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 5 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
1981-11-2514155742-423-00317WARREN #1THOMAS, B. K.DRILL8,339
1981-11-2414136542-423-30536POINTS #1SKLAR & PHILLIPS OIL CO.DRILL12,100
1981-11-0614056242-423-30534MCDANIEL #1IMC EXPLORATON CO.DRILL10,500
1981-10-3013905342-423-30533SHAMBURGER LAKE UNIT #3503SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEWDRILL7,700
1981-10-3013904042-423-30532POINTS OIL UNIT #1STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCDRILL8,700
1981-10-3013903942-423-80225RAYFORD #1STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCOTHER8,600
1981-10-3013903042-423-30531WARREN, JAMES ESTATE #1SKLAR & PHILLIPS OIL CO.DRILL8,800
1981-10-3013897842-423-30530SQUARE #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL8,870
1981-10-2913894742-423-30529ANDERSON, ALVIN #1TRANS-WESTERN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL13,500
1981-10-2813856442-423-30526HITTS LAKE UNIT #124WSUN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.DRILL7,500
1981-10-2713860142-423-30528WARREN "A" #1WORLDWIDE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,850
1981-10-2613802842-423-30527HILL, J.O. #1JONES-OBRIEN, INC.DRILL11,000
1981-10-2113818042-423-30520WASHINGTON #2DELTA DRILLING CO.DRILL7,900
1981-10-2013769442-423-30519FINK #1TRACY ENGINEERING CO.DRILL7,800
1981-10-1513648242-423-30525BENSON, BILLY #1U.S. EXPLORATION CORPORATIONDRILL4,560
1981-10-1513647542-423-30524WATERS #1MARLIN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL7,900
1981-10-1413644242-423-80187SHOFNER, V.L. #2 DSTALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCOTHER8,285
1981-10-1313639142-423-30523NEWSOME "A" #1TEXAS OIL & GAS CORP.DRILL15,000
1981-10-1313638542-423-30522BROWN #1MARLIN EXPLORATION, INC.DRILL8,492
1981-10-1313626742-423-30521WALTON HEIRS #2PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL8,600
1981-09-3013499342-423-30518RANDALL, BROOKSIE #1CAN-TEX ENERGY CORP.DRILL7,500
1981-09-3013498642-423-30517EVERETT, L. J. #1EXCELSIOR OIL CORP.DRILL8,702
1981-09-3013498642-423-30517EVERETT, L. J. #1MAP PRODUCTION CO., INC.FLD-XFR8,700
1981-09-2313409442-423-30516BROWN, FRANK G. #03FENDER, HARRIS R.DRILL11,750
1981-09-2113377442-423-30515SAMPSON, JOHN A. #2EXXON CORP.DRILL9,000
1981-09-1513458542-423-80224WILLIAMS, E. #1DELTA DRILLING CO.DRILL8,600
1981-08-3113177842-423-30514KNOWLES, J. A. #1WORLDWIDE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL8,760
1981-08-2513113542-423-30513DENMAN "G" #1WORLDWIDE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,854
1981-08-2413086142-423-30512BEALL #A 1COTTON PETROLEUM CORP.DRILL12,250
1981-08-2413085442-423-30511LAKE RONEL #1SKLAR & PHILLIPS OIL CO.DRILL11,765
1981-08-2413085142-423-30510CHADWICK GAS UNIT #1 #1AMERICAN PETROFINA CO. OF TEX.DRILL11,859
1981-08-1413023242-423-30509WRIGHT MTN./PETTIT, LO/UNIT #136ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC.DRILL8,300
1981-08-1112964442-423-30508FLOREY, W.E. EST #1BASIN OPERATING CO. LTD.DRILL8,000
1981-08-1112953642-423-30507BUTLER ESTATE #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL8,710
1981-08-1013212242-423-30506NULL, BILLY R. #1ARCADIA REFINING CO.DRILL6,995
1981-08-0712916642-423-30505BEALL, TRIXIE #1FENDER, HARRIS R.DRILL7,600
1981-07-3112801142-423-30504GULF BATES ET AL #1HINTON PRODUCTION COMPANYDRILL9,000
1981-07-3012791242-423-30503JERNIGAN GAS UNIT #1PITTS OIL CO.-DALLAS PROD. INC.DRILL12,800
1981-07-2813120242-423-30015SANDERS OIL UNIT #1STALLWORTH OIL & GAS, INCDRILL8,600
1981-07-2412680242-423-30500MALLORY, ERIC #1EXCHANGE OIL & GAS CORP-C HAMILLDRILL16,500
1981-07-2313001242-423-80223THOMPSON, MARY A #1AWORLDWIDE ENERGY CORPORATIONOTHER8,500
1981-07-2012697242-423-30502W. TYLER (PALUXY B) SU #8JONES-OBRIEN, INC.DRILL8,200
1981-07-1712560742-423-30498CAMPBELL #3GEN. AMER. OIL CO. OF TEXASDRILL8,650
1981-07-1012493942-423-30497WILLIAMS, E. #2SCHLACHTER, DAVID A.DRILL5,950
1981-07-0812462442-423-30496LAWSON, EDNA #A1LEWIS ENERGY CORP.DRILL13,000
1981-07-0612677042-423-30499DENMAN "F" #1WORLDWIDE ENERGY CORPORATIONDRILL7,850
1981-06-2912292442-423-80222ALEXANDER, L.C. ET AL #1THOMAS, B. K.RECOMP8,430
1981-06-2512284742-423-30494LUNDY, MARY L. OIL UNIT #1LACY, F. B. INC.DRILL5,001
1981-06-2312241742-423-30493BRANCH, LARRY #1MASSAD & FITZGERALDDRILL7,928
1981-06-2312235242-423-30492LAWRENCE #1EXPANDO OIL COMPANYDRILL7,600
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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Smith County.