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
1986-01-3029685742-423-31066RAYFORD, SID #3EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,600
1986-01-3029686042-423-31068YANCEY, J. B. #3EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,600
1986-01-3029685342-423-31065ELLIOTT, J. W. #4EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,600
1986-01-2929642142-423-31062GEE A #1CITIES SERVICE OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL8,800
1986-01-2929659542-423-31063WILKINS, GEORGE HEIRS #1BOWLES PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL8,550
1986-01-2229632242-423-30915WARREN-EPPERSON #1CIBOLA OIL & GAS CORP.RECOMP8,600
1986-01-2029577642-423-31061HITTS LAKE #1SHREVEPORT OIL & GAS COMPANYDRILL7,600
1986-01-2030143042-423-30773SHOFNER, D. D. #5STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCDRILL8,500
1986-01-1329513942-423-30176SAMPSON, J. A. #1EXXON CORP.RECOMP11,790
1985-12-3129387142-423-31059LAIRD, MACK #1LONG TRUSTS, THEDRILL8,750
1985-12-3029423742-423-30829JACKSON, WILLIS #3SCHLACHTER, DAVID A.RECOMP8,700
1985-12-2729401242-423-31060DAVIDSON, M. H. #1J-O'B OPERATING COMPANYDRILL11,200
1985-12-1829332342-423-31058WYLIE ESTATE #1TEXLAN OIL COMPANY, INC.DRILL12,500
1985-12-1129234742-423-31056HOLT #1LOCKLIN OIL COMPANYDRILL8,000
1985-12-0729249542-423-31057WALTON, S. S. #1SIMOR OPERATING, INC.DRILL9,000
1985-12-0529186142-423-31055HOOPER #2PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL6,000
1985-12-0529182342-423-30993HITTS LAKE UNIT #703SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWRECOMP9,400
1985-12-0329154442-423-31054SIEBER, JOHN #1THOMAS, B. K.DRILL8,900
1985-12-0329154442-423-31054SIEBER, JOHN #1THOMAS, B. K.DRILL8,900
1985-12-0229144342-423-31053FREEMAN, E. #1WILDER EXPLORATION COMPANYDRILL8,300
1985-11-2529105342-423-31052STARNES #1RYDER SCOTT OIL CO.DRILL8,700
1985-11-2129061942-423-31050G. B. BURKETT UNIT NO. 1 (STH#1) #1PALMER PETROLEUM INC.DRILL8,200
1985-11-2129071542-423-31051GOOD OMEN PETTIT UNIT #52FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANYDRILL8,500
1985-11-1829061442-423-31049ELLIOTT, J. W. #3EP OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,800
1985-11-1429004142-423-31048WILLIAMS "E" #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL12,500
1985-11-1328980242-423-31047ANDERSON DEVELOPMENT CORP. #1PETROCORP INCORPORATEDDRILL9,800
1985-10-2928884642-423-31045W. TYLER (PALUXY "B") SU #9J-O'B OPERATING COMPANYDRILL8,200
1985-10-2828870442-423-31044BRUNER, K. E. #1FAIR OIL COMPANYDRILL10,500
1985-10-2828917042-423-31041MILLER OIL UNIT #3STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCDRILL8,700
1985-10-2528834842-423-31043MARSH ESTATE #2SPENCE, RALPHDRILL11,500
1985-10-1728784542-423-31042MCDONALD, GERTRUDE ET AL #1TRIAD ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL10,600
1985-10-1628756342-423-31039RATHER, BELLE #1ALTAIR ENERGY CORP.DRILL10,000
1985-10-1528764442-423-31041MILLER OIL UNIT #3STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCDRILL8,700
1985-10-1528760642-423-31040HACKETT UNIT #2EXPANDO OIL COMPANYDRILL7,400
1985-10-1128718742-423-31038YWAM #1YOUTH WITH A MISSIONDRILL10,200
1985-10-1028708742-423-31037ROOSTH AND GENECOV #2OXOCO OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,700
1985-10-0428653742-423-31035PHILLIPS #1 FEE MINERAL UNIT #1BASIN OPERATING CO. LTD.DRILL11,500
1985-09-2528595342-423-31034SMITH HEIRS #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL8,700
1985-09-2428554742-423-31033ROBERTS #1BOWLES PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL8,550
1985-09-2328543342-423-31032WATERS #2BOWLES PROPERTIES, INC.DRILL8,550
1985-09-0928441342-423-31031DELARIOS, GARY #1PETRUS OPERATING CO., INC.DRILL8,300
1985-08-3028379042-423-31028BENSON, GEORGE #1SOUTHLAND EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL9,800
1985-08-2628387242-423-31030OVERTON GAS UNIT NO. 23 #1EXXON CORP.DRILL12,700
1985-08-2128384042-423-31029CAMPBELL "H" #1TXO PRODUCTION CORP.DRILL9,900
1985-08-1928270542-423-31026CAUDLE, A. R. #1SOCO RESOURCESDRILL8,700
1985-08-1528293742-423-31027BANKHEAD #4LYONS PETROLEUM, INC.DRILL8,100
1985-08-1428235642-423-31025CITY OF TYLER #4ROSELAND OIL & GAS, INC.DRILL8,800
1985-08-1228222242-423-31023HARMON #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL8,200
1985-08-0928232342-423-31024C. C. BROWN UNIT #1UNIVERSAL RESOURCES CORP.DRILL9,000
1985-08-0928220242-423-31022WALTERS #A1THOMAS, B. K.DRILL8,800
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Smith County.