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AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC
AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #008555. It holds 242 wellbores on record, 188 of them producing. It has 56 drilling permits on record across 6 Texas counties (San Augustine, Washington, Nacogdoches and 3 more), most recently on 2026-08-26. 39 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC's new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC files a new W-1 drilling permit, the Permit Owner File matches it to the listed mineral owners under the tract and delivers them that Monday with mailing addresses, for every operator filing in the package counties.
Recent permits by AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-26 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-26 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-26 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-25 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-25 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-25 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-25 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-24 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-22 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-22 | Washington | CLAY CREEK EAST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-21 | Washington | CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-21 | Washington | CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-20 | Washington | CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-20 | Washington | CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-08-20 | Washington | CLAY CREEK WEST UNIT | Drill | |
| 2026-03-10 | Nacogdoches | BLUE JAY - BLACKBIRD B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-03-10 | Nacogdoches | BLUE JAY - BLACKBIRD A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-17 | San Augustine | FALCONS WEST | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-17 | San Augustine | FALCONS WEST | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-17 | San Augustine | FALCONS EAST | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-17 | San Augustine | FALCONS EAST | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-09 | Nacogdoches | MYLO GAS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-09 | Nacogdoches | MYLO GAS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-09 | Nacogdoches | MYLO GAS UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-05 | Nacogdoches | BLUE JAY - BLACKBIRD B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-12-05 | Nacogdoches | BLUE JAY - BLACKBIRD A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-11-20 | San Augustine | MARQUETTE-HOLLY-A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-11-11 | San Augustine | KVG-HOLLY-A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2025-10-10 | San Augustine | HOLLY | Drill | Horiz |
Where AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| San Augustine County | 21 | 2025-12-17 |
| Washington County | 16 | 2026-08-26 |
| Nacogdoches County | 11 | 2026-03-10 |
| Angelina County | 4 | 2023-11-17 |
| Robertson County | 2 | 2021-12-14 |
| Shelby County | 2 | 2022-12-05 |
Fields AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC holds wells in
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.