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SMITH County

District 13 · Barnett / North Texas · Permits since 1977-06-13 · Data through 2026-08-06

All Permits Operators

Smith County permitting is running 0.7 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (2 total, versus 1 in the prior quarter). VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY leads with 8 permits in the past 12 months, one of 5 operators active in the county. 2 operators filed a first Smith County permit in the past year. Median permitted depth over the past year is 10,635 ft (prior year: 9,500 ft); 75% of the past year's permits are horizontal.

Window
30d90d6mo1yrall
Custom to

Permits (6mo)

3

vs Prior

-86%

Operators (6mo)

1

Avg Depth (6mo)

11,894

Hz % (6mo)

0%

All Time

2,989

Depth Range: 200 - 87,505 ft
SWD wells in SMITH County → 87 active injection & disposal wells · full UIC inventory

Permit Activity

Permit Types (6mo)

RECOMP

3

+1 vs prior

Top Operators

by permits, trailing 12 mo View All
OPERATORPERMITS 12MOWELLS
VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY8156
SABINE ENERGY INC.64
FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC5375
SABINE OIL & GAS CORPORATION41
ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS10

Recent Permits

View All
PERMITLEASETYPEISSUED
917500ALLRED 1RECOMP2026-08-06
917141WILSON VERNON 6RECOMP2026-07-10
915496KICKAPOO CREEK GAS UNITRECOMP2026-06-02
912550SALLIE WARREN B CV (AW)DRILL2026-02-20
912550SALLIE WARREN B CV (AW)DRILL2026-02-20
913167CP #26-03 CATHODIC PROTECTIONDRILL2026-02-18
913392MELODYEDRILL2026-02-12
913392MELODYEDRILL2026-02-12
913154WOOLF 2RECOMP2026-02-02
913146LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC)DRILL2026-01-30

New to SMITH County

first county permit, past 12 mo
OPERATORFIRST PERMITPERMITSBACKGROUND
SABINE ENERGY INC.2025-11-256active elsewhere in TX
ATMOS PIPELINE - TEXAS2026-02-181active elsewhere in TX

Formations Beneath SMITH County

from RRC completion filings
FORMATIONWELLSMEDIAN TOP (FT)
Pettit6998,124
Travis Peak5958,300
Paluxy5746,400
Rodessa4287,504
Bossier42111,800
Woodbine4164,617
Taylor38511,506
James Lime3567,986