2012-09-21	746003	42-419-31721	MINUTEMEN DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,800	Y
2012-09-21	746003	42-419-31721	MINUTEMEN DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,800	Y
2012-09-21	746003	42-419-31721	MINUTEMEN DU #H 1	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,800	Y
2012-09-14	748145	42-419-31616	CREST F GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	19,000	Y
2012-09-14	748145	42-419-31616	CREST F GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	19,000	Y
2012-08-28	745633	42-419-30940	W. I. DAVIS #1	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	13,649
2012-08-24	745489	42-419-31563	ZAP DU #1	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	11,975
2012-06-27	743121	42-419-31028	MADELEY 'F' UNIT #1H	C & C PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT, LLC	RECOMP	3,500	Y
2012-06-18	742186	42-419-31239	BP ETHRIDGE 971 #1	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	RECOMP	12,525
2012-06-13	741293	42-419-30952	SCRUGGS #1V	XTO ENERGY INC.	RECOMP	6,420
2012-05-05	738068	42-419-31719	REDHAWKS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2012-05-05	738068	42-419-31719	REDHAWKS (SL) DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2012-05-04	737211	42-419-31483	TUCKER #1	UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY	RECOMP	12,255
2012-04-02	735292	42-419-31718	BEARS DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,000	Y
2012-03-29	736666	42-419-31717	JACKSON SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-03-29	736666	42-419-31717	JACKSON SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	18,000	Y
2012-03-28	735848	42-419-31716	RUSK 593 B #1H	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	17,900	Y
2012-03-20	735570	42-419-31715	GRAVES #6B	ENERQUEST CORPORATION	DRILL	9,600
2012-03-13	734000	42-419-31714	BUFFALOES DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,600	Y
2012-03-13	734000	42-419-31714	BUFFALOES DU #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	21,600	Y
2012-03-07	734437	42-419-31713	RED RAIDERS (SL) DU #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,900	Y
2012-03-07	734437	42-419-31713	RED RAIDERS (SL) DU #1HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,900	Y
2012-02-24	733810	42-419-31712	BATTS GU #1H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	16,200	Y
2012-02-17	732641	42-419-31711	RED RAIDERS DU #2H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	20,500	Y

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