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

1

Operators (30d)

1

Latest Permit

2026-07-10

All Time

2,988

2,988 permits
ISSUEDPERMITAPILEASEOPERATORTYPEDEPTHHZ
1991-08-2239100042-423-31340MILLER, J. C. #1LACY, R., INC.DRILL8,000
1991-08-2239056242-423-30565SHOFNER, D. D. #2LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP8,500
1991-08-2139103642-423-31341WARD #1ELLIS EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,100
1991-08-2138951842-423-31330RELIANCE ROSE NURSERIES #2MASSAD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,600
1991-08-1939104142-423-31339ANNIE EPPERSON UNIT #2PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1991-08-1939104142-423-31339ANNIE EPPERSON UNIT #2PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONRECOMP7,500
1991-08-0839056342-423-30608HOLLEY OIL UNIT #1LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP8,600
1991-08-0239053242-423-31337R. BUIE UNIT #1PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,800
1991-08-0239035042-423-31336ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CORP. #1HUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATIONDRILL7,650
1991-07-2939019242-423-31174GARNETT, M.B. #1D-S-B PROPERTIES, INC.RECOMP8,500
1991-07-2939017142-423-31333EPPERSON #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL6,200
1991-07-2939017142-423-31333EPPERSON #1TPALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL6,110
1991-07-2538989742-423-30745EMMONS OIL UNIT #1LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP8,700
1991-07-2439021842-423-31334THOMPSON "B" #5DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL8,700
1991-07-2439021842-423-31334THOMPSON "B" #5DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL8,700
1991-07-2439021742-423-31335THOMPSON "B" #4DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL8,700
1991-07-2439021742-423-31335THOMPSON "B" #4DALLAS PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL8,700
1991-07-1838998842-423-31332CALICUTT #1R & C PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,600
1991-07-1738957842-423-31331FEE #D 2TEXAS EASTMAN COMPANYDRILL5,300
1991-07-1738957842-423-31331FEE #D 2TEXAS EASTMAN COMPANYDRILL5,300
1991-07-1538989542-423-30889EVERETT "B" OIL UNIT #2LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP8,700
1991-07-0938962342-423-31248LOGGINS "B" #1MARATHON OIL COMPANYOTHER10,670
1991-06-2838940942-423-31329SUNSHINE UNIT #2902BEARD OIL COMPANYDRILL7,900
1991-06-2838931142-423-31328MITCHELL #1FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL7,000
1991-06-2438911742-423-31327HOWARD, T.O. #1BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES CO.DRILL7,700
1991-06-2138922742-423-30572THOMPSON "A" #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.RECOMP8,700
1991-06-1438897642-423-31326HUSLEY #1H & S PRODUCTION, INC.DRILL8,500
1991-06-1038860342-423-30917PALUXY GAS UNIT #4KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONRECOMP8,800
1991-05-3038839442-423-31325WILLIAM M. BROWN UNIT #1PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1991-05-2338805442-423-01105BRADLEY, R. S. #5KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONRECOMP8,705
1991-05-1738808642-423-31324EPPERSON-CLAY HEIRS UNIT #1PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,000
1991-05-0938772742-423-31323NEUMANN #1BUCKINGHAM OIL COMPANYDRILL7,700
1991-05-0838748642-423-31322POOL #1SAMEDAN OIL CORPORATIONDRILL8,500
1991-05-0338748342-423-30703V. L. SHOFNER GAS UNIT #3LYNX ENERGY COMPANY, INC.RECOMP8,550
1991-04-0938657342-423-31321BUIE-JERNIGAN UNIT #2PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1991-04-0938657342-423-31321BUIE-JERNIGAN UNIT #2APALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL9,000
1991-04-0538606642-423-30816RAYFORD, B. #2KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONRECOMP8,350
1991-03-2538609942-423-31320SPENCE, ELIZABETH #7PALRICH OIL CORPORATIONDRILL7,500
1991-03-0838528742-423-31319BRACKEN #9WEEKS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,900
1991-03-0838528742-423-31319BRACKEN #9WEEKS EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL6,800
1991-03-0438515242-423-31318FLOURNOY #2SW OPERATING, INC.DRILL7,000
1991-02-2838492842-423-31317JONES GAS UNIT #60PSCHLACHTER, DAVID A.DRILL5,850
1991-02-1938464942-423-31315JARVIS, HAROLD #1PHYLKO ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,400
1991-02-1538466842-423-31316GREEN, FRANK #1SECURITY EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL6,200
1991-02-1438447442-423-31314DEAN, SHIRLEY #1ARCADIA EXPL. & PROD. COMPANYDRILL8,000
1991-01-2938386942-423-31312WARD, H. R. #2TYLER OIL & GAS INC.DRILL7,100
1991-01-2838378542-423-31311BRADLEY, S. H. #3KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1991-01-2838378542-423-31311BRADLEY, S. H. #3KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1991-01-2238354742-423-31310BRADLEY, S. S. #2KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
1991-01-2238354742-423-31310BRADLEY, S. S. #2KERR-MCGEE CORPORATIONDRILL8,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Smith County.