Texas county · RRC district 06

Shelby County

Shelby County reported 118 million mcf of gas and 19,858 barrels of oil in the 12 months through Jul 2026. That ranks 28th of 197 Texas counties by gas.

County dossier · #28 of 197 for gas

117,912,239mcf gas, last 12 months+45% vs prior year

Producing leases: 551of 860 on record
Operators: 23
Fields: 30
Top operator: Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC

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Shelby County · RRC district 06

Oil, last 12 months: 19,858 bbl
Share of Texas gas: 0.9%
Leases on record: 860
Data through: Jul 2026

Production

Five years of output in Shelby County

Monthly totals for every lease the Railroad Commission places in this county. Oil is in barrels (bbl), gas in thousand cubic feet (mcf).

Gas output in Shelby County rose 45% over the last 12 months

118M mcf in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 81M mcf in the 12 months before. Peak month: Mar 2026, 13M mcf.

Oil output in Shelby County fell 12% over the last 12 months

19.9k bbl in the 12 months through Jul 2026, against 22.5k bbl in the 12 months before. Peak month: Oct 2023, 3,896 bbl.

SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query, county totals of every lease. Reported through Jul 2026, file dated Sep 18, 2026. The newest month is often revised as operators file late.

Leases

The biggest leases in Shelby County

Ranked by what they produced in the last 12 months. Sort, filter by operator or field, and open any lease for its month-by-month ledger.

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USA COTHROM UNIT K3
06-298547Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
5,258,707mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT K11
06-299576Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
5,144,378mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT K13
06-299291Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
4,546,842mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT O1
06-298136Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
4,446,526mcf gasno full prior year
CHRISTINE A
06-300971Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,967,604mcf gasno full prior year
USA SANDMAN UNIT
06-297778Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,961,045mcf gasno full prior year
USA COMMANDO UNIT
06-293258Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,900,420mcf gas−9% on the year before
JEANNINE B
06-300963Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,899,539mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT K4
06-298546Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,796,381mcf gasno full prior year
NEILSON RANCH A
06-301811Rockcliff Energy Operating IIICarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,701,557mcf gasno full prior year
AMB
06-295471Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,466,084mcf gas−45% on the year before
KTULU
06-296960Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,388,797mcf gasno full prior year
NEILSON RANCH B
06-301812Rockcliff Energy Operating IIICarthage (Haynesville Shale)
3,107,678mcf gasno full prior year
HARVESTER
06-296876Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,997,318mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT O2
06-298071Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,981,677mcf gasno full prior year
USA FUEL UNIT
06-297845Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,971,264mcf gasno full prior year
JEANNINE D
06-300962Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,895,842mcf gasno full prior year
OWLS-SUN DEVILS
06-293777XTO Energy Inc.Carthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,621,954mcf gasno full prior year
JEANNINE C
06-301036Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,597,113mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT T3
06-297103Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,577,646mcf gas−33% on the year before
JEANNINE E
06-301007Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,381,264mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT T1
06-297035Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,211,164mcf gas−40% on the year before
HARVESTER
06-296877Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
2,125,726mcf gasno full prior year
USA COTHROM UNIT T2
06-297036Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)
1,989,591mcf gas−30% on the year before
RED RAIDERS DU
06-293593XTO Energy Inc.Carthage (Haynesville Shale)
1,936,981mcf gasno full prior year

Producing leases in Shelby County

USA COTHROM UNIT K306-298547Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	5,258,707mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT K1106-299576Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	5,144,378mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT K1306-299291Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	4,546,842mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT O106-298136Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	4,446,526mcf gas	n/a
CHRISTINE A06-300971Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,967,604mcf gas	n/a
USA SANDMAN UNIT06-297778Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,961,045mcf gas	n/a
USA COMMANDO UNIT06-293258Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,900,420mcf gas	−9%
JEANNINE B06-300963Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,899,539mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT K406-298546Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,796,381mcf gas	n/a
NEILSON RANCH A06-301811Rockcliff Energy Operating IIICarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,701,557mcf gas	n/a
AMB06-295471Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,466,084mcf gas	−45%
KTULU06-296960Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,388,797mcf gas	n/a
NEILSON RANCH B06-301812Rockcliff Energy Operating IIICarthage (Haynesville Shale)	3,107,678mcf gas	n/a
HARVESTER06-296876Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,997,318mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT O206-298071Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,981,677mcf gas	n/a
USA FUEL UNIT06-297845Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,971,264mcf gas	n/a
JEANNINE D06-300962Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,895,842mcf gas	n/a
OWLS-SUN DEVILS06-293777XTO Energy Inc.Carthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,621,954mcf gas	n/a
JEANNINE C06-301036Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,597,113mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT T306-297103Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,577,646mcf gas	−33%
JEANNINE E06-301007Apex Natural Gas, LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,381,264mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT T106-297035Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,211,164mcf gas	−40%
HARVESTER06-296877Adamas Energy LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	2,125,726mcf gas	n/a
USA COTHROM UNIT T206-297036Silver Hill Energy Operating LLCCarthage (Haynesville Shale)	1,989,591mcf gas	−30%
RED RAIDERS DU06-293593XTO Energy Inc.Carthage (Haynesville Shale)	1,936,981mcf gas	n/a

Showing 25 of 150 (the 150 largest of 551 producing leases).

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SourceTexas Railroad Commission, Production Data Query. Ranked by an approximate value of last-12-month output, so oil and gas wells sort together.

In Shelby County

Who runs the leases, and what they produce

Your royalty check comes from the operator. These are the ones with the most output here.

Operators in Shelby County, by gas

Silver Hill Energy Operating leads

Fields in Shelby County, by gas

Carthage (Haynesville Shale) leads

More operators here

OperatorBuckhorn Operating LLC40 OperatorEqv Operating LLC41 OperatorExco Operating Company, LP7 OperatorHibbard Energy, LP32

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Recent drilling permits in Shelby County

BULLITT C #5H
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · Shelby County
Permit 0917769 · Sep 15, 2026
CRIMSON TIDE - CARDINALS #1B
new drill · horizontal · XTO Energy Inc. · Shelby County
Permit 0917641 · Sep 14, 2026
BULLITT B #4H
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · Shelby County
Permit 0917773 · Sep 11, 2026
BULLITT B #3H
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · Shelby County
Permit 0917768 · Sep 11, 2026
BULLITT A #2H
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · Shelby County
Permit 0917772 · Sep 11, 2026
BULLITT A #1H
new drill · horizontal · Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC · Shelby County
Permit 0917767 · Sep 11, 2026

For owners

Minerals in Shelby County, in plain terms

Rank by oil: 188 of 224
Share of Texas oil: 0.0%
Producing leases: 551
Operators: 23

If you inherited mineral rights in Shelby County, the money comes from an operator: the company that drills and runs the wells. Here, the largest is Silver Hill Energy Operating LLC, among 23 operators with producing leases.

Each lease has a name, a Railroad Commission district and a lease number. Your check stub prints them, or a version of them. Search the name on your stub, open the lease, and compare the “oil sold” and “gas sold” volumes for the month with the barrels and mcf on your stub.

We hold 860 leases in Shelby County, of which 551 reported production recently. The state publishes county totals two to three months late, so Jul 2026 is the newest month.