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Shelby County, Texas Wells Summary

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Total wells

368
Shelby County

Last 60 days

13
wells drilled

Prior 60 days

5
to compare against

60-day trend

+8
vs prior 60d

Shelby County contains 368 wells on file, with top operators including XTO ENERGY INC. and AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC.

Wells in Shelby span several oil & gas fields including CARTHAGE (HAYNESVILLE SHALE) and JOAQUIN (TRAVIS PEAK).

Most recent well on record: RT LIGHTNING, operated by ADAMAS ENERGY LLC — last updated August 2026.

County FIPS Code: 48419

Active drilling rigs · Baker Hughes snapshot, week of 2026-08-21

281 rigs across the state
3 in this county / area

By basin

  • 176 Permian
  • 50 Eagle Ford
  • 32 Haynesville
  • 22 Other
  • 1 Barnett

Drilling for

  • 227 Oil
  • 54 Gas

Shelby County well density

Every dot is one well — small blue dots are historic wells; larger orange dots are wells with activity in the last 60 days.
232 wells plotted · 10 active in last 60 days

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Top Operators in Shelby County by total wells

XTO ENERGY INC.116AETHON ENERGY OPERATING LLC20DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.19CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.18CLASSIC OPERATING CO. LLC18SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC16BROOKSTON ENERGY, INC.12SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY, LLC11SAMSON LONE STAR, LLC10LEGACY RESERVES OPERATING LP10

Operators: Xto Energy Inc., Aethon Energy Operating Llc, Devon Energy Production Co, L.p., Chesapeake Operating, Inc., Classic Operating Co. Llc, Silver Hill Energy Operating Llc, Brookston Energy, Inc., Sheridan Production Company, Llc, Samson Lone Star, Llc, Legacy Reserves Operating Lp.

Top Oil & Gas Fields intersecting Shelby County

CARTHAGE (HAYNESVILLE SHALE)216JOAQUIN (TRAVIS PEAK)30STOCKMAN (TRAVIS PEAK)21HUXLEY (FREDRICKSBURG)16STOCKMAN (COTTON VALLEY)11HUXLEY (6100)8CARTHAGE, SE (CV)8JOAQUIN (PETTIT)5ANGIE,(PETTET)5CARTHAGE (COTTON VALLEY)5

Fields: Carthage (Haynesville Shale), Joaquin (Travis Peak), Stockman (Travis Peak), Huxley (Fredricksburg), Stockman (Cotton Valley), Huxley (6100), Carthage, Se (Cv), Joaquin (Pettit), Angie,(Pettet), Carthage (Cotton Valley).

Top Counties in Texas most active by total wells

Compare Shelby against the other busiest counties in Texas:

  • Midland · 11,361 wells
  • Martin · 10,748 wells
  • Andrews · 9,670 wells
  • Reeves · 7,427 wells
  • Ector · 7,218 wells
  • Upton · 6,935 wells
  • Howard · 6,527 wells
  • Karnes · 5,993 wells
  • Glasscock · 5,424 wells
  • Reagan · 5,243 wells
  • Loving · 4,971 wells
  • La Salle · 4,753 wells

Recent wells

Well Name Last activity Updates Operator API
RT LIGHTNING 2026-08-14 ADAMAS ENERGY LLC 41931934
USA COTHROM UNIT T2 2026-08-12 5 SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC 41931845
USA COTHROM UNIT T1 2026-08-12 5 SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC 41931844
USA COTHROM UNIT T3 2026-08-12 5 SILVER HILL ENERGY OPERATING LLC 41931846
RT LIGHTNING 2026-08-12 ADAMAS ENERGY LLC 41931935
CRIMSON TIDE DU 2026-08-06 2 XTO ENERGY INC. 41931533
USA AMB 2026-08-04 2 ADAMAS ENERGY LLC 41931931
USA AMB 2026-07-27 ADAMAS ENERGY LLC 41931933
NEILSON RANCH B 2026-07-24 2 ROCKCLIFF ENERGY OPERATING III 41931909
NEILSON RANCH A 2026-07-24 ROCKCLIFF ENERGY OPERATING III 41931908

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