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Cherokee County, Texas
Oil & gas activity from Railroad Commission records · permits 2026-10-15 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-10
Drilling permits
16
9 last year
Rule 37/38 exceptions
2
Horizontal permits
7
Producing wells
455
of 1,571 wellbores
The mineral owners under these permits
Cherokee County is not in a standing Permit Owner File package yet. Packages are named counties: each new drilling permit is matched by abstract, block and section to the county appraisal district's certified mineral roll and the listed owners are delivered weekly with mailing addresses. How it works, with a two-week Martin County sample → To add Cherokee County, email [email protected].
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 |
This report compiles and structures publicly available oil & gas records from the Railroad Commission of Texas — drilling permits, completions, well status, and lease production. We monitor development activity and public filings near a location you tell us about; we do NOT determine mineral ownership, confirm what you own, or provide legal, tax, or investment advice. Nothing here replaces a title opinion, a landman, or reading the official RRC filing. Activity is mapped to the locations the operator filed with the RRC: the permit surface location (NAD27, precision disclaimed by the RRC) and, for horizontal permits in owner files, the W-1H terminus tract. Neither is a title-verified mineral tract. Data is current only as of the source vintage shown on the page. Our total liability for any report is capped at the amount you paid for it. Found an error? Reply to any email and a human will correct it.