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SM ENERGY COMPANY

RRC operator #788997 · permits 2026-10-15 · completions 2026-02-13 · well status 2026-10

SM ENERGY COMPANY is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #788997. It holds 1,900 wellbores on record, 1,126 of them producing. It has 194 drilling permits on record across 5 Texas counties (Howard, Webb, Upton and 2 more), most recently on 2026-09-15. 192 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.

Drilling permits
194
63 last year
Wells on record
1,900
1,126 producing
Horizontal permits
192
Counties
5

The mineral owners under SM ENERGY COMPANY's new permits

For mineral buyers and landmen: when SM ENERGY COMPANY 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 SM ENERGY COMPANY

FiledCountyLeaseTypeFlags
2026-09-15 Webb BRISCOE R (SA44) Drill Horiz
2026-09-15 Crane VERNON C Drill Horiz
2026-09-15 Crane VERNON B Drill Horiz
2026-09-15 Crane VERNON A Drill Horiz
2026-09-15 Webb BRISCOE R (SA43) Drill Horiz
2026-09-15 Webb BRISCOE R (SA41) Drill Horiz
2026-09-15 Webb BRISCOE R (SA39) Drill Horiz
2026-08-21 Howard JACUZZIE A Drill Horiz
2026-08-13 Crane VERNON C Drill Horiz
2026-08-13 Crane VERNON B Drill Horiz
2026-08-13 Crane VERNON A Drill Horiz
2026-08-11 Webb BRISCOE C Drill Horiz
2026-08-11 Webb BRISCOE C Drill Horiz
2026-08-03 Crane VERNON C Drill Horiz
2026-08-03 Crane VERNON B Drill Horiz
2026-08-03 Crane VERNON A Drill Horiz
2026-07-29 Howard ROHL A Drill Horiz
2026-07-29 Howard JACUZZIE B Drill Horiz
2026-07-29 Howard JACUZZIE A Drill Horiz
2026-07-28 Howard WACO KID MARION RAVENWOOD C Drill Horiz
2026-07-28 Howard WACO KID MARION RAVENWOOD B Drill Horiz
2026-07-28 Howard WACO KID MARION RAVENWOOD A Drill Horiz
2026-07-28 Howard WACO KID MARION RAVENWOOD AA Drill Horiz
2026-07-27 Howard WILLIE SCOTT B Drill Horiz
2026-07-24 Howard WILLIE SCOTT B Drill Horiz
2026-07-24 Howard WILLIE SCOTT B Drill Horiz
2026-07-23 Howard WILLIE SCOTT AA Drill Horiz
2026-07-23 Howard WILLIE SCOTT AA Drill Horiz
2026-07-13 Howard ZISSOU B Drill Horiz
2026-07-13 Howard ZISSOU 32-41 A Drill Horiz

Where SM ENERGY COMPANY operates

CountyPermitsMost recent
Howard County822026-08-21
Webb County562026-09-15
Upton County412026-03-12
Crane County102026-09-15
Martin County52026-02-10

Fields SM ENERGY COMPANY holds wells in

FieldWellsProducing
SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)609388
BRISCOE RANCH (EAGLEFORD)568472
SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)318236
GOLD RIVER NORTH (OLMOS)2930
LORENZO (AUSTIN CHALK)237
GARDEN CITY S. (WOLFCAMP)1414
ACKERLY (DEAN SAND)72
WILDCAT60
SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) R 40 EXC33
CARTHAGE (COTTON VALLEY)30
CATARINA SW. (SAN MIGUEL-GAS)20
CATARINA SW. (OLMOS)20

Permits filed by year

YearPermitsHorizontal
20265656
20251010
202488
20231414
20221312
20212020
202066
20191515
20181717
20173534

The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.

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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.