Shelby County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Shelby County — updated daily, data through 2026-09-11.

Shelby County permitting is running 2.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (8 total, down 43% on the prior quarter). 4 were issued in the past week. SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC leads with 32 permits in the past 12 months, one of 7 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-09-11

All Time

2,495

2,495 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
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
2012-02-10	732856	42-419-31710	SPURLOCK-ELLINGTON ALLOC UNIT #7H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-01-30	732064	42-419-31709	SPURLOCK-EDDINS ALLOCATION UNIT #5H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-01-24	731758	42-419-31708	SMITH I GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	18,800	Y
2012-01-24	731758	42-419-31708	SMITH I GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	18,800	Y
2012-01-24	731758	42-419-31708	SMITH I GAS UNIT #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	18,800	Y
2012-01-19	731507	42-419-31142	CRAWFORD #8	DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.	RECOMP	10,950
2012-01-19	731407	42-419-31707	SPURLOCK-EDDINS ALLOCATION UNIT #4H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2012-01-10	731220	42-419-31706	CHUMLEY V #1	MJ ENERGY COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	4,000
2012-01-10	731220	42-419-31706	CHUMLEY V #1	MJ ENERGY COMPANY, LLC	DRILL	4,000
2012-01-04	729901	42-419-31705	SPURLOCK #9H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-12-21	730141	42-419-31704	SPURLOCK-ELLINGTON ALLOCATION UN #6H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-12-14	729847	42-419-31703	SPURLOCK-EDDINS ALLOCATION UNIT #3H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-12-14	729774	42-419-31702	RUSK 593 A #1H	BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY	DRILL	17,800	Y
2011-11-09	727701	42-419-31701	HARRY GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-11-09	727701	42-419-31701	HARRY GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-11-08	727650	42-419-31700	O. R. WHIDDON GAS UNIT #4H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-11-08	727650	42-419-31700	O. R. WHIDDON GU #4H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-11-08	727643	42-419-31699	O. R. WHIDDON GAS UNIT #3H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-11-08	727643	42-419-31699	O. R. WHIDDON GAS UNIT #3H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-11-08	727642	42-419-31698	O. R. WHIDDON GAS UNIT #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-11-08	727642	42-419-31698	O. R. WHIDDON GAS UNIT #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,500	Y
2011-10-17	726109	42-419-31697	PIRATES DU (SL) #2HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,500	Y
2011-09-15	723564	42-419-31695	THRASH GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2011-09-15	723564	42-419-31695	THRASH GU SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	20,000	Y
2011-09-13	723635	42-419-31696	RAYMOND (SL) GAS UNIT #2HB	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	19,600	Y
2011-09-01	723332	42-419-31694	J. S. PRICE B GAS UNIT #11	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	9,000
2011-08-23	722642	42-419-31690	PICKERING LUMBER COMPANY "C" #12	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	9,000
2011-08-10	721788	42-419-30997	ROBERT GRIFFIN GAS UNIT #1	O'BENCO, INC.	RECOMP	11,000
2011-07-19	720342	42-419-31688	SOUTH NAQUIN GU #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-07-19	720342	42-419-31688	SOUTH NAQUIN GU #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-07-19	720342	42-419-31688	SOUTH NAQUIN GU #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-07-18	720255	42-419-31687	NORTH NAQUIN GU #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	13,100	Y
2011-07-12	719905	42-419-31686	DNIEPER #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-07-12	719905	42-419-31686	DNIEPER #1H	XTO ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,500	Y
2011-07-12	719761	42-419-31685	U S A COURTNEY #2H	CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC	DRILL	12,300	Y
2011-07-11	719681	42-419-31684	MILDRED #2H	SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC	DRILL	4,000	Y
2011-07-11	719681	42-419-31684	MILDRED #2H	SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC	DRILL	4,000	Y
2011-07-11	719681	42-419-31684	MILDRED #2	SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC	DRILL	2,883
2011-07-05	719340	42-419-31683	DOUG SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-07-05	719340	42-419-31683	DOUG SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y
2011-07-05	719340	42-419-31683	DOUG SLB #1H	CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.	DRILL	17,000	Y

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