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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 55 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.
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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 | |
| 2026-08-25 | 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 |
| 2024-12-19 | San Augustine | BRAHMAS | Drill | Horiz |
Where AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| San Augustine County | 21 | 2025-12-17 |
| Washington County | 15 | 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 | 17 | 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.