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SHELBY County

District 6 · East Texas · Permits since 1977-06-16 · Data through 2026-07-23

All Permits Operators

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. 3 operators filed a first Shelby County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 12,500 ft (prior year: 13,400 ft); 92% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (6mo)

24

vs Prior

-4%

Operators (6mo)

3

Avg Depth (6mo)

12,427

Hz % (6mo)

96%

All Time

2,486

Depth Range: 533 - 23,000 ft
SWD wells in SHELBY County → 34 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (6mo)

DRILL

24

-1 vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC3448
ADAMAS ENERGY LLC983
SELECT WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC315
VENTANA MIDSTREAM LLC13
FORZA OPERATING, LLC11
HOG OPERATING LLC10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
917185CREST-LOWERY 3 ALLOC BDRILL2026-07-23
917183CREST-LOWERY 3 ALLOC ADRILL2026-07-23
917010HARVCODRILL2026-07-09
915617USA JACKSON CDRILL2026-05-19
915620USA JACKSON CDRILL2026-05-19
915527USA JACKSON DDRILL2026-05-19
915527USA JACKSON DDRILL2026-05-19
915526USA JACKSON DDRILL2026-05-18
915526USA JACKSON DDRILL2026-05-18
915004BOSS ADRILL2026-04-29

New to SHELBY County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
ADAMAS ENERGY LLC2026-03-109active elsewhere in TX
FORZA OPERATING, LLC2026-01-141active elsewhere in TX
VENTANA MIDSTREAM LLC2025-12-031active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath SHELBY County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
James Lime6436,333
Travis Peak5377,311
Pettit4666,699
Rodessa3175,611
Glen Rose2483,845
Cotton Valley2139,768
Austin Chalk2003,030
Paluxy1703,523