Cherokee County, Texas
Cherokee County drilling permits: what the state recorded
- 6drilling permits
- 6completions
- 3first-production reports
- in the last twelve months
Wells by coordinates
Oil wells and drilling locations in Cherokee County
- Drilling locations8Permits issued in the last two years
- Producing wells475On a lease reporting production now
- Not producing177Shut in, inactive or no lease on record
- Plugged113The state's wellbore record says plugged
Sources: Railroad Commission of Texas well layers and permit files, US Census Bureau county outline, town points from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), base map from USGS The National Map. A dot is a surface location; a horizontal well runs a mile or more from it.
765 wells with a location on the state's map and 8 drilling locations permitted in the last 24 months, each where the Railroad Commission puts it.
A permit is not a well.
Wells near each town in Cherokee County
Wells within 10 miles of each town, on either side of the county line.
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<p style="margin:4px 0 0;font-size:14px">Map: <a href="https://royaltyclerk.com/texas-well-watch/cherokee-county-tx">Cherokee County, Texas oil and gas wells</a> by Royalty Clerk, from Railroad Commission of Texas records</p>The last twelve months
Month by month in Cherokee County
| Month | Permits | Completions | First production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Counted from November 15, 2025 to August 26, 2026, so the first and last months are partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas data sets.
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The newest drilling permits in Cherokee County
| Issued | Lease and well | Operator | Drilling began | Depth, ft | API number | Coordinates | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | BLACKWELL 13 1new drill · verticalNeches Bend Resources, LLCAPI 42-073-31600 · permit 091819631.68061, -95.0248211,000 ft | Neches Bend Resources, LLC | |||||
| 2026-06-23 | BARNES 3 1recompletion · verticalFaulconer Energy, LLCAPI 42-073-31151 · permit 091657432.12152, -95.1668612,315 ft | Faulconer Energy, LLC | |||||
| 2026-06-12 | VALLIER-SESSIONS 1Hrecompletion · horizontalMaximus Operating, Ltd.API 42-073-31589 · permit 091130431.80396, -95.0017215,000 ft | Maximus Operating, Ltd. | |||||
| 2026-06-03 | MINA 7new drill · verticalWmo Oil, LLCAPI 42-073-31599 · permit 091607231.84434, -95.342115,000 ft | Wmo Oil, LLC | |||||
| 2026-04-21 | MEGALODON 1new drill · verticalCaturus Energy, LLCAPI 42-073-31598 · permit 091494031.50705, -95.00526drilling began 2026-06-13 · 21,750 ft | Caturus Energy, LLC | |||||
| 2026-03-10 | RUCKER 1 1recompletion · verticalFaulconer Energy, LLCAPI 42-073-30527 · permit 091390132.13272, -95.153228,572 ft | Faulconer Energy, LLC | |||||
| 2025-10-24 | FRANKSTON 1Hnew drill · horizontalJamex, Inc.API 42-073-31597 · permit 091123232.01810, -95.41120drilling began 2026-01-08 · 9,000 ft | Jamex, Inc. | |||||
| 2024-11-22 | THREETREE 1new drill · verticalMud Creek Operating, LLCAPI 42-073-31596 · permit 090419831.86309, -95.32961drilling began 2025-02-02 · 5,000 ft | Mud Creek Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2024-06-06 | LIONHEAD 1Hnew drill · horizontalValence Operating CompanyAPI 42-073-31595 · permit 090017632.09617, -95.40812drilling began 2024-07-16 · 13,000 ft | Valence Operating Company | |||||
| 2024-06-06 | LIONHEAD 1Hnew drill · horizontalValence Operating CompanyAPI 42-073-31594 · permit 090017332.09624, -95.40812drilling began 2024-07-16 · 9,000 ft | Valence Operating Company | |||||
| 2024-04-25 | WADE GU 1 2recompletion · verticalNec Operating, LLCAPI 42-073-31059 · permit 089846131.76877, -95.012189,716 ft | Nec Operating, LLC | |||||
| 2024-04-10 | ARMSTRONG 1reclass · verticalElms Oil CompanyAPI 42-073-30569 · permit 089829332.10147, -95.197669,568 ft | Elms Oil Company | |||||
| 2024-01-12 | MCGILL-BURKE A (AW) 1Hnew drill · horizontalSabine Oil & Gas CorporationAPI 42-073-31593 · permit 089640532.13495, -95.11942drilling began 2024-04-22 · 13,000 ft | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | |||||
| 2024-01-10 | MCGILL-MURPHY B (AW) 2Hnew drill · horizontalSabine Oil & Gas CorporationAPI 42-073-31592 · permit 089640432.13500, -95.11942drilling began 2024-05-14 · 13,000 ft | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation |
A permit is permission to drill, not a well. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
Year by year
Drilling permits issued in Cherokee County, by year
| Year | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 |
Counted from the permit files we hold, which start in 2024; that first year may be partial. Source: Railroad Commission of Texas drilling permit files.
The latest
The most recent records
| Date | What, who and where |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Permit issued: Neches Bend Resources, LLCBLACKWELL 13 · A-13 · permit 0918196 |
| 2026-06-27 | Completed: Faulconer Energy, LLCBARNES 3 · A-736 · permit 0916574 |
| 2026-06-23 | Permit issued: Faulconer Energy, LLCBARNES 3 · A-736 · permit 0916574 |
| 2026-06-12 | Permit issued: Maximus Operating, Ltd.VALLIER-SESSIONS · A-37 · permit 0911304 |
| 2026-06-03 | Permit issued: Wmo Oil, LLCMINA · A-240 · permit 0916072 |
| 2026-06-02 | CompletedA-485 |
| 2026-06-01 | First production: Faulconer Energy, LLCBarnes 3 |
| 2026-04-21 | Permit issued: Caturus Energy, LLCMEGALODON · A-32 · permit 0914940 |
| 2026-04-21 | Completed: Buffco Production Inc.TINSLEY · A-459 |
| 2026-04-02 | Completed: Valence Operating CompanyBURNS-POOLE · A-43 |
| 2026-04-02 | Completed: Jamex, Inc.FRANKSTON · A-748 · permit 0911232 |
| 2026-04-01 | First production: Jamex, Inc.Frankston · A-748 · permit 0911232 |
| 2026-03-13 | Completed: Faulconer Energy, LLCRUCKER 1 · A-295 · permit 0913901 |
| 2026-03-10 | Permit issued: Faulconer Energy, LLCRUCKER 1 · A-295 · permit 0913901 |
| 2026-03-01 | First production: Faulconer Energy, LLCRucker 1 |
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How many wells were permitted in Cherokee County in the last year?
The Railroad Commission issued 6 drilling permits in Cherokee County in the twelve months to August 26, 2026, and recorded 6 completions and 3 first-production reports. A permit is permission to drill, not a well.
How do I get an alert when a permit is issued near my land in Cherokee County?
Choose your abstract on this page, or the whole county, and sign in. You get one email a week, only when something new is recorded after you sign up. The alert says whether an event is on an interest in your Mineral File, on a place you follow, or only nearby.
When is my first royalty check due after a new well?
Natural Resources Code section 91.402(a) says on or before 120 days after the end of the month of first sale of production from the well. The state's first-production month is the closest public marker, so the date on this page is the earliest, not a certainty.
Got a new well on your land?
The first check is due within 120 days after the end of the month of first sale.
Sources
Primary sources, opened on 29 September 2026. Statute text is the current version on statutes.capitol.texas.gov.