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VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY
VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY is registered with the Railroad Commission of Texas as operator #881167. It holds 806 wellbores on record, 327 of them producing. It has 9 drilling permits on record across 4 Texas counties (Smith, Cherokee, Rusk and 1 more), most recently on 2026-10-06. 8 of those permits are horizontal wells — the kind that can drain minerals a mile or more from the surface location.
The mineral owners under VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY's new permits
For mineral buyers and landmen: when VALENCE OPERATING 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 VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY
| Filed | County | Lease | Type | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Smith | THEDFORD | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-08-19 | Rusk | BLACKBURN | Recompletion | |
| 2026-03-25 | Smith | MELODYE | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-03-20 | Smith | LUSCOMBE B (ALLOC) | Drill | Horiz |
| 2026-02-23 | Smith | MCCRARY | Drill | Horiz |
| 2019-10-10 | Cherokee | MONTANO | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
| 2018-11-08 | Wood | MALLOY UNIT | Drill | Horiz |
| 2017-12-11 | Cherokee | BURNS | Drill | Horiz |
| 2017-11-06 | Cherokee | MCELROY | Drill | HorizRule 37 |
Where VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY operates
| County | Permits | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Smith County | 4 | 2026-10-06 |
| Cherokee County | 3 | 2019-10-10 |
| Rusk County | 1 | 2026-08-19 |
| Wood County | 1 | 2018-11-08 |
Fields VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY holds wells in
Permits filed by year
| Year | Permits | Horizontal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
The permit feed carries a rolling recent window, so early years are partial. Well counts above come from the full current wellbore file.