Smith County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Smith County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-10.

Smith County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 6 in the prior quarter). VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, one of 6 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-10

All Time

2,988

2,988 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2026-07-10	917141	42-423-31680	WILSON VERNON 6 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,912
2026-06-02	915496	42-423-31648	KICKAPOO CREEK GAS UNIT #6	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,770
2026-02-20	912550	42-423-32481	SALLIE WARREN B CV (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	13,000	Y
2026-02-20	912550	42-423-32481	SALLIE WARREN B CV (AW) #2H	SABINE ENERGY INC.	DRILL	13,000	Y
2026-02-18	913167	42-423-32486	CP #26-03 CATHODIC PROTECTION #36	ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS	DRILL	470
2026-02-12	913392	42-423-32485	MELODYE #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-02-12	913392	42-423-32485	MELODYE #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-02-02	913154	42-423-31542	WOOLF 2 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,460
2026-01-30	913146	42-423-32484	LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC) #9H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,600	Y
2026-01-30	913146	42-423-32484	LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC) #9H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,600	Y
2026-01-30	913146	42-423-32484	MCCRARY #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2026-01-26	912869	42-423-32483	SALLIE WARREN B OU #2H	SABINE ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-01-26	912869	42-423-32483	SALLIE WARREN B OU #2H	SABINE ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-01-26	912869	42-423-32483	SALLIE WARREN B OU #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-01-20	912850	42-423-32482	SALLIE WARREN A OU #1H	SABINE ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-01-20	912850	42-423-32482	SALLIE WARREN A OU #1H	SABINE ENERGY INC.	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-01-20	912850	42-423-32482	SALLIE WARREN A OU #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	9,300	Y
2026-01-12	912495	42-423-32480	LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC) #9H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,600	Y
2026-01-12	912495	42-423-32480	MCCRARY #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2026-01-12	912495	42-423-32480	LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC) #9H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	12,600	Y
2025-11-25	911882	42-423-32479	SALLIE WARREN A CV (AW) #1H	SABINE ENERGY INC.	DRILL	12,000	Y
2025-11-25	911882	42-423-32479	SALLIE WARREN A CV (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,000	Y
2025-10-16	911127	42-423-31610	BRIGHT 3 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,862
2025-09-02	910155	42-423-32478	KNOX HEIRS UNIT #1	STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	7,800
2025-09-02	910155	42-423-32478	KNOX HEIRS UNIT #1	STROUD PETROLEUM, INC.	DRILL	7,800
2025-08-15	909824	42-423-32041	KICKAPOO TP 12 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,880
2025-08-14	909821	42-423-32022	JACKSON TP 11 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,730
2025-07-14	909169	42-423-31776	ANDERSON 'TP' 13 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,580
2025-05-13	907098	42-423-32477	STEWART B (AW) #2H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,300	Y
2025-04-11	907296	42-423-31736	KICKAPOO TP 8 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,730
2025-04-11	907296	42-423-31736	KICKAPOO TP 8 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,730
2025-04-07	907150	42-423-31575	KICKAPOO 'TP' 4 #1	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	8,805
2025-03-28	906945	42-423-31708	KICKAPOO CREEK GAS UNIT #5	SOUTHWEST OPERATING, INC.-TYLER	RECOMP	11,886
2025-03-07	905778	42-423-32476	STEWART A (AW) #1H	SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION	DRILL	12,500	Y
2025-02-19	905315	42-423-31573	WOOLF 'TP' #3	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,720
2025-02-06	905713	42-423-32475	FENDER #1	TEXAKOMA E & P, LLC	DRILL	10,500
2025-01-31	905469	42-423-32474	LOTUS (ALLOC) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
2025-01-31	905469	42-423-32474	LOTUS (ALLOC) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
2025-01-31	905469	42-423-32474	LOTUS (ALLOC) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,600	Y
2025-01-23	905067	42-423-32473	LILY (ALLOC) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2025-01-23	905067	42-423-32473	LILY (ALLOC) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2025-01-23	905067	42-423-32473	LILY (ALLOC) #1H	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	DRILL	9,500	Y
2024-12-31	904882	42-423-31624	JONES 'A' #1	3-T EXPLORATION, INC.	RENTR	1,220
2024-12-20	904399	42-423-31741	WRIGHT 'TP' #6	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	11,788
2024-10-31	903627	42-423-31854	WALDROP 'TP' #4	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	12,150
2024-10-25	903538	42-423-32471	HOPPER #1	STRAND ENERGY, L.C.	DRILL	9,900
2024-10-25	903538	42-423-32471	HOPPER #1	STRAND ENERGY, L.C.	DRILL	9,900
2024-10-18	902821	42-423-32470	DARE UNIT #1H	GEOSOUTHERN OPERATING II, LLC	DRILL	9,500	Y
2024-07-10	901026	42-423-32179	ODOM 'TP' 15 #15	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	12,380
2024-06-12	900355	42-423-32105	KIRKPATRICK 5 TP #5	FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC	RECOMP	12,302

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