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Cherokee County, Texas
A full read of activity around your Cherokee County tract
Recent permits, completions, active operators, horizontal mix, nearby producing wellbores, production on matched leases, and the Rule 37/38 exceptions on record through 2024 — in one report, with sources.
Weighing an offer to sell your Cherokee County minerals?
Buyers make unsolicited offers on mineral rights constantly, and the activity on record here is the context that tells you whether an offer is well-timed. Cherokee County has 9 new drilling permits in the last year, 455 producing wells, 7 horizontal permits and 9 active operators on record. New drilling — especially horizontal wells that can drain a tract from a mile away — is what moves both a mineral tract's value and your leverage in a sale. This page shows that activity free; watching the county tells you the moment it changes, so an offer never lands before you know what's driving it.
This is public Railroad Commission activity — the same data a mineral buyer looks at, in your hands. It is not an appraisal, and not a record of who owns the minerals.
Recent drilling permits in Cherokee County
| Filed | Operator | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | NECHES BEND RESOURCES, LLC | BLACKWELL 13 | Drill | |
| 2026-06-30 | JAMEX, INC. | FRANKSTON | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-06-18 | FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC | BARNES 3 | Recompletion | |
| 2026-05-29 | WMO OIL, LLC | MINA | Drill | |
| 2026-05-13 | CATURUS ENERGY, LLC | MEGALODON | Drill | |
| 2026-04-16 | CATURUS ENERGY, LLC | MEGALODON | Drill | |
| 2026-03-10 | JAMEX, INC. | FRANKSTON | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-03-03 | FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC | RUCKER 1 | Recompletion | |
| 2025-10-22 | MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD. | VALLIER-SESSIONS | Recompletion | Horiz |
| 2021-12-16 | MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | SHELTON | Recompletion | |
| 2021-12-13 | MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | HILL, J. C. | Recompletion | |
| 2019-12-09 | FAIR OIL, LTD. | TAF MINERAL TRUST | Re-enter | |
| 2019-10-10 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | MONTANO | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2017-12-19 | JAMEX, INC. | WILKINSON GAS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2017-12-11 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | BURNS | Drill | Horiz |
| 2017-11-06 | VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | MCELROY | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
Who is drilling in Cherokee County
9 companies hold drilling permits in Cherokee County, Texas. These are the ones on record, by permits filed. Open a company to see every county it drills in and every permit it has filed.
| Operator | Permits here | Horizontal | Last filed | Wells on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMEX, INC. | 3 | 3 | 2026-06-30 | 154 |
| VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY | 3 | 3 | 2019-10-10 | 806 |
| FAULCONER ENERGY, LLC | 2 | 0 | 2026-06-18 | — |
| CATURUS ENERGY, LLC | 2 | 0 | 2026-05-13 | — |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | 2 | 0 | 2021-12-16 | 2,695 |
| NECHES BEND RESOURCES, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-08-26 | — |
| WMO OIL, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2026-05-29 | — |
| MAXIMUS OPERATING, LTD. | 1 | 1 | 2025-10-22 | 36 |
| FAIR OIL, LTD. | 1 | 0 | 2019-12-09 | 78 |