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SM ENERGY COMPANY
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 182 drilling permits on record across 5 Texas counties (Howard, Webb, Upton and 2 more), most recently on 2026-08-11. 180 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 SM ENERGY COMPANY
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
| 2026-07-01 | Webb | BRISCOE B (SA37) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-01 | Webb | BRISCOE B (SA36) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-07-01 | Webb | BRISCOE B (SA35) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-05-19 | Webb | BRISCOE B (SA34) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-05-19 | Webb | BRISCOE B (SA33) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-05-19 | Webb | BRISCOE B (SA32) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-09 | Howard | ZISSOU 32-41 A | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-09 | Howard | ZISSOU B | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-01 | Webb | BRISCOE STATE AR (SA9) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-01 | Webb | BRISCOE STATE AR (SA12) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-01 | Webb | BRISCOE STATE AR (SA11) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-04-01 | Webb | BRISCOE STATE AR (SA10) | Drill | Horiz |
Where SM ENERGY COMPANY operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Howard County | 80 | 2026-07-29 |
| Webb County | 52 | 2026-08-11 |
| Upton County | 41 | 2026-03-12 |
| Martin County | 5 | 2026-02-10 |
| Crane County | 4 | 2026-08-03 |
Fields SM ENERGY COMPANY holds wells in
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 44 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 35 | 34 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.